Telling It Like It Is:

Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel.
CAIRO – Arab nations on Saturday endorsed indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, a move that likely paves the way for the start of long-stalled U.S.-brokered negotiations.

Gulf oil spill swiftly balloons, could move east.
VENICE, Louisiana (AP) -- The surface area of a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill quickly tripled in size amid growing fears among experts that the slick could become vastly more devastating than it seemed just two days ago.

Ariz. Governor signs bill revising new immigration law. "These new statements make it crystal clear and undeniable that racial profiling is illegal, and will not be tolerated in Arizona," Gov. Jan Brewer said in a statement, on Friday. The follow-on bill signed by Brewer makes a number of changes that she said should lay to rest concerns of opponents.

Oil company BP CEO says will pay oil spill claims
LONDON (Reuters) – BP Plc will compensate all those affected by an oil spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico, its chief executive said, accepting the disaster could hit plans to open new areas off the U.S. coast to drilling.

GerryBlog Feature:
"ANARCHY ROBS FREEDOM"
The Takeover of Our Government, Our Rights and Our Freedoms.

Telling It Like It Is:

Poll: Support for Repeal of Health-Care Reform Law Increases After One Month.
Rasmussen - Fifty-eight (58) percent of likely voters said they would support an effort to repeal the legislation.

Oklahoma requires women to have ultrasound before abortion.
Think Twice Before Murdering an Infant. Ok. has passed some of the country's toughest restrictions on abortion, requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before having a termination.

April 28, 2010 - Third Senate Test Vote on Financial Reform Fails.
Stopped by failure to include bi-partisan measures. The debate is now proceeding.

The Supreme Court Decides Memorial Cross in Calif. Can Remain
The High court has said a federal court went too far in ordering the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in Calif.

GOP blocks financial bill again, seeks Bi-partisan bill
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said Democrats were going too far, coming up with a bill that "reaches into every nook and cranny of American business." Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, predicted that unlike the recent health care battle, this time bipartisan legislation eventually would pass.

Arizona Gets it Right on Illegal Immigration
This measure promotes attrition through enforcement, the most reasonable, rational strategy on the enforcement side of the immigration equation.

Ronald Reagan - "A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers."

Video - Protest over illegal immigration bill in Arizona turns into a riot..
The protestors gathered at the state capitol… and promptly started a riot.