Edwards, Bono Hypocrisy

Venezuela’s Chavez says U.S. ambassador could be expelled if he keeps ‘meddling’
U.N. says Iran plans nuclear development
Pelosi in Iraq to see for herself how war is going
Troops Authorized to Kill Iranian Operatives in Iraq
Scared Smithfield workers stay home
Edwards Home County’s Largest
Bono, Who Preaches Charity, Profits From Buyouts, Tax Breaks
Alien hiring fine fails on Hill
Sharpton:  Step up or I’ll run in ‘08



Washington Times:  Commonsense immigration enforcement
Lyons:  Untie military hands
Goldberg:  The Body Democratic
Charen:  Demoralized
Gizzi:  Will Un-‘Fairness Doctrine’ Haunt Talk Radio?

Osama-Obama Wants Socialized Health Care

Gas Station To Offer ‘Terror-Free’ Oil
MLK Party Causes Uproar on Texas Campus
Overlooked:  Dems Stop Smoking From The Verve Pipe?
Spellings stands firm on ‘real school choice’
GOP renews ‘amnesty’ defiance
Ethanol Industry Gets a Boost From Bush
Budget Office Forecasts Drop in U.S. Deficit
Paid Sick and Take-Care-of-Your-Neighbor Days to Be Mandatory in San Francisco
Obama calls for universal health care within six years
New York Plans Official City Condom
Tancredo:  Abolish Race-Based Caucuses


Washington Times:  The president’s address
Huggins:  Boost military spending
Washington Times:  Dubious ‘successes’ in Iran
Coulter:  I Am Woman, Hear Me Bore
Lips:  The State of Federal Education Policy
Chapman:  Bush’s Bogus Cure for Oil Addiction    

Bush's State of the Union: More Big Government

Officials net 761 illegal immigrants
ICE:  More Than 700 In Custody After SoCal Sweep
Aliens ask wrong people in van about work
Kerry won’t run for president in ‘08
N Korea helping Iran with nuclear testing
Iran:  Israel, US will soon die
Officials fear war in space by China
Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill
Bush pushes voucher proposal over Democrats’ objection
Transcript:  President Bush’s State of the Union Address
Transcript:  Sen. Webb’s Democratic Response to Bush’s State of the Union Address



Washington Times:  Congressional representation
Heck:  Energy bill ripple effect
Samuelson:  Blindness on Biofuels
AJC:  Social Security, Medicare won’t fix themselves
Du Pont:  A Spending Sham
Schulz:  Addicted to Big Government
Payne:  Fuel Folly
Rep. Hensarling:  Time for GOP to Get Back to Basics
Rep. Boehner:  Common Ground on Fiscal Responsibility
Sherk, Hederman:  Who Earns the Minimum Wage?  Suburban Teenagers, Not Single Parents    

State of the Union Address Tonight

Reports:  Russia Fulfills Iran Missile Deal
Experts:  Ahmadinejad’s Days May Be Numbered
Ahmadinejad:  U.S. Claims ‘Ridiculous’
Clinton Bid Heralds Demise of Public Financing
Death Knell May Be Near for Public Election Funds
Black Caucus:  Whites Not Allowed
Republican Opposition to Iraq Plan Grows
Thwarted Al Qaeda in Iraq Plot Would Have Smuggled Terrorists Into United States on Student Visas
Bush to Seek Cutback in Gas Consumption
Ethanol Production Booming on Demand
Getting Hydrogen Cars To Live Up to Their Hype
Study:  Geothermal energy could meet large part of U.S. power need
Senate’s wage bill still exempts Samoa
Bank of America Profit Rises 47%
White Atlanta Suburbs Push for Secession


Kelly:  Is the Surge Already Producing Results?
Thomas:  The Hillary Factor
Sowell:  The ‘Greed’ Fallacy
Macon Telegraph:  Permit communities to decide
USAToday:  Bush seeks balanced budget, 6 years and $3 trillion late
Portman:  Deficit halved 2 years early
D’Souza:  The America terrorists never see
WSJ:  Hillary Takes a Pass
Rep. Paul:  Can U.S. Achieve Peace in the Middle East?
Rep. Price:  Democrats’ Unconstitutional Power Grab
Williams:  Fearmongering
Edwards:  The Conservative Consensus:  Frank Meyer, Barry Goldwater, and the Politics of Fusionism

It's Official: Hillary Joins 2008 Race

Chavez to U.S.:  ‘Go to hell, gringos!’
N.M. Governor Enters White House Race
Clinton:  ‘I’m in to Win’ White House
Will Hillary be cheated once again?
Rush of Entries Gives ’08 Race Early Intensity
Gingrich:  2008 Run Would be Last Resort
Climate scientists feeling the heat
Storm Hits Weather Community Over Climate Expert’s Global Warming Claims
Snow falling across Tucson
Rare Snow Storm Surprises Arizona
Toyota plans ultra-inexpensive car
Iran’s guards start wargame to test missiles
Strategist:  Iran believes it could destroy Israel with a single nuke
Iran bars 38 U.N. nuclear inspectors
Group of Senators Petition FCC to Deny Station License for ‘Free Speech’ Host
Support grows to make English official
Bush proposals find little success



