Year: 2006

In a President’s first term, he’s compared to the President who came before him. So, the goal is not to appear to go backwards in any vitally important areas while improving on the former President’s weak spots. However, the second term of a presidency is about the weak spots of the President currently in office. […]

Today, we’re going to look at two of the techniques that are often used by the mainstream media to slant polls against Republicans, both of which are on display in the latest CBS poll. Let’s start with the sexy headline and the first paragraph of the CBS piece on the poll: Poll: Bush Ratings At […]

One of Mark Steyn’s readers asked him a fascinating question: “(Mark), I am a devoted fan of yours, but I do have a fundamental question regarding your repeated articles on demography. Is demography or democracy the stronger force? Which will triumph in the end? C’mon Mark, please address this in a future article. I am […]

That is what it is looking like. Russell Roberts at Cafe Hayek points to this New York Times article that paints and interesting picture in Canada. Here are the key paragraphs, The country’s publicly financed health insurance system — frequently described as the third rail of its political system and a core value of its […]

Many people are saying we should leave Iraq. This is not a good strategy for victory if you let me explain. You see, when you’re competing at something and suddenly leave, you lose. Like most people, I’ve been watching Olympic curling. Sometimes, one team would be so far behind that, instead of playing to the […]

Top Domestic Stories Economy Keeps Improving, Jobless Rate Falls Claim: Cheney Seen Retiring After Midterm Elections The Coast Guard Initially Had Concerns About The Port Deal That Were Later Assuaged NYT Sues Pentagon Over Domestic Spying CBS Poll Of Adults, Not Likely Voters: Bush Ratings Now At All-Time Low: 34% Sen. Lott Drafts ‘Pork Disclosure’ […]

It has been often said that the war on terror is a different kind of war. Indeed it is because our enemies are not just the terrorists and the rogue states that back them, but to a lesser extent, the radical Islamists who identify with the terrorists. Although we’re not bombing people for supporting Sharia, […]

You know how Republicans always accuse Democrats of not having any new ideas? Well, whatever you may think of what you’re about to read, at least it qualifies as a plan… “Storm the White House Multi-Day Event, Beginning March 15, come when you can and stay as long as you can – we are taking […]

Just when you thought Ted Rall couldn’t get any more disgusting, he lies about the results of the 9/11 commission’s report, in an attempt to malign the passengers of Flight 93, so he can spin a conspiracy theory — and all of this is in one cartoon. Here are the last two panels of the […]

Politics is generally a slimly and sleazy business, but this is another new low: Illegals-advocate group to stalk Minutemen kids. Day-labor center strikes back at border group, plans to picket members’ homes, schools, jobs A Maryland organization that runs four government-funded day-labor hiring centers is training volunteer “legal observers” to videotape members of the Minuteman […]

On Friday of last week, the media was looking at what was happening in Iraq and screaming, “Civil War! Civil War! Civil War!” at the top of their lungs. Here’s what I was saying at the same time: “(T)he media has been saying the exact same thing they’re saying today for 3 years, they’ve been […]

Foreign Sunnis And Sadr’s Shiites Make Peace Al-Qaeda Militants Seize Control Of Kabul Prison Wing In Afghanistan Americans Hand Front-Line Security To New Iraqi Units Eurolefties Fund Iraq Insurgency Bolton Blasts ‘Sex And Corruption’ At U.N. Iranian Advisor: We’ll Strike Dimona In Response To U.S. Attack (Of Course They’ll Try) U.S. To Send Palestinians Humanitarian […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, consider this an open thread. Have a great week-end! A Chequer Board Of Nights And Days Chuck Norris Facts Davids Mendienkritik Independent Women’s Forum Libby Legal Defense Trust The Muslim Madonna New Rasmussen Poll: Dems Favored Over Bush On National Security (Gah! Thank You Port Deal!) Samizdata Scott’s Blog […]

