Author: John Hawkins

Question: “I live in California and I am literally watching my state being over run with (illegal) immigrants from Mexico. I simultaneously enjoy seeing my state government siphon more money from my salary to help pay for services directed at eventually “purchasing” the future votes of these same illegal immigrants. I know Thompson has said […]

Question: So about this story: “UNION TWP. – Brenda Nesselroad-Slaby won’t be charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Cecilia Slaby, who was left in a car for eight hours amid searing heat Aug. 23, the Clermont County prosecutor said Tuesday. Nesselroad-Slaby, 40, forgot that she had left the sleeping girl strapped in a […]

Question: “Do you have any thoughts regarding the future of the Fair Tax movement, or any of the other campaigns to get rid of income tax?” — sabiticus Answer: Here’s the primary thing that people need to keep in mind about a national income tax, flat tax, or the fair tax, right now… Small steps. […]

Question: “Seriously though, let’s assume the Democrats win the 2008 presidential election. It is quite obvious they will do little to seal the border. How will your party handle the growing Hispanic population that votes overwhelmingly Democrat?” — gayunemployedmexican Answer: Hispanics don’t vote in a monolithic block and culturally, they tend to have more in […]

Question: “I’m sure you’ve heard the proposed 3-state “solution” to Iraq, in which the country would be separated into three autonomous nations: Shia, Sunni and Kurdish. Do you think that this idea is actually feasible? Do you see any possible parallels between this action and the division of Yugoslavia after the fall of the USSR?” […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Suitably Flip: Abramhoff vs. Hsu (Great graphic) Rightwing Nuthouse: Michelle Malkin’s critics: appalling incivility The Superficial: Lauren Conrad hits the beach in a bikini. You can check out all those links and more by clicking here. Don’t forget to bookmark RWN’s companion […]

There has been a lot of talk about Larry Craig’s on again/off again decision to resign from Congress. Like most Republicans, I’m of the opinion that Craig should resign, but wouldn’t it be great if he could take a few people with him? Like who? Glad you asked! For starters, here are a few honorable […]

Here are the final five questions from RWN’s readers that I chose to send over to the Fred Thompson campaign. “As someone with a genetic neurological disease, my healthcare is very important to me. I know many are advocating a single-payer/socialized system as the solution to our national healthcare problems or rising costs. I do […]

Here are the results of the, “Who’s your favorite Republican Congressman?” poll that ran on Right Wing News yesterday, Duncan Hunter: 30% Tom Tancredo: 20% Other: 9% Mike Pence: 7% Peter King: 5% John Boehner: 5% Jeff Flake: 4% Marsha Blackburn: 4% John Shadegg: 3% James Sensenbrenner: 3% Roy Blunt: 2% Jeb Hensarling: 2% Jack […]

Today is Q&A Friday #73 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, it […]

Senator Larry Craig is caught playing footsies with an undercover police officer in a public restroom, but that’s not what has progressives in an outrage. The Taliban of tolerance are angry the Idaho senator doesn’t support same-sex marriage. According to gay activists, if you’re willing to get physical before you flush, you should also be […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Blonde Sagacity: 17 ways to be a good liberal. Hollywood Tuna: Pam Anderson hits the beach in a bikini. Ann Coulter: Cruising while Republican. You can check out all those links and more by clicking here. Don’t forget to bookmark RWN’s companion […]

* All in all, Fox put on the best debate yet. There were lots of tough, relevant questions and this was the first debate that really ran the top tier candidates through the ringer on immigration. * There was one minor complaint I had though: Fox started out by essentially inviting the other candidates to […]

Investor’s Business Daily seems to think that the man who skipped the debate last night, Fred Dalton Thompson, is already out of it before he’s even gotten started, “Wlady Pleszczynski, editorial director for the conservative American Spectator magazine, says the long, slow rollout of Thompson’s campaign has backfired. “So far this year he’s been a […]

Yesterday, RWN’s readers were given an opportunity to propose questions to be asked to Fred Thompson. This morning, I went through all of them and here are the five that I picked out to be forwarded over to Fred’s campaign, “Senator, in light of the conservative orthodoxy of small government, are there any programs that […]

