I can be heard again today on WPRO-AM in Providence, RI as I fill in for Dan Yorke from 3-7 PM. Here are some of the things I have on my plate for the show...

The President is standing by the decision to allow Dubai Ports World to buy the British-owned Peninsular and Oriental Shipping Company, which has the contract to run operations at the ports of New York, Newark, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Miami, among others. RealClearPolitics has a round-up of opinion on their website. Frank Gaffney has another article on the subject today on the National Review website. NRO also has a roundtable of opinions from security experts about the issue. The New York Times has come out against the plan (no surprise). I am very skeptical about all of this. It is clearly a political blunder. On the merits of the case itself, I am inclined to side with those who do not trust the government of the UAE (or Saudi Arabia, for that matter) no matter what they say or do in the way of cooperation with us against Islamofascist terrorists. That may be unfair, but it is just the way I feel about the matter.

Alan Dershowitz is slamming what he calls a coup d'etat against Harvard President Larry Summers. Tony Blankley is, meanwhile, praising Dershowitz for his new book about creating a legal infrastructure for the pre-emptive actions needed to fight our Islamofascist enemies and their ilk.

The Supremes will hear a lawsuit which was filed against a partial-birth abortion ban passed by Congress. Pro-Life forces believe the new court, with the addition of Roberts and Alito, may uphold the law. Some Pro-Lifers in South Dakota think it is time to pass a law that bans abortion outright. They know it will be challenged in court, and they hope that when it reaches the Supreme Court it will allow the new majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Democrats should pray every night that this happens because, if it does, they will have a powerful tool to use against the GOP in state, local and national elections. Millions of women (and some men) would rally to Democrats in order to prevent their state legislatures from enacting abortion bans. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers would be elected. My guess is that Congress would change hands and a Democrat would be elected President. As a life-long Republican, this would be a bad outcome for me politically, but it would be the right thing as a matter of principle. I believe the court ruled incorrectly in Roe v. Wade, and it should be overturned. I also believe it should be up to the people, through their elected representatives, whether or not abortion should be legal.

The Iraqi Prime Minister is rejecting calls for a national unity government. Also, a famous Shiite shrine was blown up by insurgents dressed as police commandos in Samarra. Is Iraq headed inevitably to civil war?

Is Al Gore in '08 going to be like Nixon in '68? Dick Morris thinks it is possible.