Author: John Hawkins

1) Thank God the bombers botched it. 2) I don’t think the Brits will need US help on this, but it goes w/out saying that all they need to do is ask to get it. 3) The fact that some people are blaming Blair for goading the terrorists into attacking by being in Iraq, instead […]

Yesterday, I posted the early reaction from the left side of the blogosphere to the John Roberts nomination. Well, after giving the lefties a day to think it over, I decided to take another crack at it. The general consensus seems to be that… 1) They don’t like Roberts but acknowledge that they can’t stop […]

Democrats always get huffy and offended when people question their patriotism. Yet, whenever someone trashes America you’ll always find Democrats up to their armpits in the refuse. For example, take a look at this piece of “art” that, believe it or not, is now sitting in the “cafeteria of the state Department of Justice” in […]

“One step forward: A group of British imams issued an honest-to-Allah fatwa against suicide bombers. According to the clerics, terrorists are not acting in the name of true Islam and will ride a hot, slick razor blade straight to hell. Good; more, please. Alas, there’s also one step back: In the same news cycle Rep. […]

Foreign Georgian Police Detained A Man Suspected Of Trying To Assassinate George Bush A Top Al-Qaeda Briton Who Called Tube Bombers Before Attack Has Been Captured North Korea Has Nuclear Bomb, Would-Be Defector Claims Israel Parliament Rejects Gaza Pullout Delay Gay Marriage Now Officially Legal Across Canada Domestic Democratic Filibuster Of Roberts Unlikely O’Connor: Bush’s […]

“In a small town, an idiot breaks a shop window. He’s called a vandal, until someone points out that a window installer now must be paid to replace the window. The window installer then will have enough money to buy a new suit. A tailor will then be able to buy a new desk. And […]

Here’s another little item to add to the list of “Bad British Trends Bound To Catch On In America”. “The word “fail” should be banned from use in British classrooms and replaced with the phrase “deferred success” to avoid demoralizing pupils, a group of teachers has proposed. Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) […]

There is some concern out there among conservatives that John Roberts doesn’t have a long career on the bench. Ann Coulter for example says: “So all we know about him for sure is that he can’t dance and he probably doesn’t know who Jay-Z is. Other than that, he is a blank slate. Tabula rasa. […]

“So what do the shrieking wingnuts think of him? Is he pure enough? Does he speak in tongues, handle snakes, speak directly to Jesus and James Madison about original intent? Fill me in.” — Hullabaloo “Roberts donated to Bush’s election, and Bush seems to be treating the Supreme Court like it’s France – a plum […]

It seems that Seymour Hersh is once again doing what he does best: making wild, unprovable allegations based on unverifiable anonymous sources. This time, he’s claiming that the United States rigged the Iraqi election. And what’s his evidence, you say? Lots of untraceable, anonymous sources. How heavily does he rely on those sources? Well, by […]

After you finish up with Right Wing News today, make sure to check out my other blog, Conservative Grapevine, to find out what the blogosphere is saying about the John Roberts nomination….Oh, and while you’re there? Bookmark the page. It’ll be worth it…

Foreign Chechnya Terrorist Attack Leaves At Least 14 Dead, 20 Others Wounded London Mayor Ken Livingstone: Hamas And The Likud Party As “Two Sides Of The Same Coin.” (Disgusting) Egypt Clears 7/7 Suspect Domestic Bush Picks Roberts For High Court-Sources Conservative Grapevine: For The Latest On What Bloggers Are Saying About John Roberts Text of […]

(*** Note: This post will be regularly updated until about 10:45 PM EST ***) “A Republican political strategist tells me that this pick will further energize the Republican base with the ongoing talk that Stevens might retire before George Bush leaves office. Conservatives love Bush tonight. Make no mistake about it. Certain conservative leaders, if […]

It’s an hour and a half until the announcement. Here are the latest rumors leading up until 9 PM: Luttig is in DC. Could he be there for the announcement? “While I am not terribly surprised to see the Luttig children in proper attire in DC even if there is not a special occasion, the […]

If you’re a blogger, how about filling out this survey over at JackLewis’ blog? It doesn’t take very long — it took me less than 5 minutes — and he could use some more responses.

