John Thune
SD Federal judgeships - then and now
From the Associated Press - March 2007:
U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann, 69, put off his retirement after two fellow Democratic judges agreed to share his workload, a move that could allow someone from their party to get Kornmann’s job if a Democrat is elected president in 2008.
Kornmann and one of the other judges acknowledged [...]
Raising a little McCain in Sturgis
From Yahoo News/AP:
Thousands of motorcyclists greeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain with an approving roar Monday as he sought blue-collar and heartland support by visiting a giant motorcycle rally.
“As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I’ll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys [...]
Thune to appear at Brookings GOP Office grand opening
The Brookings County GOP is having a grand opening of their campaign office at about 11:30 on Thursday, and making an appearance later in the event (at about 1:30 or so) will be South Dakota’s top elected Republican official, United States Senator John Thune.
The office is next to Dave’s Collision on South Main, so make [...]
Rapid City Journal: Commercial Pre-emptive strike
Kevin Woster over at the RCJ has a story today on how the early commercial from Tim Johnson is an early strike to deflect concerns over Johnson’s ability to do his job with footage of him speaking:
Sen. Tim Johnson and his staff have not decided whether the incumbent Democrat will debate his Republican challenger, state [...]
Thune amendment to boost Tribal Law Enforcement
Good for John Thune. From tonight’s argusleader.com:
The Senate is poised to vote on an amendment Wednesday that would redirect $2 billion in funding for law enforcement, health care and water projects in Indian Country.
The amendment, part of the $50 billion foreign assistance bill, was introduced by Sen. John Thune.
Read it all here.
It’s time for TAR CAMP again.
Last one to register has to bunk with Sibby!
Okay, that was a joke. But TAR Camp is anything but. It’s an opportunity for those interested in the political process to dip their toe in the lake, and hear from our elected Republican officials, while having lots of fun at the same time.
Interested? Here’s a brief [...]
Is Thune sounding rather VPish in Iowa?
From the Associated Press:
Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is probably the only GOP candidate equipped to survive in an election that is badly tilted against the party.
That is the view of Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, who told The Associated Press in an interview on Friday that despite sour poll ratings for President Bush [...]
