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When I saw then HUD Secretary Steve Preston about two months ago, I got a lesson in the difficulties of being a real small government conservative. Preston began his speech by pronoucing that he believes in small governments. He then spent the next ten minutes rattling off a laundry list of policies that HUD implemented under his leadership, about six months in length, to help those in need. Preston, to me at least, believed in small government in theory only. The minute he had any power he used that power to expand the reach of his own office.

This is a follow-up to the ongoing controversy at Central Michigan University with conservative student Dennis Lennox, who has called on professor Gary Peters to pick between teaching students and running as a Democrat for Congress. This is unbelievable. For more, watch the local TV station's report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLGpxrfPPSc CMU cancels Lennox hearing; bans student from future meeting By Nick Persons 02/28/2008 Dennis Lennox II's Central Michigan University disciplinary hearing will once again be rescheduled — this time because of a video camera. The CMU junior refused to turn off his camera when he entered the 1 p.m. hearing Wednesday, provoking...

Dennis Lennox II said he filed a formal complaint Monday with the U.S. Department of Education alleging three Central Michigan University faculty violated his rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Lennox also said he filed a criminal complaint with the Michigan State Police, accusing the faculty members of falsely and maliciously accusing another, malicious annoyance by writing and use of a computer program, computer system or computer network to commit a crime. Central Michigan Life has obtained copies of the education complaint and e-mails sent by assistant English language and literature professors Jeffrey Weinstock, Allegra Blake and...