Before I repost the AP article let me say this. What kind of world are we living in when a state trooper would say stuff like this? And people say we don't need to worry about protecting ourselves. With this kind of attitude how can you not? Trooper Suspended for 'Too Bad' 911 Remark By Associated Press March 22, 2005, 1:33 PM EST LISBON, Conn. -- A state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying "too bad" to a caller seeking help ...

Before I repost the AP article let me say this. What kind of world are we living in when a state trooper would say stuff like this? And people say we don't need to worry about protecting ourselves. With this kind of attitude how can you not? Trooper Suspended for 'Too Bad' 911 Remark By Associated Press March 22, 2005, 1:33 PM EST LISBON, Conn. -- A state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying "too bad" to a caller seeking hel...

chool Shootings: The Answer is More Guns! Ringgold, GA 30736 March 23, 2005 Click Here or on the RealAudio icon to listen. You can also listen over by telephone by dialing (703) 243-6572 and entering and the pound (#) key. School Shootings: The Answer is More Guns! Don Boys, Ph.D. No, the title is not hyperbole. I believe that school shootings would disappear if everyone knew that each school had two or three teachers (or administrators) who were arm...

This is a repost. The original was done by Doug Hagin: How to stop school shootings? Doug Hagin Doug Hagin March 22, 2005 The recent tragic school shooting in Red Lake, Minnesota has brought back some horrific memories from earlier times. Names of small towns like Columbine, Pearl, and Jonesboro are all etched in our minds because of the evil acts committed there and the lives of innocent children, which were lost in those school shootings. Now we are faced with ...

Reprinted from the Wall Street Journal: In Deep Trouble Kofi Annan's idea of "reform" is more of the same--and lots more money. BY CLAUDIA ROSETT Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST There he goes again."This hall has heard enough high-sounding declarations to last us for some decades to come," Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the U.N. General Assembly Monday. "What is needed now is not more declarations and promises."For announcing a U.N. reform program, it was a good start. Had Mr. Ann...

This was originally written by John Lott Jr. and is being reposted. March 23, 2005, 7:44 a.m. Disarming Facts The road to bad laws is paved with good intentions. By John R. Lott Jr. The last ten days have seen three horrific multiple-victim public shootings: the Atlanta courthouse attack that left four murdered; the Wisconsin church shooting, where seven were murdered, and Monday's high-school shooting in Minnesota, where nine were murdered. What can be learned from these attacks...

This was originally written by John Lott Jr. and is being reposted. March 23, 2005, 7:44 a.m. Disarming Facts The road to bad laws is paved with good intentions. By John R. Lott Jr. The last ten days have seen three horrific multiple-victim public shootings: the Atlanta courthouse attack that left four murdered; the Wisconsin church shooting, where seven were murdered, and Monday's high-school shooting in Minnesota, where nine were murdered. What can be learned from these attack...

Well since dabe will not let me comment on her site, I'll just start a new thread on it. Most of the anti drillers are using old, out dated info. That includes you *myrrander* early estimates put the amount of recoverable oil in the range of 10 billion barrels US Geologic Survey estimated 5.7 billion recoverable barrels in 1998. Furthur tests have shown that this number might be high. That 10 billion (or above) figure hasn't been current since the late 80s. Time to buy some new e...

This is a reprint from the media research center. Looks like CBS may be coming more to center on this. CBS Finally Airs Look at Chile's Success with Private Accounts Five weeks after the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather featured a story on how Britain's decision years ago to allow private retirement investing led to "a life in poverty" for many, the very first CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer provided a balancing look at Chile's success with individual stock market investment ...

This is a reprint from the media research center. Looks like CBS may be coming more to center on this. CBS Finally Airs Look at Chile's Success with Private Accounts Five weeks after the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather featured a story on how Britain's decision years ago to allow private retirement investing led to "a life in poverty" for many, the very first CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer provided a balancing look at Chile's success with individual stock market investm...

Reprinted from NewsMax: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 9:26 a.m. EST Ex-cons Could Make Hillary President If America's convicted felons are allowed to vote, it's almost certain that Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States. That's the conclusion of the American Enterprise Institute's John R. Lott and James K. Glassman, who note in today's New York Post that in the handful of states where ex-cons are allowed to go to the polls, 93 percent voted for her husband in 19...

Reposted from the Wall Street Journal. In Reagan's Footsteps Europe decides that Bush may be right after all. Friday, February 25, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST Visits by U.S. Presidents to Europe tend to have a template-making quality: Wilson, the peace maker, in Paris, 1919; Truman, the victor, at Potsdam, 1945; Kennedy, the stalwart, in Berlin, 1963; Reagan, the visionary, in Berlin, 1987. If President Bush's trip this week has some kind of new theme, the word for it is probably c...

Reposted from the Wall Street Journal. In Reagan's Footsteps Europe decides that Bush may be right after all. Friday, February 25, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST Visits by U.S. Presidents to Europe tend to have a template-making quality: Wilson, the peace maker, in Paris, 1919; Truman, the victor, at Potsdam, 1945; Kennedy, the stalwart, in Berlin, 1963; Reagan, the visionary, in Berlin, 1987. If President Bush's trip this week has some kind of new theme, the word for it is probably c...

This is reposted frpm the Wall Street Journal The Real Refugee Scandal It's a matter of life and death, not sex. BY CLAUDIA ROSETT Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST So prolific in scandal has the United Nations become that it's getting hard to keep tabs. You can surf the channels, from rape by peacekeepers in the Congo, to theft at the World Meteorological Organization, to a Human Rights Commission crammed with despots; from inadequate auditing to botched manageme...