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A College Football SITYS: Texas wins the National Championship, behind Vince Young and a capable defense. This finishes off a 17-11 bowl season, bringing me to a total of 223-81 (73.3%). Overall, a good season. Now begins a very long off-season—I’m already looking forward to August.

I will be back on Monday (January 9), at the normal time of 5:00 PM Eastern. I’m looking forward to being back behind the microphone. Be sure to listen!

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dr. Williams:  We’re Failing to Stop Encroachment on Liberty
Coulter:  Kwanzaa:  A Holiday From the FBI
Jeffrey:  Football, Like the Free Economy, Rewards Creativity and Courage
SBA:  Many That Got 9/11 Loans Weren’t Hurt

I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas.  Have a happy and safe New Year!

Saturday, December 17, 2005

A good deal for Mercer--Goodbye GBC!

Mercer, Georgia Baptists reach deal on split

Friday, December 09, 2005

GOP Fights Back, Still Eunuchs; Bowl Picks

Ferrara:  Snowe Monsters
GOP to Launch ‘White Flag’ Dem Attack
Milloy:  Politically Incorrect Plastic
North:  Defeatist Dean Spouts Dim-Witted, Dangerous Ideas
Hanson:  Democratic Implosion
Iraqis Hand Over ‘The Butcher,’ High-Ranking Al Qaeda Member

New Orleans:  Southern Miss vs. Arkansas State
GMAC:  UTEP vs. Toledo
Las Vegas:  BYU vs. California
Poinsettia:  Colorado State vs. Navy
Fort Worth:  Kansas vs. Houston
Hawaii:  Nevada vs. UCF
Motor City:  Memphis vs. Akron
Champs Sports:  Clemson vs. Colorado
Insight:  Arizona State vs. Rutgers
MPC Computers:  Boise State vs. Boston College
Alamo:  Michigan vs. Nebraska
Emerald:  Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Holiday:  Oregon vs. Oklahoma
Music City:  Minnesota vs. Virginia
Sun:  Northwestern vs. UCLA
Independence:  South Carolina vs. Missouri
Peach:  Miami vs. LSU
Car Care:  South Florida vs. N.C. State
Liberty:  Tulsa vs. Fresno State
Houston:  TCU vs. Iowa State
Cotton:  Texas Tech vs. Alabama
Outback:  Iowa vs. Florida
Gator:  Louisville vs. Virginia Tech
Capital One:  Wisconsin vs. Auburn
Fiesta:  Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
Sugar:  West Virginia vs. Georgia
Orange:  Penn State vs. Florida State
Rose:  USC vs. Texas

Thursday, December 08, 2005

More "Tax Cuts for the Rich"

House Passes 3 Tax Cuts, Plans a 4th
Sen. Crapo:  We Need a Simpler Tax System
Hanna:  Immigration Bill Has a Hole in It
Elder:  Hatred of Bush is the Real Pandemic
Manzi:  Is the U.S. Casualty Rate Higher Because of the AP?
Victoria’s Dirty Secret

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

FDR’s Pearl Harbor Speech:  December 8, 1941
Naval Historical Center:  Pearl Harbor
FReeper Canteen—Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Administration objects to story describing Alito as conservative
Jeffrey:  Tell Harvard:  A Deal’s a Deal
Absent Saddam defies court with empty chair
SITYS:  Al-Zawahri calls on Iraqi insurgents to unite
Man reportedly killed at Miami airport
Shots Fired on Flight That Landed at Miami Airport

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Dean Predicts American Defeat

Dean:  US Won’t Win in Iraq
Kerry: American soldiers "terrorizing" women and children
Buchanan:  We Have Ourselves to Blame for Education Problems
Bartlett:  The Left Plays Games With Taxes on Rich
Lowry:  Fear and Loathing Wal-Mart
Postal Service Surplus Doesn’t Stop Rate Hike

