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ormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that the nation needs to move past celebrity candidates for president. Host Shannon Bream asked, “Would a President Pompeo do a better job at managing the defect and debt than President Trump did?” Pompeo said, “I think a President Pompeo or any conservative president will do better than not only we did during the four years of the Trump administration, but Barack Obama, George Bush. The list is long, Shannon, of folks who come to Washington on one theory and, aren’t prepared to stand up...

Before killing himself with a drug intended for rapid and painless animal euthanasia, Richard A. Morrisett had endured a nightmare at the University of Texas in Austin. The 57-year-old tenured professor of pharmacology and toxicology was once a rising star in the College of Pharmacy – a man regarded as a first-rate research scientist and teacher during his 21 years at the state's flagship university. Morrisett's research offered new insights into alcohol-related brain disorders and alcoholism – an arcane area of research among neuroscientists. Some colleagues called him “brilliant.” Morrisett's career, however, was destroyed by a single newspaper article. Published...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Donald Rumsfeld, who is a true statesman, Donald Rumsfeld has served this country for decades. Donald Rumsfeld gave this country the best that he has. Donald Rumsfeld was the CEO of G. D. Searle & Company at the time they introduced aspartame, Equal, and released it onto the market, which everybody knows is an effort to poison people and turn 'em into communists. Just kidding, Snerdley. This is what some people think. Rumsfeld is a great man. The John Kerrys, the Nancy Pelosis, the Hillary Clintons, the Barack Obamas and everybody associated with them tried to destroy...

I just came across the following statement by the late A.W.Tozer. It's sobering in light of all scandals that are swirling about Washington, D.C. "It was the belief in the accountability of man to his maker that made America a great nation...

Statesmen hail Bush Mideast push, media sceptical   By Patrick Worsnip LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Statesmen around the world welcomed on Friday U.S. President George W. Bush's bid to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence, but many media commentators said it was too little too late. While some European newspapers gave Bush marks for trying, Arab editorialists focused heavily on his invective against the Palestinian leadership and some even suggested Bush had given Israel a licence to kill Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Bush urged Israel on Thursday to end its military assault on Palestinian areas and pull back, and ordered Secretary of State Colin Powell to the...