A South Dakota Moderate

School funding will be a big topic for discussion as the lawsuit against the state goes forward and during the upcoming legislative session. So when I saw this headline and accompanying story, I felt that it fit perfectly within that discussion.
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded [...]

The controversy over the FEMA press conference that used agency staffers as questioners has added a new term to our political landscape, the plant. Last night’s CNN YouTube Republican debate went so badly that many went looking for reasons why. Of course it couldn’t be the fact that the crop of candidates wouldn’t strike fear [...]

That is unless you live in one of the approximately 60 percent of US households that do not get the NFL network as part of their cable package or live in the respective TV markets of the Packers and Cowboys. Tonight’s game which pits two teams with some of the biggest national fan bases in [...]

Dennis Kucinich has announced his first choice for a running mate if hell freezes over and he wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
“I’m thinking about Ron Paul” as a running mate, Kucinich told a crowd of about 70 supporters at a house party here, one of numerous stops throughout New Hampshire over the Thanksgiving weekend. A [...]

Does this sound like sarcasm at first glance? Can you tell that it is parody?
Divisively arrogant: Dan Scott’s apologyBy Randell Beckemail address redactedPublished: July 15, 2007
News item: Dan Scott of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation, under fire for comments directed toward out-of-state lawmakers, has said his remarks were taken out of context.
Speaking at a June [...]

Barack Obama is apparently turning up the heat on Hillary Clinton as the first sets of caucuses and primaries draw near. His latest dig aimed at his chief rival concerns her experience.
“I think the fact of the matter is that Sen. Clinton is claiming basically the entire eight years of the Clinton presidency as her [...]

Kevin Dubrow, the lead singer of one of hair metal’s pioneering groups Quiet Riot, was found dead in Vegas. Even though the group could be technically considered a one hit wonder with 1983’s “Cum on Feel the Noize”, they are often credited along with Van Halen with making hair metal cool after their Metal [...]

The old saying goes, “You can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives” should be amended for politics to include you also can’t pick your supporters because if you could, some in the Ron Paul Army would surely be suspect. The latest to come out of the woodwork in support of the red-headed [...]

While I do agree with Lowell over at Badlands Blue who questions Governor Rounds’ refusal to comment on the new code of conduct being worked on for our lawmakers…
C’mon, now, is this really that difficult to comment on? I mean, if the leader of the state can’t even bring himself to say, “YES, we [...]

Anyone of my generation probably remembers the old console TV’s, you know the big 25 inch sets encased in wood (or some reasonable facsimile) that sat on your floor. Nowadays, everything is made of plastic that if not recycled, ends up filling our landfills. If you have a wish to go back to those good [...]

The not so publicized cost of the war that you won’t see on all the rosy accounts of the recent events in the war.
At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records [...]

Light posting ahead as the family prepares to make the 950 mile drive to Ohio later this afternoon for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you are so inclined you might want to check out the new blog from the veterans organization VoteVets.org. VetVoice, a blog by vets that focuses on issues facing vets, officially kicks off [...]