First Show Back!

Firms Who Hire Illegal Immigrants Sued
U.S. Ends ‘Catch-And-Release’ at Border
Mexican nature park offers mock illegal border crossing
Buchanan warns of flood of illegals
Legislators seek review of border agents’ conviction
Worst is yet to come, hurricane chief says
2006 Tropical Storm Season Now Below Normal
Greenland’s glaciers have been shrinking for 100 years:  study
Venom Runs Thick in Fish Families, Researchers Learn
Apartment owners complain ordinance unfairly targets them
Katrina recovery to get report card
Newspapers trim work forces as advertising slows
Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Climbs
Bush Argues Democrats Don’t Understand Threat to U.S.
GOP Fundraising Outpaces Democrats
Hip-hopper sings Steele praise
Lieberman camp hits bid to oust senator from party
Lieberman Certified to Appear on Ballot
Perdue has big lead, polls say
Iran Says It’s Ready for ‘Serious’ Talks
Iran defiant as world awaits response on nuclear package
U.S.:  Iran Response ‘Falls Short’
Iran’s Navy Attacks and Boards Romanian Rig in Gulf
Aztecs butchered, ate Spanish invaders


Stossel:  Leave the Decadent Businessman Alone!
Leslie:  Why this man should give us all nightmares
Blankley:  Are Bush’s critics right?
Washington Times:  South of the border
Andres:  Social Security reform
Goldberg: The Living Constitution’s Double Standard
Kerpen:  The Case for, and Against, Gridlock
Panoke:  Put Grad School Within My Grasp

Return to the Air Tomorrow!

The Jeff Scott Show will return to the air tomorrow, August 23, from 4-6 pm.  We had to cancel today’s show due to an issue with the Mercer Radio server.  Mercer Radio is now online again, so be sure to tune in tomorrow!

Lieberman, McKinney lose primaries

Passing Down the Legacy of Conservatism
Mobilizing the Campus Right
400 conservative students meet (including your humble host)
Gitmo Guards Often Attacked by Detainees
Castro faces surgery, cedes power to brother
In Georgia, Immigrants Unsettle Old Sense of Place
Iran:  We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah
Hezbollah Rockets Kill 10 in Israel
Iran’s plot to mine uranium in Africa
Lacrosse files show gaps in DA’s case
Kennedy:  Jury’s Out on U.S. Democracy
Conn. Race Could Be Democratic Watershed
Senate Backs Expanded Offshore Drilling (vote)
Minimum Wage Workers Lose Political War (vote)
Democrat Slams GOP on Minimum Wage Bill
U.S. Senate backs funding border fence (vote)
Sheehan Resumes Protest Near Bush Ranch
DeLay to Make Way for Write-In Candidate
McKinney Staffer Grabs 11Alive Photog
McKinney Supporters, Media Scuffle
McKinney alleges voting irregularities
Election official expects McKinney to protest to feds (Democrat playbook:  if you can’t win, protest!)
Johnson appeals for McKinney’s support
McKinney’s machine breaks down
Lieberman Files to Run As Independent
Forecasters Lower Hurricane Predictions
FBI:  Approach Missing Egyptians with Caution
One of 11 missing Egyptian students arrested in Minneapolis


Chougule:  A New Look at Communism in America
Johnson:  A Higher Minimum Wage and Free Ice Cream for All!
Williams:  The Minimum Wage Vision
Matthews:  200 Jobs Gone; Another Liberal ‘Success’
Adams:  Twelve Angry Muslims
Lewis:  August 22
York:  The Democrats’ Impeachment Road Map
McCullough:  Why liberals love pedophiles
Busch:  After Compassionate Conservatism
NYT:  A Senate Race in Connecticut
Davis:  Liberal McCarthyism
Goodwin:  Win for the wackadoo wing
Peyser:  ‘Victory’ Twist Has Eerie Feel
Podhoretz:  Incumbent Tumble Lets the Nuts In
NR Editors:  A Friend in Need
McGann & Morris:  Lieberman’s Loss:  Joe Will Rise Again



Note:  The Jeff Scott Show will return to the air on Tuesday, August 22, at 4pm.  We will be going to a two-hour format, with some special weekly and daily segments being introduced this semester.  Obviously, this fall will continue to include my college football picks and discussion, and the same brilliant political news and analysis that you have become accustomed to with The Jeff Scott Show.

