Year: 2005

On a slow day, I may only hit 40-60 blogs and websites, but typically I hit somewhere in the neighborhood of 75-100 blogs and websites a day Sun-Fri. Here are the blogs that I have bookmarked as “daily reads,” which in practice, means that I hit them 3-5+ times per week. Hopefully, you’ll find some […]

These days, liberals seem to be almost perpetually sputtering with rage. They’re infuriated by people who support the war in Iraq! They’re outraged by Karl Rove! They get angry because of — usually imaginary — attacks on their patriotism. And George Bush? Oh, don’t even get them started or they’ll Chimpy McBushHitler your ear off. […]

“Framing” is the fashionable new strategy of the day on the left. In fact, framing is so “in” right now, that there’s a 12 page long article about it in the New York Times magazine. But, what does “framing” mean in a political context you may ask? I’ll let the New York Times answer that […]

The Christian Science Monitor has an article about the importance that a nominee’s attitude towards following stare decisis or precedent will have in the nomination hearings. Upholding precedent fosters stability and predictability in the law. And it enhances the legitimacy of the court by demonstrating to the nation that the justices themselves accept and respect […]

Reporters familiar with Hillier’s style barely flinched when he said all elements of the Canadian Forces need to be revamped, including the part where “you go out and bayonet somebody.” “We are not the Public Service of Canada,” he declared. “We are not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces and our job is […]

(*** For the first time, I’ve decided to move the daily news in the right column over to the center of the page. That should make it easier to read, open up more Blogad space on the right, draw more attention for the news, and hopefully pull in more links. Please let me know how […]

Question: “Why do my history teachers suggest that Bush will bring back the draft? What’s the possibility that that will actually happen? And wasn’t it the democrats who started the draft first?” — the_sacrificer Answer: Let me answer that question by posting part of a debate I had back in October of 2004, with Jeff […]

Question: “My question deals with personal liberties. Last week my neighbor decided to burn his garage down at 4am. I went outside to hose down my house to prevent heat damage. My house is far enough to not be in any immediate danger, but would have received heat damage to siding and paint. I was […]

“The Mike Barone analysis is this: that why bloggers and the internet have helped Republicans and hurt Democrats, because the conservative bloggers have taken on, very effectively, the mainstream media, which is mostly liberal. And the liberal bloggers, they take on Democrats as not being liberal enough, and are driving them to the left. So […]

When you click on these links, it helps make sure my advertisers get their money’s worth, which means that they’re more likely to advertise on RWN again, which helps me pay the bills. Seriously, I’d appreciate it if you could click on even one or two of these links… Conservatives: Please Take A Short Survey […]

Question: “My question is, when will conservatives counter this barrage of left-wing propaganda with more informative, conservative sites? Conservatives need to build consensus. Seems to me that, when there is a rally or event in Washington protesting in front of the White House or Senate, it is always most likely vocal left-wingers, anti-war, pro-abortion, gay-rights […]

Question: “How long will it take for the Palestinians to self-destruct once the Israelis leave Gaza?” — Bill_Berditzman Answer: By your question, I take it that you think they haven’t already achieved self-destruction. =) Personally, I think they’ve long since passed that point. They have a “death cult” culture, a non-functional government, a non-functional economy, […]

Question: “Is it appropriate for Senators to ask judicial nominees their views on specific legal issues and/or is it proper for nominees to answer such questions? I’ve gone round and round with XRLQ on this one, and would like to see your take, John.” — Spoons Answer: Traditionally, Senators haven’t asked about specific legal issues, […]

Question: “Given that the Right keeps gaining strength in the House, Senate and of course has the White House and now with a Supreme Court vacancy probably being filled by a strong conservative, do you feel we are heading to a one party system?” — libliever Answer: Although everything is tilting towards the GOP right […]

Today is Q&A Friday #19 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 […]

Oh, yeah the Feds really have a handle on airport security. You’re waiting in line forever, they’re actually checking grandpa’s shoes, and the screeners are feeling up women’s breasts to make sure they’re not carrying weapons. Meanwhile, they’re hiring a guy who calls himself “The Arabic Assassin” to handle the baggage: “When Bassam Khalaf raps, […]

