http://hoghouseblog.com .....................................................................................................................................................................................................News and analysis for South Dakota's political junkies Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:58:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Denise Ross Things to do in Denver when you're a Democrat? Or to do in South Dakota when you're a political junkie? Try to catch Tom Daschle's speech, sometime today (Wednesday). The official schedule gives us only a clue as to when that might take place. VP pick Sen. Joe Biden is, ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/27/daschle-speech-on-tap-today-this-evening/ By Denise Ross South Dakota's junior senator has held his own on the various media lists speculating about McCain's pending VP pick. But apparently he hasn't fared as well within the McCain campaign, as he's told the AP that he was not vetted. Thune, an early McCain supporter who has been a mouthpiece ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/26/thune-says-hes-not-vp-choice/ By Denise Ross Not now, of course, but someday - maybe. So says Time in its current Hotshots: Democrats to Watch piece which names South Dakota's lone congresswoman as one of five rising star Dems. Though moderate in her politics and reserved in person, she can roar on the stump. Her fiery ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/25/time-shs-for-president/ By Denise Ross At 80, T. Boone Pickens is pushing the US to develop its domestic energy in various forms for one reason - the bottom line. The USA is now sending $700 billion out of our country every year, and if we don't change our energy habits that number will ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/21/pickens-were-paying-for-both-sides-of-the-war/ By Denise Ross It wasn't just John Thune on hand at the T. Boone Pickens presentation in Rapid City Wednesday afternoon. I recognized a few local leaders and politicians, too. But first, there were these two guys in their matching T-shirts. The front of the shirts said, "The one thing Obama and McCain have ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/20/bh-notables-in-boone-crowd/ By Denise Ross It was part school lesson, part persuasion speech at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Wednesday afternoon when Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens promoted his plan to save America from itself. (Photos by David Larson) T. Boone spent a good portion of his half-hour presentation at the dry-erase board writing down ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/20/thune-n-boone/ By Denise Ross Before I get to some of the details from Monday's field hearing in Rapid City, let's ponder something that none of use could have imagined back in 2002 -- that a Sen. John Thune and a Sen. Tim Johnson would sit side-by-side working on an issue together. That's ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/18/forest-slash-piles-and-saw-dust-will-fuel-your-car/ By Denise Ross We all will know within a few days who Barack Obama will choose as his running mate. It could be South Dakota's own Tom Daschle, even though he gets little mention in the constant speculation about who's in the running. No matter. This from Politico: Obama and his inner ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/18/daschle-for-vp-a-few-things-to-consider/ By Denise Ross Check your local listings for the Sunday talk shows. South Dakota's own Tom Daschle will be a guest on ABC's This Week with George Snuffalupagus. Daschle will appear with GOP VP hopeful Mitt Romney and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. That's a powerhouse line-up, but it looks like they've all ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/16/alert-daschle-to-appear-on-abcs-this-week/ By Denise Ross South Dakota's Sen. John Thune would seem to bear little resemblance to Wyoming's former Congressman Dick Cheney, but the Democratic National Committee now lists Thune at the top of its The Next Cheney website - where it draws direct comparisons between Thune and W but not Cheney. A fundraising ... http://hoghouseblog.com/2008/08/13/thune-the-next-cheney-dems-giving-it-a-go/