Bush Hypocrisy on Terror, Israel

Kookiness:  Scientist:  Inject Sulfur into Air to Battle Global Warming
Global warming’s effect on hurricane strength disputed in new report
Hurricane ‘spike’ may not be accurate
Sparks fly as ExxonMobil profit tops 10 billion dollars
Senate Chiefs Plan to Resist Compromise on Energy Bill
Bush, Blair call for Mideast cease-fire
Bush Sees a Chance for Change to Sweep Mideast
Dump Condi:  Bush allies in revolt over Mideast policy
Israel, Hezbollah Continue to Trade Attacks
Tide of Arab Opinion Turns to Support for Hezbollah
Hezbollah Launches Longer-Range Rocket as Israeli Attacks Continue
Man cuts off hand in butcher shop (for Allah)
Some cities see resurgent wave of street crime
U.N. Human Rights Committee:  U.S. Must Better Protect Poor, Blacks
U.N. Rights Body Tells U.S. to Shut Secret Jails
House G.O.P. Planning Recess Hearings
G.O.P. Nears Vote to Increase U.S. Wage
GOP Makes Conditions on Wage Increase
U.S. stem-cell researchers sense a chill
Court Blocks Feds on Congressman’s Files
Sheehan buys land to be neighbor to Bush
Cindy Sheehan Moves to Crawford, Locals Not Amused
Democrats launch ‘Six for ‘06’ agenda


Michaels:  Public Disservice
Milloy:  The EPA’s Polluted Science
Lieberman:  Senate Should Adopt Comprehensive Plan for Deepwater Oil, Natural Gas
Lieberman:  Time to Remove Barriers to Boosting Oil Refining Capacity
Schulz:  Bad Case of the Shakes
Ferguson:  Democrats’ “Dream Initiative” gives me nightmares
du Pont:  Rising Tide
Nugent:  A Rising Tide…In More Ways than One
Elder:  Bush Panders Before the NAACP
Williams:  Truly Disgusting
White:  U.S. Taxpayers Fund Palestinian Militants
Krauthammer:  Let Israel Win the War
Murdock:  Up, Up, and Away
Goldberg:  Beavis and Butt-Head Democracy

Links and Endorsements

Congressional Meddling:  Congress Debates Ban on Internet Gambling
Online Wagering Under Attack in Congress
House OKs Internet Gambling Ban
‘Crazy Aunt Cynthia’ McKinney Fails to Show Up at Two Debates
Reed, Cagle face off in debate
Two polls say Reed dropping
Texas tribe sues Abramoff, Reed
Sources see indictment on deck for Barry
Congressman Paul’s Legislative Strategy?  He’d Rather Say Not.
Judge:  FBI raid on Lawmaker’s Office Legal
Jefferson asks to keep records sealed
Rove:  Bush’s first veto would be stem-cell bill
Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Is Curbing Deficit
Dallas hospital plans to bill Mexico
Nation’s Capital Declares Crime Emergency
Israelis Attack Just 10 Miles From Beirut
8 soldiers killed, 2 snatched in Hezbollah border attacks
US blames Iran, Syria for Hizbollah capture
Bomb Destroys Palestinian Foreign Ministry
Top Hamas Leader Hurt in Israeli Bombing
Gorbachev:  ‘Americans Have a Severe Disease’
Should Every American Adult Be Tested for HIV? (Answer:  No)
FCC combing air tapes for dirty words
Campaign begins in S. Dakota abortion vote


Novak:  My Role in the Valerie Plame Leak Story
WSJ:  Safe at Any Speed
Mehan:  Maryland’s Thought Police
Human Events:  End Foreign-Language Ballot Mandate
Gingrich:  Time to Face Our Education Crisis
Balko:  Government May Be Cause, Not Solution, to Gen Y Economic Woes
Riedl and Muccio:  Four Ways to Reduce Government Waste
Novak:  Losing and Not Knowing It
Caruba:  Open Letter to the GOP
Sowell:  People Power
Prager:  How liberals injure blacks
Macon Telegraph:  The invisible Republican
USAToday:  Hold your applause:  Deficit dip is but a drop in bucket
Norquist:  We Can’t Keep Spending Like This
New York Times:  Better Dead Than Read
Shapiro:  Why citizens must own and carry firearms
Williams:  The pretense of knowledge
Stossel:  An illegal market that could save your life
WSJ:  Soaking the Rich


My endorsements for next Tuesday’s Republican primary elections:
Governor:  Ray McBerry
Lieutenant Governor:  Casey Cagle
Secretary of State:  Bill Stephens
Congress, 8th District:  Mac Collins
State House, 137th District:  Dale Washburn

Bloomberg ruins Presidential run

Iraq How-to Manual Directed Arab Military Operatives in Afghanistan
NYC Mayor Says U.S. Depends on Immigrants
Bush toughens immigration stance (but only for the polls)
House and Senate Hold Immigration Hearings
Unlike some peers, Kerry not endorsing Lieberman in primary
US ‘flag epidemic’ reaches peak on Fourth of July
Poll:  Just 48% Cite U.S. Independence as Top Reason for 4th of July Holiday
Gay marriage ban upheld
N.Y. Top Court Rules Against Gay Marriage
U.S. gas likely to average $3 by weekend
Arabs shown paired with extremists in Somalia
Dumbing down education:  Push for Simpler Spelling Persists
Congress declines to sell forests in Carolinas


Stossel:  A Convenient Lie
Caruba:  Are You Bored With Global Warming?
Owens:  Pressing On
Lowry:  Everyone Wants to Be Salvadoran
Macon Telegraph:  Tuned in voters only
Elder:  Reporting on the economy is worse than the economy
Murdock:  How Death Tax Shafts Black Americans
NR Editors:  Kos Meets World
Johnson:  It Takes One to Terrorize
NR Editors:  Failure to Launch
Rubin:  Dangerous Cycle
Sieff:  Proving Einstein Wrong
WSJ:  Rocket’s Red Glare
Miniter:  Behind the Iron Curtain    

Happy Birthday America!

