Imagine what would happen if a conservative said “do we really want another four years of a black first lady”?….. just imagine.
New York – Actor Robert De Niro thrilled the crowd at a New York fundraiser headlined by first lady Michelle Obama when he listed the alternatives.

“Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?” De Niro asked a star-studded crowd gathered in the backroom of Locanda Verde, a restaurant he owns on Greenwich Street in TriBeCa. (more…)

SYRIA – A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was “a bomb” certain to have serious repercussions.

Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad’s strongest allies despite international condemnation of the government’s violent crackdown on the country’s uprising, has repeatedly blocked the United Nations Security Council’s attempts to halt the violence, accusing the U.S. and its allies of trying to start another war. (more…)

(ABC) — The average price of a gallon of regular is now $3.87, the highest recorded price in March. The average price is up nearly 4 cents from a week ago, and over 30 cents from a year ago, according to the Department of Energy, as more drivers face gas prices of $4 a gallon or more across the country.

Last week, the average gas price was $3.83 a gallon, the previous record according to data going back to 1990. (more…)

In Memoriam 1969 – 2012

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

HatTip Paul Cutler

Don’t you feel better knowing that you are paying for 13 year old Malia Obama to have a spring break party with 12 of her friends in Mexico?   I mean, they might have chosen The French Riviera or another more oppulent venue.  We got lucky…  
(Huff Po) — President Obama’s 13-year-old daughter Malia Ann joined thousands of American students as they crossed the border to Mexico for spring break this weekend.
Despite warnings from the Texas Department of Public Safety that students avoid Mexico for spring break, many ignored cautions and ventured to cities and resort towns throughout Mexico.  However, most students do not have a team of bodyguards to ensure their safety.

Malia landed in Oaxaca on Saturday with 12 of her friends and 25 secret service agents in tow. The teen flew from Houston on United Airlines, as originally reported by Mexican newspaper Milenio. The group was escorted to their hotel in three bulletproof SUVs, with some streets partially blocked off while the teens were en route. (more…)

Manning called Elway this morning, according to ESPN, to say he’s looking  forward to playing for him and the Broncos.

The Denver Broncos have won the Peyton Manning sweepstakes, landing the most  highly coveted free-agent quarterback in NFL history.  The Broncos are working on final negotiations with Manning, ESPN reported  Monday, on a deal that has parameters of five years at $95 million.   (read more)

Prog Logic – To protect homeless people from effects of poor nutrition, Bloomberg bans food donations to homeless shelters.   Hungry homeless confused, they liked the yummy donations,  green nutritious gel-paste, not-so-much.
NewYork – So much for serving the homeless.  The Bloomberg administration is now taking the term “food police” to new depths, blocking food donations to all government-run facilities that serve the city’s homeless.

In conjunction with a mayoral task force and the Health Department, the Department of Homeless Services recently started enforcing new nutritional rules for food served at city shelters. Since DHS can’t assess the nutritional content of donated food, shelters have to turn away good Samaritans. (more…)