Supremely Wrong
Story
Secret hearings, gagged witnesses, blocked access, closed-door deals. There ought to be a law. Machine politics is generally associated with cities, the cynical cronyism that is the prerequisite to wholesale corruption and urban decay. But these days it’s at its worst in, of all places, Kansas, under the governorship of leading Democratic vice-presidential contender, Kathleen Sebelius.

Because of fuel prices, businesses are forced to pass costs on
Story
Record $130-plus-a-barrel crude oil and near-$4-a-gallon gas are dividing providers of transportation-based services into two groups — those who are adding fuel surcharges or raising prices and those seriously thinking about it. Fuel surcharges and price increases aren’t new — think airlines and trucking companies. Now, though, they’re increasingly creeping into everyday business transactions. Economists are closely watching how much of these initially temporary costs become embedded in the more permanent base prices that consumers pay for goods. “Once companies pass through higher prices, those prices generally stick, except in circumstances where they are competed down,” Lafakis said. And that trend is becoming troubling, Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, said in a speech earlier this month in Denver. “The bigger concern is that these (energy price) increases are beginning to generate an inflation psychology to an extent that I have not seen since the 1970s and early 1980s,” Hoenig said.

Libs want you to pay more at the pump
Story
Millions of vacationers will pay record prices for gasoline as they hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend, and only those who've been in the sun too long would like to see prices climb even higher. Yet several members of Congress seem determined to guarantee that they will. They're trying to pass a bill that would raise pump prices. Why? Because they think it would force people to use less. The America's Climate Security Act, sponsored by Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and John Warner, R-Va., would also increase electricity and natural gas costs, all in the name of supposedly fighting global warming.

Brownback: Start drilling oil
Story
The one-time GOP presidential candidate said the federal government should open protected areas to domestic oil drilling, including the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve. There needs to be more ethanol production, greater reliance on nuclear power and expansion of refinery capacity for all fuels, he said.

Israel blasted as 'paper tiger' after latest retreat of troops
Story
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip are rejoicing at an Israeli decision today to evacuate troops stationed at a major Gaza-Israel border crossing following repeated Palestinian attack against Israel's side of the border station. We will keep firing until every Jew climbs back into the sh--ty hole he came from," said Abdel-Al, whose group took responsibility for scores of recent attacks against the Israeli border.

China in Chaos after Earthquakes
Story
China sent troops and police to try to prevent floods threatening more than 700,000 survivors of the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years in Sichuan province, as weather forecasters said thunderstorms were on the way.

Habitat for Humanity Agrees to Work with Abortion Giant
Story
Habitat for Humanity has verbally agreed to an arrangement that would help Planned Parenthood open an abortion facility in Sarasota, Florida. The agreement, which reportedly has not been finalized, would fulfill a city requirement that would allow Planned Parenthood to acquire the occupancy permit it needs to open. “According to zoning regulations, Planned Parenthood cannot build their abortion facility in the planned location without the presence of a multifamily liner building,” said Jim Sedlak, vice-president of American Life League. “Unfortunately, Planned Parenthood found a creative solution to its problem and is using Habitat for Humanity to achieve its objective. Planned Parenthood plans to sell land to Habitat for $10 so it can meet city requirements.”

Global Warming Lunacy – Carbon Credit Cards Mandatory
Story
Every adult should be forced to use a 'carbon ration card' when they pay for petrol, airline tickets or household energy, MPs say. The influential Environmental Audit Committee says a personal carbon trading scheme is the best and fairest way of cutting Britain's CO2 emissions without penalizing the poor. Under the scheme, everyone would be given an annual carbon allowance to use when buying oil, gas, electricity and flights.

Czech President Klaus ready to debate Gore on climate change
Story
Czech President Vaclav Klaus said Tuesday he is ready to debate Al Gore about global warming, as he presented the English version of his latest book that argues environmentalism poses a threat to basic human freedoms. "I many times tried to talk to have a public exchange of views with him, and he's not too much willing to make such a conversation," Klaus said. "So I'm ready to do it."

