Republicans showing a spine

How desperate is the left to find a scandal about Sarah Palin?  They hacked into her e-mail account looking for something that might stick.  By the way, that's a federal offense.

 

Joe Biden said this morning that paying high taxes is a "patriotic" thing to do.

 

Pro basketball player Josh Howard was caught saying during the national anthem "I don't celebrate this [stuff].  I'm black."  Unfortunately, now people are questioning the patriotism of blacks as a whole.

 

Scientists are working on computer software that knows when politicians spin (funny, I thought it was only when they were talking).  Does that mean Bill O'Reilly will be out of a job?

 

The House of Representatives on Monday essentially gave the Secretary of Education the same power that they gave Fannie and Freddie, by a vote of 368-4.  If there is a silver lining, it is that half of the votes opposing the measure were from Georgia.

 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are struggling to figure out the Bush administration's logic on bailouts, and when they're going to happen.  Finally some of them are showing a conservative spine.

 

CNN surprisingly gave an accurate depiction of what goes into the price of gasoline.  It's graphical, not an article, but it's definitely worth clicking on.

 

The Democrats managed to pass their version of an energy bill through the House, prompting Georgia Congressman (and FairTax sponsor) John Linder to blast Nancy Pelosi and the environmental left.

 

Another study on global warming says that warming and cooling is caused more by the sun than by carbon dioxide.  Stay firm on this, folks; the skeptics will ultimately be proven right.  After all, the apocalyptic visions of the mainstream media always prove to be wrong.

 

Thanks to State Senator Eric Johnson, the General Assembly will be taking up the issue of school vouchers in its next session.

 

Early voting starts Monday.  Meanwhile, some groups are complaining that Georgia might not be ready to handle large voter turnout.