John McCain: The Anti-Conservative
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In nuclear physics, every subatomic particle has an opposite. When they collide, they combine to produce another particle that resembles neither. McCain is the political antimatter that collides with conservatism and produces “liberal republicanism.” If John McCain is the Republican nominee, conservatism will be where we were in 1965: having to feed the conservative phoenix rising out of the ashes.

Clinton wants to garnish wages of all to obtain Universal Health Care
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Speaking on ABC's "This Week" program, the Democratic senator from New York said she might be willing to have wages garnisheed if people refuse to buy health insurance.

Arab nations eye control of U.S. companies
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Sovereign Wealth Funds in six Persian Gulf countries – including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar – have now amassed $1.7 trillion, positioning them for attempts to control major banks and securities firms in the U.S.

Islamic Fascists Using Handicapped as Bombers
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Two mentally retarded women strapped with remote-control explosives—and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers—brought carnage Friday to two pet bazaars, killing at 73 people in the deadliest day since Washington flooded the capital with extra troops last spring.

Islamist 'Trojan horse' in Pentagon
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Federal authorities say a high-level Muslim Pentagon aide, who led a campaign to silence a Pentagon intelligence analyst for taking a hard line against Islam, is running an "influence operation" on behalf of U.S. Muslim groups fronting for the radical Muslim Brotherhood.

Tax Rebates Could Go to Illegals
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In their bipartisan zeal to quickly cut a deal on an economic stimulus bill, GOP lawmakers overlooked something that will certainly inflame the conservative base _ illegal immigrants could receive a tax rebate check from the government.

Federal judge: Law penalizing businesses that hire illegals OK
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The right of a small town in Missouri to deal with the cost and crime caused by the influx of illegal aliens has been upheld by a federal judge who ruled the community's ordinance penalizing local companies that hire undocumented workers is not pre-empted by federal law, does not discriminate against Hispanics and does not violate due-process rights or state law. "It's an across-the-board victory," attorney Kris Kobach, who represents Valley Park and Hazleton, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "You are going to see this decision quoted by cities all across the country."

Let's Closely Examine McCain's Record
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Following his wins in the South Carolina and Florida Republican primaries, Arizona Sen. John McCain has become the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. He has spent the last year attempting to convince the conservative base of the Republican Party that he is one of them -- but his record in the Senate shows otherwise.

Romney Wins Maine Caucus
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Mitt Romney coasted to a win in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans on Saturday, claiming his third victory in a caucus state and fourth overall. Romney will wind up with all 18 delegates.

Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007
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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal's 27th annual vote ratings. The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the run-up to the primaries, after ranking as the 16th- and 10th-most-liberal during his first two years in the Senate.

Governator Endorses McCain
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. John McCain in the Republican presidential race on Thursday, praising him as an “extraordinary leader” who can cross party lines to make progress.

Mrs. Governator Endorses Obama
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Maria Shriver -- wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a member of the powerful Kennedy political clan -- on Sunday endorsed Barack Obama for US president, just days after her former-actor husband backed Republican John McCain.

Washington DC March for Life 2008
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Pictures from this year’s pro-life march in Washington D.C.

Kansas City Bishop: Likelihood of Strong Pro-Life President in Peril
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For the diocese and archdiocese of Kansas City, the focus for 2008 in terms of the battle for life are similar. Beyond the presidential election, the focus is fighting against research which destroys human embryos. LifeSiteNews.com spoke with Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Kansas City, Missouri Bishop Robert Finn at the March for Life in Washington. As they discussed what seemed most pressing to them at the dawn of 2008, they both noted the Presidential election. Bishop Finn told LifeSiteNews.com that he hopes to have a "strong pro-life president," adding, however, that the "the likelihood of it seems less than we hope for."

Extending Unemployment Insurance Is Unnecessary
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus's (D–MT) stimulus proposal would extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to 39 weeks in an attempt to stimulate the economy. Workers have no economic need for a longer period of unemployment benefits. Congress should not extend the duration of UI benefits.

Your Tax Money at Work: Clinton Porks for Prison Condoms
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A group that lobbies for needle exchanges, for allowing more immigrants with HIV/AIDS to legally enter the country, and for condom distribution in prisons received a $303,000 federal earmark pushed by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). A number of other non-profit organizations in New York State that received Clinton’s 246 earmarks also had employees who contributed to her presidential campaign or political action committee, HillPAC. For the candidates still in the primary race, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had 46 earmarks, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) had 10 earmarks, Kucinich had 9 earmarks and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had no earmarks.