Central Texas woman run off road, raped by illegal immigrants
Living in fear of raids
Lieberman Weighs Campaign As Independent
Senator’s Plan B Creates Quandary for Democrats
Leftist Demands Full Recount in Mexico (taking tips from colleagues here, apparently)
Anti-war protesters begin July 4 fast
US stars align in anti-Iraq war hunger strike
Investigators:  College students abusing Rx for grades (What happened to caffeine?)
Cagle’s TV ad slams Reed-Abramoff link
Underwood begins era as Mercer president
Liberty in danger:  With injuries up, feds eye fireworks laws
Microscopic U.S. flag comes from nanotechnology experiment
N.C. likely to require Pledge of Allegiance
Judge Temporarily Bans Navy Use of Sonar Allegedly Harmful to Whales


Carter:  We Need Fewer Secrets
Lindzen:  Don’t Believe the Hype
Bookman:  Congress takes prize for corruption
WSJ:  After Hamdan
Hitchens:  The Flag Fetish
McCullough:  Liberals will get us all killed
McNaughton:  Fourth of July first in our hearts
Robbins:  Fourth at the Front
Gingrich:  The Meaning of Freedom
Ben Franklin:  What July 4 Means to Me
Sen. Crapo:  When in the Course of Human Events…
Sowell:  Is Patriotism Obsolete?
Will:  So began America
Buchanan:  An independent republic still?


Today, on Independence Day, remember all of those who have sacrificed so that we can be free.  God Bless America.

'Greenhouse Gases' in a Greenhouse--What a novel idea!

Cindy Sheehan to starve herself
Senator seeks tax on pimps, prostitutes
Tensions Running High Between Hillary and Dem Senate Leader Reid
W. Va. School Board Sued Over Jesus Artwork
Economy Growth Boils, but May Be Cooling
Supreme Court Blocks Bush, Gitmo War Trials
Katrina looters get 15 years in prison
Storm Tracker—a history of hurricanes to hit NYC
House Votes for Expansion of Oil and Gas Exploration
A Refinery Clears the Air to Grow Roses
Israelis ‘trying to bring down Hamas government’ (sounds good to me)
Bin Laden Hails Slain Zarqawi As ‘Lion’
Bin Laden Warns Bush, Demands Return of Zarqawi Body
Ellis headed to Uganda (Maybe he’ll stay…)
Today is Godsey’s last as Mercer chief
Georgia’s ‘shoot first’ law, others take effect this weekend
House vote slaps news organizations
Superman eschews longtime patriot act


Novak:  Murtha’s Anti-War Role Could Imperil Him at Home
Prelutsky:  Why it’s not easy being a liberal
WSJ:  DeLay’s Revenge
Nugent:  Do Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves?
NR:  An Outrage
Adams:  Only Liberals Benefit From Georgia Tech’s New Speech Code
Bozell:  Where is the weapons story?
Coulter:  12 Down:  Top secret war plans, 36 Across:  Treason
Cain:  We need a new independence
Goldberg:  We’re all progressives now
Milloy:  The Right to Bear Firecrackers…
Will:  Campaign finance reform is more corrupt than the problem?
Boortz:  Giving Back
King:  ‘Flow freely’ will erase face of U.S.    

Left ignoring proof of Saddam's WMD

Mondale:  Force an option for stopping North Korea
Executive Order:  Protecting the Property Rights of the American People
Bush Ignores Laws He Inks, Vexing Congress
Jon Stewart, Enemy of Democracy?
Test your Freedom IQ
U.S. General in Iraq Outlines Troop Cuts
Murtha says U.S. poses top threat to world peace
Metro ponders signs in Spanish
Bush’s Immigration Plan Stalled as House G.O.P. Grew More Anxious
Immigrants claim ‘Mexican’
Flag-burning amendment unites Sen. leaders
Senate Debates Flag Bill; Backers Seem Near Success
Young Muslim women in Europe go to extremes to be virgins—again
Stupid hippies:  Gathering casts dark cloud for some folks
Selling out:  Bush:  Climate change is ‘serious problem’
Kookiness:  How to Cool a Planet (Maybe)
Democrats for higher gas prices:  Nelson Vows to Filibuster Drilling Bill
Survey:  College students see U.S. going wrong way
Supreme Court strikes down Vermont campaign finance law
McKinney Campaign Website Uses Racial Slurs, Critic Says
Black candidates paint new picture for GOP politics
‘Breathtaking’ Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid
Sissy-fication of society:  ‘Not it!’ More schools ban games at recess


