A South Dakota Moderate

If John McCain wins in November, the oldest individual to begin a first term in the White House at 72 will be older than:

More to come from Younger Than McCain

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Fresh off of his rant against the Pope and Catholicism that has many seeing red, Bill Maher comments on the outrage generated by the Obama “rural voters are bitter” comments.
Referring to voters who America has left behind economically as “bitter” isn’t an insult. In fact, it’s a compliment, acknowledging that they’re smart enough to [...]

This form of evolution is hard to argue against no matter what your belief system might be.
(h/t - Spiral Pocus)

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These guys actually have the nerve to think they deserved to be paid for the work they did?
Casey’s General Stores faces a new federal lawsuit.
The Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store chain is already being sued by managers who claimed they weren’t paid overtime. Now, cooks and cashiers are making similar claims.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District [...]

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 [...]

Rudy Giuliani on his accomplishments as mayor of New York while campaigning in New Hampshire.
“I took a city that was known for pornography and licked it to a large extent, so I have my own set of qualifications.”

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Far be it for me to criticize a headline from a MSM outlet as mine usually leave something to be desired but I just couldn’t pass up this one from today’s Rapid City Journal.Bandits may be linked to robbery spree
Do ya think?

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For those that followed the ridiculous back and forth between Faux News windbag Bill O’Reilly and the Liberal blogger convention Yearly Kos and all the Kos Kids that resulted in Jet Blue pulling their sponsorship (or at least their logo from the Yearly Kos site). Stephen Colbert just couldn’t resist adding his take on the [...]

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 [...]

Jon Schaff from South Dakota Politics had this one.
Random thought: If you are Bruce Whalen, do you call Stephanie Herseth to concede? I mean, won’t she pick up the phone and say, “Bruce who?”
I will close this evenings festivities on that note but if you wish to keep up with the results overnight [...]

A little humor to start your week.
A husband wakes up with a huge hangover the night after a business function.
He forces himself to open his eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose!
The [...]

From the Jeff Foxworthy school of comedy with a political slant…
If you failed to complete your own National Guard service and your Vice President received five deferments to avoid service in Vietnam, but accuse political opponents who challenge your failed foreign policy in Iraq of being cowards, you might be a Republican.
More over at No [...]