Monday, December 05, 2005

Congress is meddling; Republicans declining

Congress to look into ‘deeply flawed’ BCS system
‘Lewd rubbing’ shuts Paris statue
Snow:  Republicanism in decline
Underwood named president of Mercer University
Mercer’s new president will face familiar themes
Aronoff:  Saddam’s Links to Al Qaeda
Saddam trial hears of horror in Room 63 (Warning: Graphic)
Court told of Saddam horrors (Warning: Graphic)
Al-Qaeda number three ‘killed by CIA spy plane’ in Pakistan
Robbins:  Bad Terrorism

My football picks this week went 5-3, bringing me to a season total of 206-70.  I will make my bowl predictions before the first bowl game starts.

Friday, December 02, 2005

President Godsey's E-Mail

Mercer Trustees Elect Underwood as New President

MACON - The Board of Trustees of Mercer University today unanimously elected law scholar William D. Underwood as the University's 18th president. Underwood, who currently serves as interim president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, will take office on July 1, upon the retirement of Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, who has been the University's chief executive officer for an unprecedented 27 years.

"The Presidential Search Committee was very deliberate in its national search for the next president of Mercer," said David Hudson, chairman of Mercer's Board of Trustees and chairman of the Presidential Search Committee. "Kirby Godsey has left an indelible mark on this university, and we knew the next president would have to be someone who could continue to chart a strong course for the institution. We have found that leadership in Bill Underwood."

Hudson continued, "Bill is a strong academician, committed to excellence in both the classroom and scholarly research. He has powerful communication skills that enable him to build bridges and break down barriers between different constituents. His understanding of what it means to be a faith-based institution allows him to appreciate the importance of the University's Baptist heritage in the context of academic and intellectual freedom. We have found the right leader for Mercer in Bill Underwood."

Underwood would follow in the academic tradition of Mercer's 16th president, Dr. Rufus C. Harris, who also was a nationally noted law scholar and who had served as a law school dean before beginning his 19-year presidency at the University.

Mercer President Kirby Godsey strongly supports the Board's selection of Underwood. "I believe that Bill Underwood is among the most prominent new leaders in higher education in America," he said. "The University is extraordinarily fortunate to have attracted him to Mercer."

Underwood has served as interim president of Baylor since June 1, when the President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. transitioned to chancellor. Considered a "serious candidate" for Baylor's chief executive post according to The Baptist Standard, Underwood asked the Presidential Search Committee in September to remove his name from consideration so he could continue the work he planned to do as the interim president. Baylor's Board of Regents Chairman Will Davis expressed disappointment of Underwood's decision at the time of his request.

During his term at the helm of Baylor, he has been credited for bringing unity back among the faculty, staff, students and alumni, which had become fractured during the previous administration over the future direction of the university. During his six-month presidency, Underwood has received a vote of affirmation as well as a standing ovation from the Faculty Senate and strong support from the alumni association.

In the Nov. 29 edition of the Baylor student newspaper, The Lariat, the editorial staff thanked Underwood for the "positive work he's done during his presidency." Attributing the interim president's policy of openness and transparency for the re-building of the Baylor community, the students stated, Underwood was leaving "the university in much better shape than when he started, which is the mark of a good leader," for Baylor's new president, who takes office in January.

Prior to his appointment to interim president, Underwood had been a member of the faculty of the Baylor Law School since 1990. He holds The Leon Jaworski Chair in Practice and Procedure and directed the rigorous Practice Court program, which has received high marks from the Princeton Review and Litigation News. In 2004, Baylor awarded Underwood the prestigious designation of Master Teacher for his commitment to teaching and scholarly research. Only nine of Baylor's current 800 faculty members have received the Master Teacher designation.

In 1997-1998, Underwood temporarily left the classroom to serve as Baylor's General Counsel. He also represented the university in proceedings before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and was a member of and spokesperson for a committee that recently headed an investigation into allegations of misconduct arising out of the death of men's basketball player Patrick Dennehy.

