Straight Outta Pierre | Congress breaks, NFL builds & South Dakota foots the bill
Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm
If you’re wondering why we need congressional term limits, just look at Washington this week. Another government shutdown, another round of excuses, and another reminder that Congress can’t seem to do the one job it was sent there for: keep the government open.
President Trump didn’t help the comedy factor. At a press conference last week, he warned pregnant women not to take acetaminophen — or as he repeatedly called it, “acetemetephine.” After butchering the word a few times, he looked like a man wishing Sudafed came with cue cards. Word is he won’t be holding any more pressers until someone gives him a phonics lesson.
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