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CIA to continue rendition program. Possibly more than any other program, this program puts the US not only in the role of world cop, but the role of world bad cop. But there is no good cop counterpart.

Most of our security policies are just about feeling good, not really being effective. How secure 
will New Yorkers feel having cops armed with sub-machineguns patrolling with terrorist dogs on the subway? I remember this in the Munich airport when I was in high school, and I was happy to live in a country that wasn't fearful. Remember when Bush said we shouldn't let the terrorists change our lives? How's that working out for us? I'm sure Bloomberg is getting lots of love for his beneficent plans.

Supreme Court affirms a case in which cops supposedly illegally arrested a man then searched him. The article talks about probable cause, but where did the officers have any probable cause? If they had reason to suspect he was dealing drugs before the arrest, that's one thing, but if not, there is no probable cause for to support this ruling. Since it was unanimous, I just think this article isn't providing enough facts about the arrest and search. This concept that police can search a car after arresting a suspect without a warrant is bogus. It's based on the "their own safety", but after the suspect is arrested, he's no threat, so there is no safety issue. This ruling has made the 4th amendment worthless when it comes to searching cars, because cops always claim they searched it for their own safety. Ginsberg's point is interesting. It may be constitutional, you can search the car with probable cause, but the Virginia law was more restrictive. And the article never explains how the officers had probable cause.

Just because a cop says he searched a vehicle for his safety or he had probable cause, doesn't make it so.

CIA presents evidence showing that North Korea helped Syria build a plutonium nuclear power plant.

If Brazil's newly discovered oil field's are as extensive as advertised, the US may stop patrolling the Middle East. Why not just drill for oil in ANWR and off Florida instead of waiting for Brazil? Because it might inconvenience some caribou and fish. Our government is the biggest threat we face, empowering our enemies to kill Americans, then putting Americans in harm's way to kill our enemies. Between our energy and drug policies, we're funding both sides of our wars and escalating the violence and the number of casualties everywhere.

Pakistani appeasement of Taliban terrorist leads to cease-fire that is doomed to end in violence after the terrorist gains more power.

It's not the government's business what anybody gets paid, women or otherwise. Every individual can negotiate his or her own wages and renegotiate later if they want. That's what free people do. The government should stay out of it.

Chicago wants to implement an assault weapons ban. That's unconstitutional.

Reason weighs in on Obama's bitter guns and God comments, pointing out that both Republicans and Democrats are run by government aristocrats (I wish they would adopt my term) who are out of touch with regular Americans who make this country great despite the efforts of those aristocrats.

Bush the Democrat's Democrat daughter, Jenna, may not support McCain the Democrat, possibly supporting the even more liberal Democrat instead. Children of privilege tend 
to be liberals and Democrats, even the ones who pretend to be Republicans and conservatives, 
because they don't understand the real world and they have everything handed to them 
on a silver platter. They have no concern for freedom and benefits of freedom whatsoever.

Peta offers $1 million X-prize for anybody who can grow meat in a lab. I thought GM crops were bad for us. But not meat grown in a lab? I like my meat right off the bone.

Idaho ski resort open into May. Al Gore will probably ski there with all his fellow global warming prophets and their profits, then they'll leave and try to pass draconian laws punishing Americans for global warming supposedly caused by man-made CO2.

Scalia talks to the media.

Cato awards $500,000 Milton Freidman prize to Venezuellan university student who has spearheaded the resistance to Hugo Chavez. Good for Cato.

The Senate is prepared to pass a bill barring employers and health insurance companies from discriminating based on genetics. This is stupid. Congress won't allow insurance companies to use genetic risk factors to make their coverage more efficient. That would be like telling car insurance companies they aren't allowed to use risk factors in determining the price of car insurance. Think about how much lower insurance costs would be for nearly everybody if health insurance companies knew in advance who was genetically predisposed for certain diseases and who was not. This genetic testing would enable incredible efficiencies in health insurance, and Congress wants to block that and keep prices high for everybody. Our government sucks.

Obama's poor little pastor who runs around saying that white men invented AIDS to kill off black people thinks it's unfair that some of the accomplice press pointed out the trash he spews.

Thomas Sowell continues to explain how government subsidies drive up the price of college.

In this essay, Ann Coulter cuts Obama to the quick over Ayers, Dohrn, and the Weather Underground while still managing to blast the Clintons at the same time. The title is a classic: You Don't Need To Be A Weatherman To Know Which Candidate Blows.

Larry Kudlow says Obama's economics are bad and his social circle is filled with latte liberals. And Rev. Wright. And the Weather Underground.

George Will blames the failure of education in America on the disintegration of the family.

Michael Barone celebrates ABC, members of the mainstream media, asking tough questions of Obama.

The NYTimes suggests a combined Clinton-Obama ticket.

Essay illustrating just how titanic our government has grown over the last century.

The World Bank reports that almost all the world's increase in corn production from 2004 to 2007 went to heavily subsidized ethanol production in the US. How's that working out for us? Have you noticed the drop in fuel costs and how food has stayed so cheap?

Why Patrick Moore left Greenpeace.