Congressman Steve King  weighs the results of some SCOTUS decisions.   National Taxpayers Union takes a poke at ethanol.   Srdja Trifkovic ponders the "Dream Ticket"  and sees a nightmare.   He examines the Soros-McCain connection.

KJ Dell'Antonia  helps babies "Begin Smart"  with a new reading series.   Curmudgeon, John Lofton,  takes apart the political theology of Obama.  Weather beats us up a while.   Then,  Senator Chuck Grassley  on ethanol mandates.  SCOTUS affirms the 2nd Amendment.

Ed Vos stays after school to tell of his Afghanistan experience.   Iowa is under a cloud...of mosquitos.    Dr. Patricia Quinlisk describes the health risks associated with our flood bugs.   Then slob bikers are at it again...sigh

Raging crows,  Jane Fonda nearly makes sense,  Glenn Sacks against the Single Mother by Choice movement.  Did I mention Jane Fonda nearly makes sense?

Glen Kertz says he can grow ethanol from algae which can meet our entire thirst for oil... David Barton blows the whistle on judicial activism and same gender marriage.  IPTV techie Bill Hayes talks about the new digital TV standards and what we'll need to comply.  Stephen Halbrook  talks about the "Founders' Second Amendment"  and the upcoming DC decision.

Dr. Michael McGregor from Briarwood Dental  cures my morning mouth.   Brian Kennedy from Energy Research Institute deals with off-shore drilling myths and facts.   The bird sounds of Iowa...beautiful..."Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America"...Ted Floyd  takes us birding.   Dr. Dennis Neder on "Being a Man in a Woman's World"....really... 

Mark Mueller thinks he's got a gadget which can kill flood stink in homes.   AirFantastic Technology.  Then,  guess who's against drilling for oil...good guess.    Christopher Tennant  with guidelines for people with too much money.  "The Official Filthy Rich Handbook".    Then, some Cedar Rapids citizens are still shut out of their homes... and  are annoyed.

J. Craig Williams,  fair-weather Iowan,  describes "How to Get Sued"  and other high-toned notions.   Then from  Casey Luskin  from Discovery Institute describes how Louisiana passed a law giving  science teachers academic freedom.  Should Iowa?   Then,   Iowa is asking for a waiver from FEMA to relieve us from contributing to disaster relief.   Good idea? 

 John McWhorter says it's "All About the Beat",   why hip-hop can't save Black America.   Vendo wars...I win.   Bridgette Gabriel  say radical Islam is bringing hate to a town near you...teaching violence and intolerance to the next generation.   Jamilah Frasor from FEMA with instructions on how to apply for assistance.  800-621-FEMA (3362)

Lotsa openline time....flood talk...police powers in Cedar Rapids. ...flood safety...Russert, Obama and Iowa.  

Brooks Hansen tells his family's story dealing with infertility and international adoption. The Brotherhood of Joseph.   Iowa House Minority Leader, Chris Rants' blog is bilingual despite Iowa's Official English law.  Citizen's arrest.  Flood and weather coverage. Global warming?  The Accuweather guy  says, "Nope."    We meet Ray Lewis the singer of the world's snottiest song.    Then,  Suzi. 

Dave Rosenak says our grandkids will those of us who have been "Running Amok"    Amity Shlaes says we should remember "The Fogotten Man"  and not let the next political class return us to previous failed remedies.   Then Max Schultz clears up a bunch of energy myths.   And global warming activists blame the Iowa boy scout tornado tragedy on man-made climate change.   

The only way to make the floods of 2008 more bearable?  Talk about "Legendary Motorcycles"...Basem Wasef.   Lotsa fun.   Then,  amidst flood coverage,   Daniel Flynn with "A Conservative History of the American Left"...  who dunnit?   and why?   More flood safety talk.

"A World of Wealth"...Thomas Donlan talks about the world of money and politics.  We fix everything that's busted.   Plus,  grease wars  and a touch of Lincoln bashing.

Flood water everywhere...stories, remedies and lotsa talk. Water has taken out an Iowa landmark...the suspension bridge in Charles City.  Dang.    Then, Richard Louv is coming to speak in Iowa... ""Last Child in the Woods"...  is on a mission to re-acquaint the next generation with the out-doors.

Robert Scheer  with "The Pornography of Power" without pictures....darn.   Post tornado warning ponderings.  "Marriage: the Dream that Refuses to Die"  no matter how hard we try... Shelia Ambrose-O'Connor.   Plus,  the world's snottiest song.   Then,  fuel rustlers are out there.

Lotsa openline... what is too young to allow kids to use a BB gun?  A family feud.  The,  former Iraqi,  now Iowan, Julliet Cunnigham and Iowa Marine Ben Hayden, founder of Vets for Freedom,  support our Iraq mission.    Then,  why does Obama's rhetoric resonate with his follower?.   The answer.

The Des Moines School Board clipped Jonathan Narcisse's  term.  Big surprise, huh?   Steve Winzenburg hits a home-run with "Employers, meet 'entitlement' Grads."    Are drivers slowing down to save gas?   Peggy Post with "A Wedding Like No Other".    Then, a  case of delayed trophy syndrome at Dowling. 

 Michaelene Fredenburg, founder of Abortion Changes You Outreach, explains her personal story in "Changed".     Fox News commentator Greta Van Susteren with a political update...says Democratic Party Hillary supporters are livid about how Hillary was treated.   Iowan, Dr. Caroline Crocker, cellular biologist,  was also "expelled" by radical Darwinists.   She tells the story.    Plus,  last minute politics on primary day.