Question: “I second the question about America’s…darkest moment(s). I bet there are some interesting perspectives here on that issue.” — President_Friedman Answer: Next week, I’m going to actually try to do a piece ranking America’s greatest (and worst) moments. So, how about adding your thoughts in the comments section? Then, next week, I can go […]

Question: “What was/were America’s greatest moment(s)?” — covok48 Answer: Believe it or not, I thought about asking this as a poll question for bloggers several months ago. Unfortunately, this would be impossible to poll on for a number of reasons. Not only would the response be very skewed towards the events of the last 30-40 […]

Much thanks goes out to Michelle Malkin for selecting RWN as one of her 20 favorite blogs. You can see all of Michelle’s faves over at Technorati.

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Question: “I’d seriously like to know your honest opinion of the Bush presidency. Without any partisan cheerleading. Just as background, I joined the Republican Party while in my mid-twenties because I believed so strongly in Reagan’s vision of limited government. Yet I feel that, with the exception of foreign policy, the Bush administration has been […]

Question: “If Iraq were to really fall into a full-blown “civil war” (like the media keeps pining for), how do you think that Bush, Blair, and the rest of the world would react? With Bush’s “declining popularity” and world-wide animosity to any American foreign intervention, do you believe that the US can/should intervene in any […]

Question: “If you could rewrite the US Constitution yourself, what would you change from the original version?” — mightysamurai Answer: There’s no need to go back in time and do a rewrite since the Founding Fathers did give us an Amendment process that we, in my opinion, seem far too reluctant to use these days. […]

Question: “What ever happened to the RWN t-shirt? I went to get one (a while back) and it wasn’t available.” — bob_the_great Answer: The short version is this: I set up a deal with a T-shirt company to do a RWN T-shirt. They helped me design it, we put it on sale, and…it just didn’t […]

Question: “How do you think the present history of the Mid East would be different if the Ottoman Empire had not have gotten involved in World War 1?” — jcl Answer: That’s an absolutely fascinating question, particularly if you assume that they made it through WW2 without being broken up as well. Imagine the whole […]

Question: “what ever happened with your moderator plan?” — simulacre Answer: I implemented it ]=D Yes, that’s right, folks, there are mods among you. You may have talked with them, read their posts, and thought you were merely conversing with other RWN readers. But, instead you were talking to RWN’s version of the secret police: […]

Foreign Iraq Sectarian Violence Kills 130 US Military Denies Iraq On Brink Of Civil War Sunni Party Quits Iraq Government Talks After Mosque Bombing Mosque Bombing An ‘Evil Act,’ Bush Says Iraq The Model: In The Aftermath Of The Shrine Attack Bill Roggio: Looking For Signs Of Civil War In Iraq Bahraini Shiites Answer Sistani […]

Today is Q&A Friday #34 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 […]

A couple of days ago, when I wrote about the port deal, I essentially said that I wasn’t sure whether it could be dangerous to our security or not, but that political considerations would eventually kill the deal. Well, after reading numerous articles (here’s a good one) that went into more detail about what Dubai […]

One of the things that perpetually amazes me is that anyone pays the slightest bit of attention to Capitol Hill Blue, which is in my opinion, a lefty scam blog that continually claims to have these big scoops about what’s going on in the White House. Their standard modus operandi is, again in my opinion, […]

Mediocrity shouldn’t be celebrated, losers shouldn’t be rewarded, and it sends the wrong message when you give children awards just for showing up: “When a youth basketball league in Framingham finishes its season next month, every fifth- and sixth-grader will receive a shiny trophy. Even those on the last-place team. ”We want them to be […]

That gets batted around every so often, and it (understandably) enrages liberals. And yet, it seems to me that there’s a kernel of truth there. Not in the literal sense: liberals do not vote Green or Democrat just because they like the logos. But the left, as a movement, does not have any very coherent […]

“So long as Hamas does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, my view is we don’t have a partner in peace, and therefore shouldn’t fund a government that is not a partner in peace. I thought the elections were important. I was one voice that said the elections should go forward on time. But I […]