Year: 2006

One of the many differences between the Republican and Democratic parties is the way that they deal with scandals. The Democrats’ first instinct is always to circle the wagons and lash out furiously at anyone who attacks “their guy.” On the other hand, Republicans have a much different approach. Although, in all fairness, we do […]

The Smirking Chimp is an extremely popular liberal weblog. Just to give you an idea of how popular it is, it pulls roughly 4 times as much traffic as Right Wing News does. So, it’s very fair to call it a mainstream liberal weblog. So, what sort of “mainstream” ideas does this “mainstream” liberal blog […]

It’s time to reevaluate the Senate races again, although it’s still early and these rankings will change between now and the election. The higher the rating is, the greater the chance is that the seat might change parties. Dark Horse Races: (These are real long shot races) 15) Jon Kyl* (R) vs. Jim Pederson (D) […]

Last night, I got together with Lorie Byrd , Betsy Newmark , and Ed Morrisey for a GOP USA Northeast Conservatives With Attitude Podcast roundtable on the Mark Foley scandal. The podcast runs about 35-40 minutes and it wasn’t bad for a blogger podcast, especially since I managed to drop the term, “naked piggy pile,” […]

According to the Times Online…. “THE followers of Moqtada al-Sadr believe that the US invaded Iraq to prevent the return to Earth of their sect’s messiah-like figure, the Mahdi, or 12th imam. Hojatoleslam al-Sadr claims that his militia is preparing for the day when the Mahdi, the last direct descendent of the revered Shia figure […]

“IT’S important we remember not just the big ideological struggles but also the individuals who took up the cause of cultural freedom and the defence of liberal democracy against its enemies. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Soviet communism, it became all too easy to pretend that the outcome of […]

Domestic New Foley Instant Messages; Had Internet Sex While Awaiting House Vote Bush In Favor Of Foley Investigation Attorney: Clergyman Molested Foley As Teen Gingrich Says Hastert Shouldn’t Resign Over Handling Of Page Scandal Top 10 Democrat Sex Scandals in Congress Miami Herald Publisher Resigns; Journalists Paid For Promoting Cuban Democracy Elections Public Opinion Strategies: […]

“The (Washington) Times just lost its human resources manager because he tried to seduce a 13-year-old girl online. Using the logic of the Times, there is only one thing to do: Wesley Pruden, editor in chief, must resign.” — Don Surber Update #1: Here’s part of the description of the Daily Kos’s dkosopedia on Gerry […]

John Ashcroft has a new book out called, Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice. As part of his promotional efforts, he did a teleconference with some bloggers, myself included. Here are the notes that I took on Ashcroft’s comments (These are not quotes). Enjoy! — The idea that wartime detainees must be charged as […]

The Republican National Committee has sent out the email for Rightroots that they promised us when we met our goals in the 15 days challenge. It went out this afternoon and we were at roughly $130,800 when they sent it out. At the moment, we’re at $144,826 and rising. It’ll be interesting to see where […]

Maybe the Washington Times thinks the Democratic Party is going to take over in November and they want to get on their good side or maybe they just want to hold their heads high for once when they go to DC cocktail parties with their liberal pals. But, whatever the motivation behind it may be, […]

Over at the Weekly Standard, Ross Douthat & Reihan Salam acknowledge that conservatives are deeply unhappy with George Bush’s reckless spending, but, yet and still, they seem to be trying to make the argument that Republicans should embrace big government policies and deficit spending: “Rather than target the “supply-side” of government, or the amount of […]

Over at the WAPO, Susan E. Rice, Anthony Lake and Donald M. Payne argue that the United States should bomb Sudan into submission if need be in order to stop government sponsored massacres in that country: “After swift diplomatic consultations, the United States should press for a U.N. resolution that issues Sudan an ultimatum: accept […]

“Majority Watch has already taken a post-resignation poll in Foley’s district — on Sunday, Oct 1…The result is: Mahoney (D)–50% Foley (R) — 43% True, Sunday was maybe a bit early for the anti-Foley voter reaction to have peaked. On the other hand, the GOPs have a whole month for Republican voters to drift back […]

