In her campaign for Congress, Kristi Noem (like many Republicans) squealed that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress were ignoring the American people. Et tu, Elephants? Claiming that we are a republic, not a democracy, the GOP majority in…
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According to the South Dakota Republican Party, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was a terrible Congresswoman because she was out of touch with South Dakota values. Folks campaigning for Kristi Noem in 2010 suggested that, with her fancy-schmancy Georgetown education, her Texas…
You'd think with supermajorities in the State Legislature, a lock on the governor's office, and two of three seats in our Congressional delegation, the South Dakota Republican Party wouldn't feel the need to manufacture bogus issues around a campaign they…
Pop quiz! Suppose you have 23 farmers. Seventeen of them are Republicans. Six of them are Democrats. They've all received federal farm subsidies. Boom—that's all you know. How much farm subsidy money would you guess those six Democrats have received…
I feel like Emperor Palpatine watching Luke Teawalker kick the crap out of Darth Boehner. Good—I can feel your anger.... Or maybe I'm channeling the Koch brothers.... I have read U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem's justification for not doing what she…
Like the formidable Ms. Flint, I hesitate to connect tsunamis and climate change. I wish Congresswoman Kristi Noem shared our hesitance. The South Dakota freshwoman voted last month to cut 28% from the National Weather Service budget, imperiling the Pacific…
Just so we're clear: All you Republicans in Madison cheering for John Thune and Kristi Noem only have yourselves to blame for not getting the Lewis and Clark Regional Water hookup. Just like the Lake Area Improvement Corporation, Madison has…
Five Republicans in the South Dakota House recognize my wife and daughter aren't chattel: Rep. Jamie Boomgarden (R-17/Chancellor) Rep. Bob Deelstra (R-9/Hartford) Rep. Dan Dryden (R-34/Rapid City) Rep. Tad Perry (R-24/Fort Pierre) Rep. Fred Romkema (R-31/Spearfish) Thank you, gentlemen. Five…