Monday dispatch

For a much better synopsis than the one I wrote of the Ramones at the Hungarian Embassy, click here.

Almost, almost -- not quite. No intelligence bill last week, as House conservatives derailed a painstakingly hammered out proposal. Sen. Pat Roberts said yesterday that some concerns and pressures were unfounded -- for a transcript of his "Fox News Sunday" appearance, click here.

Abortion was part of the $388 billion spending bill passed over the weekend, but so were Wichita projects. And Jim Ryun and family get a message as advocates for home-schooling.