South Dakota’s Senator John Thune will soon be the senior senator from conservative red state South Dakota. But is he really a conservative? In 2004, he defeated an ultra-left wing liberal Democrat, Tom Daschle vowing to advance the conservative values…
Tag: Debt Ceiling
Congress Must Adjourn and Go Home NOW
There is no substantive business of the people being accomplished in Washington, nor will there be until next year. So, Congress should, and MUST adjourn NOW and go home to be with their families and constituents for the commemoration and celebration of the…
Meet Stephanie Strong, SD Republican Candidate for US Congress
The buzz about in South Dakota Republican politics is the entrance of Stephanie Strong as a Republican challenger for the lone South Dakota Congressional seat in the US House of Representatives. The Pierre-born Rapid City businesswoman has extensive small…
Debt Skyrockets, Growth Plummets Under Obama
Obama’s performance review; skyrocketing debt and near-negative growth. Yet he wants us to rehire him. Here are FACTS, and they are indisputable: The economy slowed down in 2011 according to new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). …
Political Theater – Comedy or Tragedy?
Editor’s Note: The “political theater” now playing in Washington and in state governments was to be the subject of an article I sat down to write just yesterday when I received an email from the Family Research Council (FRC) that…
Budget Control Act of 2011 Revisited
You remember the so-called “compromise,” which brought us the Budget Control Act of 2011. It also brought us the “Super Committee,” the unconstitutional, doomed-to-failure panel that couldn’t even find a trillion dollars to cut in 10 years. Well change…
Thune Defends the Budget Control Act of 2011
In response to an email I sent to his office, Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent me a snail mail letter which defends his vote in favor of the Budget Control Act of 2011. You will recall that the Budget Control…
The One-Way President
US Default Not Necessary But Spending Must Be Halted
The White House and the Debtocrats willfully mislead the American people when they constantly equate reaching the federal debt ceiling with default. This is pure, unadulterated fear mongering and it is simply not true. The debt limit simply restricts the amount of…
RINO of the Week
I am saddened by the outburst from a true American military hero, Senator John McCain (RINO-AZ). Apparently still bitter from his primary challenge by a tea party supported candidate, the Arizona senator and former GOP presidential nominee singled out both…