Excellent Sowell Columns

Girl Charged With Battery After Dodge Ball Game
Paper:  Coast Guard Has Port Co. Intel Gaps
Exclusive:  Dubai ports firm enforces Israel boycott
Palestinians fear poverty if foreign aid lifeline severed
Americans Are Cautiously Open to Gas Tax Rise, Poll Shows
Half of Europe fat but sees no health threat:  report
Full Poll:  Bush, The Ports, And Iraq (pdf)
More Americans abducted along Mexico border than in Iraq

Sowell:  Something for Nothing?
Sowell:  Something for Nothing:  Part II
Sowell:  Something for Nothing:  Part III
OpinionJournal:  Meathead Economics
Spero:  NYT, Liberals Have Become Cowards

GOP, big government hurt state, local parties

Bolton:  U.N. Riddled With ‘Bad Management, Sex and Corruption’
Envoy:  U.S. Will Continue to Aid Palestinians Despite Hamas Win
Students Call for Banning of Peace Studies Class
UAE terminal takeover extends to 21 ports
Rep. Sue Myrick’s (R-NC) letter to President Bush:  “HELL NO!” (pdf)
Bush, Rove Say Hillary Will Win Dem Primary -- But Lose General Election
Abortive Cash Giveaway Leaves Homeless Angry
TV Ads Put Focus on Reiner
NV Dem Skips Hurricane Katrina Vote To Have Neck Lift
Governors to Raise Illegal Immigration Complaints With Bush
Governors Want Movement on Medicare Plan Reimbursements
Governors Seek Assurances From Bush on National Guard
GOP governors say Bush’s missteps hurting
US economy set to roar back
Taiwan scraps unification body
Abortion legislation advances
Illegals at heart of bitter debate

Tampa Tribune:  Dear Hillary:  Don’t Run
Will:  Liberalism is Not Conducive to Happiness
Johnson:  Voting in America:  Free to Choose?
Shadegg:  “This will soon be a Democratic Congress”
Burns:  Has the EPA Outlived Its Usefulness?
Jeffrey:  Did UAE Save Bin Laden?
Corsi:  Why Iran is Likely to Win
Lehtinen:  Iraq As Vietnam
Robbins:  Bombing Saudi Oil
AJC:  Needy Americans left with crumbs
    

Freedom of Speech: America vs. Europe

Neo-Nazi March Planned For Orlando Sparks Concern
Orlando Prayer March To ‘Shower Love’ On Neo-Nazis
Mayor suspended over ‘Nazi’ jibe
FLASHBACK:  Holocaust Denier Gets Three Years in Jail
H&R Block Flubs Its Own Taxes
Latest dirt on official names
S.D. House Approves Abortion Ban Bill
Defense contractor:  I paid $1 million in bribes
Pentagon will release Guantanamo names
Baghdad’s Daytime Curfew Extended Through Saturday
NYT:  Outrage in Samarra
Franc:  Saved By The Bill
Trevino:  Border control aims at wrong bad guys

SD poised to challenge Roe

Ban on Most Abortions Advances in South Dakota
South Dakota Senate passes abortion ban
Bin Laden May Have UAE Ties
White House:  ‘Significant flaws’ in Katrina response
German court convicts man for insulting Islam
Bush Helps Line Republicans’ Coffers
Arizona fined $500,000 a day over English learning issue
Violence after mosque attack kills 111
Campbell:  Education, chutzpah, and the GOP
Robbins:  Al Qaeda Blows It
Macon Telegraph:  Georgia Power’s idea a bad investment for its customers
Coulter:  So, Three Muslims Walk Into a Port
Spencer:  Port Jihad
Corsi:  Bush Shoots Himself in Foot With Dubai

Wacky San Fran: Doggy Doo for Power

Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim
Court Documents:  Hospital Gave Lethal Injections to Patients During Hurricane Katrina
Vote Due on South Dakota Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions
Dubai’s Brushes With Terror
White House:  Bush Didn’t Know About Port Deal
San Francisco examines power of dog droppings
Macon Telegraph:  Budget cuts should start now
Barr:  Homeland Security job just too big
AJC:  A divide drives illegal immigration
Lewis:  Why Socialized Medicine Does Not Work
Gaffney:  Company Policy