Novak:  Student Loan Scam
Malkin:  Destroyed - NOT
D’Souza:  What they know that isn’t so
Lambro:  At minimum, a bad deal
Rahn:  Collapsing Venezuela
Bookman:  Perdue pours out more hypocrisy
Smith:  Don’t expand the harm of alcohol
WSJ:  Ban’s Reform Call
Cain:  A Strange Way to Seek a True Leader
Caruba:  The Ethanol Debacle

More UN Scandal

AMS Certified Weatherman Strikes Back at Weather Channel Call for Decertification
Freeze puts squeeze on citrus prices
Abdullah to Haaretz:  Jordan will develop nuclear power
Shorter State of the Union will stress common ground
House Approves Page Program Overhaul
Fed Chief Warns That Entitlement Growth Could Harm Economy
U.S. State Department Reveals North Korea’s Misuse of U.N. Development Program Funds and Operations
Tax Fugitive:  ‘Show Us the Law, and We’ll Pay’
Armed Man Guilty of Tax Evasion Barricades Himself in New Hampshire Home
Republicans elect Martinez to party’s top post



Washington Times:  The changing health-care debate
Washington Times:  Pandering on the Hill
Krauthammer:  A Plausible Plan B
Milloy:  Asbestos Fireproofing Might Have Prevented World Trade Center Collapse
Kirkpatrick:  United Nations Dictator’s Program
WSJ:  U.N. Cash for Kim
Ham:  Big Orange CEOs Under Fire in Congress
Limbaugh:  The Un-Fairness Doctrine:  Unevening the Playing Field, by Law
Buchanan:  See the Superpower Run
Noonan:  ‘My Fellow Americans…’

Snow in Malibu--Global Warming?

Weather Channel Climate Expert Calls for Decertifying Global Warming Skeptics
Pelosi May Create Global Warming Panel
30th Anniversary of snow in South Florida
Snow Snarls Traffic On I-5 And In Malibu!
It’s winter for a day as snow dusts parts of L.A.
Bernanke:  Fiscal action needed as America ages
5 down, 1 to go on Dems’ House agenda
House Dems target special breaks for Big Oil Thursday
Oil Prices Dip Below $50 for First Time Since May 2005 on Inventory Data
Radicals vs. moderates:  British Muslims at crossroads
Senate plans vote against troop surge
Gates:  Iranians ‘Overplaying Their Hand’
Al-Maliki Blames Strengthened Insurgency on U.S. Refusal to Provide More Equipment, Arms to Iraqis
Another boy dies copying Saddam Hussein’s hanging
Perdue hints veto of Sunday booze sales
Zogby:  Iowa Democrats Prefer Edwards



McCaslin:  Inside the Beltway (Reyes Flip-Flop)
Arends:  McCain no longer rocks in Granite State
Lambro:  Slippage showing
Washington Times:  Democrats’ taxing energy policy
Bauer:  Beyond Roe
Novak:  The GOP in a Quagmire
Medved:  The youthful candidate is passing with the years
Feeney:  No Social Security for Illegal Aliens
Rassam:  Somalia Bombings Show Why We Must Destroy Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Socialized Medicine Strikes Again!

Castro surgery seems to have been botched:  experts
Bush to outline global warming policy in State of Union
Ice Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power
Colo. Lawmaker Considers Run For President
Obama Starts ’08 Bid, Reshaping Democratic Field
The big question about Barack Obama
Rebels Reportedly Kill, Eat Two Gorillas in Congo
Iran shoots down U.S. spy drone amid growing military pressure
Senate votes to end secret ‘earmarks’


de Borchgrave:  Back to the future?
Gregg:  Chavez’s holy war
Bradley:  Global warming policy perils
Williams:  Trade Deficits:  Good or Bad?
Stossel:  Losing Sleep Over the Trade Deficit?
WSJ:  Hugo and Mahmoud
McClay:  After Bush
Sowell:  Dems Imperfect
Farah:  Presidents Must Obey Law, Too

Fairness Doctrine Coming Back?

Kucinich:  Congress To Take On FCC
Democrats Pledge to Extend Minimum Wage
Libertarian Files Papers for ’08 Race
Sen. Brownback Brings Back the Flat Tax
Osama-Obama Takes 1st Step in Presidential Bid
AP:  Iran Gets Army Gear in Pentagon Sale
Russian missiles delivered to Iran:  Ivanov
Pit bulls vs. stalwarts in House GOP
Choice of Martinez sparks GOP rebellion
Saddam kin beheaded by hanging
Saudi’s comments send oil reeling
Prices at pump likely to fall more
Burden Set to Shift On Balanced Budget
Mercer official upbeat about enrollment


Sowell:  Another Vietnam?
Barone:  Open field for 2008
Caldeira:  When Being Green Raises the Heat
Dionne:  A Dark Horse’s War Edge
Riedl:  Against Our Interest
Carpenter:  Barack Osama-Obama Is Just Another Liberal
Cain:  Dangerous Democrats vs. the Free Market
Emanuel:  Iranians in Iraq
Washington Times:  Pelosi Democrats and the House GOP
Washington Times:  The Reagan example

