(Sc)Alito!

CBS Reporter to White House:  Alito ‘Sloppy Seconds?’
Reaction to Alito Nomination
NR Editors:  A Good Choice
Clancy:  Che Guevara should be scorned—not worn
Prince Charles voices fears on warming

My football picks this week went 19-3, despite being 15-0 as of 10pm Saturday.  This includes being 6-0 in the ACC.  My season total is now 140-47 (75%).

Libby indicted; diaper change needed on left side of aisle

Goldberg:  The Secret Files of the Anti-Hypocrite Squad
Olasky:  Reigniting the Fight Against Malaria:  Bring Back DDT and Save Lives

Hank’s Military Update:
Kerry Wants 20,000 Troops Home for Christmas Holidays
Navy again sued over sonar and whales
House Approves Base-Closing Recommendations

Top 25
Washington State at #1 USC
#2 Texas at Oklahoma State
#8 UCLA at Stanford
Purdue at #11 Penn State
#12 Ohio State at Minnesota
#15 Wisconsin at Illinois
#17 Texas Tech at Baylor
#20 TCU at San Diego State
#25 Michigan at #21 Northwestern
#22 Fresno State at Hawaii

SEC
Mississippi State at Kentucky
#4 Georgia at #16 Florida
Utah State at #5 Alabama
North Texas at #7 LSU
Mississippi at #19 Auburn
South Carolina at #23 Tennessee

ACC
Wake Forest at Duke
Southern Mississippi at N.C. State
Clemson at Georgia Tech
#13 Boston College at #3 Virginia Tech
North Carolina at #6 Miami
Maryland at #10 Florida State

It's Morning In America!

Expulsion for Gay Comments?  Duquesne Student Resists Punishment
Iran Leader Calls for Israel’s Destruction
Bush Abandons Push for Miers Nomination (Miers’ Withdrawal Letter [pdf])
Muth:  Bring on the Mother of all Judicial Battles
NR Editors:  After Miers
Reid on Miers Withdrawal
Coulter:  It’s Morning In America!

Tonight’s Game:  #13 Boston College at #3 Virginia Tech

The Brazilians get it

Reynolds:  The Next International Right
Brazilian voters strongly reject gun ban
Tabor:  Incentive Programs Gone Wild
Manzi:  GOP Senators Brag about Gorging on Pork, Ignore Conservative Demands to Cut Spending
Kelley:  Cindy Sheehan Indulges in Happy Fantasies of Perpetual Safety
Jeffrey:  Bust This State, Mr. President

Huge victory for the Iraqi people!

AJC:  The poor must do more for selves (a reader who gets it!)
Iraq Constitution Passes in Referendum (Text of Iraqi Constitution)
AJC:  A bullet in our hearts
AJC:  Equal Time:  Legislation weakens gun rights
Sowell:  ‘Us’ or ‘Them’:  Leftist True Believers’ Worldview
Schlafly:  Despite Left’s Jubilation, Bush Hasn’t Destroyed Conservative Movement
Brooks:  The Savior of the Right
Rewind:  Bartlett:  Bush and Conservative Movement Headed for Divorce

"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm -- but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves."—T.S. Eliot, from the Sowell column posted above.

Never trust the left with national defense

Dean calls for end to 'culture of corruption'
Average retail gas prices drop 25 cents nationwide
Tokyo show proves hydrogen is popular
Schumer:  Miers Lacks Confirmation Votes
Insiders see hint of Miers pullout
Iraq war foes ready for 2,000th military death

My football picks this week were a very impressive 19-4, bringing me to a season total of 121-44 (73%).    

Have a good weekend!

DeLay Smile May Foil Democrat Campaign Ads
Senate comes to halt in battle of bridges
Schultz:  Mazzone’s role overstated


Top 25
#1 USC at Washington
#10 Texas Tech at #2 Texas
Oregon State at #8 UCLA
BYU at #9 Notre Dame
#12 Penn State at Illinois
#14 Ohio State at Indiana
#15 Oregon at Arizona
Purdue at #19 Wisconsin
#21 TCU at Air Force
Northwestern at #22 Michigan State
#24 Fresno State at Idaho
Washington State at #25 California

SEC
Kentucky at Mississippi
Houston at Mississippi State
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Arkansas at #4 Georgia
#17 Tennessee at #5 Alabama
#16 Auburn at #7 LSU

ACC
Temple at Clemson
N.C. State at Wake Forest
#3 Virginia Tech at Maryland
#11 Florida State at Duke
#23 Virginia at North Carolina

World Series:  Chicago White Sox in 6 games.

Check out DeLay's mug shot!

Minimum Wage:  Senate rejects increase to $6.25
Senate Defeats Proposal to Raise Minimum Wage
Congress Cuts Funding for Viagra in Favor of Funding Katrina Relief
Pacers’ Jackson leads chorus of players against dress code
Moore:  NBA dress code restores sanity to ludicrous image
DeLay Booked on Conspiracy, Money Laundering Charges
DeLay Mug Shot

Tomorrow will largely be a sports day (unless something big happens):  World Series preview and, obviously, college football!

The World is a great place, thanks to America!

World is a safer place despite people’s fears
Australian study finds alcohol linked to croc attacks
Saddam Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges
N.J. Umbilical Cord Blood Bank to Aid Stem Cell Research
Text of the Draft Iraqi Constitution (pdf)

I have been informed that there are no crocodiles in America.  I apologize for my error, but crocodiles and alligators are all the same to me, and I know I’ve seen something like that swimming in the Ocmulgee.

