Author: John Hawkins

Do these numbers really seem to gel? First, from the New York Post, “A surprising 94 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with their lives – although far fewer in New York and other Eastern states think they’re better off than they were five years ago, according to a new survey. The Harris Poll […]

Pat Hynes and Soren Dayton have been writing about how the GOP/conservatism is stacking up to Democrats/liberalism. Here’s Dayton’s take on it, “First, the GOP has (had?) succeeded for nearly 20 years at really critical points. The Cold War was won. Welfare rolls were cut and poverty fell. Tax rates were cut nearly 50%. Inflation […]

Over at Slate, they’re pointing out the results of a study on the accuracy of the MSM and how willing they are to make corrections. Honestly, the mainstream media didn’t do so well, Maier’s study relied on data gathered from 10 metropolitan newspapers: the Boulder Daily Camera, the Charlotte Observer, the Detroit Free Press, the […]

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 3rd quarter of 2007. Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I like what I see when I get there, how […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Hollywood Tuna: Anne Hathaway in a bikini. Fred Thompson: Sanctuary cities. Boing Boing: Fish that feed on dead skin cells are a nice spa treatment (w/pic). Media Bistro: Half Hour News Hour shelved. You can check out all those links and more […]

The first poll is out in the Cindy Sheehan vs. Nancy Pelosi race in San Francisco, “On Day #1 of Campaign, Sheehan Starts With 9% in Her Camp in Uphill Battle Against Speaker Pelosi: Immediately after antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan announced 08/09/07 that she would run for Congress as an Independent against Democratic Speaker of […]

John Edwards: Ann Coulter managed to successfully “unman” the “Silky Pony” by calling him a “f@G” (typical response: “Ann Coulter shouldn’t have called him that, although he isn’t the most manly guy in the world. I mean, you do have to admit he is a bit feminine”). This image of Edwards as a wimp has […]

If there was a frivolous lawsuit hall of fame, this lawsuit would probably merit at least an honorary mention, Don Imus is facing his first lawsuit from a player on the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team for derogatory comments that cost him his job as a radio host in April, ABC News has learned. Kia Vaughn, […]

“Just think of left wing logic like this. 5 x 8 = 73. Then get really mad about it! Once you can do that, you will be able to understand them.” — Don_cos

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One of the little quirks of politics is that liberals always like to portray conservatives as angry white men, but when it comes to rage and hatred, conservatives are rank amateurs to the seething liberal fury that the Left aims at its political opponents. Now granted, that doesn’t mean that conservatives are all a bunch […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Dennis Prager: If it’s bad for America, it’s good for Democrats. Hollywood Tuna: Pamela Anderson bikini pictures. Cracked: The 10 most awesome movies Hollywood ever killed. Wizbang!: A whopping 54% of the faculty at Cornell Law hate Evangelicals and they have no […]

For people who make a big deal out of how “gay friendly” they are, liberals sure do a lot of gay bashing, seem very comfortable to out gays, and are constantly accusing their political enemies of being gay. Just to name the latest example, here’s a poll from the Democratic Underground forums on Karl Rove, […]

As most of you have probably already heard, Karl Rove has resigned. Rove is generally considered to be a political genius and undoubtedly, he knows a lot about politics and running a campaign. However, his reputation seems a bit undeserved given how disastrous the last two and a half years of the Bush Administration have […]

“In the eyes of baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig, the sport he oversees is in a golden era. Attendance at major league games is at an all-time high, TV and Internet revenues are robust, and competitive balance never has been better. Amid the good news, however, baseball is fighting a distressing trend: The number […]

Time for another open-borders editorial tucked behind the WSJ subscriber firewall. They’re getting better; this time they’re not complaining about their unmowed suburban lawns. They’ve dialed back the condescension a bit, too. Which leaves Federal Reserve economist Pia Orennius to lay it out clearly. She’s concerned about the government’s new “No Match” regulations. Right now, […]

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Both sides of the ideological split have drawn a line in the sand over what a soldier’s story really means, that is if the tales of Private Scott Thomas Beauchamp are just a story or a state of mind. On the left, the dramatic details Beauchamp described were a confirmation of the argument that an […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: Warm-mongers and cheeseburger imperialists. The Superficial: Tara Reid bikini pictures. The Times Online: Grooming of white girls for sex is exposed as two Asian men jailed. Little Green Footballs: Unbelievable leftist hate of the day. You can check out all […]

Mark Steyn’s latest column touches on the new NASA data that should, by all rights, be causing even the most rabid believers in manmade global warming to think again, “Something rather odd happened the other day. If you go to NASA’s Web site and look at the “U.S. surface air temperature” rankings for the lower […]

This quote from a nut writing in to the Capital Times about the Scholars for 9/11 Truth conference would seem to indicate that the “Truthers” have even more vivid & twisted imaginations than I gave them credit for, “The reporter’s aim in offering such a wildly distorted view of the conference can only have been […]

Uh-Oh, the Code Pink kooks are going on a hunger strike! Guess they’re going to “speak the truth to power” or “fight for their rights” or “fight for change” or some such cause or another, “Code Pink, a national grassroots peace movement inspired by Bay Area women, organized the protest to call for an immediate […]

“I hate to be nasty, but anybody who takes the Ames Straw Poll results seriously is an idiot. A bunch of people spent ludicrous amounts of money to bus-and-truck 14,000 people to a big picnic, and the guy who spent the most bought the win with a mammoth 4516 votes. Goshers!” — John Podhoretz There […]

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RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! Dick Morris: Bill Crafts Hillary’s Bio (Devastating) One Of The People The New Republic Used To Confirm The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Story Says They’re Full Of It Ann Althouse Feuds With Some Dork […]

Last week-end, three chickenhawks were feted by a bunch of drooling, whooping extremists at a convention. What a disgrace! How dare these candidates, none of whom have served in the military, advocate that we continue fighting in a war where American troops are dying? Furthermore, not a single one of those armchair warriors has a […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Keith Burris: Time to admit the ‘gun nuts’ are right. Hollywood Tuna: Paris Hilton in a bikini Captain’s Quarters: Progressive provocateur puts together racist website he tries to tie to Fred Thompson. Club for Growth: The pork report card is out and […]

Question: “Who do you believe would be on the “short list” for both parties as VP candidates?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: There are a lot of different possibilities. Amongst the current field, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Duncan Hunter (whom I consulted for), and Mike Huckabee would probably get consideration. Also, Newt and […]

Question: “If we are forced to pull out of Iraq, after AQ shifts their main effort to Afghanistan, when will the calls come to pull out of Afghanistan as well?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: If we pulled completely out of Iraq, say in early 2008, you’d start seeing a slow, but steadily rising trickle of liberal […]