New Iraq Plan, HillaryCare Returns

Chavez sworn in for radical new term in Venezuela
Chavez promises a socialist Venezuela as he starts new 6-year term
Sen. Kennedy Seeks Universal Health Plan
GOP hits Pelosi’s ‘hypocrisy’ on wage bill
Rangel rankled by fellow Dem Pelosi
Several in GOP hit Bush ‘blunder’
Lawyer Arrested for Kissing Employee
Deficit Falls to Lowest Level in 4 Years
Senate wants no pension for convicted lawmakers
Bush Going For Broke With Troop Surge
Iraq plan ‘going forward’
U.S. and Iraqis Are Wrangling Over War Plans
Rice vows U.S. back on track for ‘road map’
Military Expands Intelligence Role in U.S.
Cheney admits expanded military spying role inside US
Pentagon Viewing Americans’ Bank Records
Gingrich sees error in pull of voter base
Despite Lessons on King, Some Unaware of His Dream
Biden calls for removal of Confederate flag
Congress Will Get to Five-Day Workweek…Eventually
Mercer leader would like to see national Baptist links


Morris:  Taking Day Off For Football Costs Dems Credibility
Washington Times:  Iran’s deadly subversion
Novak:  Testing Reid’s Ethical Limits
Navarrette:  Social Security is about math, not Mexicans
Col. Hunt:  Another Way Forward?
McCutcheon:  State income tax needs to go away
Pence:  No New Taxes
Maurer:  Let There Be ‘Blight’
Stossel:  Sticking it to low-skilled workers
Medved:  Why Should the Middle Class Fight Tax Hikes on the Rich?
Giles:  The South Sucks?
Blackwell:  Conservative Movement Needs Leaders


My college football bowl picks went 25-7, finishing my season at 299-81 (78.7%).  Now we wait 8 months for next season to begin.

Month in Review

KCCI Poll Shows Vilsack 3rd Among Democratic Hopefuls
Obama strong in new poll
CNN Apologizes for Mistaken Headline
John Edwards Joins Presidential Race
Hillary falls to earth in poll race
In Meetings With Allies, Clinton Hones ’08 Strategy
Pork No Longer Paves the Road to Re-election
U.S. Is Detaining Iranians Caught in Raids in Iraq
Court:  Execute Saddam Within 30 Days
1st Muslim congressman thrills crowd in Dearborn
Speaker celebrates with a four-day party
Protesters disrupt press conference on lobbying reform
Bipartisan Effort to Draft Immigration Bill
New Census Data Shows Low-Tax States Better at Reducing Poverty
Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq
Rockets Fall on Israel Despite Ceasefire With Palestinians
New year rings in multitude of new laws in states
AP Poll:  Americans Optimistic for 2007
Poll:  Americans See Gloom, Doom in 2007
Robertson Predicts ‘Mass Killing’


Sowell:  A Dangerous Obsession
WSJ:  The Payroll Tax Trap

The Jeff Scott Show returns today.  There will be another post later this afternoon with links for today’s show.

Bowl Picks

Clandestine military teams clash with CIA, allies
Reid:  Brief Troop Increase OK in Iraq
Blood and Money
Gingrich:  GOP needs new kind of campaign
Iranian students hide in fear for lives after venting fury at Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad Opponents Leading Elections
Tax Leads Americans Abroad to Renounce U.S.
Clinton and Royal:  Sharing ambitions not handshakes?
Democrats leave Bono disappointed
Edwards Set to Launch ’08 Bid; Bayh Out


Fund:  Not So Fast


Poinsettia Bowl:  Northern Illinois vs. #25 TCU
Las Vegas Bowl:  #19 Brigham Young vs. Oregon
New Orleans Bowl:  Rice vs. Troy
PapaJohns.com Bowl:  South Florida vs. East Carolina
New Mexico Bowl:  New Mexico vs. San Jose State
Armed Forces Bowl:  Tulsa vs. Utah
Hawaii Bowl:  Arizona State vs. Hawaii
Motor City Bowl:  Middle Tennessee State vs. Central Michigan
Emerald Bowl:  Florida State vs. UCLA
Independence Bowl:  Oklahoma State vs. Alabama
Holiday Bowl:  #21 Texas A&M vs. #20 California
Texas Bowl:  #16 Rutgers vs. Kansas State
Music City Bowl:  Clemson vs. Kentucky
Sun Bowl:  #24 Oregon State vs. Missouri
Liberty Bowl:  Houston vs. South Carolina
Insight Bowl:  Texas Tech vs. Minnesota
Champs Sports Bowl:  Purdue vs. Maryland
Meineke Car Care Bowl:  Navy vs. #23 Boston College
Alamo Bowl:  #18 Texas vs. Iowa
Chick Fil-A Bowl:  Georgia vs. #14 Virginia Tech
MPC Computers Bowl:  Miami vs. Nevada
Outback Bowl:  #17 Tennessee vs. Penn State
Cotton Bowl:  #10 Auburn vs. #22 Nebraska
Capital One Bowl:  #12 Arkansas vs. #6 Wisconsin
Gator Bowl:  Georgia Tech vs. #13 West Virginia
Rose Bowl:  #8 USC vs. #3 Michigan
Fiesta Bowl:  #9 Boise State vs. #7 Oklahoma
Orange Bowl:  #5 Louisville vs. #15 Wake Forest
Sugar Bowl:  #11 Notre Dame vs. #4 LSU
International Bowl:  Western Michigan vs. Cincinnati
GMAC Bowl:  Ohio vs. Southern Miss
BCS National Championship:  #2 Florida vs. #1 Ohio State

