What an absolutely incredible column today from George Will. Read this and then call and tell us of the high hopes you have for the American automobile industry.

Today Obama is sending his 2010 budget package to Congress. The headline will be that he is cutting $16 billion from federal programs. They're not cuts. They're just reductions in spending increases. But we are talking about a $3.55 trillion budget.

The White House has changed its tune again ... now it looks like it WILL be releasing images of the NYC photo op. Actually .. one picture. Only one.

What we are currently seeing with Chrysler and GM should show us why government shouldn't have gotten involved in the auto industry to begin with.

Here's an interesting little tidbit ... who was the only Republican Senator to receive campaign donations from the UAW in 2008?

The Washington Post reports that former Bush administration officials are urging the Justice Department to soften an ethics report that criticizing lawyers who gave the OK for the government to use "harsh interrogation tactics."

This sounds about right for our government ... paying government school teachers not to teach.

When the budget gets tight, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares that it's time to study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use.

I love this ... House Republicans are trying to figure out ways to handle slobbering Barney Frank.

The Oklahoma legislature has approved legislation claiming Oklahoma's sovereignty.

The governor of Oregon says that we need to scale back consumerism in order to save the environment.

The New York Post has a tip for President Obama: Next time you excoriate tax cheats, try to keep Rep. Charles Rangel's name out of the discussion.

How does the government plan on tracking all of this stimulus spending? Easy ... it is going to make you, the taxpayers, do it. That's because the government won't be able to handle the job of tracking how stimulus money is spent until at least 2010.

Rest easy. A Senate panel is currently looking into the plight of the newspaper industry.

Have you ever heard of a pika? Well it could be the first animal in the contiguous states to get Endangered Species Act protection because of climate change.

When a supermarket wouldn't sell an ambulance driver alcohol because he was wearing his uniform ... the man took matters into his own hands.

In which country do women participate in the "Miss Beautiful Morals" pageant? I'll give you a hint ... think penguins.