Underwood, the son of a Baptist preacher, earned his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma Baptist University. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he was a member of the Board of Editors of the University of Illinois Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. After law school, he completed a federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court.

He became a high-profile attorney practicing civil trial law with Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, a prominent litigation firm based in Dallas. Underwood has published extensively in the field of civil practice and procedure, including articles that have led to significant changes in federal and state procedural law. After joining the faculty of Baylor's College of Law, he continued to successfully represent clients in a variety of civil and criminal cases.

An elected member of the American Law Institute, the American Bar Foundation, and the Texas Bar Foundation, Underwood has served as Reporter to the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

He is married to the former Lesli Pearson, a third-grade teacher at an inner-city public school in Waco, who serves as president of the Waco Chapter of Parents for Public Schools and director of National Parents for Public Schools organization. They are the parents of two children, Jessica, 16, and William, 11, and members of Seventh and James Baptist Church in Waco.

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Mercer's New President: Bill Underwood

Underwood chosen as Mercer president
Likely Mercer pick ‘bold,’ ‘charismatic’
The Clinton Monument—in Argentina?
WHO puts a stop to the hiring of smokers
Stevens:  WHO’s in Charge?
Franc:  New Drug Benefit Has Socialist Downside
Ferrara:  Bring Medicaid Spending Under Control
Carpenter:  GOP Congress Earmarks $4 Million for Leftist Pro-Illegal Alien Group

Top 25
#11 UCLA at #1 USC
#2 Texas at Colorado
#12 West Virginia at South Florida
#16 Louisville at Connecticut
Louisiana Tech at #23 Fresno State

SEC
#13 Georgia at #3 LSU

ACC
#5 Virginia Tech at Florida State

Bonus Pick
Navy at Army

Philly Loves Army-Navy
Operation Gratitude

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Republicans Fail Again

Edwards:  Bush Talks Tougher on Immigration, but It’s Still Amnesty
Coulter:  Murtha Proves It:  Republican Party Is Non-Functional
Spirit:  Sister Sense
NR Editors:  Battle, Joined
Connerly:  The Q-Word & American Realities
de Rugy:  Savings.  What Savings?
Sowell:  ‘Merry Christmas’ Shouldn’t Be Controversial

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

SITYS: "Global warming" NOT responsible for hurricanes!

Caffeine perks up brain’s memory centers:  study
Cindy Sheehan Claims Photos Falsely Implied Her Book Signing was a Flop
Tour de Georgia returning to Macon!
Mercer may pick new president Friday
Hastert Wants ‘Christmas,’ Tree Together
’06 forecast:  More stormy weather
SITYS:  Record year for hurricanes part of a natural cycle
Lieberman:  Our Troops Must Stay
Smith:  For women, Saudi Arabia reality harsh
Lopez:  Meet Jane
France plans tighter immigration controls

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Bush Talks the Talk on Immigration

Woolseys:  Al Qaeda Killed Kenny!
President Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona
Bush’s Immigration Plan Called ‘Massive Amnesty’
Rep. Tancredo:  Can We Trust Bush’s New Rhetoric on Immigration?
Lowry:  Bush’s Bait
NR Editors:  “A Lot of Noise”
Sen. Lieberman:  Our Troops Must Stay

MP3 file of “I’m So Ronery”

Monday, November 28, 2005

Socialism Fails, Leftists Miss Point

Lawmakers Reject Immediate Iraq Withdrawal
Marshall:  Put doubts on hold and commit to Iraq
Sheehan book signing empty!
Sklar:  Economic pie gives too many slices to the rich
The “Success” of socialism:  Dead homeless in Paris
Gratzer:  The “Choo Choo Man” Party On the Outs
Darda:  The Hazards to Good Fortune
Bluey:  Give ‘Em Hell Harry:  Bush Needs to Stand Up to Right Wing on Immigration
Bush plans anti-illegals campaign
Officials wary of border uniforms made in Mexico
O’Reilly:  San Francisco Blues
Marble chunk falls from top of Supreme Court
Goldberg:  Bland Old Party

My football picks were 12-2 this week, bringing me to a season total of 201-67 (75%).

