Governor Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" Address  —  "Faith In America"  —  Remarks As Prepared For Delivery  —  The George Bush Presidential Library  —  College Station, Texas  —  "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction.  —  "It is an honor to be here today.

God Wants Me As President  —  His surge in the polls is caused by the same forces that allowed Jesus to feed the five thousand.  Well: what else is he going to believe?

Battling Bloggers  —  Hell hath no fury like a blogger scorned.  —  Former White House aide Dan Bartlett has drawn a MediaLand of attention for an interview he did with Texas Monthly, disputing the notion that the media wasn't aggressive enough with pre-war reporting.

Bush gives out wrong mortgage hotline phone number.  —  During his speech today announcing his plan "to ease the mortgage crisis for consumers, President Bush accidentally gave out the wrong number for his new "Hope Now Hotline" that worried homeowners are encouraged to call for assistance.

Cheney bashes top Democrats  —  Vice President Cheney warned in an interview Wednesday that a premature withdrawal from Iraq would invite "further attacks" against the United States and said he has been surprised by the weakness of the Democratic Congress.  —  Most striking were his virtually …

BUSH'S BAILOUT PLAN....From today's LA Times story about George Bush's new plan to deal with the subprime mortgage mess: … Bush's plan won't help low-income borrowers?  That's a shocker, isn't it?  —  Atrios provides some more detail on what the requirements are to qualify for Bush's plan …

High income taxes in Denmark worsen a labor shortage  —  COPENHAGEN: As a self-employed software engineer, Thomas Sorensen broadcasts his qualifications to potential employers across Europe and the Middle East.  But to the ones in his native Denmark, he is simply unavailable.

Iraqi officers go missing in U.S.  —  Numerous Iraqi military and law-enforcement officials brought to the U.S. as part of special intelligence and training programs have run away and are seeking asylum in this country or disappeared altogether, The Washington Times has learned.

House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites  —  The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings—or face fines of up to $300,000.

Two GOP congresswomen quit Page Board  —  Two Republicans on the House Page Board resigned Thursday because the House clerk failed to notify them of two incidents involving high school-age students, including shoplifting charges and an improper sexual act.  —  Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite …

Huckabee's Plan for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security  —  Today Governor Mike Huckabee is releasing "The Secure America Plan: A 9-Point Strategy for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security."  For your reading pleasure, here it is: