Author: John Hawkins

The support for the war in Iraq and Bush’s handling of it has been slowly but surely dropping on the right side of the blogosphere for months, like the air hissing out of a balloon. However, the speech and the new strategy that went along with it seem to have reversed that trend, at least […]

“An outspoken GOP opponent of Republican border security proposals was bumped from the House Judiciary Committee by party leaders Wednesday, drawing protests from minority rights groups. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who rebuffed House Republican leaders and sponsored an immigration reform bill to grant legal status and citizenship to undocumented workers, was removed from the panel. […]

Over at the Democratic Underground, predictably, they’re not happy with Bush’s speech. How unhappy are they? Well, a single thread just doesn’t really capture the depth of their dissatisfaction. However, if you take a look at the titles of all these different threads from their General Forum, I think you’ll get a good feel for […]

This morning at 10 AM, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a blogger teleconference. Here are my notes, not quotes from that meeting. McConnell’s Opening Statement My take on the President’s initiative: I support the decision. The goal is to win. That means having a stable government and an ally in the war on terror. […]

You should see some of the loopy North American Union emails I get. Here’s my favorite one so far from the latest batch: From: adam leavitt Subject: NORTH AMERICAN UNION “so really think that there are no plans for the american union…..why do one third of american’s believe 9/11 was an inside job……why does israel […]

This is footage of Mitt Romney when he was debating Ted Kennedy back in 1994 and there are a lot of cringeworthy moments that will greatly trouble conservatives: Romney has already responded to this video, but if you’re looking for a profound explanation, you’re going to be bitterly disappointed: “Well, I just got a look […]

Foreign The Text Of Bush’s Speech On Iraq Chavez Sworn In For Radical New Term In Venezuela An Army Private Charged With The Slaughter Of An Iraqi Family Was Diagnosed As A Homicidal Threat By A Military Mental Health Team Three Months Before The Attack Domestic Minimum Wage Measure Moves to Senate (Free WAPO Reg […]

(8:55) OK, 5 minutes until the Bush speech. Let’s hope that he has spent a few hours getting prepared. (9:00) Back in October 25, 2006 — I wrote a piece called The Way Forward in Iraq. In it, I wrote: “However, there is one idea with merit that has come out of the study group […]

I just got off of a teleconference with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow and Brett McGurk, the Director for Iraq, National Security Council. It was about the President’s speech tonight on Iraq. Tony started out with a little intro and then went into Q&A. Here are my notes (not quotes) from the teleconference. The […]

“Why doesn’t President Bush just tell the truth? His secret agenda is to dissolve the United States of America into the North American Union.” — Jerome Corsi on May 19, 2006 “If President Bush had run openly in 2004 on the proposition that a prime objective of his second term was to form the North […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: “The Other Side Of Kim: The ultimate list of stuff which every family should on hand in case the you know what hits the fan. Michael J. Totten: Walking through the rubble in Hezbollahland, Lebanon. TomDeLay.com: Vote for the most ridiculous liberal […]

The Smirking Chimp has become one of my favorite little windows into the mind of the liberals because unlike a lot of other blogs, their writers don’t hide what they think. Sure, they’re repugnant people, but at least their openness is refreshing. With that mind, enjoy these quotes and excerpts from the posts on the […]

“Michael Illions serves as the host of the January edition of the GOPUSA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude podcast show. Joining Michael were Sister Toldjah of SisterToldjah.com and John Hawkins of RightWingNews.com. Topics discussed were the Democrats first 100 hours in Congress, a preview of President Bush’s live address to the nation on Wednesday night and a […]

This is a terrible idea, made even worse because the sponsor of the bill is pork king, Ted Stevens: Senator Stevens Introduces Legislation to Provide Flexible Leave for Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced the Family Leave Act (FLA), legislation designed to provide improved flexibility for federal employees after childbirth and […]

Believe it or not, Dick Durbin is actually asking the Daily Kos for help in setting the Democrats’ agenda in the Senate. Let me repeat. Dick Durbin, the Democratic whip in the Senate, is asking the loony Daily Kos crowd to help him set the Senate agenda in 2007. Here’s part of Durbin’s post on […]

