13 May 2005

John Thune PT 2

So we've already got reactions and damage control from John Thune, professional penis hat (real headline: THUNE FAILS TO KEEP ELLSWORTH OFF LIST)

South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the Republican who defeated Minority Leader Tom Daschle by campaigning on his close ties to the White House, was dealt a political setback with the Pentagon's decision to close Ellsworth Air Force Base at Rapid City, S.D.

At the end of the heated campaign last fall, Daschle used Ellsworth as an example of his clout in Washington, claiming to have kept the base off the list during the last round of closures when Bill Clinton was president.

Thune's campaign countered that Daschle's role as leader of Bush's opposition would be a liability during the base closure process.

Thune, who was lobbied by Republicans at the highest level to challenge Daschle, said Friday that South Dakota did what it could to keep the base open.


The guy is beyond full of shit. He argues that he will keep the base open in his campaign due to his closeness to Bush, and what happens? Yet the man who had retained the base for the state gets voted out, the man on the other side of the argument, the man in the other party, and what happens?? THE BASE IS CLOSING

"The Ellsworth Task Force has done everything it can to date, and we will continue to do everything we can in the future," he said, referring to the Rapid City group that has lobbied Washington officials for the base. "I will help lead the fight in the Senate to delay this BRAC round."

He said last month that he gave the "full court press to inform and impress" the Pentagon. He said he used his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee to get questions on the record to Pentagon officials, has written numerous letters and talked to several Pentagon leaders in an effort to save the base.


It's nice to have a fall guy like John Thune in your pocket if you're Bush Co. No wonder Thune wants to get to the national stage so quick. He should be impeached as SD's senator. But fuck that, SD deserves him.

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