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Coalition forces are defeating al Qaeda in Ramadi. Condoleezza Rice says Bush Administration erred on the number of troops to send to Iraq. Did she just figure that out? Good news on Iraq.

Survey shows Iraqis are unhappy. With terrorists lurking around every corner, it's no wonder. Too bad we waited 4 years to get serious about security. The results of this poll will be very different in 6 months. I just hope the press reports it. Forget 6 months, another survey claims that Iraqis say life is getting better. Why should we trust polls again?

Survey shows Europeans are unhappy as well, since the EU was formed. I wonder if Bush will be blamed.

UK allows schools to ban full face veils.

Norway ends boycott of Palestinian government.

Iran claims US is kidnapping Revolutionary Guard officers in Europe - that they aren't defecting. Iran says it will retaliate. That won't go over well. Are these guys defecting, or are we kidnapping them? Even if they are defecting, the Iranians would never believe it.

US says it has resolved financial dispute with North Korea.

Hysteric predicts "billions will die." Scientists blame Hollywood for Global Warming hysteria. Gore's toxic mining operation. Gore challenged to an international, televised debate on climate change.

Monckton, a former policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher during her years
as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said, "A careful study of the
substantial corpus of peer-reviewed science reveals that Mr. Gore's film,
An Inconvenient Truth, is a foofaraw of pseudo-science, exaggerations, and
errors, now being peddled to innocent schoolchildren worldwide."

I can't get over the extreme double standard we allow in Washington. Gonzales may be fired over some emails, but Janet Reno had 82 Branch Davidians killed in Waco, and she never lost her job. It's very good to be a Democrat in Washington.

The White House halts publication of earmarks. Congress continues the practice unabated.

The military is unprepared for other conflicts. That's because Bill Clinton cut the size of the army nearly in half. You can cut the army in half in a year, but it takes many years and political will to rebuild it.

Guantanamo prisoner confesses to attacking the USS Cole.

Other ways the FBI abuses the unconstitutional, bipartisan Patriot Act.

Survey of voter ID requirements and effects in 2006 election.

Supreme Court takes up "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case.

Politicians in Tennessee don't have to pay their electric bill.

Canned and foil packed pet food recalled including brands Iams and Eukenuba.

Menu Foods posted a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall on its Web site. Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.

Obama ad based on old Apple ad. It's cool, but the gushing is unwarranted. It has no substance. There are no ideas.

Lesbian couple kicked out of IHOP for kiss on the cheek.

Christopher Hitchens says that even in hindsight, invading Iraq was the right decision.

Senator claims Plame's testimony before the House contradicts her secret testimony in front of the Senate.

Better late than never, the press is finally catching on to Gore's hypocrisy and hysteria.

Dinesh D'Souza explains why the left hates Bush more than bin Laden.