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Have a good Thanksgiving!

SITYS:  Lopez:  Death of a Funeral
Spruiell:  Hey PETA, Eat This!
Jeffrey:  More Children (and Tax Dollars) Left Behind
Weinstein:  Why Is No One Blaming Bill Clinton for Understating Terror Threat?
Oil Companies Hope to Ward Off Windfall Tax
Spero:  Once Upon a Time When America Had Christmas
Carpenter:  Southerners Warmer to Charitable Giving Than New Englanders
Johnson:  Withdrawal Is Not an Option

Top 25
#2 Texas at Texas A&M
#6 Notre Dame at Stanford
Pittsburgh at #12 West Virginia
#16 Fresno State at Nevada
Syracuse at #17 Louisville
#24 Wisconsin at Hawaii

SEC
Tennessee at Kentucky
Mississippi at Mississippi State
Arkansas at #3 LSU

ACC
Maryland at N.C. State
North Carolina at #5 Virginia Tech
Virginia at #10 Miami

ACC-SEC
#13 Georgia at #20 Georgia Tech
#23 Florida State at #19 Florida

Monday, November 21, 2005

Links on a week off

No show this week, but I will update from time to time with some links.  Have a good Thanksgiving.

Congress Helps Self to $3,100 Pay Raise
Lawmakers Reject Immediate Iraq Withdrawal
Zarqawi’s ‘days are numbered’ says US as hunt goes on
Robbins:  Judgment Day?
McCain, Graham Warn GOP May Be in Trouble
Rosenberg:  Likud You?
Bluey:  First Senator to Support Miers Says Conservative Taught Him Lesson
Sellers:  If It Isn’t in the Constitution, Cut It
Berthoud:  Don’t Revive Jimmy Carter’s Energy Policy
Tabor:  Conservatives Need to Fix GOP’s Integrity

For those of you who could not make the Town Hall meeting with President Kirby Godsey this morning, he did an excellent job showing the confidence and strength of this University.  He assured us that Mercer, and all students, will be just fine.  Don’t worry!

Also, my football picks went 13-5 this week, bringing me to a season total of 189-65 (74%).  This week’s picks will come before the first game on Thursday night.

Friday, November 18, 2005

Senators' Shameless Self-Promotion

Senators fail to get buildings named after selves
Lowry:  Grand Old Ground Game
FLASHBACK:  Duquesne Student Sanctioned for Comments on Homosexuality
Villines:  Good decision to sever ties with Mercer
North:  How to lose a war—the sequel

Top 25
#16 Fresno State at #1 USC
#5 Penn State at Michigan State
Syracuse at #6 Notre Dame
#9 Ohio State at #17 Michigan
Oregon State at #10 Oregon
Oklahoma at #21 Texas Tech
UAB at #24 UTEP

SEC
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Mississippi State at Arkansas
#4 LSU at Mississippi
#8 Alabama at #11 Auburn
Kentucky at #14 Georgia

ACC
Middle Tennessee State at N.C. State
Duke at North Carolina
Georgia Tech at #3 Miami
#7 Virginia Tech at Virginia
#23 Boston College at Maryland

ACC-SEC
Clemson at #19 South Carolina

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Close the borders!

Suspected Illegal Immigrant Raid in Schuylkill County
Momentum builds for fence along U.S.-Mexican border
Illegal immigrants to cross border in specialty sneaks
Cornelius:  Inde-fence-ible?
McLagan:  Incentives give states a competitive edge
Lastrapes and Lee:  Keep politicians’ hands off gas prices
Ponnuru:  The Alito Precedent

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Republicans Blow It Again

Georgia Baptist Convention votes to cut ties with Mercer
Georgia Baptists on Mercer:  ‘a growing incompatibility’
Baptists vote to slash Mercer ties
Graves pleads guilty to DUI
Barr:  Aw, shoot…Brazil wiser than San Fran
Senate votes to ban torture of terrorism detainees
McCarthy:  Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Haynes:  California’s Stupidest Exercises of Power
Bethell:  Pandemic jitters

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

The University Reacts

The following news release is from President Godsey and is being distributed to all Mercer University students.
Further information will be forthcoming.

