Gore Not So Green

Power:  Gore mansion uses 20x average household; consumption increase after ‘Truth’
Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’? --$30,000 utility bill
Gore’s High-Energy-Use Home Target of Critical Report
New York:  Targeted By Tehran?
Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 23 Killed
Taliban ‘knew of Cheney visit’
Cheney presses Musharraf over border control
Demand for English Lessons Outstrips Supply
Libertarian candidate in ’88, Paul eyes GOP nomination
Political punch spurs blog brawl
Study:  Vanity on the rise among college students
Senate bill to require girls get cancer vaccine
Catch of day lands Mayfield in hot water


Johnson:  Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”
Rahn:  Warming a cold fact?
Cars improved the air…that’s no bull
Peterson:  Legacy lost
Factor:  The Sanford Alternative
Washington Times:  Fences and neighbors
Applebaum:  The Gall To Speak Her Mind

Government Helping Illegals

Clinton Fights to Keep Impeachment Taboo
Mexican anger over U.S. ‘trespass’
Mexican wives seek ouster of husbands from U.S.
Report:  Fed program helps illegal immigrants send money home
Border Sewage Deal Hits the Rocks
Report:  Israel Asks U.S. for Iraqi Airspace Corridor for Iran Strike
U.S.:  Large Cache of Weapons Discovered in Iraq Traceable to Iran
Al-Qaida regrouping in Pakistan, Cheney says
Film’s View of Islam Stirs Anger on Campuses
Poll:  Big Majority Oppose Draft
Pregnant 14-Year-Old Says Having a Child Is the Newest Fashion Among Teens
Sharpton’s Ancestor Was Owned by Thurmond’s
Governors, critical of Bush, seeking more help from Congress for children’s health care



Sen. Lieberman:  The Choice on Iraq
Rep. Saxton:  Al Qaeda’s weapons of mass influence
Kohlmayer:  Radical Islam—Ideology, Not Religion
Steyn:  For in that sleep of death…
Jacob:  Celebrating our first term-limited politicians
Parker:  Vaccine mandate explains our out-of-control health system
Grabar:  A Voluptuous Rotting Corpse
Giles:  I’m not Homophobic; I’m Chick-O-Centric

Iran Conspiracy Theory

Immigrant Game at N.Y.U. Draws Protesters
More Americans killed by illegal aliens than Iraq war, study says
Janitorial Service Officials Charged in Sweep of Illegal Immigrants
Vilsack Drops Out of Presidential Race
Bachmann on Iran
Cheney hints at Iran strike


Washington Times:  Public doubts selling out Iraq
West:  Imposing Islamic law
Spruiell:  The Wasteland
Hawkins:  The top 9 reasons why a Democratic president can’t handle the war on terrorism

Schumer: Illegal Immigrant Hunt 'obnoxious'

Iran defies deadline to halt atom work:  U.N. watchdog
Report Says Nuclear Work Ongoing in Iran
Senate illegals bill near complete
‘Find the Illegal Immigrant’
Schumer:  College Repubs ‘obnoxious’
Bank of America Won’t Cancel Controversial Credit Card Program
GOP ‘darlings’ slow to sign tax-cut pledge
Grades Rise as Reading Skills Drop in H.S. Study
Bush Touts Energy Plan in North Carolina


Novak:  Death of the Chief
Sowell:  Obama’s Worn-Out Economic Ideas
Thomas:  Rise of the Anti-Hero
Elder:  Democrats’ Plan for Victory in Iraq
Fields:  The inconvenient truth
Rusher:  The global-warming hysterics strike again
Lambro:  Read their lips:  More new taxes for all
Strom:  Why is Capitalism a Dirty Word?
Lott:  Land of the Fake Free    

British to Withdraw from Iraq

Blair Announces Iraq Withdrawal Plan
Cheney Says British Troop Withdrawal Is Positive Sign
Hornets hit France and could reach Britain
US deficit is shrinking, for now
Flow of illegal immigrants to U.S. starts to slow
Of great import:  bilingual teachers
Nancy Pelosi Backs Tuition Breaks for Illegal Aliens
Health Care May Be 1/5 of What You Spend
Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs
U.N. Readies Report on Iran Nuclear Program


