Author: John Hawkins

“Whether we like it or not, the Balkans is an important crossroads. […] This is not the time to take risks in undermining those efforts. Those who insist on a debate at this particular moment should think again, or they bear the responsibility for the possible consequences of their actions.” — Democratic Senate Armed Services […]

Lindsay Beyerstein at Majikthise wrote a piece for Salon, talking about how she was approached about blogging for John Edwards, in which she claimed that, “Unlike the liberal netroots, the right-wing blogosphere is capable of exactly one kind of collective political action. They call it “scalping” — they pick a target and harass that person […]

When I signed on to consult for the Duncan Hunter campaign through TCV Media, I said that I didn’t intend to blog about the GOP contenders while I was consulting unless some big development occurred. Well, nothing big has broken, but last night, I was chatting with an anonymous blogger about how the race was […]

In Tennessee, a pro-illegal alien state legislator is trying to put the force of law behind political correctness: “Bill would mandate nicer term for illegals A state legislator whose district is home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants wants to ban the term “illegal alien” from the state’s official documents. “I personally find the word ‘alien’ […]

From last to first.. Currently Reading: Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn: For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women 70) H.W. Crocker: Don’t Tread on Me: A 400-Year History of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting (B+: The book is a bit too concise in places, which is sort […]

After reading many, too many perhaps, comments and closely monitoring the public statements by modern liberals over the last few years, it is obvious and inarguable that people counting themselves as “progressives” are guided in their political philosphy (to the extent you can count it as one) by childish emotion. For example, on the issue […]

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Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Right Thinking Girl: Lesbian adopts lover as her daughter in gay marriage loophole. The QandO Blog: Never mess with a Marine — even a retired, 70 year old Marine. Redstate: Global warming: A picture is worth 10,000 long winded explanations. Post-Bulletin: The […]

Over at the liberal blog, Blue Collar Heresy, in a post that the The Blog Report at Salon linked, they’re chiding liberal bloggers for hoping that Cheney had been hurt in the suicide bombing. Here’s one of the bloggers BCH points out at Ragnarok Now: “At least 19 die in a suicide blast near Afghanistan’s […]

Only in America (or, come to think of it, maybe Britain) could this moronic criminal actually have a chance to be win a lawsuit because he was hurt while running from the cops: “The nocturnal chase began near Atlanta after a deputy sheriff clocked Victor Harris driving 73 miles per hour in a 55 mph […]

Now this is funny! I particularly enjoyed Patty Murray’s “deer in the headlights,” look near the end as she realizes that these people may be completely insane, but they’re on “her side,” so she can’t really go after them. The liberals created and nurtured the Frankenstein’s monster that is the anti-war movement in this country […]

1) Barack Obama: Charisma and a fake moderate tone will only carry you so far. He’s way too inexperienced and way too openly liberal to have any shot of winning the presidency. After a year’s worth of attack ads and debates on the issues, where he had to discuss things more controversial than “hope,” he […]

James Cameron is the latest Hollywood liberal to try to attack Christianity. In this case, Cameron is pushing a laughable “Geraldo will be opening Al Capone’s vault” style “documentary” about the “Lost Tomb of Jesus,” AKA some random tomb Cameron found: ‘The Lost Tomb of Christ’, a documentary set to air on Channel Four next […]

When I heard a suicide bomber had attacked a US base in Afghanistan while Dick Cheney was there (he’s ok, although an American soldier and contractor, among others, were killed), the first place I went to was the Democratic Underground to look around for libs who wished Cheney was killed or were spinning conspiracy theories […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Valleywag: Vote for the hottest vlog newsbabes. Lindsay “Majikthise” Beyerstein: Why I refused to blog for John Edwards. TimesOnline: A former Japanese soldier tells how he was ordered to dissect prisoners while they were alive during WW2. The Jawa Report: Liberals at […]

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this sort of thing in Germany, right? “A tragedy was avoided on Sunday after a smoke bomb, thrown through a window of a Jewish kindergarten in Berlin, failed to ignite. However, the school, located in a northwest neighbourhood of the German capital, was not spared by the spray […]

Hat tip to Political Cartoons, the website it looks like this came from originally. PS: My MySpace page is here and the Duncan Hunter 2008 MySpace page is here. Feel free to add yourself on as a friend to either page.

They’re STILL talking about David Geffen’s broadside into Hillary and Bill. But, note what they’re NOT saying….from David Carr in the New York Times: Last Friday, two days before the conclusion of the most closely contested Oscar race in recent memory, a dozen people from various parts of the entertainment industry sat down to lunch […]

“We of course will not know whether this new strategy in Iraq will succeed for some time. Even under the most optimistic of scenarios, there will be more attacks and casualties in the months ahead, especially as our fanatical enemies react and attempt to thwart any perception of progress. But the fact is that we […]

*** For the first time, one of my columns has made the top 10 most read articles for the week at Townhall. I finished in the 9 slot, just ahead of Michelle Malkin and just behind Walter Williams. That’s a big deal in my book because it’s the conservative big leagues. Almost all of the […]

There are a lot of things not to like about Barack Obama’s run at the presidency. He’s extremely liberal, he’s way too inexperienced to be running for the presidency, and his campaign thus far has mostly been fluff (It’s all about his being charismatic and the first black man to have a shot at winning […]

Last night, after an encore presentation of, “The Half Hour Comedy Hour,” (It’s week 2 and they’re already in repeats? Yeesh!), the new Michelle Malkin / Kirsten Powers show on blogs, “It’s Out There,” debuted. Weirdly, as far as I can tell, neither Malkin or Powers made mention of the fact that they had a […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Patterico’s Pontifications: A Liberal blogger’s googlebomb goes tragically — and hilariously — awry. Cassy Fiano: There is only one candidate for the Presidency who can get us back on the road to the America we need to be — a strong America, […]

I think libs may have a new favorite pizza chain — at least if they’re vacationing in New Zealand: “A complaint made against a Hell Pizza billboard featuring US President George Bush has been partially upheld by the Advertising Standards Complaints Board (ASCB). The advertisement featured Mr Bush and the words “Hell. Too good for […]

“It would be nice if my colleagues would actually level with politicians about various “solutions” for climate change. The Kyoto Protocol, if fulfilled by every signatory, would reduce global warming by 0.07 degrees Celsius per half-century. That’s too small to measure, because the earth’s temperature varies by more than that from year to year. The […]

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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! Patrick Ruffini: Shhhh… The Surge is Working Orbusmax “It’s Out There,” A Half-Hour Of Stories Derived From Blogs, Fronted By Conservative Blogger-Columnist Michele Malkin And Former Clinton Administration Operative Kirsten Powers, Will Get […]

Earlier today, I was in on a teleconference with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. What follows are my notes, not quotes, from the teleconference. Opening Statement It looks like the Democrats are looking for a Goldilocks resolution that’s hot enough for their base, but cool enough for them to claim that they’re still for the […]

“Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower authority that restricts the military’s role and begins withdrawals of combat troops. House Democrats have pulled back from efforts to link additional funding for the war to strict troop-readiness standards after […]

It looks like they’re found another “Nessie” over in Britain and there’s even a picture, courtesy of the fine folks at This is London: …(T)his shadowy image is causing more than a ripple of interest among monster aficionados. And to the man who took it, the picture is proof that something strange lurks in the […]