If you haven't already, be sure to read Q's insights and analysis of Senator Daschle's appearance at a barbecue here in Vermillion last night. Excerpt:
Most interestingly though Daschle continued his "America First" attitude that DVT mentioned earlier today. Daschle mentioned that we should fully fund all the road projects in South Dakota before we build roads in Iraq. Daschle mentioned that if we can fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan we need to fund our programs at home first. He later mentioned the rising cost of health care and college tuition as some of the programs that we need to fund before we fund our projects overseas.Daschle's rhetoric definitely tugs at the heart strings. However, the more I think about it the more dangerous his words are. I completely agree that we need to take care of things at home. We can't just forget about the war on terror though. We were attacked on our own soil September 11th 2001. Things will come and go in my lifetime but I will never forget what happened that day. If driving on some bumpy roads for a couple of extra years makes sure the appropriate funds are given to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, I'll gladly make that trade-off.
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