Ugh…this is not particularly good news: “President Bush is close to a decision on his first nominee to the Supreme Court and U.S. appeals court Judge Edith Clement has emerged as a leading candidate, Republican sources said. The main appeal to Clement is supposed to be that she hasn’t left a long paper trail and […]

See if you can spot the inconsistency here: “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton, Feb 11, 2003 “Speaking to the nations’ largest Hispanic civil rights organization, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., received a standing ovation Monday when she vowed her support for legislation that would allow illegal immigrant high […]

Lee over at Right-Thinking From the Left Coast points out that George Bush is backpedaling by only pledging to fire whoever was involved in the Plame leak if a crime was committed: “(I)t can’t be denied that the administration has gone from firing anyone “involved” with the leak to anyone “convicted of a crime” involving […]

(*** For the first time, I’ve decided to move the daily news in the right column over to the center of the page. That should make it easier to read, open up more Blogad space on the right, draw more attention for the news, and hopefully pull in more links. I’ve made some changes based […]

On a slow day, I may only hit 40-60 blogs and websites, but typically I hit somewhere in the neighborhood of 75-100 blogs and websites a day Sun-Fri. Here are the blogs that I have bookmarked as “daily reads,” which in practice, means that I hit them 3-5+ times per week. Hopefully, you’ll find some […]

These days, liberals seem to be almost perpetually sputtering with rage. They’re infuriated by people who support the war in Iraq! They’re outraged by Karl Rove! They get angry because of — usually imaginary — attacks on their patriotism. And George Bush? Oh, don’t even get them started or they’ll Chimpy McBushHitler your ear off. […]

“Framing” is the fashionable new strategy of the day on the left. In fact, framing is so “in” right now, that there’s a 12 page long article about it in the New York Times magazine. But, what does “framing” mean in a political context you may ask? I’ll let the New York Times answer that […]

The Christian Science Monitor has an article about the importance that a nominee’s attitude towards following stare decisis or precedent will have in the nomination hearings. Upholding precedent fosters stability and predictability in the law. And it enhances the legitimacy of the court by demonstrating to the nation that the justices themselves accept and respect […]

Reporters familiar with Hillier’s style barely flinched when he said all elements of the Canadian Forces need to be revamped, including the part where “you go out and bayonet somebody.” “We are not the Public Service of Canada,” he declared. “We are not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces and our job is […]

(*** For the first time, I’ve decided to move the daily news in the right column over to the center of the page. That should make it easier to read, open up more Blogad space on the right, draw more attention for the news, and hopefully pull in more links. Please let me know how […]

Question: “Why do my history teachers suggest that Bush will bring back the draft? What’s the possibility that that will actually happen? And wasn’t it the democrats who started the draft first?” — the_sacrificer Answer: Let me answer that question by posting part of a debate I had back in October of 2004, with Jeff […]

Question: “My question deals with personal liberties. Last week my neighbor decided to burn his garage down at 4am. I went outside to hose down my house to prevent heat damage. My house is far enough to not be in any immediate danger, but would have received heat damage to siding and paint. I was […]

“The Mike Barone analysis is this: that why bloggers and the internet have helped Republicans and hurt Democrats, because the conservative bloggers have taken on, very effectively, the mainstream media, which is mostly liberal. And the liberal bloggers, they take on Democrats as not being liberal enough, and are driving them to the left. So […]

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Question: “My question is, when will conservatives counter this barrage of left-wing propaganda with more informative, conservative sites? Conservatives need to build consensus. Seems to me that, when there is a rally or event in Washington protesting in front of the White House or Senate, it is always most likely vocal left-wingers, anti-war, pro-abortion, gay-rights […]