Herseth
Breaking News: Herseth violates congressional rules. (Now updated with color photos!)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin f*’d up.
No, not THAT “f” word.
It looks like the congresswoman might have “Franked-Up,” as a taxpayer paid mailing piece has hit the post office.
Well, yes, that is a campaign mailer very, very thinly designed as a franked constituent mailing piece. But what rule are we talking about that our congresswoman either [...]
Pelosi says she’d vote this year on offshore drilling. So, where’s Stephanie on the issue?
From the Hill:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night dropped her staunch opposition to a vote on offshore oil drilling in the House.
Republicans, reacting to high gas prices, have demanded a vote on additional oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf, where drilling is currently blocked by a moratorium. Until now, Pelosi (D-Calif.) has resisted [...]
Someone snuck a look at the Christmas presents early.
Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin apparently had to sneak a look at the Christmas presents early, as she announced to the world that she’s having a boy:
She told the Aberdeen American News on Tuesday that she is having a boy. Her spokesman confirmed the news.
Read that here at the Argus Leader.
Either she discovered this via ultrasound, or [...]
Where did that one come from?
I’ve had at least three calls today from some ridiculous comment that someone from out west left at the SDWC:
Tuesday marks the beginning of a new political docudrama in South Dakota called “Switcheroo”. No, not Tim Johnson pulling off the ballot.
Failing candidate Joel Dykstra withdrawing from the ballot to be replaced by wealthy self-funder Chris [...]
Wasn’t this the guy Herseth Sandlin was supporting for President?
From John Edwards’ website:
We will be strong, we will be unified, and with our convictions and a little backbone we will take back the White House in November.
From the National Enquirer:
Vice Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards was caught visiting his mistress and secret love child at 2:40 this morning in a Los Angeles hotel by [...]
Is the answer to ask obnoxious questions?
I’m looking at my numbers for the last few days, and they seem to correlate with those things I’ve asked or said that might come off as a little obnoxious.
Monday - Tim Johnson can’t debate, Doug Lund on Johnson’s abilities. My numbers go up.
Tuesday - GOP Republican Tide Rolls Out, IM 11 Polls, SDCAC send [...]
Herseth Sandlin moving closer to Gubernatorial run in 2010?
Hot on the heels of her pregnancy announcement, Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin seems to be offering commentary on the possibilities of her running for Governor in 2010 - something that some insiders have been claiming is a foregone conclusion:
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin isn’t dismissing talk that having a baby this year may influence decisions about her [...]
The Gasp heard ’round the internet.
People must not like uncomfortable questions.
Case in point, my post last night on whether the birth of her child will affect Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin’s postion on abortion. The Rapid City Journal gasped. Cory over at Madville Times gasped. And God knows a number of commenters gasped as they squirmed in their seat for [...]
Here’s one we can’t predict - How will Herseth Sandlin’s position on abortion change?
I was reading some of the thoughts people had on the announcement of our Congresswoman’s pregnancy. Bob Mercer had one that had been missed all of this - “boy or girl?” But then a thought came to mind based on a discussion I had one day with Elli Schwiesow many years ago.
Back when I was [...]
News from the congresswoman
I guess the speculators on the blog were correct - Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin just announced her pregnancy:
July 23, 2008
Dear Friends,
We are overjoyed to share with you some wonderful news: Max and I are expecting a baby!
With a late-December due date, we are looking forward to a particularly blessed holiday season this year. Max [...]
Ignore the incumbent’s head start - Conressional fundraising competitive
From an Associated Press report, it looks like Congressional challenger Chris Lien has been nearly matching Stephanie Herseth Sandlin dollar for dollar since May:
Between May 15th the last report filed before the June primary and June 30th, Herseth Sandlin raised $165,000 and Lien raised $112,000.
Read it all here.
Yes, while she’s ahead 2-3 to [...]
Lien: Herseth flip/flopping on ANWR
Chris Lien is traveling to ANWR to highlight its vast untapped potential. And to highlight some of the contradictory positions his opponent has taken on it:
He called Herseth Sandlin’s position on ANWR confusing.
“The research we’ve done on her voting record shows she’s voted against it on a few occasions, and now she’s saying she’s in [...]
How Blue are you? Where Herseth falls in the pack.
In the past few weeks there was an article in the National Journal featuring Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, and her affiliation with the Blue Dog Democrats.
While last year, she was Pelosi’s puppy as she accompanied her to Greenland and parts abroad to watch icecaps melt…. well, heck. It’s an election year. Now she’s born [...]