Mercer President Disappointed by GBC Proposal

MACON – The Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) voted today to propose to the delegates of the annual meeting of the Convention to break ties with Mercer University, the state’s largest and oldest Baptist institution of higher education. According to the bylaws of the GBC, this action must be voted on by the delegates at two consecutive annual meetings of the Convention. The first vote will occur on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Convention’s annual meeting being held in Columbus, Ga.

“I am very disappointed by this action,” said Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey. “Mercer represents the very best of Baptist higher education. The University is educating students to become better citizens, to discern more clearly the difference between truth and error, and to sharpen their capacity to make discriminating moral choices. This was what the founding fathers envisioned when they established Mercer, and this is what the University is today.”

President Godsey continued: “The partnership between the Baptists of Georgia and Mercer University has existed for almost 175 years. The proposal, which must be voted on in November 2006, to disengage the work of the Convention represents, if approved, a strategic loss for both the Convention and the University.

“All of the monies given to Mercer by the Georgia Baptist Convention have been used exclusively to underwrite scholarships for Georgia Baptist students. Some of the best and brightest young people among Georgia Baptists have been able to attend Mercer University because Baptist people and Baptist churches have given to support their college education through the Georgia Baptist Convention.

“While disappointing for the University, I believe that this unilateral action by the Convention would be a tragic mistake because this action is entirely contrary to the founding purpose of the Convention and severely diminishes the noble work of Georgia Baptists in higher education. Mercer is the only Baptist university is the nation that offers degrees in liberal arts, law, business, engineering, education, medicine, pharmacy, nursing and theology.”

Mercer University’s leadership had worked to avoid severing its relationship with the GBC. Several Baptist universities across the nation have severed ties with their state Baptist conventions, including Wake Forest University, Furman University, University of Richmond, Stetson University and, most recently, Belmont University.

More than 80 percent of Mercer’s students are from Georgia, and more than 53 percent are Baptists. All of the $3.5 million that the University receives from the GBC’s Cooperative Programs provide scholarships to Baptist students. The University adds another $8.1 million in scholarships to Georgia Baptist students.

The University was founded on January 14, 1833, by Jesse Mercer, Adiel Sherwood and Billington Sanders, the same group of prominent Baptists leaders who were at the forefront of the establishment of the Georgia Baptist Convention. Through the vision of these Baptist leaders, Mercer began in the Georgia wilderness of Greene County as a manual labor school for young men.

Today, Mercer has a national reputation of scholastic excellence, with rigorous academic programs, innovative teaching and time-honored values that embrace reason, responsibility, compassion and character. With 7,300 students, the University is attracting some of the most academically talented young men and women in the nation. The 2005 freshman class had an average SAT over 1200 and an average academic grade point average of 3.63.

Overview of the University

Location
•           Macon campus
•           Atlanta campus
•           Regional Academic Centers in Henry County, Douglas County, Eastman and Macon

Colleges and Schools
•           College of Liberal Arts
•           Walter F. George School of Law
•           Southern School of Pharmacy
•           School of Medicine
•           Stetson School of Business and Economics
•           School of Engineering
•           Tift College of Education
•           McAfee School of Theology
•           Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
•           College of Continuing and Professional Studies

Teaching Hospitals
•           Medical Center of Central Georgia – Macon
•           Memorial Health University Medical Center – Savannah

Educational Partnerships
•           Center for Health and Learning - Piedmont Healthcare – Atlanta
•           Robins Air Logistics Center – Warner Robins

Other University Units
•           Mercer University Press – Macon
•           Mercer Engineering Research Center – Warner Robins
•           The Grand Opera House – Macon
•           The Executive Forum – Atlanta, Macon

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The Georgia Baptist Convention at its annual meeting this week voted to disengage from Mercer University. The delegates will have to approve the motion again at the 2006 meeting for the vote to become a formal action.

