Year: 2005

“Years ago, management guru Tom Peters suggested the slogan of many U.S. corporations might as well be “We’re no worse than anybody else.” It didn’t work for those businesses in a competitive world, and DeLay’s new slogan for the House Republicans, which might as well be “We’re not quite as bad as the Democrats,” isn’t […]

Domestic Illegal Immigrants Are Increasing Despite Tighter Border Security And Now Outnumber Foreigners Moving To The United States Legally High Court Selection Process Winds Down Brown Defends FEMA’s Efforts. Former Agency Director Spreads Blame For Failures In Katrina Response (Free WAPO Reg Req) $236 Million Katrina Cruise Ship Deal Criticized (Free WAPO Reg Req) New […]

CBS News producer Mary Mapes, who was fired for her role in Memogate, is complaining that bloggers didn’t pay enough attention to the content of the phony memos: “There was no analysis of what the documents actually said, no work done to look at the content, no comparison with the official record, no phone calls […]

If Bush killed his own Medicare Prescription drug benefit, it would be the greatest accomplishment of his presidency on the domestic side. That’s pretty sad when you think about it. *** Update #1 ***: From the comments section: “Come on John. What about the tax cuts? I mean, I agree with you, the Prescription drug […]

Here’s a question not enough people are asking: why not kill the Medicare prescription drug benefit? Consider…. * The program hasn’t started yet so if it’s killed no one will actually lose any benefits. * There was no great hue and cry from the American people for a Medicare prescription drug benefit in the first […]

“But the party’s problems are structural and can be explained by three numbers: 21, 34 and 45. According to the network exit polls, 21 percent of the voters who cast ballots in 2004 called themselves liberal, 34 percent said they were conservative and 45 percent called themselves moderate. Those numbers mean that liberal-leaning Democrats are […]

WorldNetDaily is one of the best — and largest — conservative websites on the net. But, for some reason, they will promote wacky stories or products that just make you scratch your head. Here’s a perfect example: a book they’re relentlessly flogging called: “Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel.” This book is […]

“Big-time Republicans tell me Bush’s profligacy is doing a great job of neutralizing the Dem advantage in the spending-is-caring stakes. This may have been true initially — in the same sense as undercover cops neutralize a massive heroin-smuggling operation by infiltrating it. But, if they’re still running the heroin operation five years later, it looks […]

Much thanks goes out to all of RWN’s guest bloggers because they did such a fantastic job yesterday. Thanks to: Lorie Byrd from Byrd Droppings & Polipundit, Michael Fumento from C-Log & Michael Fumento.com, Mary Katharine Ham from C-Log, Cathy Seipp from Cathy’s World, Kathy Shaidle from Relapsed Catholic, Sister Toldjah. Most of all, I’d […]

Domestic US Govt Katrina Spending May Only Be $100 Bln-Aide Rumors Of Deaths In The New Orleans Convention Center & The Super Dome Were Greatly Exaggerated Cindy Sheehan Arrested At White House Frist Says He Had No Inside Data On Stock. Senator Calls Sale An Effort To Avoid Conflict Of Interest (Free WAPO Reg Req […]

I went to a free blogger screening of the movie Serenity tonight, as did Daniel Drezner. Drezner found that the geek quotient was high at his screening– higher than the average quotient for LOTR and Star Wars openings. When I got to the theater, there was a line of about 20 people waiting to be […]

First, it’s interesting to see how the BBC labelled these terrorist thugs in the headline: Gunmen kill Iraq school teachers “Gunmen” eh? Ok. The article goes on to report: Gunmen in Iraq have killed five school teachers – all Shias – at a school near Iskandariya, south of Baghdad. A police spokesman said the gunmen […]

This link and the following quote are via Ace of Spades. The No. 2 al Qaeda leader in Iraq was killed Sunday night, U.S. officials say. Abu Azzam, reportedly the deputy to Abu Musab al Zarqawi, was shot during a house rain in Baghdad, according to Pentagon officials. As the aide to Zarqawi, Azzam was […]

The Harvard School of Public Health has just announced its highest honor, the Julius Richmond Award, will go to Erin Brockovich. The award is given to those who “have promoted and achieved high standards for public heath conditions,” specifically for Brockovich’s efforts “on behalf of all of us, and especially the residents of Hinkley, California, […]

Before I get started, I’d like to give a huge thanks to John for inviting me to guest blog here today. It’s an honor to be blogging here and also to be included on the fine list of bloggers John has lined up to guest blog here at RWN today. A mini-bio on me: I’m […]

I have a theory that whenever those on the left let me know that a particular part of my National Review column is weakly argued, or wrong, or unfair, or whatever, this is a sign that I may have actually managed to make a good point. Not long ago, for instance, I noticed that an […]

Hi, I’m Frank J. You may remember me from such blogs as “Punditopia” and “Musings of an Angry Black Woman” and such podcasts as “No Talent Hack with Expensive Audio Equipment” and “I’m Not Exactly Sure What a Podcast Is Either.” Now, in all my days of blogging, I’ve gotten money, women, fame, and tons […]

Review of Living It Up with National Review, small government, polling, “marriage, European style”, sharia law in Canada, and much more in an all new edition of EnterStageRight. If you enjoyed this post by Kathy Shaidle, you can read more of her work at Relapsed Catholic.

“A coalition of homosexual activists and atheists plan to march on a Boy Scout camp in San Diego next month demanding the organization open its membership and leadership to them,” reports WND. Thanks to Reaganites Unite! for the link. If you enjoyed this post by Kathy Shaidle, you can read more of her work at […]

I wasn’t happy with my previous post, so I thought I’d do something to make it like John Hawkins never left. So, I kidnapped his dog Patton so I could take pictures of him and blog all about our misadventures. Patton is a great dog (I think he’s some sort of poodle). We had lots […]

Unfortunately, I need to take a day off on Monday. Normally, on those sorts of days, I either put up some retro-RWN posts or just don’t update RWN at all. However, this time around, I’ve decided to try something a little different: guest bloggers. On Monday, the following bloggers are scheduled to do a post […]

Question: “Something I have been wanting to do on my own blog is to write a paragraph or on each of America’s wars and military engagements from the Rev. War to today and give my opinion as to the justification and necessity of each. This was inspired by a leftist on a web forum I […]

Question #1: “You were very critical of the “Gang of 14″ filibuster deal that the Senate reached earlier this year. Has the subsequent confirmation of six judges and the impending confirmation of John Roberts changed your views on this deal at all?” — maledicta Answer: My opinion on the “Gang of 14 deal” hasn’t changed […]

Question: “I have noticed that many Republicans are adopting the attitude of “it is a state’s right issue” concerning abortion (and as a pro-choice libertarian, I am slowly coming around to this idea). However, my chief concern is that Republicans dont’ REALLY believe this (if you view abortion as murder, how could you believe it […]

Question: “Why does the left hate the military and its volunteers so much?” — rpearso3 “Why does the left hate the military and its volunteers so much? Yeah, rpearso, I’d second that one for John’s consideration. Either a discussion of why they feel that way or a discussion of how we’ve come to believe they […]

Question: “If the Democrats were to adopt serious fiscal conservatism as a key policy and the GOP were to continue big spending, where does that leave those of us who are social and fiscal conservatives?” — Compiled Answer: When expanding the power and size of the Federal government is your answer to almost every problem, […]

Question: “Do you think Patton could have beaten Napoleon?” — nowingnut Answer: Of course, Patton had tanks! =D Actually, I probably should have skipped the question because I don’t think it can truly be answered, but I couldn’t resist the cheap joke! But, here’s a short answer anyway: As often as not, it’s superior weaponry […]