News Briefs – Volume II
Brief 1: The first story is about a convicted sex offender being paroled after first receiving what seems to be a minimal sentance for a crime where he “broke into the woman’s residence on Sept. 21, 2007. He dragged her upstairs by her hair and tried to rape her. When she resisted, he forced her to perform a sex act.” You can all feel comfortable with our court system as the creep plead guilty to burglary and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse receiving 11.5 months to 23 months for the burglary and probation for the sexual assault. It should be noted that the judge was a female who later paroled the sexual predator after serving only the minimum sentence.Â
I don’t know if you saw the suspense movie, When A Stranger Calls, but when the police made this call to the young lady in the house, chills went up my spine. The stalker was actually inside the house where everybody assumed that she was safe. Where we all think we are safe.
. Frank believes that “even those who have taken an economics course in college typically emerge with little working knowledge of basic economic principles. I agree and in 
 Frank compiles numerous examples from everyday life. While the title may scare many people away, it is an entertaining book to read and is not at all dry. Through Frank’s examples you get a great background on how the free market and economics play a role in many unusual ways.
The health care legislation speeding train has been getting Americans upset for the last few weeks. Neither the left or the right are happy as the left wants so much more from the legislation and the right just wants you to die (at least 
Sometimes a news article makes me shake my head, but I do not want to base a whole posting on it.  I will collect these gems and present them as News Briefs for your enjoymnent from time to time.
The Weekly Standard’s Michael Goldfarb is quoting a Senate aid that White House Chief of Staff, 