A few things...

One, I had graduation on Friday and you know what that means, my summer blogging schedule is officially in affect. Blogging will probably not be every day.

Their vision for the future have put them on the spot.

Evan Bayh believes that there is a wake up call when it comes to trade with China.

Chairman Jerry Lundergan is issuing a statement every day from May 1st to May 21st to engage the party's base. I may or may not be posting all of them here.

At the Kentucky Derby breakfast, candidates were out and abound to campaign.

Until sundown, it is the 18 of Iyar and 33rd day of the Omer. Per AISH.com's day in history mailing list:

Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (100 - 170 CE), the great scholar and leader during the Roman period following the destruction of the Second Temple. After criticizing the Roman government, Rabbi Shimon was forced to go into hiding with his son for 13 years. They lived in a cave, studying Torah, and subsisting on carob and water. Rabbi Shimon is credited with authoring many works of Jewish law, including the Zohar, the primary source of Jewish mysticism, which he revealed to his students on his final day.

Lag B'Omer -- literally the "33rd day of the Omer" -- is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon and, according to his wishes, is observed as a day of great celebration. Jews throughout Israel light huge bonfires, symbolically illuminating the deeper truths of Torah, as revealed by Rabbi Shimon. The main celebration is at Meiron, the Rabbi Shimon's burial site, where tens of thousands of people gather to light torches, sing and dance in his honor.

Moving on to sports news...

Coach Billy Gillispie supports the change in the 3 point line.