Here's a "must read" by Andrew Stuttaford in the Weekly Standard. America's real power struggle is the super rich liberals vs. ordinary plutocrats.

This is another "must read" from P.J. O'Rourke on why Americans fell out of love with the automobile.

Ok, one more "must read" ... by far the most emailed article to the show was this from Pravada on America's whimpering capitalism. We covered it above .. so this is just to remind you.

Want to know how politicians are spending your tax dollars? The Wall Street Journal has a roundup for the latest examples of government waste and abuse ... digital cameras, cars, calendars, you name it.

A bipartisan coalition of36 Congressmen has asked Obama to return authority over the auto bailout to the Congress, but the White House insists that it is not overreaching its power.

This story has been getting a lot of press, but San Diego County officials backed down after warning a couple that they needed a government permit in order to hold Bible studies in their home.

When I tell you that the government ordered the takeover of several large iron makers last week, then snapped up a large bank and vowed to further limit the private sector .. we could conceivably be talking about the United States nowadays. In this case, we are talking about Venezuela.

Obama will be giving a speech this week from Cairo University, and Muslims apparently want respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq.

With this cap-and-trade legislation, Obama has managed to convert a former opponent -corporations -- into a powerful ally and constructed a win-win situation for the liberal-corporate axis.

What is the White House doing to restrict criticism of stimulus projects and is this a violation of the First Amendment?

A bill making its way through Congress could make the Jimmy Carter National Historic a full-fledged park owned and operated by the National Park Service.

Our government is going to set up Gitmo detainees with computer classes and laptops so that they can learn how to use email and "reintroduce them into a modern society."

Speaking of Gitmo, Obama has now asked Australia to take our detainees from Guantanamo.

Apparently the big news over the weekend was the fact that Barack Obama took Michelle to New York City to see a Broadway show.

A freeze warning for New Yorkers in June ... must be all that global warming.

Here's a PJTV video you might want to watch. Titled "Elizabeth Edwards Publicity Tour." Quite good. This Sonja Schmidt is a trip.

You'll probably hear a reference to Lava Falls in the Grand Canyon today. Belinda really enjoyed this ride last week. Here's some video of what Lava is really like.