Author: John Hawkins

On the left, there doesn’t seem to be an end to the number of new government programs that the Left wants to create and fund by “taxing the rich.” Setting aside the fact that it is unfair to harshly penalize the rich for their success — given that most of them have worked hard, worked […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ace of Spades HQ: Washington Times reporter to Kos Sissy: “Get a life, P*ssy” The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Video: Jenna Bush calls her father on air and produces an “awwwww” moment from the crowd Rachel Lucas: Going to Target is like visiting […]

“You know what would really be funny? If Romney declares on Thursday that he has been saved and shows a YouTube clip of his baptism, and a hearty endorsement by Dr. Dobson.” — From a reader at The Corner

I like this video because contrary to most things put out by Republican pols, it’s heavy on entertainment while still getting a message across. That means it has the potential to be watched by a lot of people as opposed to what they normally do, which is put out a video full of information with […]

Iowa (Jan 3, 2008): Huckabee seems to have pulled just ahead of Romney for first place here. At the moment, Giuliani is in 3rd and Thompson is in 4th. Expect the Thompson campaign to make a major effort to take 3rd place. This is a must win state for: Huckabee. This state appears to be […]

Over at the Daily Kos, diarist Famoso116lex is railing against an evil even greater than George Bush: Capitalism! In his own words, “This poem is to re-enforce people that are from the middle class and poor class to fight capatilism. This poem is dedicated to the real patriots of America. The poem has been created […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Stossel: Tragedy of the commons II Maxim: Hollywood’s 10 worst career moves Rachel Lucas: The Harvard Crimson: The Second Amendment is an anachronism in need of repeal. Rachel: This is why I’m not even close to impressed when I meet a […]

If you add together government bureaucracy + liberal political correctness + health care, it’s not surprising that the result is something like this (which is occurring in Britain), OVERWORKED nurses have been ordered to stop all medical work five times every day to move Muslim patients’ beds so they face towards Mecca. The lengthy procedure, […]

So, if the worshipers of the Goracle really believe their own hype and think feel that people should be forced to make major lifestyle changes to prevent global warming, how do you explain this, Tempo Interaktif reports that Angkasa Pura – the management of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport are concerned that the large number […]

Rudy Giuliani’s approval on October 19, 2007 per Rasmussen: 24% “Additionally, I expect Rudy’s numbers to dip a bit starting in December as some of his conservative backers get buyer’s remorse).” — RWN, Oct 19, 2007 Rudy’s approval on October 21, 2007 per Rasmussen: 24% “If I’m right, Rudy will probably start to deflate in […]

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today today that the Lehigh Valley IronPigs decided to change the name of their mascot to something less ‘offensive’ due to outrage over the nickname “PorkChop” by a Hispanic group: Just two days after naming its mascot “PorkChop,” the Philadelphia Phillies’ new minor league franchise dropped the nickname after getting complaints […]

America’s most influential blog is the Daily Kos. Democratic members of Congress post on the blog, Democratic presidential contenders cater to them, and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas is considered to be a mainstream figure amongst Democrats. Keep all of that in mind as you read these excerpts and quotes, all of which come from […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: Unfortunately, Islam may have already had its reformation. Michael Meyers: How to talk about race in the year 2008 Redstate: There’s a child molester on Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell’s staff? The Superficial: Cindy Crawford is still hawt! You can check […]

The Associated Press has an article out called, “Clinton Cranks Up Rhetoric Against Obama,” and boy is it a doozy. Here’s how it starts, “Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Monday that Barack Obama has too little experience and perhaps too much ambition, pressing an increasingly aggressive campaign against her chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination.” […]

You never know how much faith to put into assessments of WMD programs made by our intelligence agencies because it’s a tricky business. The government usually has limited sources of information, some of which may conflict with each other and you always have to wonder if politics within is playing a role. For example, after […]

From my email, John, If at some point soon you determine that Fred doesn’t have a shot to win the nomination, would you put your support behind another candidate? If so, who? I would have guessed Huckabee until yesterday when you made those “reminds you of Jimmy Carter” comments. Also, as a Christian I support […]

Via the Associated Press, The University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to indigent and undocumented immigrants in order to cut costs. The UTMB set aside about $12 million in this year’s $1.4 billion annual budget to treat indigent cancer patients, but that isn’t enough to meet demand, said Karen Sexton, vice […]

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Imagine this situation: You’re driving the car down the road and you realize that you need to make a short call on your cell phone. Being a responsible driver, you pull to the side of the road, dial the digits, and suddenly this woman you’ve never met before in your life, Suzy Shuster from the […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: The ability to give and take offense is what separates free societies from Sudan Jason Whitlock: Sean Taylor’s death and the black KKK Cracked: The 5 least manly sports movies Brent Bozell: Tila Tequila, MTV’s latest poison Hollywood Tuna: Stacy […]

This column, from David Michael Green at the Smirking Chimp is a real eye catcher because if we could get enough liberals to buy into this thinking feeling, we might be able to get more of them to pull a Murtha and acknowledge that the surge is working, But let’s forget all that, and, just […]

* Venezuela’s dictator-for-life in the making, Hugo Chavez, narrowly lost a close election that would have allowed him to run for reelection indefinitely in 2012. But, if Chavez controls the voting machines, why would he allow himself to lose? Well, keep in mind that Chavez is in office until 2012, so he can always put […]

After four and a half months of dragging it out, the New Republic has finally, reluctantly, admitted that they were duped by fabulist Scott Thomas Beauchamp. But, even now, at this late date, the New Republic couldn’t just come right out and plainly admit that their critics were right and they were wrong. Instead, Editor […]

“It’s one thing to teach children their history “warts and all”, quite another to obsess on the warts at the expense of all else.” — Mark Steyn

“…Hillary negotiated nothing and was present at no major meetings on foreign policy and national security after 1994. She reviewed some presidential speeches (including the one announcing the bombing of terrorist camps crafted in an awkward husband-and-wife session on Martha’s Vineyard just after President Clinton confessed to the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998), gave an […]

Here’s the Right Wing News Week-End guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Rob Port from Say Anything EM Zanotti from The American Princess and The Corner Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Cassy Fiano, who also blogs at Wizbang Gina Cobb Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William Teach from […]

I’m going to be doing the Ron Smith show at 4:15 EST to talk about my Rudy Giuliani Would Be Our Bill Clinton column. You can listen to it here.

Perhaps the biggest oddity of the Republican primary season so far has been that GOP voters keep saying that they want another Reagan, the candidates keep comparing themselves to Reagan at every opportunity, and yet the man who is leading in the national polls, Rudy Giuliani, is about as far apart from Reagan as it’s […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Peggy Noonan: Death, taxes and Mrs. Clinton. Only two of them are inevitable Ace of Spades HQ: Duncan Hunter sends Hillary Clinton a thank you note for the planted question at the debate Celebslam: Top 10 shocking Hollywood secrets The Onion: Entire […]

Question: “Since the holidays are coming, are there any gadgets, toys, gifts, etc. that you are looking to buy or just think are really cool? Are there any holiday movies that you think will be great to see (like I Am Legend?)” — D-Vega Answer: Here are three gift ideas that I either own or […]