RWN’s Peter Schweizer Interview #2

I’ve previously interviewed Peter Schweizer about his superb book, Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism, and I thought he did a great job. So, when I saw that Schweizer had an important new book out, Makers and Takers: Why Conservatives Work Harder, Feel Happier, Have Closer […]

 


The Faceplant At Gold’s Gym

A few days ago, I was working legs at Gold’s Gym and I decided to try doing step exercises, which is something I don’t normally do. So, I walk up to a step, which is essentially a wide plastic stool, and I do a few left-legged steps and despite the fact that I had already […]

 




9/11 Is Not A Marketing Tool

This is incredibly tacky and tasteless, A controversial billboard in Orange County has a picture of the burning World Trade Center and the message, “Please Don’t Vote for a Democrat.” The man who paid for the ad says he’s trying to help Republicans, but officials with both political parties are calling the billboard inappropriate. …The […]

 

John McCain’s Dishonest Flip-Flops On Immigration Continue: He’s Now For Two Opposing Plans Simultaneously

John McCain was one of the Senate’s biggest advocates of comprehensive immigration reform, which entails putting illegals on the path to citizenship while simultaneously putting security reforms in place that would be thwarted at the first convenient opportunity by members of Congress. The American people rejected that plan and conservatives were on track to reject […]

 


Irony Alert: British Decapitation Edition

A TV show in Britain is causing a controversy because they’ve portrayed a member of a certain religion decapitating a member of another religion for religious reasons. Read all about it, A BBC drama has triggered a barrage of complaints after it showed gruesome images of a Muslim being beheaded. Bonekickers, about a group of […]

 




Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Patrice Lewis: Ode to (manly) men Ralph Peters: The dissent deceit — not patriotism’s highest form Jonah Goldberg: Ego-bama — swallow some of that pride WorldNetDaily: Court battle over daughters pits dad against kidnappers. Criminals seek ‘custody’ alleging Christians converted to Islam […]

 


Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Least Favorite Elected Republicans

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them about their least favorite elected Republicans. The following 42 blogs responded, The Absurd Report, The Anchoress, Argghhhh!, Bad Example, Betsy’s Page, BizzyBlog, Bluey Blog, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, Gina Cobb, Conservatism Today, Conservative Grapevine, Conservative Punk, Doubleplusundead, Election Projection, Eternity Road, Elocutio, Exurban League, […]

 



McCain Proves Amnesty Is Political Suicide For The GOP

There’s a ridiculous myth that RINOs in DC have been spinning about illegal immigration and it goes something like this: Hispanics vote almost entirely based on the illegal immigration issue and if Republicans deliver an amnesty, Hispanics will be so grateful that the percentage of them voting Republican will go from roughly 30% up to […]

 


The Hopeless Incompetency Of The Feds Or Alternately, Why Socialized Medicine Won’t Reduce The Cost Of Health Care

Liberals always claim that socialized medicine will reduce the costs of health care as opposed to raising them. However, the federal government is so ossified, hapless, and hidebound that it can’t do anything as well as the private sector. If you want to speed something up, improve it, or make it function more efficiently, the […]

 

Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Favorite Elected Republicans

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them about their favorite elected Republicans. The following 42 blogs responded, The Absurd Report, The Anchoress, Argghhhh!, Bad Example, Betsy’s Page, BizzyBlog, Bluey Blog, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, Gina Cobb, Conservatism Today, Conservative Grapevine, Conservative Punk, Doubleplusundead, Election Projection, Eternity Road, Elocutio, Exurban League, Fraters […]

 


“Intellectuals Lie, The Powerless Die”

The title you’ve just read was stolen from an absolutely brilliant column from Ralph Peters that says something that people desperately need to hear, “The point isn’t that military solutions are always the best solutions – any problem that can be resolved without bloodshed should be handled peaceably. But we’ve got to stop playing pretend: […]

 

Excerpt Of The Day #2: Changey McChange’s Changes

“Way back in June, Sen. Barack “middle name not permitted to be mentioned” Obama campaigned on the theme of “Change We Can Believe In.” Now, several days later, his theme should be “Change We Can’t Keep Up With.” Apparently, the change he was calling for was not for Washington politics, but for his primary campaign […]

 

A New Entry For The Political Correctness Hall Of Fame

Hoo boy, I think there are now two new patron saints for the church of political correctness… A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon. …Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections “has become a black hole” because paperwork reportedly has become lost in […]

 



Excerpt Of The Day: American Generosity

Americans are vastly more generous with their time and money than Europeans. According to social demographer Arthur C. Brooks, in 1995 (the last year international data on giving was available), Americans gave 3 1/2 times more money to charities and causes than the French, seven times more than Germans and 14 times more than Italians. […]