Year: 2004

People are recycling less. In my home State of New Jersey the recycling rate for household garbage dropped for the fifth straight year in 2002, hitting 34 percent according to the most recent statistics available. Nationwide, it’s the same. The national average dropped to 27 percent in 2002, the most recent year for such data. […]

Barely Acknowledges Audience in Latest Appearance In the hopes of balancing the Democratic ticket, Sen. John Kerry today vowed that he would be “frostier and more aloof than ever before” to counter the warmth and charm of his vice-presidential running mate, Sen. John Edwards. “John Edwards really knows how to connect with voters,” Sen. Kerry […]

1) “John Kerry. In his 20 years in the Senate, he’s been a standard-issue Massachusetts liberal, with a lifetime rating from Americans for Democratic Action of 93 on their 0-100 scale. By contrast, the other Senator from the Bay State, Teddy Kennedy, has a lifetime rating of 88. “That makes Kennedy the conservative of the […]

I hope everyone enjoyed all the posts. I’ll be doing another Q&A Friday in 3-4 weeks. See you on Monday & have a nice week-end!

Question: “You’ve written several times that you support vouchers so children won’t be stuck in public schools that are failing to give them the skills they need. What would you say to people who are concerned that the good schools will become overcrowded if everyone has the option to attend any school they choose? Do […]

Question: “If you could ask kerry one question on live television, that he could not dodge, what would you ask him?” — acerocula7788 Answer: If John Kerry couldn’t dodge, if he had to tell the truth, I’d ask him, “Are you a liberal?” The moment he said “yes,” the election would be as good as […]

Question: “Would you comment on the ACLU and their threat of law suits to LA County and other areas for having “Christian” symbols on their seals? Do you think they’ll ever go so far as to threaten cities with lawsuits to change their Christian/Catholic names? (Like Sacramento?)” — Libby Answer: I think we have the […]

Question: “Who poses a greater threat to the principles of American republicanism: the leftists or neoconservatives?” — Goose Answer: I think ThaSickness covered this one pretty well in the comments section so I’ll just use his reply… “HAHAAHA! Is there ANY doubt? That’s like asking what tastes better… Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Sandpaper! Hahaha! […]

Question: “What do you think about Israel saying that they will use military force to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?” — GodBlessAmerica Answer: As far as I’m concerned, we’d be better off going to war with Iran than letting them get nuclear weapons. If we allow a bunch of “Death to America” chanting, […]

Question: “Would you agree with me that Spider Man II is nothing more than a series of tired cliches and melodramatic, pseudo-tormented souls? Thumbs down on this one.” — huckupchuck Answer: Maybe I’m biased because Spider-Man was my favorite comic as a kid, but I thought it was a blast to see a super-hero whose […]

Question: “what do you think about vegetarianism” — johnson Answer: “I think it’s probably healthier for you than a diet containing meat. If they could make yams that tasted like fried chicken, green beans that tasted like steak, and squash that tasted like hamburger, I’d go vegetarian myself.”

Question: “Do you have any favorite, fictional characters that you believe to be conservative?” — CloaknBlade Answer: This is a tough question to answer because my favorite fictional character is Conan and it is of course a bit difficult to figure out which way he’d go on partial birth abortion and free trade. On the […]

Question: “Given that they have unsuccessfully tried the same tactics with Italian, Japanese and American hostages, why do you think Michael Moore’s “minutemen” are now threatening Filipino hostages with beheading unless they pull their forces out of the ‘unilateral Coalition?’” — Cujeau Answer: Fighting against American and British troops will get you killed, killing Iraqis […]

Question: “What is the significance, in your mind, of the Iraqi resistance group’s new threat to kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi? Will there be more opposition to the foreign fighters in Iraq now that the occupation is officially over, or is the American presence enough to “provoke” the Iraqis that are supporting the insurgency to continue […]

Today, I’m doing the third Q&A Friday at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective, […]

