Mike Rounds says he wants to unite the GOP for a U.S. Senate win, but his chance to “unite the GOP for the US Senate race” ended when he left office in 2010 acting like the same squish and friend of ObamaCare he proved himself to be during his term as governor.

By now, you probably know the results of last night’s Primary election were not what we had hoped for. Stace had asked that I share some thoughts with you.

A proposed constitutional amendment would for all intents and purposes abolish the freedom of speech under the First Amendment — by directly empowering Congress and the states to regulate the amount of money that may be spent in elections, enabling them to limit speech against incumbent politicians…with one big exception.

The federal government is NEVER authorized “to do whatever it takes” in ANY situation. The federal government, like all governments everywhere, is under authority that limits what it can do.

We are in the midst of another election cycle in our land. I spoke with a candidate this week who has encountered the cynicism that I have also witnessed - that conclusion it doesn’t matter who you choose because you’ll get the same old, same old anyway. I understand why that cynicism is so strong.

On Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, Charlie Summers (USAF ret) will speak on South Dakota glider pilots during World War II at the Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City, 9-11 am, an event sponsored by the Black Hills Veterans Writing Group.

Why are so many people are willing to place their faith in government, over and over again, despite mountains of historical evidence demonstrating that government tends to become more inefficient, corrupt, and oppressive the more powerful it becomes?