Promoting his new book in Michigan, Newt Gingrich (R) “discussed a possible run for president in 2008, saying health care and government modernization are the pillars of his program,” the AP reports. Said the former Speaker: “If I’m potentially going to run, I have to get my message...

Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate: 118 Speakers of the House of Representatives: 59 Presidents of the United States: 43 Chief Justices of the Supreme Court: 17

When 17 members of my church loaded luggage and supplies into a 30-foot RV, a 20-foot camping trailer, an SUV and a 15-passenger van (with the two rear seats removed) in the pre-dawn hours of September 19, none of us knew quite what to expect from our journey to Slidell, Louisiana. To fully comprehend...

As a measure of the desperation felt by the Discovery Institute over the case in Dover, one could hardly find a better metric than this dishonest attack piece by John West on Barbara Forrest, an expert witness for the plaintiffs in the case and the author of Creationism’s Trojan Horse. West makes...

World Magazine offers the following: An Arkansas doctor is offering free abortions to hurricane evacuees unable to return home. Little Rock Family Planning clinic director Dr. Jerry Edwards has already waived his usual fee–between $525 and $600 during the first-trimester–in order to perform...

Novak has a great account of a new block of serious fiscal conservatives in the Senate who want to take back the Republican Party from its free-spending habits. The Senate was up to its old tricks Monday evening. It prepared to pass, without debate and under a procedure requiring unanimous consent,...

Due to the indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL) must nominate a replacement. Hastert plans to nominate Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) according to most reports. To anyone with an intimate knowledge of the leadership this should raise eyebrows. Blunt is the third ranking...

In the debate in the comments to Monday’s post about Intelligent Design, David Heddle links to a post of his own, which I think deserves a mention here. David argues that while ID shouldn’t be included in public school curricula, discussions of ID should be allowed in science classes, and...

Number of millionaires hits record Credit-card delinquencies hit record Both stories were run today.

“Buried in what might eventually total $200 billion in federal spending for Hurricane Katrina is $488 million for what would be the nation’s largest school voucher program,” the Palm Beach Post reports. “The proposal, which to this point is formalized only to the level of a few...