Author: John Hawkins

The Washington Post has a profile of General Petraeus and, if it is at all possible to turn around the situation in Iraq, he certainly sounds like he would be the man to do it. The Democrats and the media are making a fuss about Bush moving Petraeus in to replace General Casey saying that […]

“We would consider neighborhood-based protectionism to be silly. So why is it that we are prepared to practice the global version?” — Pejman Yousefzadeh

This is Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko vs. 6 Ft 7, 390 pound “Zulu.”

If you’re thinking about converting to Islam, you’re definitely going to want to watch this video of a Bahrani cleric explain the “proper way” to beat your wife. If you’re not thinking of converting to Islam, you’ll still want to watch it so you can see the cleric act as if he’s some sort of […]

Foreign Bush Plan Sets Series of Goals for Iraq Leaders (Free New York Times Reg Req) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki Said On Saturday That Iraq’s Armed Forces Are Set For An Assault On Baghdad To Take Out Militias And Rogue Security Forces Claim: Israel Plans Nuclear Strike On Iran Abbas Declares Hamas Force In […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! The 4th Annual 10 Worst Quotes From The Democratic Underground For 2006 The 21 Most Annoying People On The Right In 2006 The Twenty Most Annoying Liberals In The United States: The 2006 […]

Question: “Do you think we should send in more troops or keep it the troop levels the way they are?” — libliever Answer: I’m a little cool to the idea of adding more American troops because supposedly, most of the generals don’t support it, I think that the Iraqis could already be doing a lot […]

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Question: “A lot of left wing blogs are talking gleefully like they have a generational majority after winning an off year congressional election. Do you think this kind of thinking will cause the democrats to overreach?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: Will they overreach? Oh, absolutely. This agenda they came in with? Nobody voted for them because […]

My The 20 Most Annoying People on the Right article was the 5th most read article at Human Events this week. That’s not bad given that I’m competing for eyeballs over there every week with people like Ann Coulter, Brent Bozell, Cal Thomas, Michael Reagan, Oliver North, Pat Buchanan, Michael Reagan, Linda Chavez, David Limbaugh, […]

I just received this press release and decided to post it because it shows that at least a few Republicans in DC seem to “get it” and because it’s nice to see that House Republican Whip Roy Blunt, whom I’ve always pigeonholed as a “business as usual” Republican, is actually a co-sponsor. WASHINGTON, D.C. – […]

Question: “How much stock do you put in the predictions that there will be a successfull and perhaps large terrorist attack within the United States later this year?” — ohioan Answer: I don’t put any stock in predictions made by Pat Robertson, if that’s what you’re driving at =D. But, the reality is that we […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mary Katharine Ham’s Blog: HamNation Vlog: Hold Onto Your Collards! (A good looking, conservative woman who likes to cook. What’s not to love?) Hot Air: Zionists to colonize the moon! Update: Zionist space aggression begins? Bill Bennett: A proposed 15 item 2008 […]

Question:“WASHINGTON – President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned. The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open people’s mail […]

Question: “There have been a number of articles about the rise of the Euro as a world reserve currency. Of course, Iraq and Venezuela have said they will now expect payment in euros. But apparantly other nations have begun to diversify into euro holdings, as well. How do you see this affecting the dollar, and […]

After noticing that I stuck him in the number 3 slot on, “The 21 Most Annoying People On The Right In 2006,” conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi wrote a 775 word response at Human Events. Incidentally, earlier this week, Corsi also wrote an almost 3000 word response to a Michael Medved column panning the North American […]

Question: “Who is the best comic book character of all time?” — D-Vega Answer: Spider-Man. Definitely. Know why? It’s because most comics spend a lot of time developing the “super” part of the character, but they do a poor job of building a compelling person behind the mask. Sure, Superman has the hots for Lois […]

Question: “What are the legal, bureaucratic, or traditional obstacles that prevent a defeated politician from pursuing the Presidency? I ask because plenty of conservatives were defeated and the McCain, Guliani, Romney lineup is killing me.” — Dinglehoff Answer: The thinking is that if you can’t even win on your own home turf, how can you […]

Today will be Q&A Friday #56 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, […]

Domestic Democrats Take Control of Congress A U.S. Border Patrol Entry Identification Team Site Was Overrun Wednesday Night Along Arizona’s Border With Mexico Miers Resigns As White House Counsel Bush Looking At Global Warming Ideas Supreme Court Will Hear Cases On Union Political Activities Giuliani Blames Crist Aide for Leaked Docs Buddhist Congresswoman Sworn In […]

At 3 PM today, I was on a teleconference with Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell. Here are my notes (not quotes) from the meeting: Opening statement: “Civility does not mean capitulation.” We’re not going to give in on raising taxes. That’s not up for negotiation. Being on offense in the WOT isn’t up for negotiation. […]

Honorable Mention — raccoon: “If Spanish became the dominant language in the US, so what? Spanish has the advantage over English in that it’s spelled phonetically. I believe in 30 years, Spanish will be the de facto dominant language in many states. In some, it probably is already.” Honorable Mention — Sinti: “I’ve always felt […]

Initially, you had right-wingers, like myself, pointing out that Barrack Obama’s middle name is Hussein because it irritated liberals and because we wanted a little payback for all the George “Felix” Allen comments from the left during the election. Then CNN called Osama Bin Laden, “Obama,” presumably by accident –although this isn’t the first “accident” […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The Nose on Your Face: Viewer sues after surprise appearance of John Madden at “Critical Moment” of porn video RightWingTrash: The top ten RightWingTrashy films of 2006. BizzyBlog: Iraq and the US: ‘Violent Death’ stats that will Iraq your world. You can […]

New Orleans set new standards for incompetence during Hurricane Katrina… “Ok, everybody! Go to the Superdome if there’s an emergency! There’s no food, water, or doctors there, but that’s ok! Doh! You policemen? Start looting and running away and then as a reward, we’ll send you to Las Vegas on vacation! Yeargh! We could bus […]

Every time you think it’s almost impossible to like the guy any less, he steps up and surprises you with something new, “By the way, I think the fence is least effective. But I’ll build the godd*mned fence if they want it.” — John McCain Update #1: Here’s another quote from the Vanity Fair piece […]

Drew Griffin, a CNN reporter, tries to talk to Dan Rostenkowski about his pension. Remember Rosty? He was the powerful head of the House Ways and Means Committee throughout the 1980s and early 90s, but who lost his seat in 1994 after he was involved in the House post office scandal. He later plead guilty […]

You’ll find this nature video, which shows the effects of drugs like crack and LSD on spiders, to be both informative and fascinating ( ;) — some bad language near the end) Hat tip to QandO for the video.

Domestic Cindy Sheehan And Other Anti-War Protestors Disrupt Democratic Press Conference FBI Reports Duct-Taping, ‘Baptizing’ at Guantanamo (This Is The Sort Of Stuff They’re Reduced To Complaining About Now) Tim Johnson Has Not Spoken Since The Emergency Brain Surgery White House Won’t Condemn Saddam Taunts Protesters To Stand Trial Over Blocking Views With Signs At […]

Honorable Mentions: Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Jerry Falwell, Lindsey Graham, Jim Kolbe, Richard Lugar, Grover Norquist, Bob Ney, Don Sherwood, John Warner. 21) Larry Kudlow: “Whether it’s anti-Arab Islamophobia or anti-Mexican Hispanophobia, the fear-mongers in the conservative ranks do not truly believe in economic opportunity. Nor do they believe in Ronald Reagan’s “City on a […]