Was Valerie Plame a covert agent when her name originally came out? I think this should settle the whole debate once and for all: “Wolf Blitzer: But the other argument that’s been made against you is that you’ve sought to capitalize on this extravaganza, having that photo shoot with your wife, who was a clandestine […]

As a general rule, I don’t like to tear into other bloggers — uh, scratch that — I don’t like to tear into other conservative bloggers. After all, there are already hordes of liberal bloggers out there and that’s their shtick. But when I read something as bigoted, offensive, and just plain ignorant as this […]

“No, the day after a strong jobs report (search), The New York Times was bemoaning it would most likely keep interest rates ratcheting upward. I’m not saying that isn’t true. But would it kill us in the media to turn it around? That interest rates are going higher, precisely because the economy’s going higher? Would […]

Janet Granholm, the Canadian Governeur of Michigan, thinks those who accuse her of being an advocate for high taxation are traitors: Last month the state legislature buried the Democratic Governor’s top legislative priority, a grandiose proposal to raise taxes on insurance companies, banks and thousands of small businesses that private studies said would have cost […]

Back in year 2000, California voters determined they wanted to ban same-sex marriages in the Golden State. And the margin on that referendum – Prop. 22 – predictably was razor thin (at least in liberal media parlance): 61.4-38.6. But modern-day Democrats never have been known to show too much regard for, well, you know, democracy. […]

This Rove/Plame/Wilson scandalette is following the familiar pattern of every such brouhaha we’ve had in the Bush administration from Halliburton to Abu Ghraib to Tom DeLay to Gitmo. These are the twelve stages that we have come to recognize and expect. 1. Something comes out in the press that looks terribly damaging. 2. The media […]

A couple of days ago, I posted a “let’s wait and see” type post about Karl Rove…and I would be content to do that. Unfortunately, prominent Democrats are understandably, but also irresponsibly, calling for Karl Rove to be fired and the press has already gone into a Valerie Plame related feeding frenzy. This puts the […]

Boy, these Supreme Court retirement rumors just won’t stop! The latest one comes via ProfessorBainbridge: “I got an email today from a reliable source opining that Justice John Paul Stevens will retire this summer if, but only if, CJ Rehnquist steps down. The theory is that Stevens will be willing to let Bush fill his […]

Lefty blogger Chris Bowers from MyDD has done a long & thoughtful post on the way the blogosphere breaks down ideologically based on Blogads traffic rankings. Here’s the crux of the data collection that Bowers has done: “For the survey, I looked at the two hundred and fifty most trafficked, politically focused blogs on the […]

If you’re not reading my other blog, Conservative Grapevine, you’re missing out on some of the best material the blogosphere has to offer. For example, here are just some of the headlines at CG today: — Greg Gutfeld just destroys some of the other bloggers at the Huffington Post for being soft on terrorism — […]

A serious duty has fallen on President Bush: he must find a new Supreme Court Justice to replace judgette Sandra Day O’Connor. There is hardly anything more important in politics than who are running the Supreme Court, because they can make up laws and take away rights as long as they can get a couple […]

Know what’s ironic? On the one hand we have local governments across the country rubbing their hands together with glee at the prospect of confiscating the homes of American citizens. Meanwhile, as American citizens are set to lose their homes, we have the government agencies giving home loans to illegal immigrants: “Javier and Araceli Garcia, […]

Generally, I’m a staunch supporter of the police, but this quota system that’s being implemented in Montana is a disaster waiting to happen: “For motorists wondering whether police are working on a quota system, an answer can be found in Montana. A new policy requires state troopers to stop at least one vehicle an hour, […]

At least for the moment, the shakedown artists at the NAACP appear to have given up on fleecing the taxpayers for reparations via the government. So instead, they’re going to target businesses with their reparations swindle. The first step consists of NAACP allies in government forcing businesses to provide the ammo needed for this scheme: […]