Thursday night’s game:  #3 Virginia Tech at Maryland

Today's links

Vranich:  Absurd Generosity
Bartlett:  Bush and Conservative Movement Headed For Divorce
US security chief strives to expel all illegal immigrants
Federal judge grants voter ID injunction
Panel Backs Simplified Income Tax System
Illegal immigration opponents rally at Capitol

First Full Hour!

Sen. Edward Kennedy Helps Rescue Fishermen
MSNBC:  Harriet’s Hail Mary
Limbaugh:  Holding Court
“Your Say” in Macon Telegraph
USA Today:  Debate brews:  Has oil production peaked?

My football picks this week went 14-6, putting me to a season total of 102-40 (72%).

THANK YOU!!!

…to everybody who made the Cody tribute show a huge success!

If you want a copy of the show, then e-mail me using the link to the left and I will make sure you get a copy.

This Week's Picks

Top 25
#1 USC at #9 Notre Dame
#24 Colorado at #2 Texas
#8 Penn State at Michigan
#12 UCLA at Washington State
Kansas State at #13 Texas Tech
#16 Michigan State at #15 Ohio State
Oregon State at #18 California
#19 Louisville at West Virginia
Washington at #20 Oregon
#23 Wisconsin at #22 Minnesota
Army at #25 TCU

SEC
#5 Georgia at Vanderbilt
#6 Alabama at Mississippi
#11 Florida at #10 LSU
#21 Auburn at Arkansas

ACC
Clemson at N.C. State
Georgia Tech at Duke
#4 Florida State at Virginia
#7 Miami at Temple
Wake Forest at #14 Boston College

More on Miers

Here are the Miers articles from today:

Buchanan:  ‘Sexism and the Bush Family’
Drudge:  Hidden Testimony Reignites Miers Fires
Lowry:  Miers Mess

Be sure to listen to the Cody Pilkington tribute show tomorrow.  We’ll honor Cody’s memory with calls from NCSSM classmates and friends.

Show Update

I am back, and will be broadcasting again tomorrow night.  Sorry for missing a few days.  We’ll go to an hour with your phone calls on Monday.

Last week’s football picks were 15-6, putting me to a total of 88-34 (72%) on the year.

Tomorrow night’s game:Clemson at N.C. State

Show Update

I just wanted to let everybody know that I will not be on the air Monday or Tuesday of this week.  As a result, we will not be going to a full hour for your phone calls until next Monday, October 17.  A friend of mine from high school died on Friday and I will be attending his funeral.  My apologies to all of you.

More Conservative Opposition to Miers

Krauthammer:  Withdraw This Nominee
Miranda:  Who Harriet Miers Is Not
Sowell:  Harriet Who?
Buchanan:  Republican Senators Should Not Rally Around Their President
Levin:  McCain’s Blunder

Top 25
Arizona at #1 USC
Oklahoma at #2 Texas
#6 Ohio State at #16 Penn State
#10 California at #20 UCLA
#14 Wisconsin at Northwestern
#15 Texas Tech at Nebraska
#25 Oregon at #17 Arizona State
Minnesota at #21 Michigan

SEC
Kentucky at South Carolina
The Citadel at Mississippi
Louisiana Monroe at Arkansas
#5 Georgia at #8 Tennessee
#11 LSU at Vanderbilt
Mississippi State at #13 Florida

ACC
Maryland at Temple
N.C. State at #24 Georgia Tech
Marshall at #3 Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at #4 Florida State
Duke at #9 Miami
Virginia at #18 Boston College
North Carolina at #23 Louisville

Criticism of Bush for Miers

Tons of articles today:  much of the right (including myself) is unhappy with this pick.  I oppose the Miers nomination.

CNN:  Bush:  Abortion not discussed with nominee
Barnett:  Cronyism
Bolton:  Soothing the seething right wing
Flynn:  An open letter to all conservatives
Bush Defends Supreme Court Pick
Malkin:  The Coffee-and-Donuts Supreme Court Nominee
George’s Friend Harriet:  What Supreme Court Politics of the 21st Century Have Come To
Jeffrey:  Why Should Conservative Senators Support Miers?
Goldberg:  SCOTUS Rumble
Will:  Miers is the wrong pick
Buchanan:  Miers’ Qualifications Are ‘Non-Existent’
Frum:  Oct 3, 2005:  Madame Justice
NR Editors:  The Miers Pick
AJC:  Bush base rattled by court pick

Also, let me clarify about the DeLay issue:  I was wrong, DeLay is not in trouble.  I was, however, correct in stating the reason for concern over DeLay.  DeLay has been indicted for violations of McCain-Feingold (as I said).  I was not aware that McCain-Feingold was not in effect during the 2002 election cycle, when DeLay participated in the activities that have led to his indictment.  The charges will be thrown out of court.

My pick for Thursday night’s game:

N.C. State at #24 Georgia Tech    

Bush Picks Harriet Miers

I’m sure it will be no surprise to any of you to know that on Wednesday I will be talking about Harriet Miers’ nomination to the Supreme Court.  Here are some articles to hold you over:

Buchanan:  Miers’ Qualifications Are ‘Non-Existent’
Frum:  Oct 3, 2005:  Madame Justice
NR Editors:  The Miers Pick

My football picks this week went a very disappointing 15-9.  Fortunately, I did get the Alabama-Florida game right, even more so than I thought I would!  Roll Tide!

I’ll be back Wednesday—tune in!