Question: “Do you think it would be worthwhile for conservatives to organize a march on Washington to show support for the war?” — Bildo Answer: No, I don’t. Those sorts of marches just don’t make any sort of lasting impact — just look at all the anti-war rallies in the run-up to the war in […]

Question: “What would it take to get Alan Keyes on the ticket should Cheney drop out?” — Ned_Schnittt Answer: Not. Going. To. Happen. The problem Alan Keyes has is that he’s a pundit, not a politician, and like most pundits, I don’t think he’s capable of making the transition. That’s not a slap at Alan […]

Former New York Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato is the latest person to suggest that W. drop Cheney from ticket… “Mr. D’Amato, famous for his blunt candor and shrewd political skills, has suggested twice in the past two days that Mr. Bush could replace Mr. Cheney with one of two big-name Republicans who he said could […]

Cheerio old chaps! I thought you might like to peruse some of the hate mail I get from liberal loonies! Read & enjoy! — From: David Dermody Subject: Your brilliant Hi John, anyone who supports this moron and his war mongering cronies has to pretty lost and not to bright. If you ever pull you […]

I was pleased to hear that George Bush has once again declined at invitation to speak at the NAACP Annual Convention for two reasons. First off, while I think it’s important to try to reach out to conservative black voters, there aren’t any of them to be found at the NAACP. The NAACP is an […]

Made Over 100 Films in Early Seventies, Congressman Admits Presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry named Senator John Edwards of North Carolina as his vice-presidential running mate after learning that his first choice, Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri), had appeared in over one hundred hardcore porn films in the early 1970s. Rep. Gephardt, who made the raunchy […]

In her latest magnificent column, Ann Coulter absolutely eviscerates parasitic shyster John Edwards for being the living embodiment of everything people hate about trial lawyers…oh, and for claiming to channel the spirit of an unborn baby =D… “Despite the overwrought claims of Edwards’ dazzling legal skills, winning jury verdicts in personal injury cases has nothing […]

Andrew Sullivan & Kate O’Beirne are wondering whether the GOP is having an identity crisis because of all the RINOs who are going to be speaking at the Republican National Convention. Here’s O’Beirne on the subject… “The lineup of primetime speakers at the Republican Convention predictably reflects its New York location by giving prominent spots […]

With the war on terror top-most in the minds of American voters, Democrat vice presidential candidate John Edwards today announced his plan to “drive up the cost of doing terrorism.” Mr. Edwards, who like Senate colleague John Forbes Kerry supported the presence of American troops in Iraq by opposing funding of that presence, said that […]

For those few of you who are unfamiliar with the divisive debate about abortion, let me fill in some of the details for you. You see, for the most part, the argument revolves around when life begins. Those of us who are staunchly opposed to abortion believe life begins at conception. So for us, in […]

It’s vacation time — snoopy dance — it’s vacation time — snoopy dance! That means the next RWN update will be on Wednesday, July 7th. While I’m gone, may I suggest that you check out my advertisers listed below **** Please **** and the blogs that I’ll be putting up in the daily news section […]

Although I’m going to be out of town for the 4th, I thought I could at least put together a few posts and articles from the archives that would be appropriate for the occasion. Enjoy! What’s So Great About America? Reminder: The United States Is The Best Thing To Ever Happen To This Planet Time […]

One of my columns, Making The Case For A Federal Marriage Amendment, is appearing in a newly released book by Barbara O’Brien entitled Blogging America. Mucho thanks to Barbara O’Brien for including my work!

“(U)nhinged and creepy lunacy is spreading like a virus through the left and not just on the fringes. Snapping them out of it is nearly impossible. Reminding them of 9/11 doesn’t help, it’s already an irrelevant historical event to them that no longer has anything to do with what we’re doing today. They will generally […]

Saddam Hussein, the ousted Iraqi leader, was to appear before a special tribunal yesterday to hear charges arising from his 23-year dictatorship. Authorities say Saddam’s bus was struck by a train, overturned, tumbled, twisted, broke, spun, which in turn allowed him to flee captivity. Hussein was captured by U.S. soldiers in December near his hometown […]