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Conservative edge exposes Northup scandal Anne Northup set up a charitable organization in Louisville, put herself in a controlling position on the board of the organization and then used her position on the powerful House Appropriations Committee to funnel millions of dollars to the charity. http://steeleskentucky.townhall.com/g/5dd7061f-8590-46e0-a9a3-688241979073

How to fix the Republican funk – Star Parker http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55657

Sarkozy and me - Personally, as someone who grew up with rioters all around me in Rochester, New York, in the 1960s and 1970s, I think even “scum” is much too weak a term to apply to those who joyfully destroy private property and beat up innocent people. …It may take the son of an Eastern European immigrant to get these spoiled children of the West on the right track. Sarkozy’s support was strong among blue-collar workers, probably the best hope for the future of the West. I hope he cracks down hard on rioters and keeps children safe from the hoodlums promoting the cause of the spoiled Marxists. I hope he bodes well for the 2008 elections here in the U.S. …http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MaryGrabar/2007/05/13/sarkozy_and_me

The temperamental minimum wage – Walter Williams There's no question that Congress can mandate the minimum wage at which a person is hired, but Congress hasn't found a way to mandate that a person have a level of productivity commensurate with the wage. Moreover, Congress hasn't chosen to mandate that an employer hire a person whose productivity is less than the minimum wage. This means higher minimum wages cause unemployment for the least-skilled workers. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2007/05/10/the_temperamental_minimum_wage

I Don't Care What the Judge Said
“The judge knows about jury nullification. All judges do. But they hate letting juries decide the law. They hate juries taking power away from them. That’s why judges never mention a jury’s right to judge the law, and most judges squash defense attorneys from saying anything about it in court. Remember when Jimmy Saunders’ defense lawyer started talking about it? The judge threatened him with contempt if he didn’t shut up about jury nullification.”.......
http://www.newswithviews.com/Turtel/joel41.htm
by Joel Turtel

Tales from the school choice wars – John Stossel Attacks from powerful unions haven't dimmed the passion of school-choice advocates. It's as if they say to themselves, "You can call us names, but we know what we are doing is morally right." http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2007/05/02/tales_from_the_school-choice_wars

Was Virginia Tech shooter inspired by his English classes?  -- Phyllis Schlafly Giovanni appeared last year at a public celebration to open Cincinnati's new Fountain Square. She used the occasion to call Ken Blackwell, then the Republican candidate for Ohio Governor, an "SOB", and when challenged, simply repeated the slur…. Cho was a frequent user of eBay. He bought and sold many books about violence, death and mayhem, including several books he had used in his English classes.  http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PhyllisSchlafly/2007/05/07/questionable_subject_matter_fuels_questions_about_virginia_tech_shooter

The global warming debate – Tom DeWeese The debate is now taking a dramatic change. As the skeptic side is heard, more Americans are beginning to understand that there are legitimate reasons for skepticism. .. More climate scientist "strongly disagree" than "strongly agree" with the notion that climate change is caused by humans. …Most climate scientists do not believe "the current state of knowledge is able to provide reasonable predictions of climate variability" over 100-year periods. Only 2 percent of climate scientists surveyed "strongly agree" that modeling programs designed to predict climate changes are accurate, and Almost all climate scientists agree that climate change could have "positive effects for some societies."  http://www.newswithviews.com/DeWeese/tom82.htm

Climate change and the Vikings - In the first 30 feet of the atmosphere, on the average, outward radiation from the Earth, which is what CO2 is supposed to affect, how much [of the reflected energy] is absorbed by water vapor? In the first 30 feet, 80 percent, okay? And how much is absorbed by carbon dioxide? Eight hundredths of one percent. One one-thousandth as important as water vapor. You can go outside and spit and have the same effect as doubling carbon dioxide…. All six studies found atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations tracking closely with temperatures, but with CO2 lagging behind changes in temperature, rather than leading them. The time lag between temperatures moving up—or down—and carbon dioxide following ranged from a few hundred to a few thousand years. … Sometimes people don’t react well when you challenge their long-held ideas, but that’s how real science takes place.  http://www.wecnmagazine.com/2007issues/may/may07.html#1

Paul, Not Romney, Won the First GOP Debate
Ron Paul is the only candidate on the Republican ticket who would seriously challenge the status quo of the neocons currently running our country into the ground. He has a voting record unlike anyone in Congress. As has been reported by many, Ron Paul has never voted to raise taxes, has never voted for an unbalanced budget, has never voted for a federal registration on gun ownership, has never voted to raise congressional pay, has never taken a government-paid junket, and has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch of the federal government. Furthermore, he voted against the Patriot Act and was one of only a handful of congressmen that voted against the Iraq War....... Imagine what could happen if Paul is given more time to articulate his constitutionalist agenda. He could win more than the debate--he could win the election.
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin367.htm
by Pastor Chuck Baldwin