Chapman:  Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow
Christian & Robbins:  What Price Government?
Fraser:  Four steps to fix Washington’s spending habits
Bookman:  Reed rides on loyalty – or not?
Kelly:  Rep. Murtha:  Pennsylvania’s Embarrassment
WSJ:  Worst of All Worlds
Prager:  The Left hurts the battle against torture, rape, and other evils
Wattenberg:  John Kerry Is Wrong
Steyn:  U.S. can’t ‘redeploy’ its way out of Iraq
Loyola:  Run Away!  Run Away!
McCullough:  WMDs:  The real scandal
Hoekstra & Santorum:  Saddam’s WMD
Carney:  I Am Jack Bauer
Albrecht:  The U.S. Should Lead the Way in Nuclear Energy
Deming:  How to Cut the Knot of Global Warming
Emanuel:  Davis looks to unseat McKinney
NR Editors:  Stop the Leaks
Barone:  Why do “they” hate us?
Prelutsky:  The society of victims
Sager:  Revenge of the Wal-Mart Voters
Williams:  Foreign aid to Africa
Johnson:  The Terrible Tragedy of Charity
USAToday:  Give candidates option of public financing for races (no, don’t.)
Samples:  Public shouldn’t pay
WSJ:  Free Speech Victory
Congressman King:  Say It Ain’t So, Mike
Kirsanow:  Affirmative Damage


“Deadheads Are What Liberals Claim to Be But Aren’t”:  An Interview with Ann Coulter

Proven Right: WMDs Found in Iraq

ICE Arrests About 2,000 Illegal Immigrants
They came, they saw and…They Stayed
Mexican town’s mansions fruits of labor in U.S.
Leaders:  Broad Immigration Bill Unlikely
Illegal Immigrants Free To Go
Illegal Immigrants:  ‘I Don’t Want Them Here’
Captured papers show weakening insurgency
Senate rejects U.S. troop pullout in Iraq (Vote)
Iraqi:  U.S. Bodies Showed Signs of Torture
Huge SITYS:  Report:  Hundreds of WMDs Found in Iraq
Hundreds of chemical weapons found in Iraq:  US intelligence
House Intelligence Committee Document (pdf)
For Diehards, Search for Iraq’s W.M.D. Isn’t Over (left-wing media bias, anyone?)
Senate Rejects Calls on Iraq Troop Pullout (Votes:  Kerry Amdt.  Levin Amdt.)
Murtha’s Anti-War Stance Overshadows Abscam Past
Sheehan Supports U.S. Deserters in Canada
Government land grab:  Bush Plans Vast Protected Sea Area in Hawaii
Annan Says U.N. Budget Showdown Can Be Avoided
Rep. Jefferson loses Democratic caucus vote
Bush Signs Law to Increase Fines for Television Indecency
Oil Company Execs Defend High Pump Prices
North Korea Appears Close to Missile Test
N. Korean threat activates shield
Poll:  Clinton gets high ‘no’ vote for 2008
S.D. Voters to Decide Fate of Abortion Ban
Charitable Giving in U.S. Nears New High
Big-city schools struggle with graduation rates
Southern San Andreas fault waiting to explode:  report
Senate Votes Against Raising Minimum Wage
House Republicans Delay Vote to Renew Voting Rights Act
Congressional Scientific Commission:  Global Warming Is Real, Caused by Humans (WRONG!)
Earth Hottest It’s Been in 2,000 Years
Study:  ‘Global warming’ claims overheated?
The truth about global warming – it’s the Sun that’s to blame
Gore Slams Global Warming Critics


Chastain:  Cold facts on global warming
Harris:  Scientists respond to Gore’s warnings of climate catastrophe
Murray:  Gorey Truths
Rusher:  Al Gore and the Global Warming Scare
Wales:  Al Gore’s Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Reality
Lieberman:  It’s Time to End Restrictions on Offshore Oil Drilling
du Pont:  Addicted to Regulation
Pollock:  Confessions of an ‘Exx-Con’
Eastman:  Free to Press
NR Editors:  Free Kirby Wilbur
York:  Plameologists in Crisis:  With Rove Off, CIA Leak Fans Wonder What’s Next
NR Editors:  The Gitmo Club
Matthews:  Does GOP Get It?  It’s Spending, Stupid
Fiore:  Where Have All the Conservatives Gone?
Novak:  “Too much Gore”
LA Times:  A hurricane of fraud?
Labash:  Riding with the Kossacks
Marr:  Limbaugh a sunshine patriot?
Wooten:  Voting:  Rights is wrong
NR Flashback:  Miller:  Every Man’s Burden
Clegg:  Perpetual Gerrymandering
Kirsanow:  Bilingual Bailout
Jacoby:  ‘Speak English’; Misreading a sign of the times
Macon Telegraph:  Immigration reform is dead
Murdock:  Mexico’s Government Failures Fuel Illegal Immigration

