WPRO TODAY

I will be filling in for Dan Yorke on NewsRadio 630 WPRO in Providence, RI today, tomorrow and next week. The show is on from 3-7 PM and can be heard throughout Rhode Island and in parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Here are some of the issues I may talk about this afternoon.

Vice-President Cheney has broken his silence on the hunting accident that hospitalized a Texas attorney. Is the MSM making too big a deal of this? Surprisingly, Peggy Noonan is speculating about some in the administration who might want to see Cheney go.

The Washington Post has an extensive timeline of the cartoon controversy. Christopher Hitchens is disdainful of the U.S. government's position on the issue. This article, from the Washington Times, points out that Islam may not be compatible with democracy as we know it. Meanwhile, Islamic countries are throwing a monkey wrench into the proposed reforms for the U.N. Human Rights Commission by calling for a ban on material that is offensive to religion.

Mark Steyn has some more comments about demography as destiny, a theme he has been writing about for many months now.

Other issues I am considering include the troubles with the prescription drug program, the proposed shrinking of our National Guard and Reserves, and the overcoverage of the Entwistle murder case in Massachusetts. I may also talk about casino gambling in Rhode Island (and, generally speaking, across the country).