Month: November 2012

As I go to bed tonight, Nate Silver gives the president a better than 85% chance of being reelected even though he isn’t giving him Florida’s electoral votes. That’s a good thing because Florida Gov. Rick Scott...

On Nov 6, I stand for election in South Dakota for the State Senate. I ask for your good wishes and good thoughts.

In The Long Con: Mail-order conservatism, Rick Perlstein begins with a simple enough observation: Mitt Romney is a liar. Of course, in some sense, all politicians, even all human beings, are liars. Romney’s lying went so...

Free speech doesn’t mean you get to spray paint “Baby Killer” and “Nigger Lover” on a candidate’s campaign offices – in this case, Democrat Wayne Powell, Eric Cantor’s opponent. I...

I guess I have been a member here at The Pond for about 5 years.  In that time I have whiled away innumerable hours and days soaking up the collective wisdom and insight of so many wonderful people here.  I have read...