Sweltering 100-degree heat did not deter the thousands who attended the Hills Alive Free Summer Music Festival in Rapid City, SD this weekend. Thanks to the corporate sponsors, legions of volunteers, vendor participation and the generosity of the faithful attendees this…
According to a recent Rasmussen survey, eighty-five percent (85%) of voters are following the debt ceiling story closely and 52% believe it would be dangerous to raise the debt ceiling without making significant cuts in government spending. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of…
The U.S. Treasury Department has options available to it right now to avoid default in the short term and provide the time required to engineer a long term solution to the problem of unrestrained government spending. The U.S. does not have…
Obama found his way to the presence of the White House Press Corp (that’s pronounced “core.” Mr. President) to use his bully pulpit and expose his affinity for the white hot lights once again. His message was about the status of…
I am not sure who chose the venue, but the choice was superb. The backdrop of the hearing was a magnificent vista of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Under bright sunshine and blue skies the red tops of beetle…
The US House took a half-stand on the Libyan War yesterday. Despite being ignored and marginalized by the Commander-In-Chief regarding his defiance of the War Powers Resolution, the House voted only to prohibit military aid to Libyan rebels battling Moammar…
On Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:30PM MDT the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an Oversight Field Hearing in Hill City, South Dakota on the “Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic…
After some high-stakes, high-octane negotiations between the opponents of ethanol subsidies and the agricultural state senators, a deal was announced on Thursday that may be the beginning of the end for the high profile subsidies that have been in place…
In a recent ABC News exclusive interview and again this weekend at the Aspen Festival, Bill Clinton weighed in on the GOP primary field. Of Romney he said “Romney’s a much better candidate than he was last time, because he’s not…
Kagan Impartiality Questioned In light of the numerous challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), aka Obamacare, it seems increasingly likely that the US Supreme Court will be the tribunal that will finally decide on the constitutionality of…