A South Dakota Moderate

Bush Puppeteer Karl Rove all but blamed Tom Daschle the other day for forcing Bush to go to war in Iraq. Yesterday Daschle responds with “the Rest of the Story” (h/t Paul Harvey).
Well, I was called last week a couple of times and I literally thought it was a joke. I thought somebody was trying [...]

While I understand that it was common practice here in South Dakota to blame all our problems on Tom Daschle, just ask Jon Lauck, but now apparently Daschle bashing has become common place nationally as well. This morning former Bush puppeteer Karl Rove all but blamed Daschle for our presence in Iraq.
This morning on Fox [...]

Yesterday I wrote how Senator John Thune wants to send $1M in tax dollars a year to allow 3 passengers a day to fly out of Brookings and this morning I see that Senator Tim Johnson is looking to waste some of our tax dollars as well. Apparently not wanting to be outdone by his [...]

Cross posted on KELO political blogs
Washington Whispers is reporting that the Democrats have put a bullseye on the head of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sure he’s a Bush lackey but it seems the Dem’s want him defeated more as payback for Tom Daschle’s defeat in 2004 than for his brown-nosing of President Bush.
The word [...]

Our newest South Dakota Blog SoDa Plains Politics has posted an editorial from the Huron Daily Plainsman on the DM&E project including the economic impact it would have on the states involved but what I took out of the article is the focus on Tom Daschle and Bill Janklow’s involvement with the Mayo Clinic and [...]

Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle has resigned from his board position with Apollo Investment Corp. only 3 months after taking the position.
Former Senator Daschle advised the Company that his resignation was due to other commitments that made him unable to continue as a Director,” Apollo Investment said in a brief statement, offering no other [...]

Current South Dakota Democratic Congressional members Tim Johnson and Stephanie Herseth have officially endorsed (pdf file) Democratic candidate for Governor Jack Billion in an announcement released today. Also joining Johnson and Herseth in today’s announcement were former Senators Tom Daschle and George McGovern.
SIOUX FALLS–Three former or sitting United States Senators from South Dakota and the [...]

The first Senate leader to be ousted from office in 50 years is starting to sound more and more like someone planning on a run at the White House in 2008.
In an interview, Daschle says “I’m ready for another challenge, I’ve enjoyed underdog status.” Considering the less than stellar response he has received on stops [...]

Maybe Tom Daschle should start looking for another career outside of politics because the so-called testing the waters for a run at the White House isn’t looking very promising. After getting mixed reviews in New Hampshire, Daschle made a stop in our neighboring state of Iowa.
If the new poll by the Des Moines Register is [...]

Tom Daschle made a stop in Manchester, New Hampshire yesterday in his latest speech setup to see if he has a future in the 2008 Presidential sweepstakes and the reviews seem to be mixed.
Speaking in front of approximately 100 New Hampshire Democrats, Daschle stepped up the anti-Bush rhetoric saying that those in the administration “have [...]