Author: John Hawkins

Question: “There has been more and more talk of trying to impeach the President. Is this an election tactic for November or are the democrats seriously going to pursue this?” — France_Sucks Answer: The Democrats are eaten up with hatred for Bush and they want to get payback for Clinton, so if they think they […]

Question: “Dick Morris continues to insist that the only person who could beat Hillary in ’08 is Condi. He also says that someone like Giuliani would never get nominated by the GOP and someone like George Allen would drive away too many independents. What do you think about all of that?” — WSOwen02 Answer: I […]

Question: “Although you are obviously very conservative, do you think such partisanship should exist between the two main parties?” — Schwartzenheimer2 Answer: We’d absolutely be better off if things were less partisan, especially when it comes to foreign policy where I think things have gotten so out of hand that it has actually helped our […]

Question: “What books are on your wish list for this year?” — President_Friedman Answer: Here are a few I have my eye on and plan to read at some point this year: Peter Collier: The Anti-Chomsky Reader Mona Charen: Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) Barry Goldwater: […]

Question: “Let’s pretend for a minute that you’re Russia or China. You don’t like the United States. You think they’re a bunch of ugly, imperialistic, capitalist hegemons who get their kicks by throwing their weight around the world, encroaching onto your sovereignty, and embarrassing you in front of your regional allies. Suppose that somewhere down […]

Question: “Are Republicans doomed by demography? By 2050 whites will be a minority. With the same voting patterns among African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians the right will get 40% or less. Even if they vote Republican, will small-government philosophy survive?” — Tellerkhan Answer: Even if whites were a minority in 2050, there’s no reason to assume […]

Foreign The Man Who Served As The No. 2 Official In Saddam Hussein’s Air Force Says Iraq Moved Weapons Of Mass Destruction Into Syria Before The War Hamas Wins Landslide Victory: 76 Seats Vs. 43 Seats Israel Won’t Talk To Government Including Hamas Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll: 57% Back A Hit On Iran If Defiance […]

Todai is Q&A Friday #32 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 […]

Please Link To My Lame New Blog: I get emails all the time asking me to take a look at people’s new blogs — and I do. There are plenty of “websites of the day” that have come as a result of those emails. But, you know what I really hate, so much so that […]

Back when John McCain betrayed his party to form the Gang of Fourteen, the seven Democrat Gang members pledged not to filibuster judicial nominees, except under “extraordinary circumstances.” But Democrats’ promises aren’t worth the ink they’re written with; so we have to take a headcount to see how many Democrats really won’t filibuster. Assuming all […]

From a New York Times editorial on Alito “Judge Samuel Alito Jr., whose entire history suggests that he holds extreme views about the expansive powers of the presidency and the limited role of Congress, will almost certainly be a Supreme Court justice soon. His elevation will come courtesy of a president whose grandiose vision of […]

One of Senator Tom Coburn’s people sent me an email letting me know that the following “letter from Senators Coburn and McCain was hand-delivered yesterday to the office of each United States Senator. In short, Senators McCain and Coburn announced their commitment to challenge each and every earmark on the floor of the Senate. In […]

It’s a shame that people in Evergreen Park, Illinois just haven’t received the message about how overwhelmingly evil Wal-Mart is and how working there is really a form of slave labor. The new Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location opening Friday in suburban Evergreen Park received a record 25,000 applications for 325 positions, the highest for any […]

If you’re interested in being a moderator on RWN, please leave a comment here or shoot me an email. Only long time posters on RWN or people that I’ve had contact with before will be considered. I’ll probably add 4-5 moderators and although there isn’t any pay, there won’t be much to do either. Your […]

Foreign Palestinian Government Resigns In Wake Of Hamas Win. Hamas Appears To Have Won Elections Iran: We’ll Put Israel In ‘Eternal Coma’ (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req) A Texas Border Sheriff Yesterday Demanded That The U.S. And Mexican Governments Investigate Incursions Into The United States By Heavily Armed Drug Escorts Dressed In Mexican Military Uniforms […]

