Daily Updates

Senate report debunks 'consensus'
"Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called "consensus" on man-made global warming. These scientists, many of whom are current and former participants in the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), criticized the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore. "  If there is no consensus (if man-made global warming cannot be proven by science), then should we really be considering legislation and national policy to pander to it?  No.

Economy growing despite problems
The Commerce Department released a report showing that the GDP (gross domestic product) grew 4.9% in the third quarter of 2007.  I've said it before, and I'll say it again...sure, there are problems, but the American economy is still very strong overall!  The only thing that'll slow it down is if Democrats get what they want: higher taxes, and more of 'em.

Heading South
Michelle Malkin reports on a 'shocker': many illegal aliens are leaving Arizona because amnesty has been defeated repeatedly this year.  See?  If you remove the magnets -- by enforcing the law, removing benefits for illegals, and cracking down on businesses who hire them -- they will leave on their own.  It simply becomes a matter of not being worth the risk.  You don't have to deport 12-20 million people; under the right conditions they'll do it themselves.

Phone cards for the military
If you want to donate phone cards to our soldiers overseas, go here .

Tancredo drops out
It looks like Tom Tancredo is dropping out of the Republican presidential race.  It's just as well - he was a one-issue guy with no realistic shot, anyway.

Why the Dems have tanked in 2007
Don Surber poses a theory on why the Democrats have seen such abysmal approval ratings in their first year of running Congress again: Iraq.  The public has moved on, but the Dems keep voting to lose the war and search for scandals that don't exist.  Thus, their own demise.  A brilliant point, and one that should be noted loudly and often!

U.S. fertility rate rises
In relation to my recent review of Mark Steyn's book America Alone, demographics and birth rates have suddenly become important to me.  So, I was glad to see the USA Today report showing fertility rates in the U.S. have risen in every age group from 2005 to 2006.  You'd think this would be an easy problem to solve...  ;)

There's my two cents.