Politics

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Because I don't want to think about papers due in a day, I'm following the Johnson news closely. And half my conversations with Tom are speculation about what would happen. First was the speculation of how SoDak handles vacancies in the Senate. It turns out that there are competing statutes, though the news is only mentioning that Rounds gets to appoint the replacement. Which cuts out the great speculation about who would run (see, the problem with South Dakota is that there only seems to be a few politicians available, but Dems are all fascinating possiblities. Daschle - the guy who got voted out, Herseth - the young female rep, and the old man that's been out since the last controversial war. Oh, and is Janklow out of prison yet? Oh, and Rounds probably wants the seat for himself next election cycle, as he is running into term limits for governorship). Speculation is so much more interesting when you have such a limited field.

Oh, and I'm working out a long post that I'll probably never finish about writing and C.J. Cherryh.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There are actually quite a few politicians in SD since all positions are full and there is competition in elections. Our poiticians keep a low middle of the road profile and are neither radical secular progressives nor extreme conservatives. I guess we are traditional cultural warriors. Daschle would not be appointed. He was voted out because he did not represent SD values. Janklow never was in prison. He is a practicing lawyer. Would be much opposition to appointing a man who does not claim any ownership in his actions. Rounds is to nice of a guy to serve nationally. Herseth would be a good choice but the governor would not appoint her. I believe there is a man named Deitrich who would be an excellent choice.