Author: John Hawkins

Question: Presidential candidate Rep. Hunter is a conservative except, as you’ve noted, when it comes to his protectionist tendencies (e.g. opposing NAFTA). Do you think that a somewhat-protectionist but otherwise capitalist conservative can win in the Republican Party presidential primaries? I really have reservations about how much our economy has been opened and left vulnerable […]

Question: “Kirk or Picard.” — ArbiterStrikesBack Answer: All I have to say about this is that Kirk was like the idealized American version of Starship captain while Picard was more like the idealized EU version of a Starship Captain. Hence: Kirk rules and Picard drools!

It’s almost time for me to put together the 40 most obnoxious quotes of 2006 and if you have any suggestions for quotes that you think should make the list, please let me know. My guess is that most of these quotes will come from liberals, but I’ll certainly add conservative quotes in as well […]

Question: If Senator Tim Johnson can’t continue his term, how can the Governor appoint anyone other than a Democrat?” — Tom_pinko_Delay Answer: I’ve tried to steer clear of the whole Tim Johnson thing because it’s almost impossible not to sound callous when you’re talking about the situation. Here you have a poor guy who’s in […]

Question: Has anyone ever threatened you legally, physically, or otherwise because of articles you’ve written for your blog?” — mike_the_engineer Answer: I’ve had a couple of death threats and a few physical threats over the years and a few legal threats as well. But, that sort of comes with the territory. As far as the […]

Domestic Democratic Sen. Johnson in Stable Condition After Brain Surgery (Free WAPO Reg Req) Terror Fears as Blind Sheikh, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Faces ‘Medical Emergency’ (Die Faster Please) NJ Lawmakers Approve Civil Unions In Response To Court Ruling Senator Kerry Urges Dialogue With Iran, Syria Foreign France Admits Air Raids On Darfur Neighbours Israeli Politician Likens […]

Today is Q&A Friday #55 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 […]

Earlier this week, I did a phone interview with Congressman Duncan Hunter, a former Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and a former ranger in Vietnam, who is one of the Republican contenders vying for the presidency in 2008. What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation. PS: I can tell you from talking […]

It’s impossible to have a reasonable, rational, debate about torture in this country, because liberals tend to call anything and everything torture. We’re talking about people who make no distinction between let’s say wrapping someone in an Israeli flag, refusing to let them sleep, or say pulling out their fingernails with pliers. To liberals, anything […]

One of the reasons that I don’t think Hillary has a lock on the Democratic nomination or on the Presidency is the enormous amount of alienation that she has created on the left by refusing to call for a cut and run strategy in Iraq. Although she hasn’t dismayed the lefties as much as Lieberman, […]

Democrats used to suck up to the Communists when they were a real force, so it’s not surprising to see someone like “Damascus” Bill Nelson heading over to the Middle East to collaborate with a terrorist supporting regime like Syria. Supposedly, there are other senators also planning to head over and chat with their Syrian […]

It seems that the United Nations is upset that National Review Online roughed up Kofi Annan: “Contributors to the Annan-hate-a-thon range the ideological gamut from fellows of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to the Heritage Foundation. But it is the Hudson Institute’s Anne Bayefsky who hurls the most over-the-top criticism: “Kofi Annan will forever […]

One of the reasons animal rights and environmental extremists are worrisome is because many of them view the very existence of large numbers of human beings as a problem to be solved. If these lunatics were to somehow convince someone with nuclear or biological weapons that their crazy philosophy had merit, it’s not outside the […]

Domestic Sen. Tim Johnson Of South Dakota Underwent Surgery On Wednesday, A Source Said, After Suffering What A Doctor Called “Symptoms Of A Stroke.” (Sorry To Hear That. I Hope He Gets Well Soon.) Incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy Said Yesterday That He Plans To Rein In President Bush’s Program Of Wiretapping […]

Today, I’ve been invited to do a little guest blogging for Tom DeLay. The first post that I put up is called, “Why The GOP Lost In 2006.” Here’s a sample: “How could it be that we had a Republican President, 55 Republican Senators, and a 15 seat lead in the House, yet we still […]

