Make a note: Today is Sally's birthday.... she will be xx years old. If you should see her on the street, wish her a happy birthday.

Last night there was a meeting at 7:30 PM about the Northwood properties which will include the area of Fairmont and Stephens. The Northwood group considered taking on

One of the best articles describing our two party system that I have seen in a while was written by G. Edward Griffin and posted a couple days ago.

Would you rather be a Neoconservative or a Progressive? That is a trick question. The trick is in the fact that, although there may be differences between the rhetoric and short-term agendas of these groups, their long-term goals actually are the same. They may differ over how to fight a war in the Middle East but not over the right of the President to wage such a war empowered by the UN instead of Congress. They may differ over what kind of speech should be forbidden ("subversive" speech vs. "hate" speech, for example) but not over the right of the government to forbid it. They may differ over how fast to bankrupt the nation to provide benefits for its citizens but not over the assumption that providing benefits is what governments are supposed to do. They disagree over tactics, timing, and style, but not objectives. They fight for dominance within the New World Order, but they work together to build it. That is because both groups have embraced the underlying ideology of global collectivism.

Give it a read.

From Ben Cunningham, here is a comprehensive list of Federal Agency web sites compiled by an LSU Prof.

Lawrence police officer accused of assaulting prisoners - LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A Lawrence police officer is accused of roughing up two men that he was arresting.

Moises Fernandez claims that he and his brother, Rubenito, were brutally assaulted inside of the Lawrence police station by Officer Kyle Wilcox.

"He grabbed an object from his back and he went 'boom' and hit me like that," Fernandez said.

Roosevelt High School officials in Des Moines, IA are beginning to respond to criticism of its decision to cancel a speech there by a leading pro-life advocate.

The Des Moines public school canceled a scheduled talk with pro-life advocate Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The former principal invited Dr. King to address students there but the new principal, Kathie Danielson, canceled the event.

On Wednesday, Danielson said she scrapped the talk because the parents of some of the students complained about her pro-life views. Danielson said she thought the talk would be a good one for students to focus on diversity and race issues, but couldn't let it go forward after pro-abortion parents complained. She told the Des Moines Register newspaper that she examined King's presentation beforehand and "quite a bit of it does talk about civil rights, but there is a connection to morals." "It was scheduled to take place during the school day, cutting into class time, and we just thought it was best to cancel it," she said.

Surprisingly, the pro-abortion Iowa ACLU said the school was wrong to make the decision and representative Ben Stone told the Register that Danielson is doing a "disservice" because it makes the school appear to be shielding its students from various viewpoints on abortion.

Sen. Ted Stevens (R) has the misfortune of getting caught up in a bribery scandal a year before he is up for re-election, and it seems unlikely that he will face his standard walk to re-election.

This week, Gov. Sarah Palin (R), who rose to the governorship last year by knocking off incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski (R) in a crowded primary, called on Stevens to be more forthcoming about his role in the federal investigation that involves him, his son and some companies. To date, Stevens has come across as arrogant and defiant while suspicion around him has grown, and Palin told newspapers: "Alaskans are getting more anxious to hear any information that he can provide regarding his innocence."

The free-market Club for Growth recently conducted a poll pitting Palin against Stevens that showed Palin winning easily. Palin, however, has not indicated she would run, especially considering she is less than one year into her governorship. A handful of other Republicans are considering primary challenges to Stevens, and a few Democrats are lining up to run, as well.

Unless Republicans nominate Stevens and he gets arrested a few days before the general election, the GOP should hold onto this seat. But just how things will shake out still very much depends on the FBI investigation.

The annual Supreme Court Briefing of the AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest will take place 9 am Friday at AEI; registration is free. Speakers include frequent Supreme Court advocates Maureen Mahoney and Andrew Pincus, as well as AEI's Michael Greve and myself. Michael Greve's most recent Federalism Outlook looks at the most recent term. An article by Ted Frank also reviews the Roberts court as well.

Rick Fisk pushed an excellent point in an article about how the Presidential candidates are anything but Presidential. He comments on what he sees as the main reason that Giuliani, Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Gingrich, and Huckabee are running for the White House - they want to run your lives.

While I don't care for his language at times, I do believe that he does have a different view of those in politics that I agree with.

In this report, he states that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) may have concluded that Thompson is a flop, thus spurring him towards a run. Gingrich had made it clear he would not run if Thompson appeared a viable late entry. Now, Gingrich has indicated he wants to jump in if he can secure a pledge of $30 million. Money 1st then the campaign.

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