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Pure Pierre Snark: No Hearts Between Bob Mercer and Stace Nelson

Reporter Bob Mercer snarks out on Rep. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) for invoking Mercer's name in defense of Nelson's proposed amendment to SB 235, the economic development omnibus bill: The amendment wasn’t even on the mark regarding my blog post, which…

Blog Nuts and Bolts: Everyone Goes to the Lake on Weekends

Mr. Montgomery muses on the ups and downs of blog traffic, specifically the big drop we see in blog activity on weekends: My traffic numbers at Political Smokeout reflect this. My weekend hit counts are far lower than what I…

Russ Olson Says Blogosphere Really Smart

Senator Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth) has regularly shown his failure to understand the usefulness of the Internet. But he's showing signs of coming around. He recently unblocked me from his Twitter account. And now he acknowledges that the South Dakota blogosphere…

Four Things I Got Wrong in 2012

When people ask why I blog, one of the reasons I give is the challenge of writing on the public highwire. One of the best ways to improve your writing is to do it every day in front of a…

Top Ten Madville Times Stories of 2012: Commenters’ Choice!

Dairy, death, guns, rape, religion, and Mike Knudson... poor Mike's wondering, "How'd I get in with this crowd?" One metric of good blogging is the number of comments one draws. That metric doesn't always square with my judgment: I write…

Blanchard Trades Political Blogging for Defense of Darwin

Alas! The gentleman I've often considered the last best conservative hope of South Dakota's blogosphere is stepping out of the arena... or at least to an interesting conference room in the annex across the street next to the Fry'n Pan.…

Right-Wing Radicals Acknowledge Tea Party Impotence, Dang America to Heck

Mitt Romney is shellshocked, largely because of the standard GOP affliction of denying reality and listening only to their own bubble. Also bubbling with shellshock are Gordon Howie's dispirited right-wingers. Brad Ford calls Obama's America a cancer, declares the Tea…