VOL. IV Issue 11D
Herseth and Sibby Agree on Something
South Dakota Representative, Stephanie Herseth, voted in favor of a bill that would have excluded blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications, from Federal Election Commission regulation. Regrettably however, the bill didn't pass. Herseth says the Internet helps candidates who don't have major donors or help from interest groups. As it happens, One of South Dakota's most prominent bloggers wants the FEC to keep its hands off his pastime. Steve Sibson of Mitchell writes the conservative blog "Sibby Online." He says that he supported the failed bill, as all Americans who treasure free speech should.
Volesky Starts Governor Run

As Rounds Retains Popularity
Once again Democrat Ron Volesky will formally announce his candidacy for South Dakota Governor today. The Huron lawyer and former state lawmaker failed in a bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2002 and later lost in the general election to Republican Larry Long in the Attorney General's race. However, a recent survey done by a national group showed Governor Mike Rounds one of the top five highest rated governors in the months of September and October. The SurveyUSA study tracked the approval rating of governors from all states and Rounds rated at the top of the list in September and ranked third behind North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell in October. Rounds rating in SurveyUSA polls has been at seventy percent or higher since May of this year.

I'm a very open minded man as most things go. I'll admit that I thought the choice of peanut butter as a substitute to ketchup made me skeptical. But I tried it last night. I made 2 burgers, spreading PB on the bun of one, the burger on the other. It sure melted pretty good, and the taste was not too bad at that. It wasn't exactly the best burger I ever had either. Tonight, I will try the same but also with ketchup to see if that makes any difference. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone with a peanut allergy, but if you're a Carnivore like me, and you want to try out something new, go for it.