Author: John Hawkins

Well, there’s being indulgent, and then there’s spoiling your kid rotten, and then there’s this: Calling the Orlins ice skating enthusiasts may be a bit of an understatement. The Stamford residents are spending $630,000 to build an indoor ice skating rink in the backyard of their 13-acre property just off the Merritt Parkway… “Millions of […]

1) Get out in front of Republicans in Congress who are demanding spending cuts. Start slashing pork, put the Medicare bill back a year, make some actual cuts in the budgets of government departments. Go farther than anyone expects until the Democrats are screaming at the tops of their lungs that the cuts are too […]

It has been a little more than 3 months since I last ranked the best opinion columnists in the business, so I figured it was time to do it again. Here are my current faves in order… 30) Larry Elder 29) Robert Novak 28) Larry Kudlow 27) Tony Blankley 26) Brent Bozell 25) Ralph Peters […]

When you finish with Right Wing News, make sure to check out my other blog, Conservative Grapevine. Some of the articles linked to today include: — The benefits of chauvinism — It seems Fidel Castro still has some big fans — There’s being indulgent, and then there’s spoiling your kid rotten, and then there’s this… […]

Foreign Iran May Be As Little As Six Months Away From Completing The Know-How To Build A Nuclear Bomb, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom Said On Monday Iran Blamed As Militias Step Up Basra Violence Karzai Wants End To U.S.-Led Operations 9 American Soldiers, Security Agents Killed In Iraq Attacks Domestic A Suspected Terrorist Accused […]

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Poor Dan Rather! He’s so upset about the pressures that the mainstream media is under that his lip is quivering! Let’s tune in and see what Mr. Memogate has to say: “Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said Monday that there is a climate of fear running through newsrooms stronger than he has ever seen […]

Before 9/11, our country was doing a miserable job of enforcing our immigration laws. I can tell you this definitively because several years ago, I had a Turkish roommate. My roommate was here on a student visa, but he hadn’t been going to school for years and wasn’t planning to go back. Guess what? He […]

You just can’t make this stuff up: A Czech town has built a 10,000-euro (12,000 dollar) bridge to protect a handful of squirrels from a busy road, without knowing if they will use it. …”We think this construction is unique in the world. I myself witnessed two dead squirrels on the road in the space […]

“It’s shameful: Conservatives in Congress now compare Bush — unfavorably — to Bill Clinton. Staffers point out that when disaster triggered unanticipated spending on Clinton’s watch, that government-loving liberal actually asked Americans to make some tradeoffs. After the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, Clinton asked for more than $3 billion to offset the new costs. The […]

Foreign North Korea Pledged To Drop Its Nuclear Weapons Development And Rejoin International Arms Treaties In A Unanimous Agreement Monday At Six- Party Arms Talks (Great News If True, But I Will Believe It When It Happens) There Will Be Lengthy Negotiations On The Actual Dismantling Of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program (Free WAPO Reg […]

According to Rasmussen polling, Republican voters are split over Bush’s elphantine rebuilding package for New Orleans: “Fifty percent (50%) of Americans favor the main proposal from that speech–a federal commitment of $200 billion to help rebuild New Orleans. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are opposed and 23% are not sure. The spending plan has not been well […]

“THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim.” The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a “jihad”. …The offending lid was spotted in a branch in Park Royal last week by business development manager Rashad […]

As many of you know, I was caught up in hurricane Ophelia this week. Although it may have gotten the impression that I got off light from my posts, in truth it didn’t go as well as it seemed. I didn’t really want to say anything, but the looting was terrible. I mean here’s this […]

Here’s a fascinating nugget from Robert Novak: “According to Senate sources, Democratic Leader Harry Reid has informed Majority Leader Bill Frist that Federal Appeals Court Judge Priscilla Owen will be filibustered if President Bush names her to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. Republican senators are divided on whether former Texas Supreme […]