The SITYS comes early tonight

Arab Americans see bigotry behind ports uproar

Democrat hypocrisy on ports

Bikers roll to military funerals to oppose anti-gay protests
Three Charged in Plan to Attack U.S. Military in Iraq
Toledo-Area Men Arrested for Terrorist Activity
Justices to Weigh Late-Term Abortion Ban
Supreme Court takes on late-term abortion issue
Execution of Killer-Rapist Is Postponed After Doctors Walk Out
Man Charged With Killing Roommate Over Toilet Tissue
Man, 56, Charged in Roommate’s Death
Underage Stars Party Illegally at Clubs
Bush:  Dubai port deal should go forward
USA Today:  Who’s spending big now? The ‘party of small government’
Frist:  Tax cuts make money
Sowell:  Postponing Reality
Corsi:  Call for the Minuteman Goes Forth Anew
Bartlett:  Entitlement Spending:  A Growing Crisis
Lowry:  Big Government Falls Flat
de Rugy:  Hurricane Blame
Sommers:  Crying Wolf
Murdock:  Needed:  Mature, Moderate Muslims


A Balanced Budget Amendment…and Tax Reform to Match

Back on the Air

Bin Laden Vows Never to Be Captured Alive
Afghan cartoon protestors threaten to join al Qaeda
Holocaust Denier Gets Three Years in Jail
Congressmen threaten probe of U.S. seaports deal
Rep.:  Arab takeover of ports poses security risks
Main Press Plans Another Week of Cheney Shooting Coverage

Self-Important Media Still Upset Over Cheney Accident

HBO’s Gumbel:  Lack of Blacks Makes Olympics ‘Look Like a GOP Convention’
Man Shot In Accident After Laughing At Cheney
Critics slam Cheney’s interview choice
Sheriff:  Dick Cheney Won’t Face Charges
Kerpen:  The Federal Spend-a-Thon Continues

Democrat Hypocrisy, More Evidence of Saddam's WMD (SITYS)

Democrats blast Cheney secrecy after shooting
FLASHBACK:  Senate Minority Leader Reid Has Mild Stroke
Intelligence Summit to Air ‘Saddam’s WMD Tapes’
Secret Saddam WMD Tapes Subject of ABC Nightline Special
Exclusive:  The Secret Tapes -- Inside Saddam’s Palace
FLASHBACK:  Exclusive:  Saddam Possessed WMD, Had Extensive Terror Ties

A Much-Needed Break

I will be taking the rest of the week off for a much-needed (and much-deserved) break.  I will be back on Monday.

No Show Today

Audit:  Katrina, Rita victims used funds for erotica, guns, liquor
Senators hear ‘shocking examples’ of FEMA waste
After criticism, Chertoff proposes FEMA changes
Dems Unveil ’08 Message:  ‘You’re Fat!’
Bluey:  Newt Aide Mocks DNC:  ‘This Unparalleled Research Wins Elections’
Stuart:  Vulgar ‘Women’s Movement’ Disguised as Workshop
Lukas:  Dump ‘V-Day’ and Put a Little Romance in Your Life

Bradys pretend to be relevant, call Cheney "scary"

Families Seek Legislative Remedies From Funeral Protestors
Report:  Iran Begins Uranium Enrichment
Ahmadinejad:  Israel ‘will be removed’
US prepares military blitz against Iran’s nuclear sites
Hunter Shot by Cheney Is ‘Very Stable’
James and Sarah Brady Comment on the Vice President’s Hunting Mishap
Northeast Digs Out From Record Snowstorm
21 injured in US police chase and crash near Mexican border
U.S. Cites Rise in Violence Along Border With Mexico
Government Calls Conference to Study 2 Deadly Infections
Inquiry Into Wiretapping Article Widens
‘Illegal Immigrant Fee’ bill goes to the gold dome
Air is unlikely to clear in smoky halls of Congress
Scientists Begin to Define Attractiveness
Rough racing at Daytona concerns Stewart
NR Editors:  Ending the “Human Rights” Farce
Lewis:  CPAC ’06:  Minorities Come Out in Force

One step closer to overturning Roe v. Wade

SD House Approves Abortion Ban
France secretly upgrades capacity of nuclear arsenal
Ariz. Weighs Options for Border Patrol
Tough U.S. Steps in Hunger Strike at Camp in Cuba
Goldberg:  One Sorry Mess of a Party
Tooley:  Aborting ChurchesGizzi:  Republicans Face Midterm ’06 Defeats
Franc:  Republicans Are Emulating Democrats
Bluey:  CPAC:  Dividing or Uniting Conservatives?
Jeffrey:  Terrorist Blamed His Failure on Bush
Williams:  Bogus Rights
Coulter:  Calvin and Hobbes -- and Muhammad
Ballard:  Tax breaks for the rich?

Welcome, NCSSM!

