After yesterday, Noem’s stock seems to be rising.
Here’s one instance in which I can’t disagree with my friend Cory from down in Madison, as he talks about Noem standing out from the pack as a result of taking on Heidepriem yesterday:
If Noem were looking to run against the machines already in motion, she’d be doing a little more to boost her name recognition (like maybe filibustering against yesterday’s motion to recess and demanding the Legislature remain in session rather than running scared from a little snow). Instead, she seems more interested in just doing her job. If she’s smart (and she is) and really wants a promotion, she’ll let the fellas wrassle over Pierre and throw her hat in the ring for the U.S. House seat.
Even some of the Dems are recognizing that Noem holding Heidepreim’s feet to the fire over his legislating in favor of his business interests is the first and only evidence of life in what’s been a completely lackluster session for the GOP caucus. Too many Republicans – most in legislative leadership – are slobbering all over themselves to be like the other side of the aisle, and have morphed into tax-and-spend democrats to their shame.
I mean, what are the talking points going to be after session? “We were able to successfully social engineer South Dakota. And, we managed to stop our own bill to raise the sales tax by 25%?” It’s small wonder that we’re seeing what should be an everyday occurrence, and latching on to it. Because it’s one of the few instances of leadership we’ve seen this session.
Don’t consider that to mean that I’m trying to downplay what she did in any way. It was pure and simple leadership – And it’s about damn time someone showed some spine.
Now late in the session, we FINALLY have evidence of a spark.
Now if the rest of the caucus can recognize the example about how to be a Republican, maybe that spark can be fanned into a flame.
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8:16 you must be Forehead! Thank God we have at least one person who has a pair. Thank you Kristi!
By the way, Knudson’s chance of being Gov. are about the same as mine being President!
I hate to say it, but she’d be the best competition we’d have against Sandlin that is actually up for the job.
Whoa people. This is like trying to Cannonize somebody for rescuing a treed cat. She showed some berries on this, she’s got a long way to go. By next week, it’s guaranteed that the vast majority of the state would have already forgotten about her, that is, unless everyone shows support for her by breaking out their lawn noems. Lawn noems, get it?? My brilliance cracks me up.
Who is she? I did a search on her name and hardly anything comes up. She represents farmers that have their own very narrow view on the world. I am sure that she is the same way, does she even know where Rapid City is? It seems to me the few of you that blog on this site jump on board with anyone that takes a shot at a Democrat. It’s like the federal government investing in Citibank, let’s just throw our money away at something you no nothing about.
Noem’s legislative agenda seems to be going down in flames this year so she needed something to get herself into the limelite. Fortunately, her bill to increase the tourism tax by 50% was defeated.
Look how many bills she sponsored with Knudson! You suppose she’ll be his Lt. Gov. candidate? You suppose this is a shot across the bow by Knudson? Say, How much does Knudson’s firm make representing the state?