Kondracke:  Will ’08 Democrats Follow Murtha, Vote to Cut Troop Funds?
Blankley:  One card Monte
Greenberg:  Funds to follow?
Stossel:  No Drug Price Controls
Williams:  Nonsense Ideas
Marr:  Taking offense
Du Pont:  Plus Climate Change
Goldberg:  The Beer Test
Spencer:  Covering Up Islam

Nashville Jihad

Romney joined NRA in August
Supreme Court’s new tilt could put Scalia on a roll
Humans’ beef with livestock:  a warmer planet
Iran is months away from enrichment – IAEA
Iran nears industrial N-fuel production
Iran cash lapse puts nuke plan in peril
US ‘Iran attack plans’ revealed
Muslim Cabbie Charged With Running Over Students After Religious Dispute
Prosecutors:  London Bombing Suspect Fled in Burka
Female Pakistani Minister Shot Dead for Refusing to Wear Veil
Obama Ranks as Most Traveled Senator
Australia to Ban Old-Style Light Bulbs
Mercer announces new executive vice president hire


Sowell:  Priceless Politics
Driessen:  Global warming pork and politics
Horner:  Top 10 ‘Global-Warming’ Myths
Ghadry:  Syria’s terror networks
Washington Times:  Pelosi’s pandering against Turkey
Balko:  Ron Paul, the Real Republican?
Kamdar:  ‘Muslim Americans are Americans, too’
Bartlett:  The Cheney Handicap
Blackwell:  Liberals Aren’t Very Good at Talk Radio    

Show Returns Today

As Clinton Runs, Some Old Foes Stay on Sideline
Clinton Woos Black Voters
Clinton offers contract to S.C. endorser
Some mull idea of Sen. Bill Clinton
Should Md. Sidestep Electoral College? (Answer:  NO)
Al Qaeda Chiefs Are Seen to Regain Power
Globally, most see common ground
Democrats Consider New Ways to Limit Iraq War
Reid:  Iraq war ‘worst foreign policy mistake’ in U.S. history
Bill Takes Aim At Left-Lane Loiterers
Heavenly Deal
Slamming tax cuts seen as a risky move
Immigrants Struggle With Rising Fees
Va. Raps No Child Testing Rules
Russia:  Countries That Host U.S. Missile Shield Will Be Targets



Parker:  The perverse politics of Gardasil
Jacoby:  Irreconcilable positions:  support troops, oppose war
Pell:  Keeping a cool head amid warming hysteria
Rep. Linder:  Global-warming theory and the eugenics precedent
Sowell:  It’s the Science, Stupid
Washington Times:  Time to take Iran seriously
Fund:  Libertarians in America

Fundamentalist Muslims Riot Over Repairs

Williams can’t duck campaign pushes
’08 slate without standout for GOP
Senate works to wrap up unfinished budget work from GOP predecessors
Israeli Police Storm Islam Holy Site After Clashes
New York Declares Disasters in Some Counties After 100 Inches of Snow Dumped on Region


West:  Islamists’ female victims
Washington Times:  Repeal D.C.’s gun law
Strassel:  It’s a Tough Life
Goldberg:  Global Cooling Costs Too Much
Sajak:  Global Warming:  What Are You Willing to Do?
Kudlow:  When You Tax Profits, You Tax People

This is a reminder that the Jeff Scott Show will not air next week due to academic obligations and Homecoming.  We will return on Monday, February 19.  Expect the master global warming blog post this weekend.

Free Speech on Campus?