Kansas Governor Helps Abortion Doctor Raise Money
Story
An anti-abortion group released photos Wednesday of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius with a prominent abortion doctor at what it called a "lavish secret party" at the governor's official residence, but her office said the doctor bought the reception at a political group's fundraising auction. Rumors about an event for Tiller and his staff at Sebelius' official residence have circulated among abortion opponents for weeks. On Monday, commentator Robert Novak said in his column that Sebelius had invited Tiller and his staff to a party at the residence, labeling her "the national pro-choice poster girl."

Abortion Practitioner Gets Prison for Sexual Assault
Story
A British abortion practitioner found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage patient after learning she was pregnant is headed to prison. Rashid Sandhu, who worked at James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, will head to prison for eight years after a sentencing hearing on Friday. During the trial, Norwich Crown Court officials heard testimony saying Sandhu massaged a 13-year-old girl's breasts while claiming he was doing an abortion on her. After the girl approached authorities with the accusations, police found more than 100 images of child pornography on his computer.

The Bible's Teaching Against Abortion
Story
The Bible clearly teaches that abortion is wrong. This teaching comes across in many ways and for many reasons. Some people point out that the word "abortion" is not in the Bible, and that is true. Nevertheless, the teaching about abortion is there.

Catholic Nurses say No to Pro-Abortion Union
Story
Nurses at a Catholic hospital in Fresno have voted against participating in the California Nurses Association because the union takes a pro-abortion position. The CNA endorses both abortion and partial-birth abortions.

Assisted Suicide Bill Passes California Assembly
Story
An assisted-suicide bill that allows doctors and nurses to suggest death by unconscious dehydration has barely passed the California State Assembly. AB 2747 would authorize total sedation without nutrition and hydration for depressed and confused patients, whether or not their natural death was imminent. The bill would also allow family members to order the death of a mentally disabled person when a nurse opines they have less than a year to live.

Monument to homosexual victims of Nazis unveiled
Story
People are reflected in the protective glass in front of a video screen showing a kissing couple inside the newly unveiled memorial to homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis, during the inauguration ceremony in Berlin May 27, 2008. The single grey concrete slab is placed in the capital's central park.

Bathroom Lunacy
Story
With today's signature on SB200, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, has eliminated gender-specific restrooms and locker rooms statewide, giving woman and girls reason to fear being confronted by predators, cross-dressers "or even a homosexual or heterosexual male," according to a critic. The state's new "transgender nondiscrimination" bill makes it illegal to deny a person access to public accommodations, including restrooms and locker rooms, based on gender identity or the "perception" of gender identity.

Thank You, American Soldiers
Story
The Evergreen Freedom Foundation has produced an excellent video tribute to the men and women of the U.S. military who have sacrificed so much to preserve freedom in this country.

American Flag Unwelcome by Homeowners Association
Story
"I don't understand why it would bring down the values of our homes by flying the American flag from a pole in my front yard," homeowner Commander (Ret) Jimmie Watkins said after being informed by the Homeowners Association to take down our Flag or face litigation.

Obama commits Holocaust gaffe
Story
Sen. Barack Hussein Obama has been caught in an apparent gaffe that has some angry bloggers claiming the Democratic presidential candidate was "lying about the Holocaust for political gain." In a Memorial Day speech yesterday available on video, Obama told an audience his uncle liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Nazi death camp, however, was liberated by the Soviets in January 1945.

Obama speeches contradict autobiography, Army documents
Story
In a 2002 anti-war speech, Barack Hussein Obama told the audience, "My grandfather signed up for a war the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, fought in Patton's army. He saw the dead and dying across the fields of Europe; he heard the stories of fellow troops who first entered Auschwitz and Treblinka. He fought in the name of a larger freedom, part of that arsenal of democracy that triumphed over evil, and he did not fight in vain." But in his autobiography, "Dreams of My Father," Obama states his grandfather never engaged in combat. "Gramps returned from the war never having seen real combat, and the family moved to California, where he enrolled at Berkeley under the GI bill," he writes. "But the classroom couldn't contain his ambitions, his restlessness, and so the family moved again." Obama's 2002 claim his grandfather enlisted in the Army the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor is contradicted by Army records showing Dunham signed up June 18, 1942 – six months after Pearl Harbor.