As George Bush has said: “Our strategy can be summed up this way: As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.” Put another way, our goal is to help the Iraqis get strong enough to police their own country. Once that happens, most of our troops will be able to come home. A few […]

“Most poverty isn’t caused by storms. Or even bad luck. Most poverty is caused by poor decision-making. Having children out of wedlock, abusing drugs and alcohol, or putting personal pleasure above responsible action are problems much too personal to be cured by politicians and bureaucrats. Or by more money, either. Many of us have been […]

“Some of my friends made fun of Zarqawi and his declaration of war (on the Shias) “So? Now he forgot all about America and Israel, blah blah blah and the Sheat became his sole enemy! I don’t think this was Al-Qaeda’s original slogan a few years ago!” said one of them and actually the observation […]

In the past, to inspire people to suggest new music that I might be interested in and just for entertainment’s sake, I’ve posted the music I was currently listening to on RWN. But, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can now tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. […]

Foreign Afghans Vote In Landmark Poll Iraqi Lawmakers OK Amended Constitution Germany’s Schroeder Loses Angela Merkel, But Refuses To Concede. Both Parties Scramble To Form Coalitions That Can Pull In 50% Of The Vote Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Al-Zarqawi Declares “Total War” on Shi’ites Blair Calls BBC Coverage ‘Full Of Hate Of America’ Domestic […]

RWN returns on Monday. Have a great week-end! Air America Hosts: Farrakhan Not Wrong on Levees AnalPhilosopher Armor Geddon Blogsnow Byrd Droppings Cartago Delenda Est Davids Medienkritik The Llama Butchers Oraculations Tim Blair Tongue Tied Tony Snow: Fear Is A Waste Of Time PS: I now have two banner ad spots available. The details and […]

From Betsy Newmark: “Democratic senators seem conflicted on how to vote on the Roberts nomination. They could oppose him in great numbers and hope that that would intimidate Bush to name someone more moderate for the next nomination. Or they could support Roberts and then oppose the second one and say, “Oh no, we’re not […]

Some of my readers have written in asking for a slightly fuller explanation of structural unemployment. Did you ever watch Little House on the Prairie? I looooooved Little House on the Prairie. I love my parents and all, but let’s be frank: I wanted the Ingalls family to adopt me. To be honest, I dreamed […]

I know many of you may see a post about Cindy Sheehan and immediately think: “She’s old news; don’t even bother to cover her.” I gotta disagree, folks. Although I’m sick of her, too, she’s an influential and beloved figure on the left, and she obviously speaks for much of the anti-war crowd in this […]

When you finish up with Right Wing News today, make sure to check out my other blog, Conservative Grapevine for some of the best posts in the blogosphere today. That’s Conservative Grapevine: where bloggers go to see what’s happening on the right side of the blogosphere.

In the comments section of one of the posts here at RWN, Right Wing Sparkle pointed me over to a post on her blog called cyber sexism. RWS was apparently inspired to write on the topic because Ilyka Damen has been so scarred by her time in the blogosphere as a woman that she has […]

Did you ever see that episode of the Simpsons that featured the “screamapillar”? Homer built Marge a Koi Pond as a gift and this incredibly irritating howling worm called the screamapillar moved in. Because it was so loud and grating, Homer couldn’t wait to kill it. But, right as he was about to squash the […]

Hurricane Katrina Katrina Death Toll Passes 700: 474 In LA Bush Pledges Historic Effort To Help Gulf Coast Recover. President Says U.S. Will Learn From Mistakes (Free Wapo Reg Req) Text Of Bush’s Speech Kathleen Blanco Timeline Floods’ Pollutants Within The Norm (Free WAPO Reg Req) G.O.P. Split Over Big Plans For Storm Spending (Free […]

“I, too, am in favour of Kofi Annan staying on, not just till his term expires in December 2006, but for five, ten years after that, if he wishes. If I was as eager for UN ‘reform’ as its supporters claim to be, I’d toss Kofi to the sharks and get some new broom in […]