Edwards Takes Heat Over Lavish Estate
Democrat leaders back Edwards on taxes
Mistrial Called In Lieutenant’s Court-Martial
Sponsor says new Sunday alcohol bills on the way
Vaccines:  Mandate or choice?
Protecting children vs. parenting freely
Iran’s Supreme Leader Lashes Out Against U.S.
Skip the Showers:  Male Sweat Turns Women on, Study Says


Saunders:  S.F. State – Hecklers’ Paradise
Adams:  Morals Week Spreads to 20 College Campuses
Thomas:  A ‘Spartan and Skimpy’ Budget
Lambro:  Budget bloat and blather
Smith:  Cold War contacts
Washington Times:  Not-so-secret ballots
Franc:  End Government Policies That Hamstring Energy Security
Reynolds:  Inequality of What…and When?
Elder:  Global Warming Turns People Gay
Towery:  Twelve Billion Reasons To Not Want To Pay Your Taxes

Media Wrong on Cloture Vote

We do use books that call Jews ‘apes’ admits head of Islamic School
Air America Fire Sale
Pelosi’s push for jet remains up in air
Battle looms over right to unionize
Productivity, Labor Costs Climb in 2006
Many Voices, No Debate, as Senate Is Stifled on War
Federal Law Drains Resources for the Gifted
Good News for Apparel Retailers:  Women Would Give Up Sex for Clothes


Williams:  World poverty
Marr:  Thomas Jefferson’s Koran
Hertel:  State should tap into nuclear recycling
Murdock:  Stick Ethanol in the Museum of Unintended Consequences
Martin:  Seventy-two Virgins

Bush Budget: $2,900,000,000,000

Saudi Court Orders Lashing, Jail for 20 Foreigners for Drinking, Dancing at Mixed Party
U.S. military:  Iraqi lawmaker is U.S. Embassy bomber
Iraq allies dawdle on aid for rebuilding
Israeli Official:  Foreign Sources Arming Hezbollah, Hamas at Alarming Rate
FEMA Wants Over $300M in Katrina Aid Back
Bush submits ‘staggering’ $2.9 trillion budget
Bush Releases Budget Aimed to Erase Deficit
Democrats rip plan to curb Medicare, Medicaid
Bush officials push priorities in budget before Congress
Bernanke:  Protect Workers Against Effects of Free-Trade
Edwards Introduces Plan For Health-Care Coverage
Number of Unwed Births, C-Sections Hit Record Highs
Thousands of New Mollusks, Crustaceans Found in Philippine Waters


Will:  Inconvenient Kyoto Truths
Hanson:  Mexifornia, Five Years Later
Frum:  The Politics of Bulls and Bears
Thomas:  The Race to the Bottom
D’Souza:  9/11 and the Clinton Abdication
Barone:  Turning toward Iran
Washington Times:  The Bush budget plan
Faulkner:  Building a better budget
Rattner:  Fudging the Budget
Prager:  Liberals Don’t Ask “What Happens Next?”
Cain:  Entitlement is a Disease    

No Show Today

Due to continued illness, the Jeff Scott Show will not air today.  However, I am loading up on over-the-counter medication in an attempt to return tomorrow.

No Show Today

Due to illness (and subsequent loss of voice) the Jeff Scott Show will not air today.  We should return on Monday.

Probation for ASU RA Who Refused Indoctrination

Biden Unwraps ’08 Bid With an Oops!
Exxon Mobil Posts Record Annual Profit
ASU penalizes RA after diversity activity protest
Chirac retracts remarks on Iran threat
Democrats Want to Rise With the Middle Class
Bush assails ‘income inequality’
Personal Savings Rate Drops to Worst Level Since Great Depression
Iraq Restricts Air, Land Passages to Syria, Iran
Two Senior Iraqi Generals Eyed in Brazen Attack on U.S. Soldiers
U.S. doctors warn of poisoning from hand gels
New Fear:  Being ‘George Allen-ed’
Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a ‘Whore,’ Resigns from Hispanic Group
Al Gore Is a Greenhouse Gasbag



Leo:  Free Inquiry?  Not on Campus
Will:  A Tide for School Choice
Novak:  The Pollster in Exile
Foster:  Where’s the Support?