PRESIDENT REAGAN



May you rest in peace, sir. You are sorely missed.

MORE CRAPPY NEWS FOR THE DEMOCRATS



US business confidence is at a 20-year high. Oh, and unless you've been on another planet for the last week or so, US payrolls grew by 308,000 in March, way over the 120K or so economists were predicting.

TESTING EINSTEIN



Scientists at Stanford University are going to attempt an experiment to definitively determine whether Einstein's Theory of Relativity either is either right or wrong.

BUSH: BUILDING A CULTURE OF LIFE



"W" says it best:

As of today, the law of our nation will acknowledge the plain fact that crimes of violence against a pregnant woman often have two victims. (Applause.) And therefore, in those cases, there are two offenses to be punished. Under this law, those who direct violence toward a pregnant woman will answer for the full extent of the harm they have done, and for all the crimes they have committed.

Video of the President's announcement. [Full Text]



The billed passed the House by a vote of 254-163, and the Senate by a vote of 61-38. Senator Kerry voted against this important legislation.

AWARDS AWARDED



The Collegiate Network has awarded their 2004 Polly Awards.

MEANWHILE...



Senator John F. Kerry rides a snowboard down Bald Mountain during his "much-needed" vacation, and curses out the Secret Service agent sworn to protect the candidate's life:

His next trip down, a reporter and a camera crew were allowed to follow along on skis � just in time to see Mr. Kerry taken out by one of the Secret Service men, who had inadvertently moved into his path, sending him into the snow.



When asked about the mishap a moment later, he said sharply, "I don't fall down," then used an expletive to describe the agent who "knocked me over."

Photo of Sen. Kerry snowboarding (via Drudge).

FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF WAR FOR IRAQI LIBERATION



The President gave an excellent speech to mark the one-year anniversary of American action against the Iraqi dictator. This man understands what we face:

There is no dividing line -- there is a dividing line in our world, not between nations, and not between religions or cultures, but a dividing line separating two visions of justice and the value of life. On a tape claiming responsibility for the atrocities in Madrid, a man is heard to say, "We choose death, while you choose life." We don't know if this is the voice of the actual killers, but we do know it expresses the creed of the enemy. It is a mind set that rejoices in suicide, incites murder, and celebrates every death we mourn. And we who stand on the other side of the line must be equally clear and certain of our convictions. We do love live, the life given to us and to all. We believe in the values that uphold the dignity of life, tolerance, and freedom, and the right of conscience. And we know that this way of life is worth defending. There is no neutral ground -- no neutral ground -- in the fight between civilization and terror, because there is no neutral ground between good and evil, freedom and slavery, and life and death.

RealOne video of the President's speech can be found here.



Full text of the speech can be read here.