A South Dakota Moderate

Even though John Thune has come out and said that he thinks that the proposed abortion ban is too restrictive, the Rapid City Journal is reporting that he still plans to vote in favor of it’s passage.
“Although the Legislature took a different approach, I will vote for it because it would reduce the number of [...]

That is the question that needs to be asked to those that consistently defend George Bush and his policies on the “War on Terror”. Bob Woodward’s book, State of Denial is just the latest in an ever growing list of sources that have come out with accusations that the Administration has lied to the American [...]

Florida Republican Congressman Mark Foley has resigned “effective immediately” only hours after being confronted over emails he sent to a 16 year old Capitol page.
Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former male pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to [...]

All 90 Democratic candidates for the South Dakota legislature agreed to a platform to help take back seats in this Novembers election. The plan called “Common Ground” details several talking points including:
* Require state vehicles to use ethanol and biodiesel fuels.* Provide grants and loans for small businesses.* Set up tax-free zones for new businesses.* [...]

The Senate today approved the bill that would allow President Bush to authorize certain forms of torture when interrogating terror suspects by a vote of 65-34. The bill also bars detainees from going to federal court to protest their detention and treatment — a right referred to as “habeas corpus.”
The vote was mainly along party [...]

I am quite sure that Bill Stegmeier and the rest of the J.A.I.L.er’s aren’t shaking in their collective boots over this but I found the op-ed piece in SDSU’s student paper interesting just the same.
First off as I said it was on op-ed piece and the majority of the article is spent ripping the Student [...]

From the email inbox:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECampaign for a National Majority Endorses Bryce Healy for Commissioner for School and Public Lands in the State of South Dakota
PIERRE (Sept. 28, 2006) – As the highly contentious battle for control of Congress reaches its peak in the coming weeks, the futures of both parties are being decided to [...]

John Thune is quoted in today’s Argus as saying the proposed ban on abortions in South Dakota goes too far.
“I have made my position pretty clear on the life issue. … If you look at my record in Congress, you can look at votes and see I have a 100 percent pro-life voting record,” Thune [...]

GOP Rep. Marilyn Musgrave from Colorado believes that there is only one “important issue that we face today” and that we could face a grim future.
So you would think that she is worried about the “war on terror” or some other conflict we are facing abroad, but if if thought that you would be wrong. [...]

In the wake of the Bush Administration’s release yesterday of the synopsis of the classified NIE report, reaction has been swift and as can be expected varied depending on who is doing the reporting.
The Left feels that even the miniscule 3 plus page summary declassified out of the 30 page report backs up the assertion [...]

Senator Tim Johnson is coming out against the abortion ban and has taped an automated phone message that urges voters to reject it this November.
South Dakota’s senior senator said the proposed ban on most abortions should be dumped because it contains no exceptions for women who have been victims of rape or incest.

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A leaked portion of the NIE report that supposedly reports that the Bush invasion of Iraq has actually fueled more terrorism was made public today at the request of President Bush whom has been getting criticism that he attributes to election year politics.
Many have criticised the leak including Bush himself saying that those opposed [...]