Congress Proves They STILL Don't Get It

Moran:  Democratic Majority Means More Money for 8th District
Congressman Flake Responds to Congressman Moran’s Remark on Earmarks
Infiltrating YearlyKos:  Tinfoil hats spotted
Clear Channel Eyes One-Second Radio Spots (Don’t worry; you won’t see this on Mercer Radio!)
Violent Crime Up for 1st Time in 5 Years
Al-Zarqawi’s final marching orders
How They Killed Him
Iraq mulls amnesty offer to insurgents (it won’t work any better there than here)
China and Russia reject joint statement on Iran nuclear program
Two die as hardline Islamists ban World Cup
Rally against Iranian president ahead of first World Cup match
US fears imminent N Korea missile test
Stand on English tough to translate
Philadelphia “English-only” eatery faces probe
Troops scare would-be illegal immigrants away from border, officials say
Hastert Deals Blow to Immigration Bill
Clinton Links GOP Policies to More Storms
Wal-Mart ramps up emergency operations for Alberto
Report:  $1.4 Billion Went to Fraudulent Aid for Katrina Victims
House Passes Supplemental Agreement on Iraq, Gulf Coast Funding (Vote)
House Votes to Increase Members’ Pay to $168,500 (Vote)
House passes telecommunications bill
Rove Won’t Be Charged in CIA Leak Case
Rove Indictment Pushers on Net Slow To Respond

King:  End free pass on hiring of illegals
de Silva:  How to Raise $100 Million for Immigration Enforcement
Schlafly:  Guest Workers Aren’t Cheap; They’re Expensive
Buchanan:  The Stealth Amnesty of Mike Pence
Krikorian:  Another “No Amnesty” Amnesty
Johnson:  When Taxes Start Sneaking Across the Border…
Corsi:  Bush Administration Quietly Plans NAFTA Super Highway
Bookman:  Flag burning the next distraction
OpinionJournal:  Incumbent Rights Act
Rosett:  Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Williams:  The Slippery Slope
Wilhelm:  Intimidation Politics
Rep. Miller:  Why D.C. Representation in Congress Is Unconstitutional
Lips:  How to Increase U.S. Competitiveness
Saunders:  Global warming fever
Lowry:  A Real Culture of Corruption    

Zarqawi Dead!

Gore’s Hot Air
Democrat shows colors on immigration:  Busby on defense, says she misspoke
Web users to ‘patrol’ US border
Bush Says Deportation ‘Ain’t Gonna Work’
63 illegal immigrants rounded up
Democrats Court Hispanics During World Cup
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed in Air Raid
Zarqawi Lived Briefly After Attack
A Dying Al-Zarqawi Tried to Get Away
Zarqawi Hideout Yields Many Clues, Data
In his hometown, relatives pray for 1,000 Zarqawis
He still doesn’t get it:  Father of beheaded man blames Bush, not Zarqawi
Iran confirms stepping up nuclear activities
Iraq war foe Murtha eyes Democratic leadership
Democrats Eye Positions if They Gain House Control
Lucrative Life in Revolving Door for Capitol Hill Staff Member and Lobbyist
Specter’s Uneasy Relationship With White House Is Revealed in a Letter to Cheney
Senate rejects estate tax cut
Americans want universal health coverage, group says
GOP still plans to make issue of gay marriage
Dog Feces Left at Congresswoman’s Office  Real mature, lefties


Harsanyi:  Chill out over global warming
WSJ:  Taxes Everlasting
WSJ:  Justice Kennedy’s Culture War
Parker:  Aborting the imperfect
NRO Symposium:  What’s Going On?
McCarthy:  A Crucial Moment
Andres:  Reid’s Immigration Flush
Reagan:  San Diego Voters Send Bush a Message
Perpetuating the machine:  Hawkins:  Third Party Piffle
Williams:  Help for Americans
Reynolds:  The ‘Laffer Curve’ Renamed

Noonan Now Supports Third Party

Filmmaker Moore sued by Iraq War veteran
GE Files 24,000-Page Tax Return (More proof we need tax reform!)
Congressman Tried to Hide Papers, Justice Dept. Says
Poll:  Americans Support Searches
Scientists Say Arctic Once Was Tropical
Study Reveals Ancient Arctic Climate Swings
‘Global Warming’ Protesters Call for Resignation of Hurricane Center Director
Hints of Oil Bonanzas Beneath Arctic Ocean
Study Claims Hurricane’s Power Depends on Pollution
Study finds rapid pre-Katrina sinking in New Orleans
New Orleans sinking faster than expected
Iran’s military plans for invasion by U.S.
Should N.C. pay for 1898 race riot? (Answer:  No)
Ex-liberal navigates right
Reporter’s dangerous trip to secret rocket factory