No Show Today

Due to an important administrative meeting, the Jeff Scott Show will not air today.  I apologize for any inconvenience.  I wish you all good luck on exams and a Merry Christmas.

More Reaction to ISG Report

Iraq ‘appease’ squeeze on W.
Bush:  to win in Iraq, beat extremists
Bush:  Al Qaeda, Iran Feeding Hatred, Violence in Mideast
Iran, Syria wary of proposed U.S. diplomacy on Iraq
Bush tells Iran, Syria how they can join Iraq talks
Richardson Speaks Against Border Fence
Senate Debates Global Warming, CNN Anchor Snoozes
Global warming ‘over-hyped’?
Media Shows Irrational Hysteria on Global Warming
Gasoline prices likely to go higher
Jobless claims take biggest fall in 6 months
Gates confirmed as secretary of Defense
Pearl Harbor victims honored with moment of silence, wreath laying in Hawaii
Congress close to reaching tax, trade deal
Democratic Wave in Congress Further Erodes Moderation in GOP


Goldberg:  Health-care resolve
Washington Times:  A bipartisan path to surrender?
Coulter:  Incoming Congress Prepares to Launch ‘Operation Surrender’
Jacoby:  ‘Conversations’ with the enemy
Elder:  If ‘War Is Not the Answer,’ Then What Is?
Washington Times:  Pass the Gulf offshore drilling bill
Fisher:  Deporting a Model Noncitizen
Gainor:  Media Far From Objective on Climate Change
    

ISG Report Bogus, As Expected

Analysts:  Bin Laden alive but hamstrung
‘We Can’t Afford to Leave’
Iraq study outlines exit strategy
Panel Backs Overhaul of Iraq Policy
‘This is unfair’ say Iraqis on US panel threat
Syria and Iran willing to help U.S. in Iraq, but will want concessions
1 in 7 Mexican workers employed in the U.S.:  report
Cherokee approves ordinance
Culture Shock on Capitol Hill:  House to Work 5 Days a Week
Somalia Town Threatens to Behead People Who Don’t Pray 5 Times Daily
Macon council approves panhandling rules
Richest 2% hold half the world’s assets


Stossel:  Who Gives to Charity?
Williams:  Passing of a Giant
Beres & Lopez:  Palestinian-al Qaeda plans
Washington Times:  More troops needed
McCarthy:  Preliminary Thoughts
Jeffrey:  Bad apples and public schools
Cain:  Dem Health Care Plans:  Piecemeal Socialism
Hood:  Meet the New House Centrists
Johnson:  UN Report:  Poor Own Less Than Rich

ISG Report Tomorrow

Congress open to passing bill on immigration
Romney:  Give Troopers Power to Arrest Illegals
Adviser:  Clinton Actively Weighs ’08 Bid
Brownback Moves Toward White House Bid
David Bonior to Lead John Edwards Campaign
Chavez backs possible vote to close private TV stations
Telemundo:  Venezuela Halts Transmission
Putin wanted Blair to gag poisoned spy
Rumsfeld Memo on Iraq Proposed ‘Major’ Change
Gates Says U.S. Is Not Winning Iraq War
Ahmadinejad:  Israel will disappear
‘US won’t order preemptive Iran strike’
Newly elected Muslim lawmaker under fire
Pelosi:  Fast-Track Minimum Wage Bill
Parallel parking a pain?  Your car can do it for you as auto-park systems arrive


Crittenden:  Say no to AP’s shoddy work
Barone:  Sticking to his guns
Gaffney:  The ‘Iraq Surrender Group’
Thomas:  The Rumsfeld memo (and mine)
Chapman:  Can spending habits be changed?
Moore:  The Market and Its Medicine


My college football picks were 6-3 this week, bringing me to a season total of 274-74 (78.7%).  I will issue my bowl picks before the start of the first bowl game.

No Show Today

Due to an academic obligation, the Jeff Scott Show will not air today.  We will return tomorrow.

