Year: 2004

Just a day after news that Saddam Hussein bilked the United Nations out of more than $21.3 billion during the 13 years Iraq languished under U.N. sanctions, the chief Iranian nuclear negotiator pleaded with the Security Council to “slap us with sanctions like Saddam’s.” “We expect equal treatment,” said Hassan Rowhani, who recently told European […]

I’m going to be on a Las Vegas radio show called Subject To Discussion tonight at 11:30 PM EST. We’re going to be talking about a variety of subjects and I believe (although I’m not sure), that I’m going to be on for about 30 minutes. You should be able to listen to it live […]

There’s an undercurrent of chatter about the recount and count of provisional ballots in Ohio on both sides of the political spectrum. Some Conservatives are worried that somehow the Democrats will manage to pull it out of their hats and a lot of lefties are hoping against hope that Kerry is going to be able […]

Ah, these liberals! They never truly realize the power of the vast right wing conspiracy until its too late! For example, take “Sarah Wise,” a person who sent me an email yesterday… “From: Sarah Wise Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:17 PM Subject: (None) You are so retarded.” Tsk, tsk, tsk…sending a message like that […]

Overheard in a Fallujah “militant” stronghold, November 3 First Militant: “But what about the provisional vote? Can’t the tall infidel still wrest Ohio from the cowboy monkey?” Second Militant: “Alas, my brother, I fear the calculus redounds against him. Which reminds me: where did we put those Kevlar head scarves, do you remember…?” Overheard inside […]

Most conservatives, myself included, tend to be relatively optimistic by nature and so I thought it would be a good idea to post 10 things to help keep us from getting caught up in triumphalism after the great election we just had. Here we go… 1) On the one hand, George Bush defeated John Kerry […]

I think a lot of what people call “lack of planning” in Iraq is really just “lack of perspective”. What we’re doing there is worthwhile, but it’s not easy or simple. No matter how you slice it, it’s bloody, dangerous, and dirty work….just like it was in Germany after after WW2… “Try Germany 1946, in […]

A lot of people, particularly on the left, have been ripping the marines over this story. Me? I think the marine did the right thing. Here are the details… “The incident played out as the Marines 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, came to the unidentified Fallujah mosque Saturday. Sites was embedded with the unit. A day […]

World Diplomacy Rerouted to Calling Center in Bangalore President George W. Bush seized the opportunity presented by Colin Powell’s resignation as Secretary of State to outsource the State Department to India, the White House confirmed today. With budget deficits spiraling out of control, the president saw a chance for significant cost-savings by having all of […]

So I’m browsing Little Miss Attilla earlier today and I run across my fave response yet to the liberal crybaby page, Sorry Everybody, that I mentioned yesterday….. Now that is my kind of woman and she even has RWN linked. Ya gotta love it…

(*** For this post, I’m going to cover a variety of different topics in three sentences or less ***) — Regrettably, I’m starting to get the feeling that Arlen Specter is going to be confirmed as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. While I’m not particularly happy about that, I do take comfort in the fact […]

President George Bush today added to his “record of fundamentalist bigotry” by replacing his departing secretary of state, who is black, with National Security Advisor Condaleezza Rice, the daughter of a minister who has admitted to praying to God up to 10 times per day, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s another step […]

If you haven’t seen the Sorry Everybody website, you should definitely check it out. It’s full of crybaby lefties apologizing to the world for Bush’s victory and sanctimonious foreigners accepting their apologies. It seems to irritate most people, but I find it to be hilarious! Just check out these pics from the page and you’ll […]

“I’m not sure where we went wrong,” says Ellen McCormack, nervously fondling the recycled paper cup holding her organic Kona soy latte. “It seems like only yesterday Rain was a carefree little boy at the Montessori school, playing non-competitive musical chairs with the other children and his care facilitators.” “But now…” she pauses, staring out […]

John Kerry was a terrible candidate who did everything wrong, a real Michael Dukakis version 2.0. In fact, Kerry ran such a poor campaign that I think we in the GOP should examine the Kerry campaign and try to learn from it, so we don’t make the same mistakes. With that in mind, here are […]

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: “Given that a Balanced Budget Amendment was #1 on your priority list for the Republican Congress’s domestic agenda, what programs you would support cutting in order to get the budget balanced? We are talking about $350-$400 Billion worth of cuts (and that # excludes off-budget spending for the War On Terror)to make this happen. […]

Question: “I’ve been reading and posting here for quite a while and here is something I was wondering John – that many of us probably would like answered – though I trust your views completely because mine are similar but I was wondering – Who are you? What is your job in real life (what […]

Question: “Putting any ideology aside, do you honestly believe that Roe v. Wade will ever be overturned?” — Schroman2002 Answer: My opinion on Roe v. Wade mirrors that of Robert Bork who says that, “Roe v. Wade…was a radical deformation of the Constitution. The Constitution has nothing to say about abortion, leaving it, like most […]

Question: “Can you give me one really good reason why Americans should not be allowed to buy prescription drugs from other countries?” — Schroman2002 Answer: One “really good reason”? Sure! It’s all about backdoor price controls. Let me explain…. Let’s say an American drug company makes drug x and it costs $45 a bottle to […]

Question: “Do you think it is possible that a pro-choice republican candidate could win the presidency in 2008?” — wisconsinite Answer: Theoretically, yes. Practically, it would be much harder to pull off because in order to satisfy the majority of the party which is pro-life, the candidate would have to promise not to move backwards […]

Question: “Hola John – What was your motivation to start up this site? What event or events specifically inspired you?” — CWSCHNEIDER Answer: This is an easy one because I can quote straight from the FAQ =D, “I got really angry during the 2000 election at the horrible, biased job the media did in covering […]

Question: “Do you think we could see a flat tax implemented under President Bush and if not do you think we’ll ever be able to reform our current tax system.” — nolan1286 Answer: There are a number of roadblocks in the way of turning a flat tax into reality. Here are some of them in […]

Question: “John, I’m 18 years old, I consider myself a Social and fiscal conservative, but I do have a few questions about the proposition of a flat-tax. What exactly does it do? I mean, it sounds a little bit like price controls to me, and every time I hear the words price control a little […]

Question: “Now that Republicans have firm control of the Executive and Legislative branches of government, what, in your estimation, would be the biggest threat to GOP unity in the halls of power in Washington, DC?” — huckupchuck Answer: Illegal immigration and spending, illegal immigration and spending, and illegal immigration and spending. The base feels very […]

Today is Q&A Friday #7 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, heck it […]

“Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don’t just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at home. For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, […]

Man, I was so happy with our win, but then I found out that places like Democratic Underground are arguing that Bush stole the election once again. What? But what about all those votes? Well, Wikipedia even has a page up about how the election was stolen with charts and everything. Is something up? Well, […]

In his latest column, David Broder points out, correctly, that not only does the House of Representatives no longer serve the function that the Founding Fathers intended for it, it has largely ceased to be a Democratic Institution… “Rob Richie, executive director of FairVote-The Center for Voting and Democracy, said in a memo last week […]

Just for the fun of it, I decided to put together a list of things, in order, that I’d like to see our Republican controlled government work on. Note that these are things that are dear to my black conservative heart, not things that I necessarily expect will actually be taken up by the House […]