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Torturing the rule of law

I don’t want to detract from the abuse/torture reports coming out of Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., or even claim some sort of direct comparison. In fact, I am beginning to believe these scandals may turn out to be the most likely things to topple the Bush Administration. But, unfortunately, physical abuse is just one sign of […]

Follow up on Bush poll results

The trend numbers of the Mason-Dixon poll appear in today’s Argus-Leader. The only surprise to me is the fact I evidently overlooked earlier erosion of support for Bush in the state.

The results indicate Bush’s favorable name recognition has gone from 58% last August to 54% in November to 47% in February to the most […]

All not well for Bush in South Dakota?

KELO and the Argus-Leader are now beginning to report the Bush-Kerry numbers from the recent poll they sponsored. The first KELO story doesn’t come as a shock on the surface. “If the election was held today, Bush would get 51% of the vote, compared to John Kerry’s 35%, 4% would vote for Ralph Nader, 10% […]

Historians vs. George W. Bush

That is the headline of a recent article at the History News Network. An “informal, unscientific survey of historians” showed

81 percent of 415 historians surveyed viewed the Bush Administration as a failure. 12 percent of all historians who responded rate the Bush presidency the worst in American history. 17 percent said Bush was the […]

South Dakota political notes

The Diedrich-Herseth race draws the attention of the The New York Times. My favorite quote comes from Diedrich: “She [Herseth] has done a very good job of running as a Republican.” Unfortunately, he is all too accurate.

The NY Times also reports that 48 Roman Catholic members of Congress have written a church representative objecting […]