Noonan:  Third Time (Now Peggy Noonan is on board!)
Sullum:  Since when is Congress worried about the separation of powers?
Cunningham:  Redefining Hypocrisy
Balko:  Raiding Reality
McCarthy:  Questions for the House
McCarthy:  Unimpeachable?
Chavez:  Republican hypocrisy
Emanuel:  Isakson out front on border security, tax reform
Limbaugh:  Conservatives must hold firm on immigration
Edwards:  Senate Immigration Bill Is Skunk in a Bow
McAlpin:  English:  Why It’s Time to Make It Official
Coulter:  Se Puede Get Two Years Tax-Free!
Lowry:  Legislative Travesty
Chapman:  Speaking of the Constitution…let’s have some consistency
Mosher:  Aborting a Baby Is Legal in Britain, But Depicting It Is a Crime
Jeffrey:  Why Not Ban Abortion Now?
Homnick:  The Bridge to the 21st Century -- From the 19th!
Hawkins:  In Defense of the Rich
Murdock:  Capitalism v. Socialism on Vesey Street
Goldberg:  What’s Wrong with Extremism?
Elder:  Sen. Boxer on big oil:  Let’s investigate the investigators
Gingrich:  Blacking Out Speech

Celebrate Memorial Day the Right Way

Immigration Deal at Risk as House GOP Looks to Voters
Sensenbrenner decries path to citizenship for illegal immigrants
Minutemen Installing Ariz. Border Fence
Marine Pantano:  Mr. Murtha’s Rush to Judgment
Babies aborted for not being perfect
Democrats Eye November Landslide
Senate Leader Took Free Boxing Tickets
Another Stumble for Ralph Reed’s Beleaguered Campaign

Memorial Day
Hanson:  Looking Back at Iraq
Robbins:  Remembering Frankie
Blyth:  Not Just a Day Off
Yoest:  Five Days in May
Wade:  Memorial Day, Lest We Forget
Freedom Alliance:  It’s Memorial Day, Let’s Honor Our Troops
Zirkle:  Celebrating those who gave chase to evil
Bennett:  Go and Find a Soldier’s Grave
Hitchens:  Memorial Day
Williams:  Recipe for Celebrating Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day, take the time to thank God for those who have fought and died for our freedom.  Those who have died fighting for our freedom around the world, whether on the battlefields at Yorktown, in the hills of Sharpsburg and Gettysburg, on the beaches of Normandy, in the jungles of Vietnam, in the deserts of Iraq, or elsewhere are all heroes.  Thank God for their sacrifice, because without them we would not be free.

Conservatives Blast Senate Immigration Bill

Bush Orders FBI-Congress Documents Sealed
Top Bush Aide at Justice Dept. Was Set to Quit
Hastert accuses DOJ of intimidation
Hastert lawyer may sue ABC over Abramoff report
Hastert Lashes Out at Justice Dept.
Hastert Says He’ll Work With Justice Dept.
Inside Out:  The Abramoff Investigation and Speaker Hastert
House leaders concede FBI right to search
A season of stealing
Judge:  Man is too short for prison
Sentence for short sex offender sparks debate
Rally for national sales tax draws overflow crowd
U.S. to Repeal Long-Distance Phone Tax
House Votes to Allow Drilling in Alaska Refuge
Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Bill, Setting Up Showdown With House
Senate Wants House to Ease on Citizenship
Police search for (illegal) rape suspect
House Republican Pessimistic on Immigration Deal
White House compares illegal immigration to speeding (They REALLY don’t get it, do they?)


Downey:  FBI raid:  Reps wrongly cry foul
NR Editors:  Botched Operation
USAToday:  Lawmakers, quiet on your rights, roar about theirs
Hastert:  There’s a right way
Thernstrom:  Inconvenient Truths for Al Gore
Lowry:  The New Al Gore
Bradley:  Market Forces Only Cure for Oil Prices
Rep. Hayworth:  Call It What It Is.
Rep. Rohrabacher:  The ‘shamnesty’ legislation
Sen. Santorum:  What Not to Legislate
Sen. DeMint:  Top 10 Reasons to Oppose Amnesty Bill
Sen. Sessions:  Immigration Bill Is Worse Than You Think
Sen. Grassley’s Top 10 Flaws With Senate Bill
Rector:  The Wrong Course
Human Events:  No Conservative Could Vote for Senate Immigration Bill
NR Editors:  Temporary Madness
Homnick:  Senators Need to Stop Voting on Stuff About Which They Know Next to Nothing
Will:  On bilingual ballots
Bothwell:  Navy buys into nanny state politics
Spruiell:  Resisting a Porkbusting Raid
McNamara:  The United Nations in your wallet
Miller:  Rockin’ the Right    

