Author: John Hawkins

From The Politico: “House Republican leaders and conservative activists are targeting critics of President Bush’s plan to send more combat forces into Iraq — and some GOP lawmakers are on the hit list. Amid a mounting campaign in Congress to limit Bush’s military options, conservatives led by talk show host Hugh Hewitt have created an […]

Initially, the Democrats were just pushing the non-binding resolution opposing the surge and were holding off on cutting funds for the war. But now, they’re escalating in the House and John Murtha and Company are actually going to try to block the surge. Why? Because it’s working. Violence is dropping sharply, Al-Qaeda is fleeing Baghdad, […]

Many Americans have a very healthy level of skepticism for price controls in general. Apparently Hugo Chavez doesn’t and now his country is paying the price. CARACAS – Meat cuts vanished from Venezuelan supermarkets this week, leaving only unsavory bits like chicken feet, while costly artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar, and many staples sell […]

In Congress, our representatives are still engaged in a never ending quest to insert themselves into every single facet of American life. Yes, no matter how trivial the issue may be or how far it goes from what the Founding Fathers intended for Congress to be doing, our legislators intend to stick their noses right […]

The “nonbinding resolution” telling the world that we intend to surrender to terrorism and abandon Iraq may be the most disgraceful congressional action since the Democratic Party united to defend slavery. …It’s going to bite our combat commanders. By undermining their credibility and shaking the trust of their Iraqi counterparts, it makes it far tougher […]

Fox’s widely discussed, new conservative comedy show, “The Half Hour News Hour,” debuted this week-end. Here’s the blow by blow breakdown of the opening show: — The opening segment with Rush and Ann wasn’t terrible. — Next was a news segment, which was so-so until they got to the book segment that was painfully, horribly […]

Have you heard the latest news about Britney Spears? If not, I think this just about sums it up: Gahhhhhhhhh!!! My eyes!!! Make it stop!!! Obviously, this is Britney’s way of crying for help. So, let me make a few suggestions… Steps to get your life back together #1) Stop drinking. #2) Stop doing drugs. […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: GOPUSA online poll with 12,841 responses: “Which candidate has the best chance of winning the 2008 Republican presidential nomination?” Newt Gingrich 19%, Duncan Hunter 16%, Rudy Giuliani 11%, Mitt Romney 11%, Tom Tancredo 8%, Sam Brownback 7%, John McCain 6%. Mark Steyn: […]

Hat tip to Viva La Blog. I stole the Murtha waving a white flag image from them.

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! Phyllis Schlafly: Let’s prosecute drug smugglers, not Border Patrol agents The Victory Caucus Marathon Pundit The Alarming News Fund Drive The American Princess My State of the Union Blog Church And State Lieberman […]

Question: “Hi, John. I was wondering why there is a correlation between social conservatism and fiscal conservatism. In some ways, it makes more sense for fiscal conservatism to go with social liberalism, in that it is, if nobody minds a gross oversimplification, across the board “small government” (i.e. government should avoid legislating either how to […]

Question: “Bush will be in office for two more years. Odds are at least one SCOTUS spot will open up in that time. Given that the Dems control the Congress & Senate, what kind of nominee should Bush put forth? What kind of nom will he put forth? What will be the consequences of each?” […]

Question: “Pelosi just said that the President does not have any authority to invade Iran. However, what do you think would be her, and other liberal reaction, if the Iranians detonated a nuke in Tel Aviv tomorrow?” — RtWingNtCase I don’t know, but I hope the words, “After Israel’s retaliatory strike, Iran is the first […]

Question (via email): “What do you think of Dr. Mike Adams articles? He consistently has some of the most read columns on townhall.com, but I’ve never heard you mention him before.” — Aaron Braun-Duin Answer: Mike Adams writes about a fairly narrow slice of life: what’s going on at college. That is his niche and […]

Question: “What are your favorite bands of all time?” — D-Vega Answer: I have really eclectic tastes: The Cure: “Kiss me, Kiss me, kiss me,” is the best album of all-time IMO. Insane Clown Posse: When you spend your teenage years listening to gangster rap like NWA and the Geto Boys, it’s not a big […]

It takes a lot more integrity, character, and courage to be a conservative than it does to be a liberal. That’s because at its most basic level, liberalism is nothing more than childlike emotionalism applied to adult issues. Going to war is mean, so we shouldn’t do it. That person is poor and it would […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: PoliBlog: Michelle Manhart, the Air Force sergeant who posed for Playboy, has been removed from active duty (w/ safe for work pic). La Shawn Barber’s Corner: A white student who was accepted to an Urban Journalism Workshop based on her qualifications and […]

Question: “John, Do you think it is too forward for a woman to ask a man out on a date? Reason why I ask is that men seem to be too afraid these days to ask me out so thought maybe I should seek the advice of one. Thanks.” — karensp9 Answer: No, I don’t […]

Question: “Arlen Specter recently introduced a bill into Congress that would allow for the Supreme Court to be televised. Your thoughts?” — maledicta Answer: That’s all we need: Supreme Court Justices hamming it up for the cameras so they can try to impress the 9 people watching them live on C-Span. Besides, whether the SCOTUS […]

Today is Q&A Friday #59 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 […]

“Murtha’s proposed legislation drew a heated response from the House’s top Republican, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, who said the bill would “cut off funding for troops in harm’s way by making sure the reinforcements they need to complete their mission in Iraq never arrive.” “While American troops are fighting radical Islamic terrorists thousands of […]

“On Iraq: “We have to chart a new course that emphasizes greater Iraqi responsibility. I still believe that is the path we should be taking. Instead, the President has chosen a very narrow course that relies heavily on American military force.” — Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 2/7/2007 On Darfur: “…a letter that on January 16th […]

Jill Bader, who is a staffer for Lamar Alexander, sent me a congrats on being hired onto the Duncan Hunter campaign. Afterwards, she chatted a bit about what her boss was doing, and she mentioned this, which was too ironic not to post (She gave me permission): “Finally I know you must be swamped with […]

Fox has a new comedy show, designed to be a conservative answer to the Daily Show, that’s coming out this week and there are a couple of clips out there, one that even features Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. Unfortunately, the reviews on the right so far have been savage. For example, here’s Ace of […]

Don’t be surprised if your kid is being taught by a liberal who sounds exactly like this. From June Scorza Terpstra at Loyola University in Chicago: “…What appears to trouble the soldier student is that the rhetoric of fighting for freedom and democracy is a lie that cannot blanket the horror and guilt of their […]

A little more than a week ago, I mentioned that I had gotten a gig helping one of the presidential contenders build up his web presence, but that I couldn’t mention who it was at the time. When they gave me the go ahead, I promised to post again and give you all the details. […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Sunbelt Blog: A hapless substitute teacher has been convicted for a porn spyware infestation on a classroom computer and is now facing up to 40 years in prison Ann Coulter: “Only white guilt could explain the insanely hyperbolic descriptions of Obama’s ‘eloquence.’ […]

I’m still under the weather, so while the updates will still be coming today, they may be a little slower than normal.

For some unfathomable reason, Charlie Rose apparently had John Mellencamp of all people on his show to talk about the US reaction to terrorism after 9/11. What followed, was the pacifistic, left-wing view of foreign policy at its worst. Read it and weep (I transcribed this from the video). Charlie Rose: So, After 9/11 what […]

Question (from one of the comment threads): “Hey, John-speaking of Patton, how has he been doing lately? We haven’t seen a picture of Patton status in over a month, according to the archives. Sorry about the threadjack, but I couldn’t hold it until a Q&A Friday.” — FRANKVOIKEL Answer: He’s fine. He has been spending […]