Tough U.S. Steps in Hunger Strike at Camp in Cuba
Anti-terror efforts have hurt al-Qaeda, Bush says
US lawmaker sees border ‘war’ with renegade Mexican troops
Tancredo Throws Punches at Bush
Reid Aided Abramoff Clients, Records Show
Drudge Flash:  Dem Chair Dean Claims President Turning Country Into Iran
AJC Editors:  The discomfort zone
Ballard:  Tax breaks for the rich?
Williams:  Bogus Rights
Coulter:  Calvin and Hobbes -- and Muhammad

Hank’s Military Update:
USS Ohio, 1st Guided-Missile Platform, Rejoins Fleet
Military role in space said set to expand

The Partisan Media Strikes Again!

Boehner Rents Apartment Owned by Lobbyist in D.C.
Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities
Iran’s missile tech suppliers named
Boxer urges Sheehan to not challenge Feinstein
White House hopefuls, activists are stirring
‘A lot more, a lot earlier’ in 2008 White House race
New generation doesn’t blink at interracial relationships
Reed attacks Cagle’s failure to vote on eminent domain
Republican senators urge Reed to quit race
Ballard:  Tax breaks for the rich?
Williams:  Bogus Rights
Malkin:  The Government Junkets You Find
Zycher:  Might As Well Face It
Goldberg:  No Joke
Buchanan:  Europe’s Juvenile Idiots Start Religious War

Muslim Riots, King Funeral

Iran to publish Holocaust cartoons
Scientist predicts ‘mini Ice Age’
Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea
For Some, Spying Controversy Recalls a Past Drama
King Funeral Turns Political: Bush Bashed by Former President, Reverend
Bin Laden Artwork Now Hanging In New York
Lebanon apologizes to Denmark; protests continue
Councilman Wants To Ban Smokers From City Jobs
Buchanan:  Europe’s Juvenile Idiots Start Religious War
Corsi:  Bush Is Sounding Like Jimmy Carter
Tucker:  Civil rights era needs successor:  Class equality

Full Show Today

Including Hank’s Military Update

Ability to Wage ‘Long War’ Is Key To Pentagon Plan
Bush’s $2.8 Trillion Budget Proposal Cuts Domestic Programs
Carafano:  We’re Not Spending Enough on Defense
Berthoud:  New Bush Budget Does Little to Slow Spending Binge
For Some, Spying Controversy Recalls a Past Drama
Bin Laden Artwork Now Hanging In New York
Lebanon apologizes to Denmark; protests continue
China says income gap between rich, poor at ‘alarming’ level
Councilman Wants To Ban Smokers From City Jobs
Macon Telegraph:  Keeping HOPE alive is a full-time job for Legislature
AJC:  Redistricting ploy deserves a veto
Tucker:  Civil rights era needs successor:  Class equality
Hornberger:  How Hitler Became a Dictator
de Borchgrave:  Later than we think
NR Editors:  Dump Chafee
Hurley:  Cindy Sheehan:  Michael Moore’s Twin
Johnson:  The Guest (Worker) Who Wouldn’t Leave

Another shot for yesterday's news

Unemployment Rate Declines in January
Indian Ocean girds for spread of incurable crippling disease
Ralph Reed’s first try for elected office showing signs of trouble
Blunt Falls Short of Votes on First Ballot
Boehner Wins Leadership Race
Homeland Security Tries New 3-D Technology At Super Bowl XL
Man Sues Apple Over Potential Hearing Loss
Women Sue Wal-Mart Over Morning-After Pill
Payne:  What Would George Drive?
Noonan:  ‘I Hope She Drowns’
Novak:  The real Bush?
Franc:  Boehner Offers Bolder Direction for GOP
Aldrich:  Conservatives Can Defend Liberty Without Help of ACLU
Spruiell:  Basic to Basics with Boehner

Boehner Elected Majority Leader

Blunt Falls Short of Votes on First Ballot
Boehner Wins Leadership Race
Homeland Security Tries New 3-D Technology At Super Bowl XL
Man Sues Apple Over Potential Hearing Loss
Women Sue Wal-Mart Over Morning-After Pill
Payne:  What Would George Drive?
Noonan:  ‘I Hope She Drowns’
Novak:  The real Bush?

UPDATE (17:16):  Due to an internet outage in Stetson, there will be no show today.  Expect a full show tomorrow.  My apologies to all of you.

State of the Union Address Show

Audio, Video, and Transcript of Bush's Address
Transcript of Democrat Rebuttal
Kerry Claims:  53% of Children do not Graduate from High School
New weapon could mean the end of collateral damage
Kemp:  Democracy is More Than Voting
Rep. Tancredo:  Bush Doesn’t Get It on Immigration
De Rugy:  2 SOTUs
USA Today:  Health ideas no cure-all, but some worth a shot