Chad at CCK and I have had generally cordial, though occasionally very bumpy, relations. For the most part we have paid each other some degree of respect. I used to recommend CCK as a good and responsible Democratic blog. Its getting harder and harder to do that. I find this note recently:
Does anyone really believe that anyone other than the Thune office is in charge of that South Dakota Politics blog?
You'd think they would at least make it less obvious.
South Dakota Politics is produced by a number of independent bloggers. All of us, I dare say, are conservative Republicans. We are obviously fond of expressing our opinions, and we freely do so on all occasions without asking leave of anyone. No one, and certainly no office, is in charge here. No one tells me what to post or what not to post. Apart from the occasional e-mail from Lauck, which I always ignore, I have no contact of any kind with the Thune organization.
I would note that, unlike the folks at CCK, we here at SDP actually think for ourselves. As a consequence, our blog represents some degree of diversity. I am in favor of hate crimes legislation, and I am not opposed to gay marriage. Professor Schaff, I believe, disagrees. But he presents measured and thoughtful arguments on behalf of positions that many if not most American believe in. CCK is entitled, and indeed we have always invited them to disagree. But they apparently believe that such voices should be shut down. Again from Chad:
It's amazing we have people like this teaching our kids at what is otherwise a respected institution.
Chad believes that persons who agree with most Americans on the issue of gay marriage should not be allowed to teach at public universities. He has become a left-wing Archie Bunker.
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