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Laughable

Bush has the audacity to invoke FDR, Truman and Kennedy and “the great tradition of the Democratic Party.” I would not be surprised to hear reports of significant earth tremors occurring in Arlington National Cemetery and cemeteries in Independence, Mo., and Hyde Park, NY.

Oblivious

Tuesday’s Argus Leader-KELO poll makes you wonder how South Dakotans can remain so blind to reality. The results:

• 53 percent said they approved of Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq.

• 53 percent approved of Bush’s handling of the economy.

• 65 percent approved of Bush’s handling of homeland security and the war […]

9 good reasons to vote for Kerry

News that Chief Justice Rehnquist is being treated for thyroid cancer ought to reinforce nine of the most important reasons to vote for Kerry.

Of endorsements and choices

Doug Wiken at Dakota Today has an excellent analysis/rebuttal of the Argus-Leader’s endorsement of Bush. He and others also comment on what I was thinking — the Argus endorsement stems as much from the fact that, having alrady endorsed Daschle and Herseth, a Bush endorsement helps it avoid reinforcing the liberal label the right has […]

If you can only win one

Today’s endorsement of Bush by the Argus as the “clear choice” reminded me of something I was discussing with a friend earlier in the week. Even though South Dakota counts for little in the overall presidential scheme, if you could only win one of the races for president, US Senate and US House, which would […]