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John Thune’s independent voice

From today’s Argus Leader: “Republican Sen. John Thune praised Bush’s State of the Union address without reservation[.]”

A worthy State of the Union address

I am not watching the State of the Union address. I know it will be all aimed at spinning a fantasy view of the world and our nation. Sadly, much of FDR’s 1944 State of the Union address remains true and unaccomplished today. It is worth repeating.

This Republic had its beginning, and grew to […]

An honest State of the Union address

My fellow Americans.

My administration has and will continue to effectuate a foreign policy that has left us isolated in the community of nations, undermined our national security and done nothing to address the underlying reasons for and causes of terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

We have weakened our military and left the blood of our […]

Abortion wars — Chapter 3

Somehow in going through the legislative bills filed Monday, I missed the most “anticipated” of this year’s abortion bills. Sponsored only by Sen. Frank Kloucek, some of its basic provisions are no worse than some of the others. It allows abortion only if “necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman, or if there […]

They’re connected how?

From a letter to the editor in today’s Argus-Leader: “[W]e would have plenty of money in our Social Security system if it were not for all the abortions.”

Sorry, not only do I fail to see the logic, I don’t even see the connection. Medicare covers the cost of an abortion only in limited circumstances: […]