Homeland Security Site Attacked, Culver Casinos, Gingrich Iowa,

The state agency charged with helping to keep Iowa safe has had its website "compromised", according to the Des Moines Register. The Iowa Department of Homeland Security reported the incident in an email this morning. How does that make you feel?

During the 2006 campaign, Chet Culver said he favored more casinos for Iowa. Radio Iowa's Kay Henderson reports that now during this 2010 campaign, Governor Culver is again pushing for more casinos. Although, according to the story, Culver has now doubled the number of new casinos he wants from 2 to 4. Are you ready for more casinos? Or does Iowa already have enough? Too many?

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is headed back to Iowa on May 26th to headline the Polk County Republicans Spring dinner. The county GOP hasn't released the dinner location yet but said it will be in the Des Moines metro. Palin, Huckabee, Romney, Pataki, Pawlenty and now Gingrich? Is that 2012 I smell around the corner?!

ETC...

The Des Moines Social Club turns 1 this weekend and hosts a birthday celebration.

My wife has her birthday Friday. We'll host her birthday celebration at one of her favorite West Des Moines restaurants. She turns...am I supposed to say how old she is?:)

I have to try to put together our new crib this weekend. It's one of those combinations that eventually pulls into a toddler bed. I have no handyman skills. This could get interesting.

Thanks for reading.