Week 14 Football Picks

Democrats to offer permanent tax cut
U.S. Considers Ending Outreach to Insurgents
Iraq sets timetable for transfer
Iraq Panel to Urge Pullout Of Combat Troops by ‘08
House to Vote on Offshore Drilling Bill
U.S. Citizenship Process Is Getting a History Test
GOP leaders say party strayed, must find its way
Tancredo protestors turn violent
Aide:  Romney Unaware of Illegal Workers


Hantler:  Spoilsport trial lawyers
Topol:  Shi’ites vs. Sunnis
Buchanan:  The War of All Against All
Krauthammer:  This Is Realism?
Elder:  What About Clinton and Kosovo?  Get Over ‘Bush Lied’ Nonsense
NR:  One for the Wastebaskets
Fumento:  Ramadi success shows insurgents can be beaten
West:  How to win the winnable war?  Oil
Milloy:  What Hurricane Season?
Bluey:  Gingrich Sees Dark Days Ahead for GOP


Top 25
#2 USC vs. UCLA
Connecticut vs. #6 Louisville
#13 Rutgers vs. #15 West Virginia
Stanford vs. #21 California
Oregon State vs. #24 Hawaii

Big XII Championship:  #19 Nebraska vs. #8 Oklahoma
SEC Championship:  #8 Arkansas vs. #4 Florida
ACC Championship:  #16 Wake Forest vs. #23 Georgia Tech

Army vs. Navy

SITYS: Iran Destabilizing Iraq

Iranian Weapons Arm Iraqi Militia
Bush Agrees to Speedy Turnover in Iraq
Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops
Joint Chiefs oppose Iraq pullout
Strong protests for visa changes
Democrats Reject Key 9/11 Panel Suggestion
FLASHBACK, June 13:  Pelosi Demands 9/11 Commission Recommendations
FLASHBACK, Oct 9:  Reid Demands 9/11 Commission Recommendations
These Days, Campaign Season Lasts Full Congressional Term


Washington Times:  Talking to the rogues
WSJ:  Not So Grand Bargain
Cain:  Read Between the Lines
Thomas:  If I Were a Terrorist
Coulter:  Airport Security Should Be Profiling Arabs
Robbins:  Civil War in Iraq?

"Crazy" Mahmoud Writes US a Letter

Paper:  Iran Leader Writes to Americans
Iranian president:  “U.S. governs by coercion”
Bush wants more countries in visa-waiver program
Bush seeks to ease visa requirement
Sharia law is spreading as authority wanes
Frist says he won’t make White House run
Judge:  Make Bills Recognizable to Blind
Pentagon Considers Moving Troops From al-Anbar Province to Baghdad
For Fiscal Conservatives, Losing May Be Liberating
Schumer:  Reaganism is Dead
Economy Expands by 2.2 percent in 3Q


Hanson:  Losing the Enlightenment
De Borchgrave:  Iraq exit via Iran?
WSJ:  Bush and Maliki
Bartlett:  Covert conservative gain?
Thomas:  Some things never change
Marr:  My rich Uncle Scrooge
Williams:  Why We Love Government
Murdock:  He Rests, His Legacy Can’t
Stossel:  Are Americans Cheap?
Medved:  “Poverty Camp” Shows Leftist Emphasis on Feelings over Impact

Iran to help in Iraq?

Congressman calls Miami a ‘Third World country’
Biden blasts Mexico’s ‘corrupt system’ for immigration, drug problems
Iran tells Talabani that US-led forces must leave Iraq
Iran vows to help Iraq with security
Bush Blames Al Qaeda for Wave of Iraq Violence
Women talk three times as much as men, says study
Hurricane Predictions Off Track As Tranquil Season Wafts Away
Democrat pledges array of investigations
Pelosi Decides Against Hastings
ERA proponents roused by a big change in Congress
Democrats to receive Bush budget warning
Gingrich calls for elimination of McCain-Feingold rules
EU parliament report claims 11 governments knew of CIA prisons
AIDS to Be 3rd Leading Cause of Death


Barone:  Where do Dems go from here?
Washington Times:  Russia sliding darkly
Johnson & Tierney:  The Wars of Perception
Wooten:  Redistricting will never be politics-free
Elder:  Race-card player dishonors true victims
Manne:  Milton Friedman Was Right
Fund:  Better Late Than Never
Lewis:  Why Do Liberals Hate the U.S. Military?


My college football picks were an atrocious 13-8 this week, bringing me to a season total of 268-71 (79.1%).

Week 13 Footbal Picks

Show Update:  The Jeff Scott Show will on Tuesday, November 28, not Monday as originally planned.

I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!

Pentagon cites alternative to Baker report
Whistle-blowers Tip Feds to $1.3 Billion in Fraud
Whites Only Scholarship Creates Outrage

Balko:  National Mall Morphing Into a Monument of Monstrosity
Williams:  Should We Copy Europe?
Lambro:  Some solace for GOP:  Core conservatives fared better
Cost:  Republicans Are Lucky They Did Not Lose More Seats
Lindsey:  Compromised
Limbaugh:  Addressing the elephant in the room
Adams:  Planet U-MASS


Top 25
#6 Notre Dame vs. #3 USC
South Florida vs. #7 West Virginia
#8 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh
Texas A&M vs. #11 Texas
#12 Boise State vs. Nevada
#13 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
Syracuse vs. #15 Rutgers
#21 Brigham Young vs. Utah
Colorado vs. #23 Nebraska
Purdue vs. #25 Hawaii

SEC
#9 LSU vs. #5 Arkansas
Kentucky vs. #19 Tennessee
Mississippi State vs. Mississippi

