FRIDAY 10/31/03

BROADCASTING TODAY FROM TEXAS A&M

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NO, $20 BILLION IN AID

I heard this morning that the House has approved "an $87 billion aid plan for Iraq."  It's not an $87 billion dollar aid plan.  Most of that money is to support our military activities over there.  Keeping those troops in the field takes a bit of money.  About $20 billion of that is actual aid to the country of Iraq.  A little accuracy wouldn't hurt here.

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DEMOCRATS ON SUICIDE WATCH

Nancy Pelosi is beside herself.  Yesterday's news that the economy is growing at a 19-year record pace was very depressing news for Democrats.  Pelosi knows as well as anyone else that the last sector of the economy to recover after a recession is jobs, particularly manufacturing jobs.  Pelosi also knows that mindless rhetoric works on Democratic voters.  Yesterday she was screeching "but where are the jobs!?

LETTER FROM A FARM KID NOW AT SAN DIEGO MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT:

Dear Ma and Pa:

I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before maybe all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. [read the whole letter]

A REALLY SCARY PUMPKIN!

Just in case you missed it earlier this week, here's the scariest pumpkin we've seen. Instructions on making your own.

A FEW READING ASSIGNMENTS

Can you believe this?  We may have 13 dead California residents because some state regulation prevented a aerial water drop on a fire as that fire was just beginning.  California, the regulatory state.

Terrorists are working in Iraq for results in Washington.  They want us to loose our resolve.  Are they going to succeed?  Things are certainly looking better in DC for the terrorists today than a month ago.