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Some bad news in Pakistan.

In the past few days we have seen the Financial Times and Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post arguing that unless the United States makes significant reforms to entitlement programs it faces economically devastating deficits. The amount of money spent...

Beltway Insight From David Broder

In the Washington Post today, David Broder discovers what the rest of us have already been talking about: none of the leading Democratic candidates for President have executive experience, putting them at a serious disadvantage to their Republican counterparts: It...

The New Masterpiece

A revamped Masterpiece Theater (now simply Masterpiece) debuted last night with a production of Jane Austen's Persuasion. This film represents the first installment of Masterpiece's promised "complete Jane Austen." Unfortunately, I was disappointed in the production. First, they shoved the...

Things are going well.....

Bills Before The Legislature

Bill Napoli thinks he made a mistake when pushing for legislative term limits. Now he wants them repealed. Legislators will tell you that the legislature is suffering from a lack of institutional memory and experience. Sen. Moore is almost certainly...

We're All Keynesians Now

I must say I can't disagree with Prof. Schaff's diagnosis of what's wrong with the idea of a stimulus package. The Republican Study Committee also offers criticism of the stimulus plan. In addition, basic economics tells us that economies run...

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Plutocrats to met in Davos

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

The 10 Most-Commented Links

A profile of Michael Yon

The Barack and Billy beatdown

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Yeah, sure - NOT.

Social Services and Education are being hogs

Taxpayer funded baby-sitting

VDH & McCain

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

I do face paint very well, thank you.

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Sibby for Senate to Serve you

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

Heil MicroSSoft!

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

One brave woman

SB 67 UPDATE

Archeology Find Matches Nehemiah Account

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Change is coming....

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

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