ACC
Virginia vs. #17 Virginia Tech
#18 Boston College vs. Miami
#20 Wake Forest vs. Maryland
East Carolina vs. NC State
North Carolina vs. Duke

ACC-SEC
#4 Florida vs. Florida State
#16 Georgia Tech vs. Georgia
South Carolina vs. #24 Clemson

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pelosi must corral 3 Dem factions to unite on agenda
Blair admits Iraq is ‘pretty much a disaster’
Iraq is a ‘disaster’ admits Blair
Pentagon May Suggest Short-Term Buildup Leading to Iraq Exit
Obama calls for troop withdrawal in 6 months
Anti-War Activists Plan ‘Global Orgasm For Peace’
Blix:  N. Korea Will Perfect Nuclear Bomb
New RNC Chair:  Return to Core Beliefs
Rep. Rangel Will Seek to Reinstate Draft
Top House Democrats to bar military draft plan
Republicans plot to bring down Pelosi…and Clinton with her
No more ‘hungry’ Americans:  US government says
GOP Leaving Spending Bills to Democrats
Election 2008:  43% Would Never Vote for Mormon Candidate
Romney:  ‘I’m a conservative Republican’
BU group offers white scholarship
CBS appeals FCC indecency rules
First Iceberg in 75 Years Spotted From New Zealand Shore

Feulner:  Idea of Buying Votes With Federal Largess is a Spent Force

The Jeff Scott Show will return after the Thanksgiving Break (Monday, November 20).

My football picks this week went 18-5, bringing me to a season total of 255-63 (80.2%).

Week 12 Football Picks

Wal-Mart digs at Edwards
Researchers:  Forest fires may cool, not warm, regional climate
Arctic resists warming
April 28, 1975 Newsweek:  The Cooling World
McCain says GOP needs to recover ‘lost’ principles
Boehner to lead House Republicans
District slayings usually with gun
Preaching the Gospel of Small Government
Bush:  Emerging U.S.-Vietnam relations offer a lesson in patience with Iraq war


NYT:  Speaker Pelosi Tempts Disaster
Washington Times:  Economist of the Century
West:  GOP balks
WSJ:  Capitalism and Friedman


Top 25
#2 Michigan vs. #1 Ohio State
#17 California vs. #4 USC
Army vs. #6 Notre Dame
#7 Rutgers vs. Cincinnati
South Florida vs. #10 Louisville
Buffalo vs. #12 Wisconsin
Utah State vs. #13 Boise State
#16 Oklahoma vs. Baylor
New Mexico vs. #23 Brigham Young

SEC
Western Carolina vs. #3 Florida
#5 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State
Mississippi vs. #9 LSU
#15 Auburn vs. Alabama
#22 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
Middle Tennessee State vs. South Carolina
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Kentucky

ACC
#19 Virginia Tech vs. #14 Wake Forest
Duke vs. #18 Georgia Tech
#21 Maryland vs. #20 Boston College
NC State vs. North Carolina
Miami vs. Virginia
Western Michigan vs. Florida State

Pence for Minority Leader

Democrats Elect Hoyer as New Majority Leader
House Democrats Name Hoyer to No. 2 Post
Pelosi handed first defeat as Dems pick Hoyer
US plans last big push in Iraq
Scientists:  Pollution could combat global warming
Former Bush Cabinet member eyes White House run
Iranian paper:  Great war to wipe out Israel coming
Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for ‘final nuclear step’
‘Blue Dog’ Democrats May Back GOP Issues
After Win, Democrats Revert to Finger-Pointing


Novak:  Nancy’s first mistake
Washington Times:  The Blue Dogs
Andres:  Back to divided government
Kerpen:  Limited Government’s Best Chance
Hillyer:  Alabama Lazarus Act
Gingrich:  The Right Coalition
Chapman:  Who will lead the minority to the majority?
Bober:  Plenty of good news with the bad for House conservatives
Ryun:  Back to the Basics


Top 25
#8 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh

Republicans not learning lesson

New UN Children’s Book Promotes Global Warming Fears to Kids
Pelosi Endorses Murtha as Next Majority Leader
Clinton Outlines Legislative Priorities
Fla. Senator Mel Martinez to Chair RNC
Democrats Push for Troop Cuts Within Months
Mercer set to begin new era
Georgia Baptist Convention finalizes split with Mercer University
Iran:  Nuclear program will be operating by February
Rudy aiming at White House
Trent Lott Wins Back Leadership Spot
G.O.P. in House Gears Up for New Leadership Fight
Historian says peak oil production is still a quarter-century away
Most Doubt Democrats Have Plan for Iraq


Allen:  The Honeymoon Is Over
NR Editors:  From the Ashes
Human Events:  NR Wrong:  Pence, Shadegg Are the Conservative Candidates
Karnick:  New Age Conservatism
Ferrara:  Righting the Republican Ship
Blankley:  Rebuilding a conservative Republican majority
Miniter:  It’s 1952--or 1954
Goldberg:  Racism By Any Other Name
Williams:  How much does politics count?
Fund:  Meet the New Boss
WSJ:  The Wages of Politics
McManus:  Votes driven by corruption
Barr:  Parties’ future depends on whether they learned their lessons

No Show Today, Tomorrow

The Jeff Scott Show will not air today (Monday) due to course registration or tomorrow (Tuesday) due to a meeting with the Student-Faculty Board of Appropriations.  We will return with a full show on Wednesday.

