The Friday Five

1. John Kerry released his college grades this week. As most Republicans might suspect the supposedly intellectual and thoughtful Kerry actually did worse at Yale than President Bush. Astute observers might remember that the supposedly brilliant former Vice President Al Gore also posted worse grades than President Bush.

This means that, despite all the "Dumbest President Ever" signs and snickering about mispronounced words over the past five years, it appears that president Bush has been the most scholarly candidate in the past two elections.

2. On June 25th the Johnson County Republican Party will hold a straw poll for governor.

The poll asks "WHO WOULD YOU LIKE FOR GOVERNOR? Lynn Jenkins? Phill Kline? Doug Mays? Jerry Moran? Jim Ryun? Ron Thornburgh? Todd Tiahrt?" Of these candidates only one has entered the race for governor and five of the seven have actually said they will not enter the race, way to stay on top of your own party.

Since changing leadership after the November elections the County Party has produced some of the most embarrassing political communication I have ever seen. Unless there is a major shake up in the Party before the election season starts the Johnson County Republican Party my actually help the democrats win races in 2006.

3. Fortunately for us, Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democrat Party, is still a total lunatic.

4. President Bush's cabinet is more diverse than America in general. However, the great thing about his cabinet is that the people in it are there based on merit, not based on some one-of-each kind of affirmative action plan.

5. The KU School of Business is in the process of hiring two new professors to bolster the Business School's entrepreneurship program. There is a lot going on in this area at KU, the school may have an exciting new program by the beginning of the Fall Semester.
Timothy Burger