Two new schools built in Northern Alaska!

No, not really. But, that relates to the good news out of Iraq.

Yes, seven innocent people were killed while riding a bus. Yes, outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair was twice targeted by mortar fire during his final high security tour of Iraq.

But, the mainstream media ignored the good news. A concrete block building was erected at the edge of the desert for use as a public school. The Iraqi police rounded up all the local families and children for the press ceremony. Embedded journalists of all types were brought to festivities in armored vehicles. A huge security force formed a iron perimeter.

There's no electricity for the school. No water. No bathrooms. In six weeks, Iraqi militants will be storing supplies on the property.

All of which gets me back to Alaska.

Let's build two new concrete block buildings inside the Arctic Circle. We'll transport some 'journalists' to the ceremony where we dedicate the site as a new school complex, the first complex ever inside the Arctic Circle for public education. The head lines will read, "New Schools a Democratic Breakthrough in the United States."

In six weeks, the polar bears will have more use for the buildings than kindergartners.