My football picks went 18-6 this week, bringing me to a season total of 237-58 (80.3%).

Week 11 Football Picks

Al Qaeda gloats over Rumsfeld
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Claims It’s Winning War
GOP furious about timing of Rumsfeld resignation
Khamenei calls elections a victory for Iran
NY congressman says no offense intended with Mississippi remark
Miss. Congressman Wants Rangel Apology
RNC asks Steele to replace Mehlman


Noonan:  Concession Stands
WSJ:  Bridge to Somewhere
Goldberg:  Blame the Politicians, Not the Ideology
Krauthammer:  They’re Bummed
Toomey:  Why We Lost
Byrd:  What to do now that I have decided not to blame Diebold


Top 25
#1 Ohio State vs. Northwestern
#2 Michigan vs. Indiana
#4 Texas vs. Kansas State
#21 Oregon vs. #7 USC
#8 California vs. Arizona
#9 Notre Dame vs. Air Force
Cincinnati vs. #10 West Virginia
#14 Boise State vs. San Jose State
#16 Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Texas Tech vs. #17 Oklahoma
Nebraska vs. #24 Texas A&M

SEC
Georgia vs. #5 Auburn
South Carolina vs. #6 Florida
#13 Tennessee vs. #11 Arkansas
Alabama vs. #12 LSU
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky

ACC
#18 Wake Forest vs. Florida State
#19 Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina
Kent State vs. #20 Virginia Tech
Duke vs. #22 Boston College
Miami vs. #23 Maryland
NC State vs. Clemson

Leadership Battles Emerging

Bush, Pelosi, Hold White House Talks
Hoyer, Murtha Battle
Pelosi aims to block Democratic hawks from key posts
Democrats ask Bush to hold summit on Iraq
With Balance of Power Shift, Democrats Consider List of Changes in Washington
Gingrich says Bush, GOP to blame for defeat
Bush makes push for approval of UN envoy Bolton
AP:  Hastert Won’t Seek House Leader Post
Pence Announces Candidacy for Republican Leader
Shadegg to seek No. 2 GOP post in House
Republicans’ Angry Factions Point Fingers At Each Other
Bush eyes Democrats for help on amnesty
Iowa Gov. Vilsack to Run for President
Results Give Clinton and McCain Food for Thought on the Future


Blankley:  Post-election Washington
Washington Times:  A verdict on Republicans
Goldberg:  Conservatism is alive and well
WSJ:  Speaker Pelosi
Armey:  End of the Revolution
Cain:  Compassionate Conservatism Lost
Will:  Forgetting conservatism
Jeffrey:  Still red, but not Republican
Sellers:  Conservatism Was Not Defeated
Tyrrell:  Democrats Ran As Conservatives
Thomas:  The Democrat Counterrevolution
Coulter:  Historic Victory for Diebold!
Chapman:  The Welcome Return of Divided Government
Truth Caucus:  Get Used To It
Field:  Thanks, Angry Republican Voters
Bluey:  Chafee Reaffirms Opposition to Bolton


Top 25
#3 Louisville vs. #15 Rutgers
Wyoming vs. #25 Brigham Young

Republicans Lose; Very Few Surprises

Corruption named as key issue by voters in exit polls
Gay Marriage Ban Rejected in Arizona
South Dakota votes against ban of almost all abortions
Bush Congratulates Democrats on Victory
Bush Says Rumsfeld Is Stepping Down
Bush names ex-CIA chief Gates to replace Rumsfeld
New defense nominee an intelligence veteran
Flashback:  Gates:  A former CIA chief on “connecting the dots”…
AP:  Hastert Won’t Seek House Leader Post
McCain gains political capital in elections
Allen mulls recount; Webb readies team
Democrats Capture Montana Senate Seat; Virginia to Decide Dem Sweep, GOP Split
What a Democrat Win Means for Defense Contractors, Drug Companies
Marshall wins; Barrow claims victory; Republicans dispute it
Barrow claims win in 12th; 8th still too close
Drilling Deep in the Gulf of Mexico
Gaza Shelling Prompts Hamas to Call for Attacks Against U.S.


Barnes:  Could Have, Would Have, Should Have
Allen:  President Bush’s Opening Gambit for Surviving Divided Government
Grab:  Terrorists’ human shields
Bartlett:  Election aftermath
NYT:  The Democratic House
Lambro:  For both parties, substantive issues a low priority
Keene:  Parties May Misread Results
NR:  Dégringolade
Robbins:  Back to the Seventies
Buckley:  Tuesday’s Ultimatum
Hawkins:  An Autopsy on Remains of GOP Majority
Stossel:  Property theft in America

Election Day!