“But in today’s politically correct culture, it’s easy to understand how senior Republicans might well have decided they had no grounds to doubt Mr. Foley merely because he was gay and a little too friendly in emails. Some of those liberals now shouting the loudest for Mr. Hastert’s head are the same voices who tell […]

Domestic Hastert Defends Handling of Page Scandal FBI Knew In July About The “Overly Friendly” Foley E-Mails To Teen But Didn’t Investigate Because, The Emails “Did Not Rise To The Level Of Criminal Activity.” E-Mails Show Foley Sought To Rendezvous With Page Foley: The Democratic Playbook Page Disputes Warning About Rep. Foley Bush To Sign […]

Over at the WAPO, Sebastian Mallaby has blasted the Democratic Party from the left for having no principles: “After years of single-party government, the prospect of a Democratic majority in the House ought to feel refreshing. But even with Republicans collapsing in a pile of sexual sleaze, I just can’t get excited. Most Democrats in […]

Given the proximity of the election, it’s not surprising that the Republican House Leadership has been smeared for how they handled the Mark Foley situation, but it is unfair. Let’s delve into this a bit. Back in 2005, the House Leadership is alerted that Mark Foley has written some “overly friendly” emails to a page, […]

Over at Cato, Kos is making one of the most ridiculous arguments ever: “The Case for the Libertarian Democrat.“ “(T)here’s a whole swath of Americans who are uncomfortable with Republican/conservative efforts to erode our civil liberties while intruding into our bedrooms and churches; they don’t like unaccountable corporations invading their privacy, holding undue control over […]

There are a lot of privacy zealots on the net — and that’s fine to a point. People shouldn’t have spyware on their computers telling ad companies where they go. They shouldn’t have search engines keeping a running tally of what their account or IP is looking for. People should be able to buy things […]

Is it wrong to root for a Fatah/Hamas Civil War in the disputed territories? Well, if it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right. Let’s face it: there will never be peace between the Israelis and Palestinians until the government has a monopoly on violence in the territories. That means, at a minimum, that Hamas […]

“Robert Redeker, 52, is receiving round-the-clock police protection and changing addresses every two days, after publishing an article describing the Koran as a “book of extraordinary violence” and Islam as “a religion which… exalts violence and hate”. He told i-TV television he had received several e-mail threats targeting himself and his wife and three children, […]

Domestic Letter From Foley Claims Ex-Lawmaker Headed To Rehab Hastert Requests Criminal Probe of Foley FBI Opens “Preliminary Investigation” Of Foley A Republican Staff Member Warned Congressional Pages Five Years Ago To Watch Out For Congressman Mark Foley, According To A Former Page Murtha and the FBI: The Director’s Cut City Sued: Didn’t Teach Cop […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, have a great week-end, enjoy the links below, and consider this to be an open thread. There’s Only About 2 Weeks Left To Contribute To Rightroots Bethany At Realverse Gives A Shout Out To The Readers Of Right Wing News George Allen Ad: Webb’s Attacks On Women The Latest […]

— Foley resigns from Congress over e-mails: The original emails Foley sent out to that page were creepy, but explainable. The moment I heard that he was resigning, I knew there was more to the story…and there was (What follows are text messages from Foley to a page): “Maf54: You in your boxers, too? Teen: […]

Question: “Are term limits for Congress just a pipe dream? If not, what will it take to make this a major election issue again, as it was in 1994? If so, what are the long term consequences of our inability to consistently unseat ineffective incumbent politicians on both sides of the aisle?” –President_Friedman on Answer: […]

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Question: “What do you think about the Senate approving the Detainee bill?” — DarkConservative Answer: Despite McCain and Company trying to stick a fly in the soup, we’re going to have rules in place that give Bush 95% of what he wants on tribunals and interrogation rules. We’re going to have clear rules in place, […]

In Virginia, the Senate race has turned into the battle of N-Bombs. You’ve got Democrats coming out of the woodwork to accuse Allen of using the N-word and now there is an accusation out there that Webb was calling black Americans, “racial epithets and pointed fake guns at blacks to scare them.” Of course, both […]

Question: “Will the Bush administration do what is necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, or will it continue on its current course and pass the problem along to the next president?” — DavidC Answer: The problem with evaluating our policy in Iran is that there are so many things the general public simply […]