“The way they talk about Hillary — you’d almost think she was destined to be President. The mainstream press dotes on her, Republicans fear her, and any cleverly crafted poll that makes her look good gets press for days. However, she has a critical flaw that certainly makes me unlikely to support her candidacy were […]

Over at the Democratic Underground, there’s an eye catching thread called Is America even worth saving? On the upside, apparently even the majority of the people at the DU aren’t so far gone that they agree that the world would be a better place without America in it. On the other hand, there was a […]

Over at TCS daily, Glenn Reynolds is expounding on the wonders of podcasting: “If the past few years have been the Years of the Blogs, this year is shaping up to be the Year of the Podcast, as I sort of predicted last year. Sure, podcasts have been around for a while. (I even experimented […]

Jerry Bowyer of NRO compares the cost of the Iraq war to date with this handy chart of the costs of America’s previous wars as a percent of GDP. The chart was prepared by Robert Whaples, professor of economics at Wake Forest University. Bowyer then calculates the cost of the Iraq war as a percentage […]

“It’s not that the Democrats aren’t trying to engage the Republicans on the issue of national security, it is that their positions are so nonsensical that normal people (defined as outside the beltway non-partisan types) just can’t make sense of whatever it is the Democrats are talking about. It’s possible that a majority of Americans […]

Foreign US Iraq Force At 136,000, Lowest Since Last Summer Palestinians Begin Voting; Security Tight Canada’s Conservatives Back After Decade In Cold Iraqi Insurgents Unite Against Al-Qa’ida Men In Apparent Mexican Army Uniforms Confront Texas Lawmen Cubans Protest U.S. Ticker Flashing Anti-Castro Messages (Applause) Cindy Sheehan On Venezuela’s Anti-American President Hugo Chavez: “I Admire Him […]

From Joel Stein in the LA Times: “I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car. Supporting the troops is a position that even Calvin is unwilling to urinate on. …But I’m not for […]

It’s bad enough that Brokeback Mountain has been relentlessly overhyped like no movie in recent memory, so much so that even George Bush is getting questioned about it. But, last night, I actually had someone, who was completely puzzled, say to me that she’d been watching the coverage of Brokeback Mountain and didn’t understand how […]

Over at the Young America’s Foundation, they’re selling Ann Coulter posters: That’s not just a splendid picture, it’s a splendid idea — except — they’re thinking too small. What we actually need is a — let’s call it a Conservababe calender. May I make some suggestions? Why, of course I can (and yes, each link […]

William Rivers Pitt, one of the favorite liberal loonies of the Democratic Underground crowd, has a great — if by great, you mean cracked — ideas for the Democrats: I have a wild and crazy idea. George W. Bush’s delivery of the State of the Union address will take place on Tuesday, January 31, a […]

9) Family Guy 8) Twilight Zone (Originals 7) Sealab 2021 6) Supernatural 5) Surface 4) CSI 3) South Park 2) 24 1) House * I’m considering adding Battlestar Galactica to the rotation. Is it any good?

Foreign Canadians Awarded Conservative Leader Stephen Harper With A Minority Government Monday, Putting An End To More Than 12 Years Of Liberal Rule Bolton: Bush Won’t Tolerate Nuclear Iran (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req) Claim: Israel Has Identified 60 Targets In Iran Three Iraqis, Two Americans Die In Attacks John McCain: “We Better Understand The […]

Hugh Hewitt highlights the wacky comments that Harry Belafonte said on CNN today. HB: Mr. Blitzer, let me say this to you. Perhaps, just perhaps, if the Jews of Germany and people spoken out much earlier and had resisted the tyranny that was on the horizon, perhaps we would never have had Adolph Hitler and […]

Last week, lefties all across the blogosphere got their noses out of joint because Chris Matthews pointed out that Osama Bin Laden, in his last video, sounded like Michael Moore: “Why is [bin Laden] doing it? Why is he trying to track what he picks up in the internet and from the media as the […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a ranked list 1-5 of the candidates that they would most like to take the Republican nomination for President in 2008 and the 1-5 candidates they’d least like to see as the Republican nominee in 2008. Representatives from the following […]