Obama's goal? 'Jeopardize U.S. battlefield superiority'
Story
An organization dedicated to the mission of protecting and defending individual freedoms and rights under the U.S. Constitution is criticizing presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama for promising to cut, and possibly gut, U.S. military defense spending.

Commie Band Opens for Obama
Story
A hip rock band that features the Soviet national anthem and communist-inspired lyrics was on stage to open for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama.

Clueless About Memorial Day’s Meaning
Story
Barack Hussein Obama began his speech yesterday stating: "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes – and I see many of them in the audience here today – our sense of patriotism is particularly strong."

Alaska Governor turning into Conservative Superstar
Story
The polar bears are doing just fine, thank you very much. So says Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), who announced last week that her state would sue to block Washington from listing the animals as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. And it's a good thing, too - because the new bear-population protections mask what may be the most serious threat to American economic might in decades. Yes, polar bears. The polar bear, you see, marks the first species on the "threatened" list whose supposed predicament is linked directly to global warming. The current Alaskan polar-bear population may be near an all-time high. But Interior Department computer models - such as they are - project widespread melting of the polar ice the bears need to hunt. And that's a big problem, given the near-limitless powers embedded in the Endangered Species Act. The act, for one, requires the department to ensure that "all actions authorized, funded or carried out" by all federal agencies aren't likely to "result in the adverse modification of habitat" of listed species.

Congressmen Sent Millions in Earmarks to Their Own Families
Story
A number of U.S. congressmen and their families — including former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert — have personally profited from congressional earmarks they slipped into federal legislation, a FOX News documentary reveals.

Energy Drinks Causing Health Risks in Teens
Story
Health researchers have identified a surprising new predictor for risky behavior among teenagers and young adults: the energy drink. Super-caffeinated energy drinks, with names like Red Bull, Monster, Full Throttle and Amp, have surged in popularity in the past decade. About a third of 12- to 24-year-olds say they regularly down energy drinks, which account for more than $3 billion in annual sales in the United States. The trend has been the source of growing concern among health researchers and school officials. Around the country, the drinks have been linked with reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms and emergency room visits.

Annual Privatization Report
Story
According to a new study by the Tax Foundation, state and local taxes will consume a record-setting 11 percent of the nation’s income in 2007. Tax burdens have not dipped below 10 percent since 1986 and 2007 marks the first time they’ve risen above 10.9 percent. Governments are getting too big. More privatization is the key to our future success at the Federal, State and Local level.

Studies Show Private Prisons/Jails Deliver Better Quality, Lower Costs
Story
Private prisons and jails are delivering significant cost savings and equal or higher levels of quality when compared to government-run correctional facilities, according to a Reason Foundation study. Reason examined data from 18 quality comparison studies conducted since 1989 and found that private prisons outperformed, or were equal to, their government counterparts in 16 of 18 studies. In studies comparing costs, private prisons demonstrated significant savings in 22 of 28 studies.

IRS Workers Protest Working Conditions
Story
The workers, represented under the National Treasury Employees Union, are upset about what they see as a double-standard in how managers are handling vacation days and late penalties when family is sick or when an employee is stuck in traffic. Let’s end the IRS so they won’t have anything to protest!

Indiana Photo ID Law Works
Story
Indiana’s photo ID law is our state’s means of protecting the integrity of elections in a manner that creates the least burden for citizens. Furthermore, it’s a right and duty given to us by the 10th Amendment. It is about ensuring accuracy through increased integrity. It’s a 21st century way to manage our election process that gives us confidence again in exercising our franchise -- our most sacred civic transaction.

It’s All About the Faith
Story
Singer and Guitarist Tony Melendez offer’s his story on faith and great God is and how blessed he was to be able to come to America.

Presidential Primary Results
Story
Republicans – Delegates – 1,191 Delegates Needed
McCain is the Republican nominee.
Democrats – Delegates – 2,025 Delegates Needed
Obama - 1979 Clinton – 1781