Year: 2005

I’ve decided to expand my musical horizons a bit and so I have a question for you: can you suggest some classical music for me to check out in the comments section? *** Update #1 ***: From the comments section: “By classical do you mean Mozart, Bach, Beethoven… that sort of thing? Or do you […]

Today is Q&A Friday #23 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 […]

Domestic Miles Of Traffic As Texans Heed Order To Leave (Free NYT Reg Req) Rita May Spare Galveston And Houston Latest Storm Could Hit Refineries Harder Than Katrina Roberts Nomination Advances. Senate Judiciary Committee Votes 13-5 In Favor Katrina Death Toll Tops 1,060 Jimmy Carter: Gore Beat Bush In 2000. Says ‘No Doubt’ Al Won, […]

If you truly understand your political enemies, it’s much easier to defeat them. Towards that end, here are the 4 main species of Democrats: Old School: Although the Democrats have been the party of big government for a long time, much of the party used to be hawkish on defense & to the right of […]

I keep going back and forth on this. On the one hand, I think this couple came up with a brilliant marketing idea and on the other hand, I think it’s disgusting. That’s how it has been for the last few minutes, disgusting — brilliance — disgusting — brilliance — disgusting — brilliance. Here’s the […]

A SurveyUSA poll of all the state governors reveals that all of the governors whose states were directly hit by Hurricane Katrina had a major boom in job approval compared with the previous month, with the notable exception of Louisiana’s Kathleen Blanco. Haley Barbour (R, Mississippi) +26 Bob Riley (R, Alabama) +21 Mike Easley (D, […]

Why can’t the airlines seem to get it together? Three reasons, seemingly. First, the labour model is terrible. They are saddled with pensions promises they made back when the industry was heavily regulated and airlines were basically allowed to operate on a cost-plus basis. They have multiple, militant unions, none of whom have any incentive […]

If I have learned anything from “school bus” Ray Nagin in the last few weeks, it is that a man has to stand up and admit when he is wrong. To date, I had dismissed the global warming fanatics as clueless self-interested ideologues, pushing an agenda that has no scientific basis. However, I was shocked […]

Domestic Hurricane Rita Now Category 5. 3rd Most Intense Storm On Record; Texas Likely Target; Winds At 165 mph National Hurricane Center Says Hurricane Activity May Stay Elevated For 20 Years Top Refiner Says Rita Could Be ‘National Disaster’. Valero CEO Warns Gas Prices Could Go ‘Well Over’ $3 A Gallon Police Found Cases Of […]

Ambra from Nykola had an interesting questions that’s probably particularly relevant for those of us who live in areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes: “So you have to leave your house. The situation is pretty serious and you’re not quite sure the house will be there when you return. Let’s just say hypothetically, you have […]

Apparently, I’ve been transported to some sort of alternative dimension or parallell universe because in the humdrum reality I’ve always known, nothing this wacky could possibly occur: “Ice-T is to produce David Hasselhoff’s first hip-hop album. …Ice-T, who was one of the first real hip-hop stars in the late 1980s, said: “The man is a […]

Well, there’s being indulgent, and then there’s spoiling your kid rotten, and then there’s this: Calling the Orlins ice skating enthusiasts may be a bit of an understatement. The Stamford residents are spending $630,000 to build an indoor ice skating rink in the backyard of their 13-acre property just off the Merritt Parkway… “Millions of […]

1) Get out in front of Republicans in Congress who are demanding spending cuts. Start slashing pork, put the Medicare bill back a year, make some actual cuts in the budgets of government departments. Go farther than anyone expects until the Democrats are screaming at the tops of their lungs that the cuts are too […]

It has been a little more than 3 months since I last ranked the best opinion columnists in the business, so I figured it was time to do it again. Here are my current faves in order… 30) Larry Elder 29) Robert Novak 28) Larry Kudlow 27) Tony Blankley 26) Brent Bozell 25) Ralph Peters […]

When you finish with Right Wing News, make sure to check out my other blog, Conservative Grapevine. Some of the articles linked to today include: — The benefits of chauvinism — It seems Fidel Castro still has some big fans — There’s being indulgent, and then there’s spoiling your kid rotten, and then there’s this… […]

Foreign Iran May Be As Little As Six Months Away From Completing The Know-How To Build A Nuclear Bomb, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom Said On Monday Iran Blamed As Militias Step Up Basra Violence Karzai Wants End To U.S.-Led Operations 9 American Soldiers, Security Agents Killed In Iraq Attacks Domestic A Suspected Terrorist Accused […]

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Poor Dan Rather! He’s so upset about the pressures that the mainstream media is under that his lip is quivering! Let’s tune in and see what Mr. Memogate has to say: “Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said Monday that there is a climate of fear running through newsrooms stronger than he has ever seen […]

Before 9/11, our country was doing a miserable job of enforcing our immigration laws. I can tell you this definitively because several years ago, I had a Turkish roommate. My roommate was here on a student visa, but he hadn’t been going to school for years and wasn’t planning to go back. Guess what? He […]

You just can’t make this stuff up: A Czech town has built a 10,000-euro (12,000 dollar) bridge to protect a handful of squirrels from a busy road, without knowing if they will use it. …”We think this construction is unique in the world. I myself witnessed two dead squirrels on the road in the space […]

“It’s shameful: Conservatives in Congress now compare Bush — unfavorably — to Bill Clinton. Staffers point out that when disaster triggered unanticipated spending on Clinton’s watch, that government-loving liberal actually asked Americans to make some tradeoffs. After the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, Clinton asked for more than $3 billion to offset the new costs. The […]

Foreign North Korea Pledged To Drop Its Nuclear Weapons Development And Rejoin International Arms Treaties In A Unanimous Agreement Monday At Six- Party Arms Talks (Great News If True, But I Will Believe It When It Happens) There Will Be Lengthy Negotiations On The Actual Dismantling Of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program (Free WAPO Reg […]

According to Rasmussen polling, Republican voters are split over Bush’s elphantine rebuilding package for New Orleans: “Fifty percent (50%) of Americans favor the main proposal from that speech–a federal commitment of $200 billion to help rebuild New Orleans. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are opposed and 23% are not sure. The spending plan has not been well […]

“THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim.” The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a “jihad”. …The offending lid was spotted in a branch in Park Royal last week by business development manager Rashad […]

As many of you know, I was caught up in hurricane Ophelia this week. Although it may have gotten the impression that I got off light from my posts, in truth it didn’t go as well as it seemed. I didn’t really want to say anything, but the looting was terrible. I mean here’s this […]

Here’s a fascinating nugget from Robert Novak: “According to Senate sources, Democratic Leader Harry Reid has informed Majority Leader Bill Frist that Federal Appeals Court Judge Priscilla Owen will be filibustered if President Bush names her to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. Republican senators are divided on whether former Texas Supreme […]

As George Bush has said: “Our strategy can be summed up this way: As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.” Put another way, our goal is to help the Iraqis get strong enough to police their own country. Once that happens, most of our troops will be able to come home. A few […]

“Most poverty isn’t caused by storms. Or even bad luck. Most poverty is caused by poor decision-making. Having children out of wedlock, abusing drugs and alcohol, or putting personal pleasure above responsible action are problems much too personal to be cured by politicians and bureaucrats. Or by more money, either. Many of us have been […]

“Some of my friends made fun of Zarqawi and his declaration of war (on the Shias) “So? Now he forgot all about America and Israel, blah blah blah and the Sheat became his sole enemy! I don’t think this was Al-Qaeda’s original slogan a few years ago!” said one of them and actually the observation […]