Author: John Hawkins

Last night, I was talking with a buddy of mine who’s a Senate aide and I gave him a suggestion that I think would do the GOP a lot of good. Over the course of the next year or so, they should have every senator cut a handful of short, casual videos about conservative principles. […]

According to one of the finest news organizations in America, the Weekly World News — which incidentally, is about to affiliate with Conservative Grapevine (yes, really), an anonymous group of hackers, …has once again hacked into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account and provided Weekly World News with the first look at her upcoming Christmas card! Here’s […]

So, I take Patton and the Affenpinscher (Sam) I am dogsitting outside this morning and as they are tooling around the back yard, a cat wanders over. Patton, who loves nothing better than chasing cats or circling them and nipping at their tails as they try to tear his face off, wasn’t that close to […]

“I think it is true that the majority of Muslims are ‘moderate’ in the sense of not supporting violence against their neighbors and taking no steps to support terrorism aboard and generally disapproving of it. But you are right that this raises a paradox, because just as you suggest, if in fact the majority is […]

…then why is this going on at its holiest site? At noon, pilgrims were still trickling into the area filled with thousands of tents in the plain of Arafat 15 km (10 miles) east of Mecca where they will pray until sunset. …The haj retraces the path of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago after […]

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, both Democrats, have been arrested by the FBI on corruption charges. Apparently, among other things, they were trying to solicit bribes to fill President Government’s Senate seat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges […]

As part of a never-ending series, I like to do short reviews of the books I read. Here are the latest 10 with the previously reviewed 115 below the fold. PS: If you’re wondering why there are very few low rated books on this list, it’s because I have a low tolerance for boredom and […]

Good news, everybody! Not only does it look like a bailout is on the way for the Big 3, our federal government, which has wasted more money than any other organization in the history of the planet, has decided to get intimately involved to make sure our money isn’t wasted. Gosh, what could possibly go […]

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 4th quarter of 2008. 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 […]

Over at the HuffPo, a hippie-dippy writer named Stephen Mo Hanan punched up a post called “Why Save Capitalism?” In case you’re wondering, yes, this is the typical short-sighted, tie-died, socialistic, Commie-symp wail-fest against capitalism, Now I’m not stupid enough to forget that capitalism is also a system that has allowed a substantial though relatively […]

Should we bail out the Big 3 automakers? If we do bail them out, how do we know they won’t be back for more money? Is the bailout a fix for their problems or just kicking the can down the road to help the unions? How deeply should the government become involved in the day-to-day […]

There has been a spate of newspapers going broke or out of business in the last few weeks. The Rocky Mountain News is for sale. So is the Miami Herald. The Tribune, which owns the Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Baltimore Sun among others, are trying to stave off bankruptcy. Even the […]

You can only experience the thrill of voting for the first black President one time. From there on out, he’s just another guy in the White House.

We conservatives may be famous for “standing athwart history, yelling stop,” but there are a few traditions that aren’t worth preserving — like caganers. Apparently, in nations with backwards cultures — like France and Spain — these grotesque, pooping figures are supposed to be stuck in the corners of nativity scenes for children to find. […]

Twitter seems to be reaching a tipping point on the right. More people seem to be getting on board every day, including big name peeps like Michelle Malkin. Of course, Twitter isn’t for everyone. Most updates are daily activities, post promos, or bits of conventional wisdom that you can fit in 140 characters or less. […]

Believe it or not, flaky liberal conspiracy theorist “Excitable” Andy Sullivan is STILL trying to convince people that Sarah Palin faked a pregancy and that Trig is really her daughter’s son. His latest “evidence?” This picture from March of this year, That’s barely three weeks before she gave birth to Trig, a full-term, 6 pound […]

Incoming Obama administration director of speechwriting Jon Favreau (L) and a friend pose with a cardboard cutout of incoming Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a party. (Obtained by The Washington Post) This is from a story at the Washington Post. PS: Cue the feminist blogs howling about how men only view women as […]

On Fox and Friends, a hate filled atheist, Dan Barker from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, went on a vicious tirade against nativity scenes. Here’s the video, Here’s a quick transcript, emphasis mine, and each segment broken up into a different section, We atheists and agnostics love this time of year. The food, the family, […]

Although Susan Estrich is very liberal, she’s not afraid to buck the accepted conventional wisdom on the left when she disagrees with it. That’s what makes her an intriguing columnist and political commentator — well, for a liberal anyway. But, many people forget that she was also Michael Dukakis’ campaign manager. In today’s column about […]

A very appropriate tagline applied to an old pic that fits in well with my Townhall column today, Image found at Free Republic.

Swiped from an article at Cracked that wasn’t particularly funny except for this graphic.

In the entire history of our country, I’m not sure there has ever been a presidential honeymoon period as tender and loving as the one that Barack Obama is experiencing today. In Perry County, Alabama they have already voted to create a paid holiday called “Barack Obama Day.” That’s an honor not bestowed on “lesser […]

Over at Hot Air, Ed Morrissey is rooting for the Supreme Court to deny the lawsuit challenging Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship, The latest buzz surrounds the decision by Clarence Thomas to circulate the appeal petition to the entire court after David Souter rejected it immediately. That really doesn’t mean much, as the Tribune explains. Of […]

It had been widely assumed, prior to the 2008 election cycle, that a black Democrat couldn’t win the presidency (Personally, I had always thought the first black President would be a Republican). However, in retrospect, isn’t it likely that George Bush’s appointment of Colin Powell and Condi Rice to the Secretary of State position helped […]

I’ve long thought that the best way for the GOP to appeal to young Americans would be to point out that the left is putting them deep into debt. Well today, believe it or not, at the ultra-left wing site Counterpunch, Professor David Michael Green does a phenomnenal job of pointing out how young Americans […]

Some people are puzzled by the Franken campaign’s assertion that they are now ahead by 22 votes. That’s understandable, since the latest count has him behind by 316. What you have to understand is that it’s part of a public relations strategy. You see, despite the fact that Franken’s totals have already been swelled by […]

For a long time in this country, citizens, businesses, local governments, and most of all, the federal government, have been running up debts as if they’re never going to have to pay them back. So what if the Big 3 car companies pay out pensions they can’t afford? So what if the country gets trillions […]

One thing I have been saying for a long, long time is that there are a lot of black Americans pulling the lever year in and year out for Democrats, when they SHOULD BE voting for Republicans based on their beliefs. Well, Gallup is now bringing the numbers. What you’ll notice about this particular chart […]

There are a lot of great reasons to despise the Democratic Congress. They’re completely out-of-touch, give away your money to get elected and then expect everyone to pat them on the back for being compassionate, and most of them seem to be primarily concerned with keeping their cushy jobs, not serving the people who put […]

In the closing days of an election in Georgia that was thought to be as close as 2 points a week ago, Saxby Chambliss attached himself at the hip to Sarah Palin. On the other hand, his opponent Jim Martin launched robocalls from Barack Obama and spent his time with rappers Ludacris, Young Jeezy, & […]