While talking on his radio show about the elimination of Al-Zarqawi , Pat Kessler said "...the war in Iraq and beyond that the war on terror". I believe that by saying this, he was saying that the war in Iraq is a significant part of the war on terror. We hear so often from opponents of the war that one has nothing to do with the other.

"Johnson our dear old high school, etc" Article in today Pioneer Press about Harding High School and St. Paul High School hockey was well done and accurate... except....what happened to Johnson? Johnson won the state tournament championship five times from 1947 thru 1963 and many times runner-up. Not to be ignored are names like Governor Wendy Anderson, coach Herb Brooks winner of 1980 olympics and my son in law Dougie Long on 1972 runner-up team who set record number of saves as goal tender which still stands.

House bill HR 5429 passed May 25,2006 for exploration,development and production of oil and gas resources of the coastal plains of Alaska. Passed on party line with Republicans 224 Yeas and 0 Nays and Democrats 10 yeas and 183 nays.

"The incident in Haditha is but oneincident in many thousands--- perhaps hundreds of thousands---of raids, house clearing and fire fights that our soldiers have engaged in without a hint of scandal." see blog www.iraq-heroes.blogspot.com