Members Who Have Sworn Off Earmarks
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Shortly after joining Congress in 2000, Rep. Jeff Flake swore off earmarks forever. Others have followed. GOP Leader John Boehner was arguably the first among current House members. He shunned earmarks way back in 1990 (who said accepting earmarks was necessary for getting re-elected?). And with the earmark crisis reaching a feverish pitch nowadays, fiscal conservatives are realizing that something radical needs to be done. Real reform needs to be enacted, and the first step is to lead by example. Here are the brave members who have personally decided to stop receiving pork projects, if only temporarily, while they fight for reform.

Two Focus Groups like Romney after “Reagan” Debate
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Both a Fox and CNN research group felt as if Gov Mitt Romney won the debate in California at the Ronald Reagan Library.

The Missing Link: Religion and Economic Freedom
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If we’ve learned anything in the 2008 presidential primaries it’s that the predicted demise of the “values voter” had been greatly exaggerated. Religion and its impact on social issues remains the lodestar for many voters. But Gov. Mike Huckabee’s defeat in Florida along with losses in New Hampshire and South Carolina reveal that while Christian values and social issues are central, they are just one part of an overall conservative vision that includes limited government and economic freedom. The leftward bent of some of Huckabee’s economic views showed that -- outside of Iowa -- Republicans, including many Evangelical voters, are for the most part oriented to the free market.

Berkeley council tells Marines to leave
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That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 6-3 Tuesday night to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

U.S. Senator Wants to Revoke Funding From City
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U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money. DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city's downtown. "This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families," DeMint said in a prepared statement. "The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money."

Top Al-Qaida Commander Killed in Pakistan
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Abu Laith al-Libi, one of al-Qaeda's most senior commanders, was killed in Pakistan on Monday, Western officials said today.

Pope says some science shatters human dignitys
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Pope Benedict said on Thursday that embryonic stem cell research; artificial insemination and the prospect of human cloning had "shattered" human dignity. In an address to members of the Vatican department on doctrinal matters, Benedict said the Church had a duty to defend the "great values at stake" in the field of bioethics.

Brits do away with Mum and Dad
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"The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured," said Meredith Turney, the legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute. Less than a year earlier, the Scottish National Health Service decided to become "LGBT-friendly" by issuing directives to workers to halt any and all uses of "father," "mother," "husband," "wife" etc....

British NHS will pay surrogates to have babies for gays
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Surrogate mothers could be given up to $30,000 of Health Service money to have children for gay couples. Scientists at Newcastle University have applied for permission to turn female bone marrow into sperm, which could remove the need for men to create life. The technology, already pioneered in mice, would allow lesbian couples to have children that were biologically their own. Gay men could follow suit by using the technique to make eggs from their bone marrow.

Mississippi Legislators want Law Against Serving the Obese
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Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, a copy of which you'll find below, is the brainchild of three members of the state's House of Representatives, Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows. The bill, which is likely dead on arrival, proposes that the state's Department of Health establish weight criteria after consultation with Mississippi's Council on Obesity. It does not detail what penalties an eatery would face if its grub were served to someone with an excessive body mass index.

Student disciplined for pen with gun company logo
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A student has been threatened with a 3-day suspension from school for bringing to campus, and using, a pen with the corporate logo of the Glock Company, a large stylized "G" with the letters "lock" inside.

Send Citi Group a Message – Support the Second Amendment
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A major credit card company has issued a letter to a gun dealer canceling his payment processing services because of corporate concerns firearms were being sold to consumers in other states, in "a non face-to-face environment." Now the move has raised the ire of the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

US state weighing gun lessons for schoolchildren
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West Virginia is considering a bill to teach schoolchildren how to handle a gun and hunt safely its proponent hopes will increase state revenues from hunting licenses.

Heath Liked His Speedballs!
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Heath Ledger had become a regular user of cocaine and heroin in the past year, getting so high on drugs that an exasperated Michelle Williams was forced to boot him out of their Brooklyn home. The acclaimed actor died was found dead in his NY apartment last week.

Dude: Obama likes the Ganja
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"I think we need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws," Mr. Obama told an audience during a debate at Northwestern University in 2004. "But I'm not somebody who believes in legalization of marijuana."

Presidential Primary Results
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Republicans – Wins/States/Delegates – 1,191 Delegates Needed
Romney – 3/NV-WY-M-ME/77
Huckabee – 1/IA/40
McCain – 2/NH-SC-FL/93
Democrats – Wins/States/Delegates – 2,025 Delegates Needed
Clinton – 2/NH-MI-FL/256
Obama – 2/IA-NV-SC/181