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• Bill Napoli noted recently that Mayor Mike Rounds has added over 600 people to the state payroll since he was elected. What does fiscal responsibility mean to this administration? This is the same crowd who can't shut up about our "structural deficit". Well at least we've identified the structure that has us stuck in this deficit - it's the Rounds administration.

• Mayor Mike is smacking Ed Olson and crew around as Bob Mercer notes here. The Mayor is playing with fire now that Ed is the Executive Director of the powerful new moderate coalition in South Dakota. Careful there Mister Mayor!