Author: John Hawkins

Candidate: Sam Brownback Campaign Failed Because Of: Inherent flaws of the candidate Rundown: Sam Brownback was a little squishy on illegal immigration, a little soft on the war, and didn’t have a lot of charisma. Additionally, for reasons that are hard to fathom given that he was never in the top tier, his campaign spent […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Stossel: Stimulating nonsense Forbes: America’s most miserable cities Cracked: If Valentine’s Day cards were honest (This is a little raunchy). Hollywood Tuna: Fergie lingerie pictures You can check out all those links and more by clicking here. Don’t forget to bookmark […]

If Obama or Hillary is elected and does exactly what he/she promises to do, deliberately lose the war in Iraq because they believe it will be politically popular, don’t be surprised when he/she starts planning to lose the war in Afghanistan, too. But wait, you’re probably thinking: isn’t that the “good” war? Aren’t we fighting […]

As you’re already aware, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m going to be photoshopping some political Valentines for the occasion. I’m looking for funny suggestions here, material like this and this (a little raunchy), except related to politics. Maybe something like, My earmark is a bridge…to your heart! Give me some suggestions in the comments […]

Currently Reading: Chris Jones: The Ecomancer (An apocalyptic work of fiction that I’m enjoying thus far) 100) Bill Newman: Soaring with Eagles: Principles of Success (A-: A small, inspiration book that reminds me a lot of Rhinoceros Success, which is a classic motivational book) 99) Thomas Sowell:

Oh yeah, this kid is going to be spending a lot — and I mean a LOT — of time in therapy, The issue of being transgender usually pops up with students in high school. Now a second grade Colorado boy wants to dress as a girl and be addressed with a girl’s name. …The […]

This sort of sentiment may be par for the course in the Democratic Party, but it’s also racist and un-American, “The e-mail from, Steven Ybarra, a California superdelegate who heads the voting-rights committee of the DNC Hispanic Caucus, was sent to fellow caucus members in the hours after word broke that Solis Doyle – the […]

But what if Huckabee were able to win Texas? Even then, he still would not be able to amass enough delegates to beat McCain. In the last few days, Huckabee has conceded that he cannot reach the magic 1,191-delegate number; he simply argues that McCain isn’t there yet, so the campaign should go on. Last […]

Predicting whom a particular candidate will take as Vice-President is always difficult because so many factors play into it. Do both candidates get along? Is the presidential nominee looking to carry a particular state, region, or demographic group, is he looking to solidify his base, or is he just trying to add strength across the […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The QandO Blog: Barack Obama’s campaign office in Houston, TX is flying a Che Guevara flag. Cracked: 14 Valentine’s Day gifts guaranteed to not get you laid Newsbusters: Pimp gate update: MSNBC’s ethics don’t extend to Bush twins Hollywood Tuna: Gemma Atkinson […]

A Mash-Up of George Bush at CPAC 2008Add to My Profile | More Videos PS: The video seems to be loading VERY slowly as of 10:16 AM. I believe that is a MySpace problem that will hopefully clear up very soon.

The biggest piece of good news that the GOP has gotten is that Hillary and Barack are locked in a close contest and they probably won’t settle the race until after a contentious Democratic convention in late August. That means the Democrats will probably spend the next 6 months beating up on each other and […]

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If you are, tragically, one of the unenlightened souls who doesn’t read Conservative Grapevine every day, well, you should definitely start doing that today. Head over, bookmark it and you will learn to love that blog the same way you love don’t hate Right Wing News (very much)….wait, what was my point? Oh yeah, oh […]

Over at the WAPO, they’re trying to figure out why Republicans are happier than Democrats, A 2006 Pew Research poll found that 45 percent of Republicans describe themselves as “very happy,” compared with only 30 percent of Democrats (and 29 percent of independents). This is a sizable gap and a remarkably consistent one, too. Republicans […]

I wanted to thank everyone who guest blogged at RWN, CG, and this week-end at RWN So, a special thank you goes out to the following bloggers, whose blogs you should definitely take a look at… Doug from GraniteGrok William Teach from Pirate’s Cove Dr. Melissa Clouthier Sarahk from mountaineer musings Michael Illions from Polipundit […]

Last week, I wrote my 2nd straight “Why conservatives should support McCain in November” column over at Townhall. The good news is that after the last column, the email I received probably ran about 8 out of 10 against voting for McCain. However, after the latest column, it flipped around and about 7 out of […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: The gollygamist is out. How did it get to this? Cracked: The 6 cutest animals that can still destroy you The Contaminated: The top 9 insane weapons of war The Superficial: Eva Longoria models the 2008 athletic collection for Bebe […]

So, how many times is Hillary Clinton going to weep in public? More importantly, since when is an emotionally unstable person who cries at the drop of a hat a good match for the single, most important and stressful job on earth? Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appeared to well up again during a campaign […]

A Short CPAC Interview With Will BreazealeAdd to My Profile | More Videos This is an impromptu interview that I did at CPAC with Will Breazeale. Breazeale is a conservative veteran, who has done three tours of duty in Iraq and is challenging the Democratic incumbent in district NC-07. This is a middle-of-the-road district that […]

* A reliable source dumped a hot rumor in my lap at CPAC, but asked that I wait until Monday to print it. The story? John Edwards is running for the Senate in North Carolina. If it turns out to be true, remember where you heard it first. * On Thursday night, I was hanging […]

The CPAC pics didn’t work out as well as I had hoped because I used a camcorder, instead of a camera, for pics. No lights + a dim basement that we were in =’s low quality pics at times. I also completely lost a pic of me and Mark Steyn, which really sucks. The next […]

Two liberal writers both wrestle with the creepiness that they perceive in the idolatry of Barack Obama. Joel Stein begs the Obamaphiles to just cool it. You are embarrassing yourselves. With your “Yes We Can” music video, your “Fired Up, Ready to Go” song, your endless chatter about how he’s the first one to inspire […]

Earlier tonight I was planning to head to the big $225 a seat Reagan banquet and one of the other bloggers had some friends who wanted to go, but they had no tickets. So, she asked me if I could hustle some up. No problem, I managed to score 3. Then another blogger, Skye from […]

Ann Coulter was not officially speaking at CPAC, but the YAF brought her in as a speaker. You had to get tickets in advance to get in and it was a hot ticket to have. She was speaking in a medium sized room and I kid you not, the line to get in stretched across […]

CafePress is one of the exhibitors at CPAC and according to them, “Voters are buying 56 times more anti-Hillary tees, buttons, bumpers and other products than all anti-GOP products…combined. Also, it’s interesting to note that t-shirt sales seem to track with political upsurges. For example, on 1/26/08, Hillary and Obama had about the same number […]

So, after lunch, I head over to catch Ace from Ace of Spades HQ getting a blogger of the year award. Ace runs a pretty wild blog, uses a lot of profanity, and so I’m thinking, “Hey, here’s a great opportunity for a ‘Coulter’ moment. Ace could come out wearing a Motorhead ‘Ace of Spades’ […]

This morning I got up at 4:15 AM to make it to the President’s 7:15 AM speech (you’re supposed to be there 2 hours early). There was a huge mob waiting in line when I got there at a little after 5 AM, but very little was happening beyond the Secret Service perusing the area. […]

“(Don’t let) the perfect (be) the enemy of the good.” — Voltaire I keep hearing conservatives say that if John McCain is the nominee — and barring a miracle, he will be at this point — that they’re going to sit out the election or even vote for the Democratic nominee because of “conservative principles.” […]