Author: John Hawkins

Over at National Review, James Gimpel has written a piece called “Center? What Center? The center is never a fixed position to move toward” that I agree with wholeheartedly. In fact, it echoes what I wrote earlier this week in a piece called “GOP Branding.” Here’s an excerpt from Gimpel that’ll give you the gist […]

After a second crushing defeat in a row, it’s not surprising that there is a debate in the GOP about whether the party should move to the right or even further towards center. Like many conservatives, I’m of the opinion that we should move back to the right and try to formulate some new ideas […]

One of the big problems we have as a nation is that we’re engaging in a number of unsustainable practices that are politically unpopular to change. Here’s one of them, During the presidential election campaign many were dumbfounded upon hearing for the first time that at least a third of Americans pay no income taxes […]

In response to a listener’s question, Ted Nugent reeled off a rant about California and the country on my buddy Jaz McKay’s show that I thought was just classic — but the transcript wasn’t on Jaz’s website. So, I asked Jaz to send me the clip, transcribed it, and here it is. From Ted Nugent’s […]

According to the Enquirer, Cindy McCain has been playing the field with “a long-haired man who resembles ‘a washed-up ’80s rock musician.’” The ENQUIRER’s exclusive bombshell expose as Sen. John McCain’s wife, Cindy, is caught with another man! Not only that but multiple witnesses have caught the pair lip locking on several other occasions. “I […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of whom they considered to be their “Least Favorite People On The Right.” Representatives from the following 46 blogs responded… The Anchoress, AtlanticBlog, Axis of Right, BizzyBlog, Blonde Sagacity, Bookworm Room, Bull Moose Strikes Back, The Chronicles Of […]

Hey, remember when we had to get those bad mortgages off the books of the banks right now or our entire economy would collapse? Remember what they said? “No, you don’t understand, it has to be done right this second! Now, now, now! No time to think! No time to get expert opinions! You’ll make […]

I wasn’t a fan of Christopher Hitchens before the elections and I’m even less of one now since he voted for Barack Obama, but I do think there is something to what he says here, There is an element of the “wannabe” about all this–something that suggests that, if the clock were to be rolled […]

Although I’d be shocked if any of them admitted it, liberals regularly try to drive conservative women out of politics. They criticize their looks, their children, aim the foulest insults at them, photoshop them into porn, threaten to rape them and do anything and everything they can to intimidate them out of politics. In other […]

Our crooked, soon to be, Commander-in-Chief may get away free and clear with deliberately taking a potentially staggering amount of fraudulent contributions, The Federal Election Commission is unlikely to conduct a potentially embarrassing audit of how Barack Obama raised and spent his presidential campaign’s record-shattering windfall, despite allegations of questionable donations and accounting that had […]

Over at the LA Times, they’re bemoaning the failure of California’s citizens to take an axe to one of the building blocks of society by supporting gay marriage. Let’s talk a little about that. The supporters of gay marriage typically act in a deceptive and/or repulsive manner. Whether it’s simply ignoring the law, like Gavin […]

Well, Barack Obama is our new President-elect and George Bush is twiddling his thumbs and waiting for January so he can go back to Crawford. Shockingly, well to incredibly gullible people who don’t understand the basics of how the country works, Bush has not merged our country with Mexico and Canada. Those of us who […]

David Brooks, who can pretty much be counted on to love any idea that loses elections for Republicans, lays out the fight for the soul of the Republican Party as he sees it, It’s only been a week since the defeat, but the battle lines have already been drawn in the fight over the future […]

On September 29th, I wrote, Let me make a simple prediction; John McCain backs the bailout, he loses the election. Guess what? John McCain lost the election and the conventional wisdom (and it’s correct in this case) is that it was because of the bailout. Then back on October 3, I wrote… There’s supposed to […]

Yesterday, I endorsed Newt Gingrich for RNC Chairman — but, that was before I knew Michael Steele was going to be seriously pursuing the job as well, A behind-the-scenes battle to take the reins of the Republican National Committee is taking off between former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. […]

I rank my favorite blogs and columnists every quarter, but I rarely take the time to hit the best non-blog political sites. I guess I figure they don’t need the help, but there are some very good ones out there that deserve more attention — or more aptly, all the attention they are already getting […]

There has been a lot of talk over the last few years about the GOP “brand,” but few people have gone into any sort of depth on the subject. So, let’s take a little time to think about the GOP and branding. What Is The GOP Brand Promise? First off, what is the “GOP Brand […]

John McCain’s chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, encapsulates everything that’s wrong with the GOP in this one excerpt from his interview with The Daily Beast, The moment that I will look back at as the moment deep in my gut that I knew, was September 29, when I was flying on a plane with Governor Palin […]

One of the things I’ve been saying for quite a while is that gay marriage is just another stop on the slippery slope, not an end point. In other words, if we have legalized gay marriage, we will have legalized polygamy relatively soon afterwards and then next, eventually, we’ll end up with every other bizarre […]

Here are the results of a poll of RWN’s readers that I ran on Friday. There were 1,355 responses to the following question, If you had to pick today, which of the following candidates would you like to see the GOP run in 2012? Here are the results. 11) Charlie Crist: 1% 10) Tim Pawlenty: […]

Apparently, if the RNC wants Newt Gingrich, he’s ready to serve as their new Chairman, Newt Gingrich has let it be known that, if Republicans want him, the former U.S House speaker is willing to serve as chairman of the national party and lead it out of the wilderness it’s blundered into. The question is […]

Question: “Could any Republican have won in the current environment, who, in your opinion, could that have been, and why?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: Two things. First off, the environment was so tough for Republicans that I think it would have been an uphill battle for any of the candidates to pull off a victory. Second […]

Question: “McCain had a blowout debate with Obama the last time around, and their commentators all acted like he lost. Now Fox News is allowing itself to be used as the conduit for this anti-Sarah garbage: and it IS garbage, such PERSONAL attacks that have NOTHING to do with her politics, nothing to do with […]

If you had to pick today, which of the following candidates would you like to see the GOP run in 2012?Jeb BushCharlie CristMike HuckabeeDuncan HunterRudy GiulianiBobby JindalMitt RomneySarah PalinRon PaulTim PawlentyMark Sanford  Free polls from Pollhost.com

I was on a radio show a few days ago and a liberal caller was on the line. Someone on the show asked me what I planned to do over the next few years with Obama in the White House and I said, “Kneecap him at every opportunity.” Bipartisanship came up and I said something […]

Iowahawk wrote the funniest post-election piece I’ve seen yet. Maybe some of the liberal comedians who just can’t find anything funny about Obama should hire him to write their material. Here’s an excerpt… It’s also heartening to realize that as president Mr. Obama will soon be working hand-in-hand with a former Ku Klux Klan Grand […]

Question: “How long will it be before the American public realizes that it was sold a bill of goods on President Obama, and what kind of event will precipitate that?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: You never know exactly how things are going to play out, but Barack Obama has an incredible array of challenges in front […]

Question: “I’ve decided to buy at least one handgun before 1/20/09 before the new admin makes it impossible. I’m going for a Colt 1991 it’s a personal fave for various reasons. What’re you looking into John?” — bthewolf Answer: Personally, I’m interested in getting a shotgun. That would give me a 9mm for the car […]

* I’m not interested in “bipartisanship” and the Republicans in Congress shouldn’t be either — unless the Democrats are willing to move to the right, not vice-versa. When the Democrats push non-conservative legislation (which should account for almost everything they do), the GOP goal should be to throw sand in the gears at every opportunity. […]