Author: John Hawkins

Admittedly, North Korea is a sticky situation. You have a mentally unbalanced, potentially violent dictator running a non-functional, impoverished Hermit Kingdom. This thug has a fairly large army, nuclear weapons, which he first developed during the Clinton years, and enough artillery aimed at South Korea’s capital city to level Seoul to the ground. Complicating matters, […]

I have always liked John Ensign. I even felt sorry for him when he took on the unenviable task of running the NRSC for the 2008 election cycle. Talk about one of the lousiest jobs in politics — that was it. Well, over the last few days, one of the hot stories has been Ensign’s […]

* There is no such thing as a conservative who regularly writes for either “The Atlantic” or “The Daily Beast.” Just saying. * Only amateurs think they know everything. * All of Obama’s success relies on the media not asking the most basic questions about his intent and his policies. * I wonder if the […]

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The Iranian people are still in the streets and there are some encouraging signs that the regime could be starting to crack. According to the Cyrus News Agency, Tuesday morning 16 senior members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested. “These commanders have been in contact with members of the Iranian army to join the […]

Seldom do I get to say nice things about Barack Obama, so when he does something right, it’s fantastic to be able to give the man the credit he deserves. Yesterday, Barack Obama pulled off what is easily the greatest achievement of his presidency so far without spending a single taxpayer dollar. In a display […]

There has been a lot of talk in the news of late about white supremacists. Earlier this month, there were articles suggesting that Al-Qaeda wants to ally with white militia groups for attacks inside the United States. Some people might think that to be unlikely, but, for reasons you’ll soon see, I think it should […]

It’s not unusual for politicians to inspire strong emotions. After all, there is a reason why people suggest you avoid talking about race, religion, and politics if you want to have a nice dinner conversation. But, there is just something about Sarah Palin that arouses a particularly strong reaction. Liberals attack her children, say grotesquely […]

Today, the leader of conservatives in the Senate, Jim DeMint, endorsed Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist in the Florida Primary. Crist, as many of you may be aware, is the middle-of-the-roader who has been endorsed by the NRSC, John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell, and John McCain. On the other hand, Rubio is the young, charismatic, Hispanic, […]

Living, as a I do, in the Myrtle Beach area, I get to see a lot of dumb t-shirts that are apparently aimed at the crude, drunk, south of 80 IQ teenager demographic, but they don’t quite match up to this shirt on CafePress, Dude, what the hell? Same question, different t-shirt from the same […]

The latest polling from Gallup on the ideological make-up of the country and the Republican Party blows Titanic holes in so much of what passes for conventional wisdom inside the Beltway, Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% […]

Via Hollywood, the mainstream media, and the school systems, the Left has created a number of positive myths about their ideology, none of which stand up to the slightest amount of informed scrutiny. Liberals are pro-women: No, no: liberals are pro-liberal women — as long as they know their place. When Hillary Clinton did the […]

If you want to get an idea of why this country is dead broke and getting deeper into the hole each day, the mentality behind this program gives you a clue, John Cobb, 59, a former commercial fisherman who is disabled with cirrhosis of the liver and emphysema, lives in a studio apartment in Greensboro, […]

From Time’s “The Page.” Biden tells “Meet the Press” that “everyone guessed wrong” on the impact of the stimulus, economy was worse off than anyone thought. Backs away from the estimate that the funds could create or save 3.5 million jobs, instead promises 600,000 by the end of the summer. First off, “everyone” didn’t guess […]

This is what happens when you take a political hack like Leon Panetta and put him in charge of the CIA, CIA director Leon Panetta says it’s almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama […]

After what appears to have been another rigged election in Iran, the Iranian people are rioting in the streets. That makes for a hell of a comparison to the human garbage that rioted in the steets of LA after the Lakers won, doesn’t it? Iranian kids are in the streets fighting for freedom, while punks […]

Barack Obama is like the reverse Midas. Every issue he gets involved with turns to disaster. The Gitmo closing is a perfect example. It was a terrible idea to close Gitmo in the first place, but he decided to do it anyway. So, the question then became: what do we do with the people like […]

Earlier this week, deranged white supremacist Truther James Von Brunn, fatally shot a guard at the Holocaust Museum. In the days since, crucial information has leaked out about Von Brunn. He’s a registered Democrat from Maryland. He hated George Bush, other people he believed were “neo-conservatives,” and Christianity. According to the FBI, Von Brunn may […]

I’m certainly not the biggest Madonna fan, nor do I necessarily think being around her is the best environment for a child growing up. She’s a spoiled, eccentric celebrity who once made a book of soft core porn. Like a lot of celebrities, now that she’s gotten older, she wants to give back and share […]

They said, ‘Set aside the rule of law, let’s strip secured creditors, bondholders, of their rights. Take them away outside of the bankruptcy process and give them to the political cronies and the auto workers’ unions. It’s almost like looking at Putin’s Russia. You want to reward your political friends at the expense of the […]

Perhaps because the Left spent the last few years obsessively talking about George Bush as if he were Hitler, the Left is desperate to anoint a new “leader” of the Republican Party so they’ll have someone to fixate on, Nearly half (47 percent) of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents surveyed in a USA Today/Gallup Poll failed […]

“I am shocked and saddened by today’s shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. This outrageous act reminds us that we must remain vigilant against anti-Semitism and prejudice in all its forms.” — Barack Obama, June 10, 2009 on the Holocaust Museum Shooting “Them Jews ain’t going to let (Obama) talk to me. I told […]

I’m not the sort of person who generally has anything to say about how someone dresses especially since I’m certainly not going to make anyone’s “best dressed” list myself. That being said, Michelle Obama consistently wears more butt-ugly outfits than any other famous woman in America. Now, I wouldn’t even bring this up except for […]

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 2nd quarter of 2009. Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I like what I see when I get there, how […]

“Could Specter Face A Democratic Primary He Can’t Win? Oh Yeah… …The reality is that the liberal activist groups have a lot of reason to primary him — and if they find a credible challenger to do so, he’s highly likely to lose. Then, even if he doesn’t, Republicans will be howling to pay him […]

I’m from the school of thought that says those who went through an Al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan should either have their brains blown out or should spend the rest of their lives in a cell. For us to get our hands on these terrorists and then release them? It’s madness. ….Which brings us to […]

I’m not buying another car from Chryser or General Motors for the foreseeable future, despite the fact that I currently own a Dodge. There are good reasons for taking that position. At Chrysler, the UAW now owns more the 50% of the company and the sad fact is that union is run by people hostile […]

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Over at Confederate Yankee, Bob Owens has written a post that touched on a pet peeve of mine. It’s not a particularly egregious example of it, but it’s still worth writing about. From Confederate Yankee, “I Did Not Vote to Lower My Standard of Living” Michael Jones of PoliGazette voted twice for Barack Obama last […]

Sometimes, a quote is just too juicy to hold until Friday for This Week In Quotes. Newt uttered such a line last night, Hat tip to Gateway Pundit for the story.