Democrat Charlie Rangel, of Harlem, NY, has re-introduced a bill to institute a military draft for everyone between 18 and 42.  More here.

Courtesy of Debkafile:

Kurdish sources report five helicopters carried US forces to pre-dawn raid of Iranian consulate in N. Iraqi town of Irbil …Tehran has strongly protested this breach of its sovereign territory and summoned the Swiss ambassador who represents US interests in Iran and the Iraqi ambassador to demand the immediate release of the Iranian diplomats.

This is, most likely, one result of the late December apprehension of Iranian "Diplomats" in Iraq, and the treasure trove of intel gained from that operation.  One can make the assumption that we now have details on what exactly the Iranians have been up to, and we are shutting their operations down…

The same piece notes:

From the News Tribune:

Al Gore’s movie on global warming is too hot for students to see without an opposing viewpoint, the Federal Way School Board has decided.

It’s so hot that the board required Superintendent Tom Murphy to approve when the former vice president’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” can be presented. And teachers can show it only when it’s balanced with the other side of the issue.

I readily admit to being quite shocked a this level of common sense coming from a School Board anywhere in Puget Sound…

But here is the quote that really warmed my cold, dead, shrunken Gin-grinch like conservative heart:

“We have to ensure that our schools are not being used to politically indoctrinate anyone,” added board member Dave Larson.

Of course, the articles author then attempts to paint the FW SB as a bunch of reactionary clowns with this irrelevant point: