Author: John Hawkins

Over at the Weekly Standard, Ross Douthat & Reihan Salam acknowledge that conservatives are deeply unhappy with George Bush’s reckless spending, but, yet and still, they seem to be trying to make the argument that Republicans should embrace big government policies and deficit spending: “Rather than target the “supply-side” of government, or the amount of […]

Over at the WAPO, Susan E. Rice, Anthony Lake and Donald M. Payne argue that the United States should bomb Sudan into submission if need be in order to stop government sponsored massacres in that country: “After swift diplomatic consultations, the United States should press for a U.N. resolution that issues Sudan an ultimatum: accept […]

“Majority Watch has already taken a post-resignation poll in Foley’s district — on Sunday, Oct 1…The result is: Mahoney (D)–50% Foley (R) — 43% True, Sunday was maybe a bit early for the anti-Foley voter reaction to have peaked. On the other hand, the GOPs have a whole month for Republican voters to drift back […]

“But in today’s politically correct culture, it’s easy to understand how senior Republicans might well have decided they had no grounds to doubt Mr. Foley merely because he was gay and a little too friendly in emails. Some of those liberals now shouting the loudest for Mr. Hastert’s head are the same voices who tell […]

Domestic Hastert Defends Handling of Page Scandal FBI Knew In July About The “Overly Friendly” Foley E-Mails To Teen But Didn’t Investigate Because, The Emails “Did Not Rise To The Level Of Criminal Activity.” E-Mails Show Foley Sought To Rendezvous With Page Foley: The Democratic Playbook Page Disputes Warning About Rep. Foley Bush To Sign […]

Over at the WAPO, Sebastian Mallaby has blasted the Democratic Party from the left for having no principles: “After years of single-party government, the prospect of a Democratic majority in the House ought to feel refreshing. But even with Republicans collapsing in a pile of sexual sleaze, I just can’t get excited. Most Democrats in […]

Given the proximity of the election, it’s not surprising that the Republican House Leadership has been smeared for how they handled the Mark Foley situation, but it is unfair. Let’s delve into this a bit. Back in 2005, the House Leadership is alerted that Mark Foley has written some “overly friendly” emails to a page, […]

There are a lot of privacy zealots on the net — and that’s fine to a point. People shouldn’t have spyware on their computers telling ad companies where they go. They shouldn’t have search engines keeping a running tally of what their account or IP is looking for. People should be able to buy things […]

Over at Cato, Kos is making one of the most ridiculous arguments ever: “The Case for the Libertarian Democrat.“ “(T)here’s a whole swath of Americans who are uncomfortable with Republican/conservative efforts to erode our civil liberties while intruding into our bedrooms and churches; they don’t like unaccountable corporations invading their privacy, holding undue control over […]

Is it wrong to root for a Fatah/Hamas Civil War in the disputed territories? Well, if it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right. Let’s face it: there will never be peace between the Israelis and Palestinians until the government has a monopoly on violence in the territories. That means, at a minimum, that Hamas […]

“Robert Redeker, 52, is receiving round-the-clock police protection and changing addresses every two days, after publishing an article describing the Koran as a “book of extraordinary violence” and Islam as “a religion which… exalts violence and hate”. He told i-TV television he had received several e-mail threats targeting himself and his wife and three children, […]

Domestic Letter From Foley Claims Ex-Lawmaker Headed To Rehab Hastert Requests Criminal Probe of Foley FBI Opens “Preliminary Investigation” Of Foley A Republican Staff Member Warned Congressional Pages Five Years Ago To Watch Out For Congressman Mark Foley, According To A Former Page Murtha and the FBI: The Director’s Cut City Sued: Didn’t Teach Cop […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, have a great week-end, enjoy the links below, and consider this to be an open thread. There’s Only About 2 Weeks Left To Contribute To Rightroots Bethany At Realverse Gives A Shout Out To The Readers Of Right Wing News George Allen Ad: Webb’s Attacks On Women The Latest […]

