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Posts tagged as “John Thune”

Thune Joins Camp Romney, Despite RomneyCare Criticism; Quid Pro Quo?

Shad Olson is an arrogant blowhard suffering from lexical hypertrophy. He also makes a point about Senator John Thune's shoulder-to-shoulder endorsement of Mitt Romney that has thus far escaped the somnolent sycophants at Dakota War College. Olson notes that two…

Thune Endorses Romney, Telling Conservatives to Get Serious

Senator John Thune, number four man (aspiring for number three!) on the GOP totem pole, is endorsing Mitt Romney. At least we now no for absolute certain that Thune isn't running. South Dakota Democratic Party chairman Ben Nesselhuf issues this…

Noem, Thune, Johnson Silent on State Department Favoritism Toward Keystone XL

Earlier this month, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton protesting her department's clear favoritism toward TransCanada in its biased and inadequate environmental impact study on the Keystone XL pipeline. More than 20 fellow…

Senator Johnson: Noem Dust Bill “Ridiculous”

Rep. Kristi Noem's bill to exempt dust from the Clean Air Act gets a hearing on Capitol Hill Friday. Expect the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to eat it up. Then expect Senator Tim Johnson to kick…

Senate Appropriations Says GIPSA OK, Whacks Conservation

In good news, the Senate Appropriations Committee (including our Senator Tim Johnson) approved an agriculture budget that would allow the rulemaking process for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) to go ahead. The House earlier this summer stripped…

GOP Shuns Town Halls Because Public Input Proves Them Wrong

There's more evidence that Rep. Kristi No-meeting's avoidance of the public this long August recess is part of a larger pattern of Republican behavior. House Republicans desperately want to avoid the negative media imagery of angry town hall crowds, whether…

Where Are Tim, John, and Kristi? Report Your Sightings!

Senator Tim Johnson takes a little heat from the Aberdeen American News for telling the press not to publicize his visit to Aberdeen yesterday. I agree: Tim, you don't make my job easy when you create any appearance of keeping…

Thune, Noem, Johnson Raise Bogus Alarm over Federal Farm CDL Rule

South Dakota's Congressional delegation has a penchant for fighting rules that don't exist and may never exist. A couple years ago, Senator John Thune raised a stink over regulations on livestock methane emission, regulations that the EPA never proposed. Congresswoman…