Tonight at 9 PM, George Bush will be giving a speech on the war in Iraq and I will be liveblogging it. I’m hopeful about this one because there is at least one big detail that has already leaked out beyond the surge. From CNN: “President Bush’s new Iraq plan will call for all Iraqi […]

Illegal aliens are just one aspect of a new plan for socialist health care in California. Your once-conservative, now-liberal Governor Schwarzenegger: “I don’t think there is a question or debate that they ought to be covered.” That argument was based on the fact that federal law already requires that hospitals provide emergency care for those […]

Domestic Democrats Vow To Resist Troop Escalation Schwarzenegger Urges $43.3 Billion In New Calif. Debt 9/11 Bill Contains Little-Known Provisions Democrats Decide No Minimum Wage Raise For American Samoa Workers Making $3.60 An Hour Because Of Democratic Campaign Contributions (Free WAPO Reg Req) Democrats Attempt To Block Justice Department Access To Duke Cunningham Documents Democrats […]

LiberalEsto: Citizens’ arrest? I’m not at all confident that Congress can stop this dictator. Should people be talking about a citizens’ arrest? I wonder if a large number of the nation’s top religious leaders would undertake something like this. Discuss.

Over at the Huffington Post, Steven Hill has written a backwards and ill-informed economic argument for the minimum wage. Here are the lowlights: “Recent proposals call for increasing the current federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour — the lowest minimum wage in inflation-adjusted dollars in more than 50 years — to $7.25 an hour. […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The New Editor: The 12 most bizarre college courses in the US Swampland: “The illiberal left just hates it when I point out that the Democratic Party’s naivete on national security–and the left wing tendency to assume every U.S. military action abroad […]

No mainstream media outlet does a better job of covering protests than Zombie from Zombietime and since he’s based out of San Francisco, he has plenty of them to cover. His latest photospread was on the “Beach Impeach” event which occurred in San Fran on January 6, 2007. Apparently, the point of the whole thing […]

Over at Unclaimed Territory, lefty blowhard Glenn Greenwald is advancing the same old, tired chickenhawk argument libs have been using for years, but just in case, he’s taking 2200 words to say the same thing most libs can do in two sentences. Here’s the short version: “As a result, it is now morally indefensible for […]

Charles notes this clip from MEMRI and entitles it: Sunni-Shi’ite War in Microcosm. I say it’s the entire Arab World in microcosm, and demonstrates the emptyness of claims that without an Israel, or an “occupaaation,” peace would be breaking out all over. Watch at the link: MEMRITV: Saddam’s Loyalist Mish’an Al-Jabouri and Shiite Iraqi Journalist […]

Foreign U.S. Hits Al Qaeda In Somalia. CBS News Reports Air Strikes Were Aimed At Alleged Al Qaeda Members Linked To 1998 Embassy Bombings (Give ‘Em Hell, W) Claim: War’s Toll on Iraqis Put at 22,950 in ’06 (Free WAPO Reg Req) Iran Threatens To Stop Oil Flow Via Hormuz Strait (Free Jerusalem Post Reg […]

America’s biggest, most influential, and kookiest blog is the Daily Kos and so, obviously, the blog deserves its own set of “worst of” quotes for 2006. As you read these quotes, keep in mind that all of them come from the Daily Kos diarists, not from the commenters: 10) “And I come in here tonight […]

On Friday, Bill Bennett suggested a short and to the point Proposed 2008 Platform. That was a great idea and since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I thought I’d ape his idea. So…. A 21 Item Proposed 2008 Platform. The Core Items 1) Aggressively fight the war on terrorism which includes stopping Iran […]

— Boy, the Democrats are really knocking out that “culture of corruption,” aren’t they? Bribery recipient William Jefferson received a standing ovation from the Congressional Black Caucus, Pelosi supported John Murtha, who had tape come out this election cycle that showed that he seriously considered taking a bribe in the ABSCAM sting, John Conyers, who […]

If you’re taking a “courageous political stand” while obviously hoping that it benefits you politically, is it really a “courageous political stand?” Hillary is famous for doing this. She really goes out of her way to let everyone know that she’s “moving to the middle” on some issue and then everybody falls all over themselves […]