Illegals, health care, the markets, and politics. That's what Townhall.com readers were talking about during the week that was -- August 19-25, 2007

#10. The debate on Iraq takes a turn
by Charles Krauthammer
After months of surreality, the Iraq debate has quite abruptly acquired a relationship to reality.

#9. The 'Hillary hostility' factor
by Don Lambro
Democrats face a potentially disastrous conundrum in the 2008 presidential nominating race: Sen. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner, is the most disliked candidate among her party's contenders.

#8. Vick Will Never Play Football Again
by Matt Towery
It's been a hoot reading and listening to pundits and armchair legal analysts speculate on the fate awaiting Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on charges of illegal dogfighting.

#7. Why I Fought for Two Boys I Never Met
by Dennis Prager
At Patton Middle School in McMinnville, Oregon, students created something called "slap butt day."

#6. Unprotected
by Mike Adams
Welcome to UNC-Wilmington! My name is Dr. Adams and you are enrolled in CRJ 105 (Introduction to Criminal Justice).

#5. Internet Hunting Shows the Awful Truth about North American Union
by Michael Medved
Who says politicians can’t move swiftly and decisively to block an imminent threat to public decency?