— Foley resigns from Congress over e-mails: The original emails Foley sent out to that page were creepy, but explainable. The moment I heard that he was resigning, I knew there was more to the story…and there was (What follows are text messages from Foley to a page): “Maf54: You in your boxers, too? Teen: […]

Question: “Are term limits for Congress just a pipe dream? If not, what will it take to make this a major election issue again, as it was in 1994? If so, what are the long term consequences of our inability to consistently unseat ineffective incumbent politicians on both sides of the aisle?” –President_Friedman on Answer: […]

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Question: “What do you think about the Senate approving the Detainee bill?” — DarkConservative Answer: Despite McCain and Company trying to stick a fly in the soup, we’re going to have rules in place that give Bush 95% of what he wants on tribunals and interrogation rules. We’re going to have clear rules in place, […]

In Virginia, the Senate race has turned into the battle of N-Bombs. You’ve got Democrats coming out of the woodwork to accuse Allen of using the N-word and now there is an accusation out there that Webb was calling black Americans, “racial epithets and pointed fake guns at blacks to scare them.” Of course, both […]

Question: “Will the Bush administration do what is necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, or will it continue on its current course and pass the problem along to the next president?” — DavidC Answer: The problem with evaluating our policy in Iran is that there are so many things the general public simply […]

Question: “Was Bubba’s performance on Chris Wallace’s show rehearsed or did he really go into meltdown mode? I tend to think the latter: not only was his voice quavering, but his mouth was bone dry. Listening to the audio portion of Clinton’s performance indicates that his mouth was dry to a degree typically only seen […]

Question: “Do you agree or disagree that the alternative media is failing to properly inform the American people on the War on Terror because it is being sucked into the same overly partisan mentality that has dominated the liberal MSM since the 2000 election? Talk radio and the blogosphere has been great at calling out […]

Question: “Why would a southerner put Sherman on his list (of Greatest Americans)? I assume Hawkins is from the South?” — libliever Answer: First of all, I am from the South. I was born, raised, and live in North Carolina today. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate talented generals on both sides of the […]

Domestic Senate OKs Detainee Interrogation Bill Secure Fence Act to Pass Senate George Bush: “Five Years After 9/11, The Worst Attack On The American Homeland In Our History, Democrats Offer Nothing But Criticism And Obstruction And Endless Second-Guessing. The Party Of FDR And The Party Of Harry Truman Has Become The Party Of Cut And […]

Today is be Q&A Friday #50 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, […]

Out of all the titans in American history — Presidents and generals, inventors and entrepreneurs, reformers and revolutionaries — have you ever wondered who the best of the best were? Well, RWN decided, for the first time in more than 3 years, to email more than 225 right-of-center bloggers to get their opinions. Representatives from […]

20) William Tecumseh Sherman 19) Douglas MacArthur 18) George S. Patton 17) Albert Einstein 16) Henry Ford 15) Martin Luther King 14) Alexander Graham Bell 13) Thomas Edison 12) John Adams 11) Ulysses S. Grant 10) Alexander Hamilton 9) Teddy Roosevelt 8) Tom Paine 7) Andrew Jackson 6) Ronald Reagan 5) James Madison 4) Ben […]

The Wall Street Journal did a piece on blogs that have run — or refused to run — the “Letter To A Christian Nation,” ad that I wrote about last week. Unfortunately, the article is behind the WSJ’s subscription wall, but here’s the part that mentions Right Wing News: “Episcopal Life, the official monthly newspaper […]

The reaction over at the Democratic Underground to this quote is just priceless: Speaking to reporters, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said “we have taken impeachment off the table.” Most of the responses seemed to alternate between people that were outraged that Pelosi is ruling out impeachment and people who believe she’s lying through […]

Here’s a lefty website that seems to be calling for a coup on October 5th. Here are some of the details (emphasis mine): “The Bush regime is setting out to radically remake society very quickly, in a fascist way, and for generations to come. We must act now; the future is in the balance. Millions […]

Today, I was fortunate to get in on a teleconference with Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. On the other hand, it was a live meeting in a noisy room and I was on a speaker phone, so I had a lot of trouble hearing what he had to say. However, here’s the gist of […]