Yesterday, I did a poll at RWN that asked: “Who’s Your Favorite Republican Senator?” Here are the results, Jim DeMint: 19% Jeff Sessions: 17% Tom Coburn: 14% Other: 11% John Cornyn: 9% James Inhofe: 7% Mitch McConnell: 7% Elizabeth Dole: 3% Sam Brownback: 3% Jon Kyl: 2% Norm Coleman: 2% John McCain: 2% John Thune: […]

Who’s your favorite Republican Congressman? Marsha Blackburn Roy Blunt John Boehner Chris Cannon Eric Cantor Tom Cole Jeff Flake Jeb Hensarling Duncan Hunter Walter Jones Peter King Jack Kingston Thaddeus McCotter Patrick McHenry Other Mike Pence Adam Putnam James Sensenbrenner John Shadegg Tom Tancredo    Free polls from Pollhost.com

After compiling this list, I couldn’t help but notice that several of the episodes that made it had an unusually anti-conservative bent to them (for South Park anyway). I’m not sure if that’s because I liked them less since I’m so conservative or because Parker and Stone aren’t as good at ripping on the right […]

Here’s a message from the Fred Thompson campaign to the audience at RWN, On Thursday, Fred Thompson will be kicking off his campaign for the presidency in Des Moines, IA, touring through the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina before visiting Florida and returning to Lawrenceburg, TN for a homecoming celebration. […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: MarvQuin: The top ten inventors that shaped our world. Hollywood Tuna: Eva Longoria bikini pictures Thomas Sowell: No “health care”? CNN: 5 horrifying parasites guaranteed to overstay their welcome You can check out all those links and more by clicking here. Don’t […]

Larry Craig is apparently thinking twice about turning in his resignation at the end of this month. Oh joy! Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening. “It’s not such a foregone […]

Via Drudge, here’s a 1968 pic of Hillary, Wow! They should take every pic of her from waist level looking up. PS: C’mon, I know it’s Hillary, but you have to give the devil her due. PS #2: Also see, It’s Time To Take A Stand On An Important Issue: Chelsea Clinton Is Hot.

Dean Barnett wrote a piece for the Weekly Standard entitled, “The Lopsided Netroots: Why there’s no conservative Kos.” Dean’s a smart guy, but I can’t say that I necessarily agree with his conclusions about why the left side of the blogosphere is bigger than the right side. From his perspective, it’s all about how the […]

Who’s Your Favorite Republican Senator? Lamar Alexander Sam Brownback Tom Coburn Norm Coleman Bob Corker John Cornyn Jim DeMint Elizabeth Dole John Ensign Chuck Hagel James Inhofe Jon Kyl Trent Lott Mel Martinez John McCain Mitch McConnell Jeff Sessions Arlen Specter John Thune Other    Free polls from Pollhost.com

Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig, who is not gay, today announced that he had reconsidered his decision to leave the Senate following his reconsideration of his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges related to his arrest in a men’s room in the Minneapolis Airport. In a poignant memo to Senate colleagues, Sen. Craig said simply: […]

30) Rob Bluey 29) Tony Blankey 28) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann 27) Peggy Noonan 26) Frank Pastore 25) Michael Medved 24) Mac Johnson 23) Larry Elder 22) Lorie Byrd 21) Jed Babbin 20) Jack Kelly 19) David Limbaugh 18) Jeff Jacoby 17) Ralph Peters 16) Dennis Prager 15) Kevin McCullough 14) Amanda Carpenter 13) […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: There were two creeps in the men’s room. Mariah Daily Journal: Pics of Mariah Carey looking great at a P. Diddy party. Cracked: 8 celebrities whose obituaries CNN has probably already written. You can check out all those links and […]

I’ve seen ads for Jody Foster’s latest movie, The Brave One, and thought it looked pretty good. Not go-see-it-in-the-theater good, but add it to my Netflix queue and watch it on video when it comes out good. My impression from watching the commercials was that it was basically a Death Wish copycat, but starring Jody […]

At first, I thought this story that I ran across via Polipundit, might be some sort of satire. Ya know, maybe it was a conservative doing the BlameBush thing or a liberal trying to be funny — and admittedly, it’s tough to tell sometimes with libs. The professional liberal comedians may be funny, but the […]

This story would seem to be indicative of how far away some people have gotten from their most basic survival instincts, “Residents upset over plans to kill bear The Department of Fish and Wildlife has set up traps for a bear that attacked a bicyclist on Sunday, and officials say the bear will likely be […]