There was no vote to escrow Mercer’s funds; therefore, the University’s current operating budget remains unchanged. We anticipate working with the current Baptist leadership to develop a plan that will allow the funding to the University to be reduced over a period of years.

Due to the media coverage of the vote at the Convention’s annual meeting, we are beginning to receive specific questions. Below are answers to these questions.

Will Mercer students receive a larger-than-usual tuition increase next year?

No. The Administration will also protect the scholarships of current students.

Will staff positions be cut and will salaries for staff be decreased?

We will do everything we can to protect our employees. We will carefully review vacant positions.

Will academic programs be affected?

No. We will try to identify areas where savings can occur.

Mercer no longer a Baptist University?

Mercer students:  Go check on how losing GBC money may affect your scholarship.  I hope none of you are detrimentally affected.

Baptist Convention mulls severing Mercer ties
Georgia Baptist Convention panel votes to sever ties with Mercer
Georgia Baptist Convention votes to sever Mercer ties
Gay organization at Mercer disbands
McCarthy:  Say “No” to the McCain Amendment
Lowry:  American Grandstand
Senate Republicans Pushing for a Plan on Ending the War in Iraq
Senate Republicans Block Iraq Timetable

Monday, November 14, 2005

Links

No show today, but I’ll still give you some links.

O’Beirne:  Sisterhood vs. Sauerbrey
Leo:  Poor babies:  The top victims of 2005
Robbins:  Zarqawi’s Big Mistake
Gessing:  Is Reconciliation the GOP’s Waterloo?
Johnson:  How Dan Rather Helped Create Conservative Radio

My football picks were abysmal this week, my second worst of the season at 16-9.  This puts me at 176-60 (75%) for the season.

Friday, November 11, 2005

THANK YOU to all of our Veterans!

From everybody at the Jeff Scott Show, thank you to our veterans who have honorably and bravely served the United States of America. You are all heroes.

China jails three for illegally printing Bibles
What’s up with the Mercer Triangle Symposium?

Top 25
#1 USC at California
Kansas at #2 Texas
Navy at #7 Notre Dame
#25 Northwestern at #10 Ohio State
#11 Oregon at Washington State
#13 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
Arizona State at #14 UCLA
#16 West Virginia at Cincinnati
UNLV at #18 TCU
Iowa at #19 Wisconsin
Boise State at #20 Fresno State
Indiana at #21 Michigan
#22 Colorado at Iowa State
Rutgers at #23 Louisville

SEC
Arkansas at Mississippi
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Memphis at Tennessee
#12 Florida at South Carolina
#15 Auburn at #9 Georgia
#5 LSU at #4 Alabama

ACC
Maryland at North Carolina
N.C. State at Boston College
#3 Miami at Wake Forest
#17 Florida State at Clemson
#24 Georgia Tech at Virginia

Yes, it hurts me to pick against Georgia Tech. But Virginia is a good team, and Georgia Tech has not won in Charlottesville in 15 years. I am hopeful but skeptical for the Yellow Jackets this weekend.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps

Terror attacks spark fury in Jordan
Robbins:  Why Jordan?
Arctic drilling dropped from House bill
House Drops Arctic Drilling From Bill
FTC subpoenas Big Oil firms in U.S. gasoline probe
RCP Blog:  Bush’s “Disaster”
California State Ballot Measures Election Results
Election Day Highlights (AJC)

Happy 230th birthday to the United States Marine Corps!  Hoorah!
Owens:  The Marines@230

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

We're Winning the War On Terror!

