Liberal hearts are breaking all across South Dakota today as former senator (I just love saying “former senator” in conjunction with the name “Tom Daschle”) withdraws his nomination for President Obama’s Health Secretary. Daschle’s nomination has been in trouble since it was revealed he owed over $100,000 in unpaid taxes.  Daschle also has a record [...]

Hundreds of professors, including some Nobel laureates, have signed an ad paid for by the Cato Institute which opposes the “Porkulus” bill which is ostensibly to stimulate the economy. Notwithstanding reports that all economists are now Keynesians and that we all support a big increase in the burden of government, we the undersigned do not [...]

Daschle announced his withdrawl from his nomination as Health and Human Services Secretary. Daschle has admitted failing to pay taxes in excess of $100,000 but insists it was an innocent mistake and no penalties were accrued (Gee, I wonder if the IRS would be so nice to me?). The budget for HHS was in excess [...]

Americans for Tax Reform has an interesting look at former senator Tom Daschle’s voting record on taxes:   In 2004, Daschle voted against keeping the Internet free of all sales taxes.  In 2003, Daschle voted against reducing the capital gains and dividend rates to 15%.  In 2003, Daschle voted against permanently killing the Death Tax. [...]

Almost daily come signs of an all-out war on religious faith, with the overwhelming majority of it aimed squarely at the Christian faith.  I realize the story I’m about to examine occurred in Great Britain, and they do not enjoy the same freedoms, religious liberties, and constitutional protections we enjoy here in the United States.  [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer On the frigid night of FEBRUARY 3, 1943, the Allied ship Dorchester plowed through the waters near Greenland. At 1:00am, a Nazi submarine fired a torpedo into its flank, killing many in the explosion and trapping others below deck. It the ensuing chaos, four chaplains: a priest, a rabbi [...]

  Update 2/3/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity SJR 3 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to four-year senatorial terms and [...]

We’re used to television and movie actors spouting all manner of liberal views.  It’s so common that we sometimes get the impression that no conservative people exist in the Hollywood genere.  The blacklisting of the few conservatives in Hollywood has contributed to this perception. But as an article from LifeSiteNews today illustrates, there are some [...]

  Senator Tom Daschle’s take on tax cheaters in 1998: “Make no mistake. Tax cheaters cheat us all. The IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.” I wonder if former senator Tom Daschle feels that way today…. (or was that just for the little people?)   

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Jennifer Riley Christian Post Reporter Mon, Feb. 02 2009 05:50 PM EST The top ten most religious states in America are all located in the south or southern Midwest, according to a new Gallup report. All ten states are part of the so-called “Bible Belt,” or the area [...]

  Daily Recap 2/2/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1240 prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition. Introduced HB 1257 provide for the right to possess a [...]

John Coleman, founder of the Weather Channel, has a great piece at KUSI News in San Diego on the little-known history behind the religion of anthropogenic global warming. Coleman tells “The Amazing Story Behind the Global Warming Scam” and takes us back to post-WWII for the story of Oceanographer named Roger Revelle.  Revelle saw the opportunity [...]

A new report called “A Good Childhood” prepared for a British charity called the Children’s Society indicts “rampant individualism” and parental selfishness for causing great damage to children. The UK Daily Mail features the report on the terrible hurts and hurdles faced by today’s children because of adults’ pursuit of self fulfillment. One in three 16-year-olds [...]

S. Michael Craven Center for Christ & Culture I can hardly believe it—Uncompromised Faith is finally and officially published! In a process that began more than two years ago, it is frankly overwhelming to finally hold this book in my hand. I know that authors are supposed act like this is no big deal; after [...]

The latest shots were fired this weekend in the ongoing battle between President Barack Obama and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh was on Fox News and spoke about President Obama, his plans for the country, and why Obama is going out of his way to single out a private citizen to be ostracized. [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer FEBRUARY 2, 1848, the U.S. Congress ratified the peace treaty which ended the Mexican War. In exchange for 15 million dollars the territories of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming, were brought into the Union. The treaty stated: “In the Name of Almighty [...]

Shirley Riggs is accused of unlawfully taking her children and leaving the state triggering an Amber Alert, which is detailed in KCTV5′s “Special Report: Riggs Explains Why She Took Her Kids.” The report says in part, “On Sept. 20, during an unsupervised visit with her children at her mother’s house, Riggs piled her four children [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Elena Garcia Christian Post Reporter Sun, Feb. 01 2009 08:34 AM EST God and religion have gone “missing” at the newly opened Capitol Visitor Center in Washington and television audiences will get a first-hand look how during a national televised program that aired Sunday. The program, which aired [...]

Update 2/2/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity SB 83 prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition. Hearing: Senate Health and Human Services

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American Minute from William J. Federer Five dollars was all she was paid by the Atlantic Monthly Magazine for her poem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, published FEBRUARY 1, 1862. The Union’s theme song during the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe wrote it while visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the teeming military, galloping horses [...]