From the AP: A day after his carefully orchestrated protests briefly blocked rush- hour traffic, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday promised to stage another mass protest over three police detectives' acquittals in the 50-bullet killing of an unarmed man. ...the next protest is planned somewhere in New York City within seven to 10 days, said Charlie King, acting national director of Sharpton's Read Full Story

From the AP: Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash....The federal agents went to one or two parties but never actually went to class or lived in the dorms. Instead, they merely arranged meetings with suspected dealers and asked about Read Full Story

RPV NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 8, 2008 Virginia Republicans Launch Statewide Effort to Strengthen Grassroots RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Bob McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, and Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) Chairman John Hager are leading an effort to build the party’s Read Full Story

From Nile Gardiner at Human Events: Few countries in modern times could claim the title “warrior nation”. The United States and Great Britain definitely can, and Israel certainly qualifies for this distinction too. Today is the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding and a reminder of the heroism of the Israeli people. This tiny nation of just 7 million has fought seven wars and survived in the Read Full Story

WHERE'S THE BEEF? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! Jim Gilmore Notes Mark Warner's Lack of Substance on Issues Impacting Working Virginians Alexandria - Citing a stunning lack of substance on policy matters during Mark Warner's campaign kick-off earlier this week, former Governor Jim Gilmore today inquired, "Where does Mark Warner stand on the issues of the day? Does he believe he can hide his Read Full Story

With all the talk about the Stephanopoulos and his treatment of Hillary his most recent "Bottom Line"seems pretty straight forward...you know Hillary and George did not get along during the Clinton Administration. From George Stephanopoulos's "Bottom Line" on Good Morning America: "The Democratic National Committee right now simply does not agree with the Clinton position [of full seating for the Read Full Story

From the marshall campaign: Marshall is conservative candidate in this race’ FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ADVOCACY ARM ENDORSES MARSALL FOR SENATE Organization Cites ‘Clear, Significant Difference’ Between Marshall and Gilmore on Human Life FRC Action, the legislative advocacy arm of the Family Research Council founded by Dr. James Dobson in 1983 to promote marriage and family and the Read Full Story

...and yes, unfortunately, I did actually use the word "lame" and "puffpiece" in that post (this blog was rated Genius for reason) because I have such a vast command of the english language. From Tim Graham (who will soon be receiving 10's and 20's in the mail)of Newsbusters.org: Jody L. Wilcox at The Contemporary Conservative blog mocks People magazine for a "really lame" puffball interview Read Full Story

Now the Cyclones in Myanmar cyclone were caused by global warming. From Business and Media Institute: “And as we’re talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated,” Gore said. “And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, Read Full Story

Whatever that stat actually means...From AP:Worker productivity rose by a better-than-expected amount in the first three months of the year while labor cost pressures eased. ...The Labor Department reported Wednesday that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter. That was slightly higher than the 1.5 percent increase Read Full Story