GOP Leaders to Launch New ‘Leak’ Probe:  Info to Wash Post ‘Damaged National Security’
Derbyshire:  The Iron House
Pipes:  French Riots Could Be European Turning Point
Spencer:  It’s Jihad, Not Joblessness Causing Rioting
Bartlett:  Senate Republicans Take Cues From Dems
Solenni:  Calif. Holds Tanning Salons to Higher Standards Than Abortionists
Top-end hotel fills gap in Kabul
Australian Terror Plot Foiled
Zimbabwe President Tells U.S. Diplomat to ‘Go to Hell’

Sorry folks, but I will not be able to be on the air tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 9).  I will post some links here, but I have an important meeting that will prevent me from being on the air.

Also remember that course registration will prevent me from being on the air Monday (November 14).

Wednesday night’s game:  #16 West Virginia at Cincinnati
Thursday night’s game:  Boise State at #20 Fresno State
Friday night’s game:  Rutgers at #23 Louisville

Monday, November 07, 2005

Rioting in France: Think they'll get it yet?

Rioting in France Spreads to 300 Towns
Rage on Rue Picasso
French Youths Say They’re Marginalized
Turkish PM links head scarf law to French riots
Johnson:  As France Burns, Immigration Rears Its Ugly Head
Buchanan:  Paris Burning:  How Empires End
Steyn:  Wake up, Europe, you’ve a war on your hands
Cunliffe:  Cut power of eminent domain
Advise Reed not to keep hope alive

My football picks went 20-4 this weekend, despite only being 3-3 in the ACC.  This brings my season total up to 160-51 (76%).

Friday, November 04, 2005

Is Satan drinking ice water? Because Carter gets it...

GOP mulls ending birthright citizenship
Carter condemns abortion culture
Macon Tele-laugh: It’s time to decide if torture is the U.S. way

Top 25
Stanford at #1 USC
#2 Texas at Baylor
#7 UCLA at Arizona
#14 Wisconsin at #10 Penn State
Illinois at #12 Ohio State
#23 California at #15 Oregon
Texas A&M at #16 Texas Tech
Connecticut at #18 West Virginia
Colorado State at #20 TCU
San Jose State at #21 Fresno State
Pittsburgh at #24 Louisville
Missouri at #25 Colorado

SEC
South Carolina at Arkansas
#4 Alabama at Mississippi State
Appalachian State at #6 LSU
Tennessee at #8 Notre Dame
Vanderbilt at #13 Florida
#17 Auburn at Kentucky

ACC
Duke at Clemson
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
Temple at Virginia
#5 Miami at #3 Virginia Tech
N.C. State at #9 Florida State
#19 Boston College at North Carolina

Thursday, November 03, 2005

CIA Secret Prisons--Thank God!

CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons
Johnson:  When Will CIA Leave Al Qaeda Alone and Get Back To Hunting the President?
USA Today:  Big Oil hits a gusher, but new tax not the answer
Dorgan:  Oil’s gain is consumers’ pain
Senate Backs Drilling in Alaska Refuge
Murdock:  Missing Parks
Lawmaker found guilty of DUI
Coulter:  Alito Nominated—Democrats Hide from Base
Bork:  A Narrowed Rift

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Democrat Racism Emerges in Maryland

‘Party trumps race’ for Steele foes
Editorial:  A nomination that will divide
Sowell:  Civil Rights Rites
Manzi:  Are Reid and Other Democratic Demagogues Lying or Stupid?
Bozell:  Left Suddenly Concerned about National Security
Chavez:  Liberals Have Nothing to Offer but More Abortions
Williams:  The Coming Mess of Social Security & Medicare:  Do We Really Care About the Children?

Early games this week:
Tonight:  Connecticut at #18 West Virginia
Thursday:  Pittsburgh at #24 Louisville

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Prepare for the Alito fight

Pruden:  The left gets what it asked for
Frum:  Battle Stations?
Both parties prepared for ‘Armageddon’ fight
Opinion Journal:  A Fight Worth Having
Democrats Force Senate Into Iraq Meeting
Senate Goes Into Rare Closed Session
Average U.S. gas price tumbles to $2.48 a gallon

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

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