Quickpoll:  Do guns make you safer?

 Founders Quote: "Where liberty dwells, there is my country."

  Benjamin Franklin (letter to Benjamin Vaughn, 14 March 1783) 

CATO: the case against the DC gun ban. http://www.cato.org/gunban?gclid=CM_3uZaAmpQCFR0ZagodMUsvtg

How gun control lost: The facts are hard to argue with. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/how_gun_control_lost.html

The liberal response predictably: This is so easy to refute it is laughable: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062702864.html

Chicago paper says repeal the second amendment: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200806/CUL20080630b.html

 Cornelius school principal is boxing judge: Wow! http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1214711730263410.xml&coll=7

 Massive thunder/lightning storm strikes two men in Boring and starts fires: http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2008/06/two_apparently_struck_by_light.html

 Congrats: 3000 participate in the LiveStrong challenge in Nike. http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/06/more_than_3000_walk_run_and_ri.html

Tyson Gay sets 100meter world record at the Olympic trials.  

Do we need a Federal gas tax increase to fix the nation’s aging transportation infrastructure? Only Democrats mentioned and Sen Wyden ties the problem to the Iraq war. Big difference Senator! http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1214717104123780.xml&coll=7

 Today’s crass politician award: JacksonCounty commissioners raise their pay 25% after cutting budget: Talk about bad timing and being out of touch! http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2008/06/jackson_county_budget_down_boa.html

 Portland business taxes higher than suburbs: So why is this a story? http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121461027445038000

 New I-5 bridge: Burkolder threatens to hold the project hostage if he doesn’t get his way. Enviros don’t like the unintended consequences. So what are their suggestions to relieve congestion and the inevitable growth that will occur? http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121476952919025700

 McCain says Comprehensive Immigration Reform a top priority. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200806/POL20080630b.html

 Your tax dollars at work: Medicare, Medicaid made 23 billion in improper payments and yet Obama and the D’s here in Oregon want to take over our health care system? http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200806/NAT20080630c.html

Offbeat:

Man auctions life on EBay. Disappointed with results. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_AUSTRALIA_LIFE_FOR_SALE?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

MI woman gets back ring she lost in 54. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_RING_RECOVERED?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Out of state crews post signs in wrong places in SC: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_MISDIRECTED_SIGNS?SITE=ORALB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

This Day in American History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7495