John Thune

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• Thunes Iowa comment dissected

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  Yesterday, CNN quoted SD Sen. John Thune commenting on 2012 speculation:"I may go across Iowa, but it will be to get somewhere."Bret Hayworth of Iowas Sioux City Journal responds.Thune can be forgiven if he takes his 2010 re-election bid with less concern and actually looks ahead at a 2012 presidential bid.But he ...
  3 hours ago

• Did Thune knock Iowa on CNN?

  
  Politically Speaking — Authority: 129
  U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is a guy some Republicans want to see a run for president. After his bruising 2004 win that knocked Democratic heavyweight Tom Daschle out of a seat, Thune can be forgiven if he takes his 2010 re-election bid with less concern and actually looks ahead at a 2012 presidential bid. But he ...
  5 hours ago

• Regular guy Thune is hot commodity in GOP circles

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 846
  Sen. Thune, foreground, is Senate Republican Policy Committee. Washington (CNN) - He walks through Washingtons Reagan National Airport, arriving as he does nearly every Monday from a weekend home in South Dakota. He makes his way unnoticed. But John Thunes anonymity may not last forever. He is a Republican ...
  1 day ago

• Thune Urges End of TARP as Part of Unemployment Benefits Extension

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  In a few moments, the Senate will hold a procedural vote setting the stage for final passage of legislation extending unemployment insurance benefits. Leading up to the vote, Republicans are taking every opportunity to blast the Democrats for not allowing votes on all of their amendments. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) ...
  1 week ago

• Why Not Thune vs. McGovern?

  
  Constant Conservative — Authority: 135
  At present, no one seems to know for certain if Matt McGovern, grandson to the McGovern of ‘72 , will actually run against John Thune in next year’s senate election. Of course, that shouldn’t stop us from considering why it might be a good thing if he did. So it is that I give you four reasons I hope he runs: ...
  1 week ago

• Thune vs. McGovern

  
  Constant Conservative — Authority: 135
  At present, no one seems to know for certain if Matt McGovern, grandson to the McGovern of ‘72 , will actually run against John Thune in next year’s senate election. Of course, that shouldn’t stop us from considering why it might be a good thing if he did. So it is that I give you four reasons I hope he runs: ...
  1 week ago

• Democrats Seek Cover To Boost Debt Limit

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 428
  The Senate must soon increase the national debt limit to above $13 trillion — and Democrats are looking for political cover. Knowing they will face unyielding GOP attacks for voting to increase the eye-popping debt, Democrats are considering attaching a debt increase provision to a must-pass bill, possibly the ...
  1 week ago

• Clarifying Those Amendments That Have Stalled the Unemployment Debate

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  As we just noted , Senate Republicans are urging consideration of three amendments on the proposal to extend federal unemployment benefits, but only two are the source of disagreement between the parties. The first, sponsored by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), would fund the extension using unspent stimulus money, ...
  1 week ago

• McGovern to challenge Thune?

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  Erin McPike reports that George McGoverns grandson, Matt McGovern, might try to scale the $5.5 million and 64" inch Everest that is SD John Thune.He is a lawyer who worked as South Dakota director of President Obamas 2008 campaign during the primary and on through the general election. He also was a law clerk for a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Big bucks for Thune

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  There are 5.5 million reasons SD Sen. John Thune doesnt have an opponent in his 2010 race for reelection.At the end of the third quarter, he reported $5.5. million on-hand (up from $5.1 million the prior quarter), and has now raised $6.6 million since his election in 2004.
  2 weeks ago

• Today in Washington D. C. - Oct 23, 2009 - No Transparency Offered by Court Jester Harry Reid

  
  ARRA News Service — Authority: 573
  The Senate is in recess until Monday afternoon but Reids secret meetings continue - more later. On Tuesday, the Senate plans to vote on another district judge nomination and on cloture of the motion to proceed to a bill to extend unemployment insurance, H.R. 3548. Yesterday, the Senate voted 64-35 to invoke ...
  2 weeks ago

• Another open letter to the Republican Party

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 488
  Because the congressional E-Mail system is a seriously bad joke I’m going to have to embarrass you publicly. I know that you have made many efforts to embarrass yourself without my help, but apparantly your sense of shame is near that of the Democrats. I would love to actually be able to communicate with elected ...
  3 weeks ago

• Report from the bloggers conference call with Sen. John Thune

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 548
  Once again this morning, I had the honor of participating in a Republican bloggers conference call, this time with Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Although there is a lot going on in Washington at the moment--Afghanistan, cap-and-trade, (lack of) jobs--ObamaCare is the ...
  3 weeks ago

• So Bad On So Many Levels

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  This morning, I participated in a blogger conference call with Sen. John Thune. the subject of this morning’s bcc was health care. During his opening statement, Sen. Thune talked about the $250,000,000,000 deficit-busting bribe (my word, not Sen. Thune’s) to doctors. This is the Democrats’ attempt to hide the ...
  3 weeks ago

• "Thune vs. his voting record?"

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  Since nobody seems to want to challenge SD Sen John Thune for his Senate seat in 2010, state Democratic Party executive director, Erin McCarrick, figures you have to start somewhere."How about Thune v. his voting record? Regardless of the candidate, we really want to explore his voting record."Democratic state Sen. ...
  3 weeks ago

• A list of Republican Senators who voted AGAINST anti-rape amendment to the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill just because it was tabled by a Democrat

  
  How good is that? — Authority: 414
  http://www.republicansforrape.org/legislators/ Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Richard Shelby (R-AL) Jon Kyl (R-AZ) John McCain (R-AZ) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Mike Crapo (R-ID) James Risch (R-ID) Sam Brownback (R-KS) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Jim Bunning (R-KY) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) David Vitter ...
  3 weeks ago

• Thune: Obama doesnt have to wait

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asks SD Sen. John Thune about ducks in a row.WALLACE: The basic question is: does the political situation have to be resolved before the President makes a military decision to send more troops in?THUNE: I dont think so. I think the fundamental issue with that decision, Chris, is ...
  3 weeks ago

• Heady Lamar

  
  HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Authority: 468
  Oh, kids, I know this will break your heart, but there appears to be a rift between the Rethuglican National Committee and some congressmen and senators. A week or so ago (according to POLITICO ), John Boohoo Boehner, Mitch No-chin McConnell, Jon I-don’t-need-maternity-care Kyl, John NRA Thune, and Heady ...
  3 weeks ago

• Thune slams Obamas SF speech

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 626
  SD Sen. John Thune reacts to a clip from Barack Obamas speech in San Francisco yesterday."Well, hes very bold. That was a partisan speech to a partisan audience.... he blames Republicans for standing in the way of this. They dont need Republicans.... the reason a lot of these things havent happened is because he has ...
  3 weeks ago

• Americans, the GOP wants your opinion?

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 146
  Dear Fellow Conservative, I’m writing you because our country has reached a critical point like none other… …the dangerous borrowing, reckless spending, the heavy-handed government expansion at home, along with appeasement overseas — it is unprecedented in our American history and radically out of step with ...
  3 weeks ago

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