Reagan – Yes, we can, without the Government
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Barack Obama's "Yes, we can" motto has been immortalized and satirized in online music videos over the past week. This video instead salutes Ronald Reagan for his can-do faith in Americans to succeed without their government.

Congress likes the Pork; Except McCain
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Overall pork barrel spending went up 30 percent in the 2008 fiscal year and the number of pet projects jumped by 337 percent — to more than 11,600. The cost of all the earmarked projects was $17.2 billion. According to the book, the top three lawmakers slipping pet projects into bills are all Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee — Sens. Thad Cochran of Mississippi with $892 million; Ted Stevens of Alaska with $469 million and Richard Shelby of Alabama with $465 million. Arizona Sen. John McCain, the expected Republican presidential nominee, did not request any earmarks this year. He issued a statement instead lauding CAGW for issuing the book. "Once again, my friends at CAGW have done a great job of compiling a comprehensive list of unnecessary and wasteful pork barrel projects. By shedding light on these egregious projects, they are helping to make Congress more accountable to the American people," McCain said. Democratic Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton had 281 earmarks and Barack Obama had 52.

States may free inmates to save millions
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Lawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals.

Bush cutting red tape to finish fence
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The Bush administration plans to cut through the bureaucratic red tape and bypass environmental laws hindering the building of 670 miles of fence along the border with Mexico and finish the section authorized by Congress by the end of this year.

Politicians' poverty hype
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The psychology of victimhood and the politics of envy are powerful political tools, and we see them being exploited this political season. Politicians telling Americans how bad off we are reminds me of one of Aesop's Fables where a dog was carrying a piece of meat across a bridge. Looking down into the river, he saw his shadow, which appeared to him as another dog carrying a larger piece of meat. Attacking the "other" dog, he dropped his piece of meat into the river and it was gone for good. Aesop's lesson is something to keep in mind as politicians offer their solutions to income inequality.

Obama Declares He Doesn't Want His Children "Punished with a Baby"
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In a comment deemed insulting to single mothers and their children, presidential hopeful Barack Obama announced during a town hall meeting on Saturday that he did not want his children "punished with a baby."

Irony in Wall Street
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The irony is that it was almost exactly a hundred years ago -- 1907, to be exact -- that the original J.P. Morgan arranged a bailout of a troubled financial institution for the same purpose of preventing a panic that could end up with the whole economy declining. The difference is that J.P. Morgan and his fellow bankers used their own money, while the Federal Reserve System used their power to create money. What that means is that the value of your money and my money -- all Federal Reserve Notes -- goes down when more Federal Reserve Notes are issued to subsidize the purchase of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase.

Islamic Fascist Cleric – Kill and Rape Non-Muslims
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A report posted on Islam Watch, a site run by Muslims who oppose intolerant teachings and hatred for unbelievers, exposes a prominent Islamic cleric and lawyer who support extreme punishment for non-Muslims — including killing and rape.

Clinton didn't pay health insurance bills
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Among the debts reported this month by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s struggling presidential campaign, the $292,000 in unpaid health insurance premiums for her campaign staff stands out.

Conservative Governor Blasts DHS
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Despite blasting a defiant last day letter to the Homeland Security Department over pending federal rules Monday, South Carolina Republican governor Mark Sanford secured South Carolinians the right to use their driver's licenses to board planes without being patted down, at least until 2010.

New South Korean President Brings Conservative Policy Change
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The February 25 inauguration of conservative Lee Myung-bak as South Korea's president will do much to repair the damage wrought by five years of the pro­gressive Roh Moo-hyun administration. Under Roh, Seoul's relations with the U.S. and Japan deteriorated, its outreach to North Korea was counterproductive, and domestic and foreign investors were driven over­seas by vacillating economic policies and South Korea's declining competitiveness. Lee is expected to improve strained relations with Washington, implement a more pragmatic policy toward North Korea, and establish a business-friendly environment.

We have created human-animal embryos already, say British team
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Embryos containing human and animal material have been created in Britain for the first time, a month before the House of Commons votes on new laws to regulate the research. Their creation, however, has been opposed by some religious groups, particularly the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, described the work last month as “experiments of Frankenstein proportion”.

Famous Model and TV Announcer Wins Battle to Protect Life and Family Values in Ecuadoran Constitution
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Rosanna Queirolo doesn't fit the standard profile of a pro-life activist. She's a former model who has posed in skimpy outfits in Ecuadoran magazines, and is a committed environmentalist. "It's no secret that my principles, my values, my beliefs are different from those of many from my party," she told the Ecuadoran publication El Universo on March 25. Queirolo, a Catholic, said, "I will defend what I believe: invoking the name of God in the preamble, life without restrictions, and the protection of the family."

Olbermann mocks the Resurrection of Christ
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MSNBC's Keith Olbermann made a dopey crack that made light of the Christian belief that Jesus was resurrected in an immortal body from the dead.

Turner: Global Warming Will Cause Mass Cannibalism, Insurgents Are Patriots
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CNN founder Ted Turner argued that inaction on global warming “will be catastrophic” and those who don't die “will be cannibals.” He also applied moral equivalence in describing Iraqi insurgents as “patriots” who simply “don't like us because we've invaded their country.

Global temperatures have not risen since 1998
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Global temperatures will drop slightly this year as a result of the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific, UN meteorologists have said. The World Meteorological Organization's secretary-general, Michel Jarraud, told the BBC it was likely that La Nina would continue into the summer. This would mean global temperatures have not risen since 1998, prompting some to question climate change theory.

Dr. Peter Kreeft: "We are living in a spiritual Hiroshima"
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Sadly, today, the Antichrist controls all of the formal and informal means of education and information in America, including the media, news reporting, publishing, music, movies (Hollywood), etc. Today, pornography generates more revenue in America than any other industry except gambling. This is not a new struggle-it has been going on since the Middle Ages. The Christian religion is now in decline, and the Antichrist is now winning, because he has convinced most people to bypass that simple word: reason. Most people today "feel;" they no longer "think."

Terrorism -- Radical Islam’s Faith-Based Initiative
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The film “Fitna”--“ordeal” in Arabic -- was released on the Internet by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders. “Fitna” juxtaposes scenes of violence and terrorism committed by devout Muslims with some of the Quran’s many verses that have been interpreted as justifying such violence and terrorism. The 17-minute movie makes the straightforward case that the jihadists who attack free societies are not distorting Islamic teachings but following them.

Man crashes memorial, gropes deceased's sister
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Police say Marlos Hernandez, 31, was taken into custody after he crashed a memorial service, groped the breast of the dead woman's sister and displayed pornographic pictures to her mother is lucky to have been arrested by police before angry mourners injured him.

Priest shot dead in Baghdad
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An Iraqi priest has been killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen in central Baghdad.

Charlton Heston Dies
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Legendary actor, civil rights leader and political activist Charlton Heston passed away today, at the age of 84.

Presidential Primary Results
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Republicans – Delegates – 1,191 Delegates Needed
McCain is the Republican nominee.
Democrats – Delegates – 2,025 Delegates Needed
Obama - 1635 Clinton – 1503