Congress Thinks They Are Above The Law

McCain calls for more nukes
Sen. Clinton Pitches Ethanol Energy Plan
‘Hillary for President’ rally draws 20 instead of hoped-for 200
Iran test-fires long-range missile
Iran students protest over increased restrictions
Blacks warn of rift if Mfume sidelined
Council skeptical of Ellis tax hike
Government incompetence:  Hurricane Drill in Louisiana Canceled
Immigration Bill Expected To Pass Senate This Week
Exclusive:  A Compromise Plan On Immigration
Bush border patrol plan to pressure courts:  sources
Workers bug out as officers pop in
Fox, in U.S., Says Walls Won’t Fix Problem
Local governments assert their rights:  Marry or get out, US town tells unwed parents
Freedom of speech?:  A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board
My View:  This is just more proof that the American Communist Lawyers’ Union believes in free speech, as long as it agrees with them.  Any dissenting speech will not be tolerated.
F.B.I. Raid Divides G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House
Hastert tells President Bush FBI raid was unconstitutional
Hastert Demands FBI Return Documents
Rep. Jefferson refuses to give up panel seat
My View:  The Republicans, just like the Democrats, are just trying to cover their own tails.  There are no constitutional provisions which protect members of Congress from a subpoena.  Rep. Jefferson is being investigated, and prosecutors have a valid reason to believe that he committed a crime.  The FBI has every right to search his office, just as they have a right to search a civilian’s.
**Update (21:03):  Hastert’s demands and declarations now seem to have a reason; perhaps he will be next?  Officials:  Hastert “In the Mix” of Congressional Bribery Investigation
Hastert:  No. 1 Recipient of Abramoff Money


Balko:  Nanny State Makes Poor Babysitter for Americans
du Pont:  Don’t Be Very Worried
Johnson:  Only Nixon Could Go to China, and Only Pence Could Sell Amnesty to the House
Stossel:  Mississippi has a place for heroes:  jails
Blankley:  A modest proposal
Williams:  Click it or ticket


Note:  I received this video in my e-mail.  Isn’t it amazing what the FREE MARKET, along with creativity and ingenuity, can accomplish?  This really might be the future of energy!    

FTC Proves Me Right Once Again on Gas Prices

Incompetence rewarded:  Nagin Wins Re-Election as Big Easy Mayor
Filing:  Tape Shows Lawmaker Taking Money
Baghdad’s Lionel Richie Obsession (Iraqis love freedom!)
Al Gore issues global warming wake-up call
Clinton says must “get off our butts” to stop warming
Study:  Tax cuts lose money (wrong!)
Despite Pledge, Taxes Increase for Teenagers

USAToday:  Funnyman’s serious message
Murdock:  No Habla Espanol
Fund:  Jimmy Carter Is Right
Gingrich:  Making English Our National Language Is Not Racist

Huge SITYS on gas prices:
FTC sees no illegal gas price manipulation
FTC finds little gouging on gas prices after Katrina
Report Finds Few Examples of Energy Price Gouging
Report on Gas Prices Finds No Collusion
Ethanol:  Myths and Realities

The Battle for our Borders
Tip leads Border Patrol to 91 illegal entrants in truck
1 in 7 Mexican workers migrates -- most send money home
Mexico Works to Bar Non-Natives From Jobs
Surge of volunteers expected to help illegal immigrants cross desert
The problem is not only here:  Arrival of 400 migrants overwhelms Italian island
Blacks fret over immigrant gains
Survey:  Bush’s support from Latinos waning
Former President Clinton agrees with Bush immigration plan (One more reason not to like it!)

Sessions 'Hero of the Week'

Republicans Sought IRS Probe of NAACP
Ellis budget includes tax hike, pay raises, pay scale
Giuliani endorses Reed for lieutenant governor
Iran eyes badges for Jews
Iran pulls curtain on atom sites
Iran using Chinese-made feedstock for enriched uranium:  diplomats
‘Our enemies are mentally ill’
House Votes to Keep Offshore Drilling Ban
Vote in House Seeks to Erase Oil Windfall
Huge bill for public retirees hits soon
Graduation idiocy (including UGa!):  ‘Lavender graduations’ gain ground
Senate Raises Federal Fines for Airing Indecent Material on TV
Gators, Gators Everywhere -- But Why?

Reeside:  Check out their bookshelves
Will:  Who Isn’t A ‘Values Voter’?
Elder:  Bush’s troubles -- not Iraq, Katrina, or illegal aliens, but fuzzy principles
AJC:  Power plays go foul on Capitol Hill
Bluey:  House Republicans Dishonor Reagan