Casey goes after the oil companies Barely three months after taking office, the junior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania is launching class warfare in the virulent anti-capitalist tradition….Democrats in Washington have blocked exploration and development, apparently preferring to keep us dependent on oil imports. (Question: Why is it that Democrats decry our trade deficit and our dependence on oil imports and then adopt policies that cause the effects they denounce?) … In a good year, Exxon may earn a 13-cent profit on a gallon of gas, whereas Uncle Sam gets 18.4 cents from the excise tax charged at the pump (Harrisburg gets another 31.1 cents per gallon) and this has been going on for decades. If anyone is earning a “windfall profit” from gasoline, it is government, not the oil companies. http://www.visandvals.org/Casey_Goes_After_the_Oil_Companies.php

Boris and the devil - Lenin demanded to be informed daily of the number of priests executed; this was a concern close to his heart.

Lenin also detested private-property owners, especially successful farmers. This was evident in an August 11, 1918 letter: “Hang (hang without fail, so the people will see) no fewer than one hundred known kulaks, rich men, bloodsuckers. Publish their names. … Boris Yeltsin, however, exposed the real Lenin, and stopped the likes of Gennady Zyuganov from ascending to leadership posts once held by heroes of Zyuganov—“heroes” like Joseph Stalin.  http://www.visandvals.org/Boris_and_the_Devils.php?view_all=

The scandal of scandals – Thomas Sowell [T]he very definition of a "scandal" by the media differs radically, according to who is involved. That is a bigger scandal than any particular scandal the media report. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2007/05/08/the_scandal_of_scandals

To the shores of Tripoli – Fred Thompson I won’t describe here the taking of Tripoli by courageous American soldiers. And I sure don’t have time to talk about America's eventual victory over the forces of that era's religiously justified terrorism. I would though encourage you to read about it for yourself. It's a great story and it holds an important lesson about the nature of the world.  http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/08/to_the_shores_of_tripoli

Bookstore ghettoes – Thomas Sowell If Rachael Ray had been black, there are bookstores where her cookbook would not be displayed in the same section with all the other cookbooks. It would be displayed off in a special section for black authors. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2007/05/10/bookstore_ghettoes

A toast to Mr. Sarkozy – Fred Thompson Sarkozy's victory has sent shock waves through the world's media centers. … We are beginning, I think, to see our old friends and allies put aside disagreements and rivalries to do what has to be done. It has been a long road, but the forces of civilization and order are beginning to understand that we are in a global struggle against the forces of death and destruction. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/10/a_toast_to_monsieur_sarkozy

The “coal is filthy” ad scam Between 1970 and 2004, the US population grew 40% … its Gross Domestic Product 187% … miles traveled 171% … electricity consumption 115% … and coal burning 80 percent. And yet, during this period, our aggregate air pollution was cut in half, thanks to steady advances in efficiency and pollution control. Lead and certain other pollutants were reduced by 90% or more. … All in all, the Chesapeake & Collaborators ad campaign added greatly to the pervasive misinformation that drives so much US energy, health and environmental policy. It will doubtless be used to justify global warming legislation, such as the Sanders-Boxer bill (S. 309) that a new MIT study concludes would impose a tax-equivalent of $4,500 annually on every family of four by 2015 – and more thereafter. As Congress conducts additional experiments on constituents – with mandates, cap-and-trade, tax incentives and other pork-laden “environmental” legislation – the problem will only get worse. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PaulDriessen/2007/05/12/the_%e2%80%9ccoal_is_filthy%e2%80%9d_ad-scam

Armed with the truth – Fred Thompson http://townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/11/armed_with_the_truth

The public trough is bigger than ever – John Stossel the portion of Americans feeding substantially at the public trough stands at 52.6 percent. In 2000, it was 49.4. It seems unbelievable that in 1950, only 28.3 percent of Americans lived off the taxpayers. Shilling projects 60 percent by 2040. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2007/05/09/the_public_trough_is_bigger_than_ever

Interesting articles on health care policy, single payer, etc. http://nationalcenter.org/TPHealth.html

Reasons for leaving Iraq http://www.visandvals.org/Reasons_for_Leaving_Iraq.php

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