Barry Bonds stands alone at No. 715. He hit the milestone home run with a two-run shot to center field Sunday, moving past Babe Ruth into sole possession of second place on the career list behind Hank Aaron.

So?

In a break with his counterparts in the House, the Senate's leader said Sunday the FBI was within its right to search the office of a congressman under investigation in a bribery case.

"No House member, no senator, nobody in government should be above the law of the land, period," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said.

Frist, R-Tenn., was responding to the search conducted May 20-21 in the office of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La. FBI agents carted away computer and other records in their pursuit of evidence that Jefferson accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for helping set up business deals in Africa.

It's a bit late, but it's nice to see someone from the Hill admitting that those serving on the Hill are not above the law.

Some think the FBI violated the Constitution by searching and seizing records from Jefferson's congressional office, but Dick, "Turbin" Durbin probably answered that question already.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said there needs to be "hard look" at whether the FBI violated the Constitution. But he said the FBI has raided judge's chambers before, so there is precedent for crossing branches of government for searches.

Rep. Jefferson is not above the law, and it's about time people like Sen. Frist spoke out and said so.

How many will stand up like Bill Frist? Let's keep score.

Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. He was 67.

Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason.

"Whenever you were with Paul, there was never a dull moment," his wife said. "He was awesome."

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Gleason was survived by his wife, two daughters and a granddaughter. Funeral plans were pending.

Rest In Peace, Paul.

The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines apologized for disrespecting President Bush during a London concert in 2003. But now she's taking it back.

"I don't feel that way anymore," she told Time magazine for its issue hitting newsstands Monday. "I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever."

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For band member Martie Maguire, the controversy was a blessing in disguise.

"I'd rather have a small following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their 5-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith," Maguire said. "We don't want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do."

When I was a very young man, my mother taught me about respect. I learned what it meant to respect people. People don't always earn your respect and you don't have to know someone, or agree with them, to treat them with respect. And there are times when you show respect to a person, simply because of who they are.

For instance, most people respect the Pope. Many people worldwide, especially non-Catholics, respect the Pope. Most people respect the Queen of England, even people who have never stepped foot in Britain, simply because she is the Queen.

Natalie Maines did not make an "anti-war" statement. She made an anti-Bush statement, thereby disrespecting the office of the Presidency. Natalie Maines does not respect our President. She doesn't feel he is "owed any respect whatsoever". Amazing isn't it? The very person who disrespected our President, on foreign soil, thinks her former fans, country music radio, and everyone else in the world should respect her, and her position.

One who treats others with such disrespect is rarely shown respect themselves. While respect isn't always earned, it can be, and usually is, withheld when you treat others with such a level of disrespect. She's nothing more than a hypocrite. Period.

Martie Maquire, on the other hand, is nothing more than a dolt. Has she totally forgotten that the fans who used to have their music in a 5-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith are the ones who helped her and the other "chicks" get where they are today?

She would rather have a "small following of really cool people", and it appears, with the help of Natalie's big mouth, and her own stupid comments, she may just get her wish. She doesn't want "those kinds of fans", which is no problem for me. I haven't listened to a Dixie Chicks song in a very long time.

There is only one problem with Martie's statement. "Those kinds of fans", like me, own every album Reba McEntire has ever released. We've been there for the good times, and we've been there for the bad. We own every album Toby Keith has released. We were there in the early days, and we will be there for the long haul.

We are fans for life, and with our support, there is no limit to what they can do. Imagine that.