More on Illegal Immigration:
Illegals granted Social Security
Reid calls language proposal racist
Senate Sends Mixed Signals on English
Lack of prosecutions demoralizing Border Patrol
Local authorities take border control into own hands
The problem is not only here:  Madrid seeks to stem tide of African immigrants
Sessions:  ‘The Senate should be ashamed of itself’ (Yes, they should!)
Hanna:  Hero of the Week:  Sen. Jeff Sessions
Chapman:  Will immigration split the GOP?
Ham:  Whaaat???:  Illegal Immigration Edition
de Silva:  How to Deport 10 Million Illegal Aliens
Reagan:  Bush Proved Me Right:  White House Is Stupid and Arrogant
Coulter:  Read My Lips:  No New Amnesty
Noonan:  Out of Touch
Gizzi:  GOP Advisers:  Bush’s Stand Hurts Party
Rector:  Senate Bill Adds 66 Million Immigrants
Murdock:  Bush on English Assimilation:  Hipocrasia
Soldier’s Diary:  Earning U.S. Citizenship in Iraq

Huge immigration update

Termination, suspension possible for Churchill
European Nations May Give Iran a Reactor
The great oil race:  Cheney discovers U.S. is losing out to China
N.J. just says no to pumping gas
Chinese Internet writer sentenced to 12 years
Bipartisan Senate Group Seeks to Lift Late Fee on Medicare Drug Plan
Judge strikes down Ga.’s ban on gay marriages
Purdue vows special session on gay marriage if appeal slowed

Stephens:  How to Stop Iran (Without Firing a Shot)
McQuillan & Abramyan:  ‘Live Free or Move’
Bookman:  Sacrifice liberty for security?  Not without a fight
Lopez:  GOP, Get a Clue!
NR Editors:  A Disgrace
Taylor & Van Doren:  Republicans Out of Gas
Williams:  Restoring Liberty in America
Sowell:  The Biggest Scandal
Cain:  Social Security scam keeps on ticking
Dvorak:  Music, Movie Companies Don’t Deserve Our Dollars

The Battle for Our Borders
Immigration is Mexico’s disgrace:  leftist candidate
Mexico Voters Fear Nation on Edge of Chaos
Mexicans Say Guard Won’t Slow Migrants
San Bernardino To Vote On Tough Immigration Law
Immigration Proposals Pass Test In Senate
Mexico Threatens Suits Over Guard Patrols
Mexico closely watching “militarization” of U.S.-Mexico border
Senate OKs Border Fence, Backs Citizenship
Minutemen Dismiss Bush’s Border Plan
Rove Tries to Court GOP on Immigration
Naïve “humanitarians”:  ‘We are not working with criminals…we are working with people without papers”
NR Editors:  Amnesty Undeniable
Lowry:  Clintonian at the Border
Samuelson:  Bush wrong to back more low-skill immigrants
Malkin:  9/11, the Pentagon, and Our Borders
Johnson:  Bush’s Message:  I Won’t Enforce Laws We Have Until I Get the Laws I Want
Stump:  Press 1 for English
Jeffrey:  Bordering on Disaster    

Another impotent Bush speech

McHenry gunning for Dem ‘hypocrites’
Democratic congressman denies bribery charges
Reform bill to double immigration
Governor says he would offer Georgia’s Guard for border duty
Politics Stalls Plan to Bolster Flood Insurance
Conservative Christians Criticize Republicans
States seek relief from high gas costs
Deadline for Medicare drug plan looms
Porter:  ‘I got something to say to Bush’ (he wants a tax cut!)

Krikorian:  Amnesty S.O.S.
Murdock:  The GOP Congress Declares War on Profits
Schulz:  Pumping Fact & Fiction
Mitchell:  Republicans spending themselves into minority status
Parker:  The NAACP’s fight against private school vouchers
USA Today:  Bonds’ quest for Babe’s mark produces no joy in Fanville

Text of Bush’s Speech on Immigration

Note on Bush’s speech tonight:  To a thinking person (such as your unfortunately off-the-air host), it is perfectly obvious that Bush’s proposal is not only nothing new, it is also ineffective and, as much as he wants to spin it otherwise, it is amnesty.  Bush continues to disappoint conservatives on this issue.

Murdock: GOP More Akin to LBJ than Reagan

80 arrested after probe
Panel rejects end to bilingual ballots
Arizona County Uses New Law to Look for Illegal Immigrants
Bush to Address Nation Monday Night on Immigration
Murtha Predicts U.S. Pullout From Iraq
Congress may clamp down on MySpace
Entering Splitsville, China
Want a 30-cent break on gas?
Texas plans nation’s largest offshore wind farm
Traces of Uranium Said Found in Iran

Sowell:  Republicans and immigration
Coulter:  Conservatives need 12-step program to manhood
Franc:  Immigration and the welfare state
Murdock:  The GOP is Now the Party of LBJ…
Hanson:  In the Eye of the Beholder
Elder:  The Obscene Debate of ‘Obscene’ Profits
Sellers:  Do Conservatives Fear Capitalism?
Reynolds:  The Top One-Hundredth of One Percent
Norman:  Barry at the Bat

Note:  In the columns by Ann Coulter and Ivy Sellers, while the headlines seem to criticize conservatives, they are really about Republicans.  As we all know, they are NOT one in the same.