Today on Conservative Grapevine, here are some of the links: Mountaineer Musings: “This is not your own personal playground. I am about to have you thrown out of here. I paid thirteen dollars to see this movie. Okay? Thank you.” Townhall Blog: FAQ: Who are the Shiites and the Sunnis? Iowahawk: The first draft of […]

Hillary Clinton has been the Democratic front runner for quite a while, but her position at the top has been getting more and more precarious by the month. The biggest reason for that is that Hillary is caught in the “Iraq trap.” On the one hand, the Democratic base is virulently anti-war, but on the […]

Yesterday, while checking a link back to the Warblogger Awards, I ran across a liberal blog called CoolAqua and he had an eye catching post at the top of his blog. Here’s a sample, “Ed Shultz called for his audience to ask questions of Barack Obama yesterday, and because he had switched his start time, […]

If someone tried to apply this sort of reasoning to left wingers or people they support, they’d call it fascism: “Controversial professor Ward Churchill says the United States is responsible for the 9/11 attacks, because of its support for Israel and the sanctions against Iraq. According to the New York Sun, Churchill, an ethnic studies […]

WorldNetDaily writer Jim Rutz has found the enemy… and it is soy: There’s a slow poison out there that’s severely damaging our children and threatening to tear apart our culture. The ironic part is, it’s a “health food,” one of our most popular. Now, I’m a health-food guy, a fanatic who seldom allows anything into […]

Foreign Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “Just as the Soviet Union was wiped out and today does not exist, so will the Zionist regime soon be wiped out.” Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills 63, Hurts 200 More Than 30 Prominent Islamic Clerics From Saudi Arabia On Monday Called On Sunni Muslims Around The Middle East To Support […]

Yesterday, I got together with former Majority Leader Tom DeLay for a short interview. What follows is an edited transcript of our discussion. To begin with, let me ask you a question that just about everyone in politics has been asked over the last month: why did the GOP get shellacked so badly in November? […]

My pal Michelle Malkin and a few other bloggers have roughed up Rosie O’Donnell for mocking the Chinese language with these “sage” comments about Danny DeVito: “The fact is that it’s news all over the world. You know, you can imagine in China it’s like, ‘Ching chong, ching chong, Danny DeVito, ching chong chong chong […]

Last night, I did a Conservatives With Attitude podcast along with Sister Toldjah and we discussed the 2008 Republican Presidential contenders. It runs about 30 minutes and you can listen to the whole thing at the link above.

Tom Delay’s new blog didn’t officially go live until yesterday. However, on Sunday, apparently before they had any sort of method of screening comments in place, the word got out about the blog and some liberal blogs linked to it. As you’d imagine, when a bunch of liberals are allowed to post uncensored comments on […]

Dick Morris is still trying to convince people that Hillary Clinton will be practically invincible in 2008: “She definitely can win … and probably will. She is uniquely able to expand the electorate to bring in millions of women, mostly single, who will vote overwhelmingly for a female Democrat. The feminization of poverty, long decried […]

If you want to watch a show that features martial artists going at it in fights better than any boxing match you’ve seen, then you’ve got to check out the Pride Fighting Championships. In all the time I have been watching the TV show, I have never, not one time, seen them put on a […]

I justed posted on Britain’s first steps away from multiculturalism. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case with Spain, who caved to terrorists and voted in Liberals because of the pre-election train bombings in Madrid. Here’s where that road leads you: h/t reader C Spanish school cancels Christmas for fear of offending Muslims MADRID (Reuters) – A […]

Domestic Dems To Wipe Out Pet Projects In Bills Millions Of Commercial Web Sites And Personal Blogs Would Be Required To Report Illegal Images Or Videos Posted By Their Users Or Pay Fines Of Up To $300,000 If John McCain Gets His Way Booted Imams Want Airline Settlement Rep. Kucinich To Seek White House In […]

In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the “5th Annual Warblogger Awards”. More than 235 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in numerous categories and 41 responded. Here were the rules of the contest: 1) I decided to use a […]