Year: 2006

This is absolutely unbelievable! The Border Patrol is actually teaming up with the Mexican government to try to prevent the Minutemen from stopping illegals: While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen — and telling the Mexican government where […]

The Tennessean has broken a shocking new story! “Vaccine industry officials helped shape legislation behind the scenes that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist secretly amended into a bill to shield them from lawsuits, according to e-mails obtained by a public advocacy group. E-mails and documents written by a trade group for the vaccine-makers show the […]

We conservatives often flog the left for not having the guts to tell people what they really want to do. So, when a prominent liberal blogger, like Atrios, gives you an idea of what liberals would like to do when they get into power, it’s worth examining. Here’s the agenda that Atrios says the “liberal […]

John Podhoretz is looking at the strength of the economy and noting that things are taking a turn for the better in Iraq. So, why is Bush losing conservative support? “(T)he president is losing support from conservatives and Republicans. There are all sorts of theories about why this is true, like how they don’t like […]

“(A) wall on our border, by itself, will fail… One reason is simple and incontrovertible: around 40% of the illegal aliens in America — 4.5 million immigration criminals — never had to sneak across any border. We let them in. They came legally on “temporary” visas, claiming to be tourists or students or businessmen who […]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s private letter to U.S. President George Bush proposing ‘new solutions‘ was also inadvertently emailed to Mr. Ahmadinejad’s ‘buddy list’, and so reached several major American news organizations yesterday. It’s the first time since the 1979 revolution, that an Iranian leader has initiated direct contact with the President of the United States. […]

“(T)he president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.” — Israel’s Vice Premier Shimon Peres

From Nancy Pelosi: Democrats will launch a series of investigations of the Bush administration if they take control of Congress in November but are not out to impeach President George W. Bush, a top Democrat said on Sunday. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would hold hearings on the use of intelligence […]

In an effort to “appear” tough on illegal immigration, ICE has been talking big and doing some catch and release raids that feature big sweep ups of illegals, most of whom are quietly released instead of being deported. Well, even though ICE is a big joke, these splashy raids have, happily, managed to frighten illegal […]

“In the latest Vatican broadside against “The Da Vinci Code“, a leading cardinal says Christians should respond to the book and film with legal action because both offend Christ and the Church he founded. Cardinal Francis Arinze, a Nigerian who was considered a candidate for pope last year, made his strong comments in a documentary […]

The GOP’s polling numbers are hideous and still getting worse. In particular, these numbers from AP-Ipsos really jump out at you: “Forty-five percent of self-described conservatives now disapprove of the president….Even 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power….Six of 10 conservatives say America is headed in the wrong direction.” We’ve had high gas […]

Sadly, Andrea Clark has passed away. Her sister Melanie Childers posted this message at the Democratic Underground a couple of hours ago: “Andrea passed away peacefully a little before 3pm today, with her family and her friends at her bedside. We love her so very much and we are going to miss her terribly. We […]

Domestic Bush Says He Would Like To Close Guantanamo (WHAT???) Exit Of C.I.A. Chief Viewed As Move To Recast Agency (Free New York Times Reg Req) Some Lawmakers Wary Of General Running The CIA Democrats Plan Probes Of Bush Administration If It Wins The House (Free WAPO Reg Req) Republican Right Abandoning Bush — 45 […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, have a great week-end, enjoy the links below, and consider this an open thread. Where You WON’T See Stephen Colbert Speaking Truthiness To Power Sudan And Largest Rebel Faction Sign Pact To End Carnage Stop The ACLU Send-A-Brick Porter Goss Abruptly Resigns As CIA Chief Pirate’s Cove Palmetto Pundit […]

Question: “Do you think the base will punish the congressional Republicans this November by staying home? Do you think we should? My opinion by the way is that as much as I would love to see some of those nimrods get punished for their behavior (acting like Democrats) I don’t think now is the time […]

Question: “Lionsgate recently acquired the distribution rights to produce a film version of Atlas Shrugged. Rumor is that Angelina Jolie will be cast as Dagny Taggart, with Brad Pitt opposite her as John Galt. Do you like the idea of converting the novel into a movie? Who would you cast in the film’s major roles?” […]

Question: “I was just called up by the NRSC looking for money to re-elect the Republicans. I told the caller I would not send any money to the Republicans until something was done at the border and they built a fence. He proceeded to tell me the supplemental bill the Senate just passed and the […]

Question: “John I’ve been kinda wondering about John McCain. I know he thinks its time for him to be the president, but I also know he has done too many things to anger the base of conservatives. Let’s just say he does not get the nomination. Do you think he would go independent out of […]

Question: “I noticed that video blogging seems to be getting more popular on the web these days. Michelle Malkin has a new website where she feature these video blogs or vlogs. What do you think of vlogs? And where do you think they will be in the future?” — Scorched_Earth Answer: In every way, Michelle […]

Question: “John, what are your thoughts on the Moussaoui verdict?” — Kingfisher Answer: I think it was a big mistake to send Moussaoui through the American court system. It’s simply not properly equipped to deal with foreign terrorists and to tell you the truth, if Moussaoui wasn’t such a huge idiot, he might have beaten […]

Question: “I read that the Shah’s grandson is trying to plan a new revolution in Iran. How long can the US afford to wait on Iranians to deal with the Mad Mullahs?” — Compiled Answer: The truth is, at this point, the general public really has no way of knowing how long we have until […]

Question: “Given the terrible performance of the US Senate and Senate Republicans in particular, I am in favor of repealing the 17th amendment and returning selection of senators to the state legislatures. I believe this will significantly reduce the influence of big money interests and increase the influence of local government at the expense of […]

Domestic Kennedy Car Crash Cover-Up? Kennedy Blames Accident On Sleep Medicine. “Some Time Around 2:45 A.M., I Drove The Few Blocks To The Capitol Complex Believing I Needed To Vote. Apparently, I Was Disoriented From The Medication.” (This Guy Is Too Out Of It To Be In Congress Even If He’s Telling The Truth — […]

Today is Q&A Friday #39 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 […]

Consider the House’s rejection of Roy Blunt as a “business-as-usual” Majority Leader, their tough stance on illegal immigration, and this statement from Dennis Hastert about the Senate’s ridiculous, pork laden emergency spending bill: “As it’s currently drafted, the Senate’s $109 billion emergency spending bill is dead on arrival in the House. President Bush requested $92 […]

David Frum has written a gloomy piece for CATO about the future of conservatism. To make a long story short, he seems to think that Bush has put out the last sparks of Gingrich’s Republican Revolution and it’s all downhill from here. Here’s a short excerpt that doesn’t truly capture the complexity of Frum’s column, […]

Like a lot of liberals, economist Charles Wheelan simply cannot wrap his mind around the concept of the Laffer Curve. In his latest column, Charles Wheeler explains why cutting taxes absolutely, positively, cannot lead to more revenue flowing into the treasury as a result of the economy being stimulated: “Economist Arthur Laffer made a very […]

Rod Dreher seems like a nice enough guy and his book, Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their Diverse Tribe of Countercultural Conservatives Plan to Save America (or at least the Republican Party) was actually advertised on RWN, but to tell you the […]

Surely, the Democrats couldn’t be this thickheaded: “After months of relative quiet, senators raised the prospect yesterday of a return to bitter battles and a possible filibuster over judicial nominations, as the White House urged confirmation of two conservative nominees who have sought approval for years. Democratic leaders said they certainly would filibuster one of […]