Kill the Bill!  —  The Minneapolis Star Tribune headlines tonight: Thousands rally at State Capitol to kill health care bill.  The crowd, gathered on short notice on a cold March day, was impressive: … I'm no expert, but the photos certainly seem to indicate a crowd in the thousands.

IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents  —  It was every businessperson's nightmare.  —  Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes.  “They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending,” says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff.

Dan Riehl Says I'll Rot In Hell.  He's Probably Right.  See You There, Dan!  —  I apparently have gotten under Dan Riehl's skin.  Amazingly, I've done it, according to Riehl, without saying too much.  But if all I did is basically link him without saying much, as he claims …

Moderates' demand for Obama wanes  —  Moderate House Democrats facing potentially difficult re-elections this fall have a message for President Obama: don't call us, we'll call you.  —  Interviews with close to a dozen congressional Democrats on the ballot this year reveal a decided lack …

W.H. plan to remake education law  —  President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's school system Saturday, proposing changes he says would shift emphasis from teaching to the test to a more nuanced assessment of judging school and student progress.

Managed Care: Get Used to It  —  WE may soon know whether Congress will approve some version of President Obama's health care plan.  No matter what the outcome, there will be an unacknowledged monster lurking in the room: managed care.  —  The concept embodies many modes of delivering medicine …

Obama pollster: U.S. will like healthcare bill, despite poll numbers  —  President Barack Obama's pollster said the healthcare bill will win over public support once it becomes law despite polls showing Americans against the plan.  —  The argument by Joel Benenson, Obama's lead pollster …

House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal  —  House Majority Leader Kevin Garn announced Saturday that he was resigning from the Utah Legislature, two days after revelations of a nude hot-tubbing incident with a minor 25 years ago and a payment to keep it quiet.

Pope ‘did not cover up abuse claims’  —  Benedict XVI's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, suggests ‘tenacious’ plot to implicate pontiff in cover-up  —  The pope's spokesman has launched a vigorous counter-attack against a report linking Benedict XVI to a sex abuse cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1981.

March 16th: If You Prick Them, They Will Bleed  —  Given the pivotal time we find ourselves in in America, it's important for the center-Right to be honest about where we are.  We are one step away from a vote in Congress that will begin to nationalize health care in America.

Dodd to Unveil a Comprehensive Financial Overhaul Bill  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee will unveil on Monday a proposal to revamp the nation's financial regulations that would empower shareholders to have advisory votes on executive pay and to nominate directors …