A South Dakota Moderate

For some odd reason George Bush has often been referred to as “the decider” and now apparently GOP front runner Rudy Giuliani is earning the nickname “the divider” and could be the cause of another 3rd party movement if he gains the GOP nomination. The Religious Right, already fuming over the lack of attendance of [...]

The Argus has an interview in this morning’s edition with one client corporation starter Roger Hunt whose Promising Future Inc. was responsible for funneling $750K to the campaign in support of the abortion ban in 2006. The original donor was never identified despite the rumblings from colleagues in the legislature and an unsuccessful lawsuit brought [...]

Is this attempt going to be the charm? A story in the this morning’s Argus documents the latest discussions on passing a total ban on smoking in all bars and restaurants in the state.
As Minnesota prepares to become the 17th state to ban tobacco in all bars and restaurants Monday, tobacco foes in South Dakota [...]

The 4 front runners for the GOP presidential nomination must have the same schedule maker as all 4 again skipped a debate, this time it was sponsored by PBS and focused on minority issues. Their reasons? You got it, the old scheduling conflict excuse. Skipping this debate in addition to 3 of the 4 snubbing [...]

On the heels of last week’s useless resolution condemning the MoveOn.org New York Times ad ripping General Petraeus, Rep. Mark Udall from Colorado is supposedly introducing a similar useless resolution on Monday looking to officially condemn Rush Limbaugh’s phony soldiers comments from earlier this week. As with the MoveOn resolution, the Udall version is totally [...]

What is a quick way to get Republican’s panties in a bunch? Just say you like the idea of setting up college funds for children when they are born. That is what Hillary Clinton said today while speaking in front of the Congressional Black Caucus.
“I like the idea of giving every baby born in America [...]

Just a quick drive by today as work has me hopping but I saw in the Argus that Tim Johnson has once again re-affirmed his desire to run for re-election and wanted to comment briefly.
“I am more determined than ever to run for re-election and continue serving the people of South Dakota in the United [...]

George Bush is threatening to veto the bipartisan extension of the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) mainly because he says, falsely, that it will expand coverage to those making as much as $83,000 a year.
The Administration strongly supports reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) which maintains SCHIP’s original purpose of targeting [...]

No need for a federal marriage amendment here.

Of course Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad failed to mention the reasons why when speaking at Columbia University yesterday.
Some international gay rights groups believe that more than 4,000 lesbians and gay men have been executed since the Ayatollahs seized power in 1979.

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To Mr Blanchard in regards to his comments over at South Dakota Politics.
Dear Bob:
Thanks for the comment. However, I cannot agree. It was and now is again up to Rather to show that the facts are as he reported them, not up to Bush to debunk them.
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I had posted a few days ago about how a request had been made to the Federal Government to investigate South Dakota’s purchase of an airplane indirectly using federal funds earmarked for other uses. This request was made by Minnesota Representative Jim Oberstar to the Amtrak Inspector General whom presented the funds to states not [...]

One bleeped sentence at the Emmy’s and now all of a sudden everyone is an expert.
“If mothers ruled the, ruled the world, there would be no “bleep” [god-damned] wars in the first place“
Sally Field, whom hasn’t been in the news this much since she paired with Burt Reynolds in “Smokey and The Bandit”, is now [...]