January 20, 2006

Charlie's Show Prep #29

• We're into Day 2 of jury deliberations for the Milwaukee 5. Now, what did Congressman Gwen Moore mean when she referred to "the civic death penalty" if her son was convicted? If Sowande Omokunde is convicted expect a classic Moore wail

• Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner and Paul Ryan are both in the mix to make John Shadegg the next House Majority Leader. I'm really interested in who Rep. Mark Green will support.

• Google doesn't want to turn over aggregate search data on how easy pornography is to find on the internet.

• The Massachusetts Department of Social Services has legal permission to unhook Haleigh Poutre from life-support machines. However, they won't do that because she might be improving. A spokesman said, "''The vegetative state may not be a total vegetative state." A vegetative state doesn't equal brain death. Jason Strickland, the thug accused of beating Haleigh, is one lucky monster. He's avoiding a murder charge as long as Haleigh is alive. This story now has legs. Right-to-die and pro-life advocates will start getting involved.