The Argus Leader has a story tonight of an apparently acrimonious working relationship between Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch and Governor Kristi Noem.
Did I say working? I don’t seem to think that the leader of the House of Representatives is working with the Governor on much of anything:
“As for the personal attacks, DC politics are not welcome here,” Gosch said. “South Dakotans deserve better from their elected officials, and that’s what they can expect from their Legislature as we continue the crucial work of ending abortion in America.”
Noem said generally her relationship with other Republican leaders in the House, as well as the Senate, is positive, but said it’s obvious Gosch has chosen to repeatedly attack her for reasons she’s not aware of.
and..
“There’s something, some reason this guy doesn’t like me and it seems like a personal agenda but I don’t know what it is.”
Good for the speaker. Noem was chasing headlines yet again. And when she’s fairly critiqued she cries about personal attacks. Good grief.
Lots of linking lately to that paper we all hate.
Joe Sneve has had a number of good political stories. He and Austin Goss at Dakota News Now have been on top of it this session.
Thanks Pat 👍🏼
Criticize her decisions, criticize her actions, criticize her decisions, but it doesn’t take much of a man to make PERSONAL attacks. You seem to condone that.
It isn’t just men. There are “nasty” women out there. Norm is no innocent. Lol
Noem, Gosch, and Ravnsborg are all unfit for leadership, whether it’s a matter of competence, temperament, or ethics.
Will we be seeing your petition for one of these offices out soon?
Maybe because the Governor is a bully
The “mean girl” playing the victim is sooo cliche. Who the hell thinks this is a good way to run a governors office.
Noe tried to get Gosch replaced with Dean Wink, Goodwin was carrying that message seeking support.
So needless to say I wouldn’t be too pleased if I was him either.
Leadership matters. Spencer Gosch is not a leader and is as squishy as they get. He and his little group are green with envy of the Governor’s ability to lead with a strong spine and broad shoulders. She has faced more than any SD Governor starting with the flooding and later with Covid among other things. Why do legislators think they deserve celebrity status for a part time job that is 38 days a year? Yet when Noem works around the clock, 24/7 gutting herself, fighting the pressure from both out of state and within to protect South Dakotans & makes precise moves that turn out to be the right thing, some legislators try to take credit for how well SD is doing. They want you to believe it wasn’t her, it was them! Leadership matters. Poor leaders like Steve Haugaard who get sued over kicking a lobbyist off the floor, and Jason Ravensburg who won’t admit responsibility for what HE did yet tries to point the finger at our Governor and redirect attention to save his hide, hurt South Dakota. What Gosch did in that committee to not even hear a bill is unheard of and unacceptable. This hurts the SD’s lawmaking process. It hurts the pro-life cause. Like it or not, leaders work with each other. Every bill gets a hearing. If it’s bad it dies, but you hear it. He needs to be impeached right along with Jason Ravensburg. The Governor is a strong leader and the true conservative who has always lived in SD. It’s game players like Jelly Fish Gosch, who is not welcome in our state. Lead, follow or get out of the way. He needs to get out of the way & stick with radio announcing. He is corrupting the mics in our state Capitol.
This may be the most laughable post ever
her agenda has been going down in flames
Ok Ian.
Gosch has only become more prominent because the pro life community knows he has their backs. The governor put the entire pro life community in a terrible position and in a fight it didnt need and she knew it going in.
” Yet when Noem…, 24/7 gutting herself…SD is doing.”, you mean on those fundraiser trips out of state and puking out misinformation on F*x “News”. Wow, get that tinfoil reshaped.
Spot on, “Think About It.” Well said.
Ed!💥💥💥where have you been? The gov needs your never ending fawning on this forum and so do I.
FHA must be singing Gosch’s praises.
We need Shad & Neal to clean up Pierre.
What happened to Tapio?
Of course they don’t get along. They are from different tribes.
Governor Noem is thin and pretty.
Speaker Gosch is fat and ugly.
grudznick is pretty fat.
Relationship is good with other Republican leaders…. Like Hansen who is #2 and a “headline seeker” by Noem’s own words
Or Haugaard the former speaker and now primary opponent?