A South Dakota Moderate

I have been spending much of the past few weeks away from blogging in order to catch up on work and family time but with a new year and new legislative session on the horizon I thought it would be a good idea to throw out some priorities that we all should consider for the [...]

Governor Rounds is still mad about getting his hand slapped by South Dakota voters and he wants everybody to know it.
We all remember Initiated Measure 5, which sought to restrict the use of the government owned aircraft and even though supporters spent almost no money during the campaign, it still passed easily.
Well Rounds continues his [...]

More conservative wingnuts drooling over Tim Johnson’s condition including his bouts in and out of consciousness and this time they are drawing a parallel to Terry Shiavo.
I can’t help but notice that Johnson’s minor interaction with the world is enough to keep him in the Senate, but such wasn’t enough to keep Terry Schiavo alive.
So [...]

It seems that one of the companies hired by our government to build the useless border fence on our southern border with Mexico has their own illegal alien problem.
A fence-building company in Southern California agrees to pay nearly $5 million in fines for hiring illegal immigrants. Two executives from the company may also serve jail [...]

I guess Stephanie Herseth’s former Chief of Staff (wink, wink) Ajay Bruno has blown his chance to woo the South Dakota Congresswoman.
The fictitious character that tried to stir up controversy during the elections by saying that Herseth was pregnant and waiting to announce the pregnancy until after the election, was almost right, she did announce [...]

The Associated Schools Boards of South Dakota has released a paper which dispels many of the myths being forwarded by many in Pierre when it comes to education funding.
Historically, South Dakota has funded education on a what-is-available basis – which mirrors a pre-No Child Left Behind mentality to public education where school districts used funds [...]

Just got in from work and saw the story on Senator Tim Johnson and his health problems on “Countdown” so I just wanted to post something in the middle of my self-imposed blogging break to express my sincere hope for a complete and speedy recovery for our Senior Senator.
First reports were that Johsnon has a [...]

South Dakota Senator John Thune seems to be a favorite son of the DC GOP. First he was urged, but turned down a run at the chairmanship of the NRSC and now he has been tabbed as the chief deputy whip under Senate Whip Trent Lott.
In his first term in the Senate, John has demonstrated [...]

One Time…
Looking over the slides provided on the state website, one thing comes to mind. I doubt very seriously that the districts suing the state will have much hope for calling off their lawsuit anytime soon.
On the heals of the totally useless State Aid Study Task Force, Governor Rounds outlined his plans for the [...]

Blogging here over the weekend was pretty light as I spent my time working on a couple of new sites but the news didn’t stop happening.
It looks like former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle’s exploration into running for President has ended with a whimper as he has decided not to run. Daschle joins another prominent [...]

From President Bush that is.
Eric Foner opines in today’s Washington Post that Bush just might go down as the worst President in history.
Changes in presidential rankings reflect shifts in how we view history. When the first poll was taken, the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War was regarded as a time of corruption and [...]

Carrying on with the airport security theme that is somewhat near and dear to me, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is getting ready to be the test bed for the newest in security equipment and it might be a bit unsettling for the modest among us.
The new backscatter technology is similar to the x-ray technology [...]