Saddam will be hanged ‘by end-January’
U.S. experiment uses AIDS to fight AIDS
Eastern States Seen As Election Key
Early Night for Poll Watchers?
For Democrats, Even a Gain May Feel Like a Failure
Communist Party supporting Dems
Libertarians Poised To Make Mark On Midterms
On Strip Measure, the Sides Are Four Feet Apart
Candidates make last push for House seats in Georgia
Candidates make final midstate pitch
Georgia’s race for governor nears end – or not
Voter turnout expected to surpass 50 percent


Harris:  A Dissent:  The Case Against Faith
Monckton:  Climate chaos?  Don’t believe it
Sowell:  The new voter fraud
Dionne:  Identity Crisis
Lott & Smith:  Electric Politics
Brooks:  The True Ideological Battle
Lowry:  Against Half-Measures
Kudlow:  Surprise, Surprise
Williams:  Common Sense Economics


Evans-Novak Political Report
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball
WSJ:  Following the Election Returns

Election-Eve Show

G.O.P. Glum as It Struggles to Hold Congress
Democrats, on the Offensive, Could Gain Both Houses
A New Breed of Watchdog For Election Day
As Vote Nears, Parties Prepare for Legal Fights
Bitter campaign boils down to party turnout
Priest burns himself to death over Islam
Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear
Iran ready to share missile systems with others:TV
Leftist Ortega near comeback in tense Nicaragua vote
Texas puts ‘virtual border watch’ online
Saddam to Hang for Slaughter of Shiites
Saddam death sentence sparks dancing on streets of Baghdad
EU president Finland says Saddam should not hang
Bush Trumpets Iraq Verdict to Rally Support
Shiites Draft Law to Reinstate Saddam Backers After Death Sentence
Murdoch says US death toll in Iraq ‘minute’


Boaz:  Losing libertarians
Thomas:  A trip to Guantanamo
Fields:  Not-so-smart college boys
Conley:  The Deciding Vote
Hanson:  Before Iraq
Moonbat strategy for talk radio
WSJ:  The Anti-Kelo Wave
Novak:  The nationalized election
Miller:  Final Calls
Pope:  The Fallacy of Divided Government


My college football picks were 17-8 this week, bringing me to a season total of 219-52 (80.8%).

My election predictions:
Democrats win the House
Republicans hold the Senate, losing four seats (MT, RI, PA, OH)

Week 10 Football Picks

GIs Drop Smart Bomb on Kerry
Kerry’s ’72 Army Comments Mirror Latest
U.S. troops should stay longer in Iraq:  Talabani
Report:  Iraqi insurgents using children
Offer of free flu shots halted at polling places
Mideast terror leaders to U.S.:  Vote Democrat
U.S. speeds attack plans for North Korea
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer
E-Mail Ballots for Military Questioned
British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il
Immigrant must dismantle All-American display
3 Mile Island reactor shuts down
Orgies in Wahabi Saudi Arabia:  Western culture blamed


WSJ:  Climate Non-Conformity
Lomborg:  Stern Review
Feulner:  The Best Tax Policy
Coulter:  Jihad Is Fun!  Vote Democrat!
Evans-Novak Political Report


Top 25
#1 Ohio State vs. Illinois
Ball State vs. #2 Michigan
Oklahoma State vs. #4 Texas
#9 USC vs. Stanford
UCLA vs. #10 California
Penn State vs. #17 Wisconsin
#18 Oklahoma vs. #21 Texas A&M
Washington vs. #24 Oregon
Arizona vs. #25 Washington State

SEC
Arkansas State vs. #6 Auburn
#7 Florida vs. Vanderbilt
#13 LSU vs. #8 Tennessee
#12 Arkansas vs. South Carolina
Mississippi State vs. Alabama
Georgia vs. Kentucky
Northwestern State vs. Mississippi

ACC
North Carolina vs. #11 Notre Dame
#16 Boston College vs. #22 Wake Forest
Maryland vs. #19 Clemson
#20 Georgia Tech vs. NC State
#23 Virginia Tech vs. Miami
Virginia vs. Florida State
Navy vs. Duke    

Dems react to Kerry

Manufacturers’ anti-smoking ads ineffective:  study
Men’s testosterone levels declined in last 20 years
Battle Over Abortion Focuses on South Dakota Vote
Did Kerry Hand Republicans a November gift?
Iowa candidate asks Kerry to cancel campaign visit
Kerry cancels Mankato appearance
The Troops Respond
House Democrats Propose More Spending for Military and Education
Judge blocks town’s ban on immigrants
Marriage measure may turn on Allen
GOP grip on Senate hinges on tight races


Malkin:  The Democrats’ military disdain
Stossel:  Birdwatching, Government Style
Williams:  Diversity adulation
Charen:  GOP pros…
Bartlett:  …and cons
Barr:  NRA won’t take fall for violent crime
Kane:  Who Are the Recruits?
Thomas & Beckel:  Sickness:  Incumbency; The Cure:  Term limits
Kuhner:  The Conservative Surrender
Berlau:  Is Fairness Doctrine on Its Way Back?
WSJ:  AARP’s Tax Trap


Top 25
Fresno State vs. #14 Boise State
#3 West Virginia at #5 Louisville