Today's Bloggers Briefing was packed full of Conservative politics and Web 2.0 deliciousness.

National Presidential Caucus

We had Don Means from National Presidential Caucus call-in to talk to us about the good work NPC is doing to allow everyone in the nation, not just those people who live in a early primary state, to participate in the primary process.

Don said that NPC wants to, “Reward those people who are looking to do more then just vote.” And that's why they came up with the idea for a national caucus.

Check out David's post at TechPresident for some more info on what NPC is all about, and how you can get involved.

(Disclaimer: NPC is a DAG client)

American Civic Literacy Report

Several people from ISI told us about the recently released American Civic Literacy Report.

Some key findings of the report are:

*College Seniors Failed a Basic Test on America's History and Institutions.
*Colleges Stall Student Learning about America.
*America's Most Prestigious Universities Performed the Worst.
*Inadequate College Curriculum Contributes to Failure.
*Greater Learning about America Goes Hand-in-Hand with More Active Citizenship.

USA Today has a great story out today on the topic which mentions the report prominently.

Ken Timmerman had a pithy comment on why we should be concerned that our college graduates don't know basic economics or political science.

You get the physics wrong, and the bridge falls down. You get the political science wrong, and our society falls down.

GlobalWarming.org

Myron Ebell and Cord Blomquist showed off the the newly relaunched GlobalWarming.org (what a great URL). They said they hope the site will focus global warming skepticism in one place, and serve as a resource for people who want to see another side of the debate. Check it out, and if you'd like to contribute to their blog, shoot them an email.

Owen Paterson

British MP Owen Paterson crossed the pond this week and joined us for a really engaging talk about Conservative Politics in Britain. He also shared his thoughts on US politics and world affairs. The conversation was off-the-record but I will say that I feel pretty optimistic about the future of the Tories with leadership like Owen Paterson and David Cameron at the helm.

Blogger Bulletin Board:
*Emmanuel Jal Live Concert

*Religious Practice and Civic Life: What the Research Says

*Ken Timmerman’s “Honor Killing”

Next Week
Congressman Pete Hoekstra will talk about intelligence gathering in the War on Terror, FISA and No Child Left Behind.