The Problem With Public Education Is Not The Money

This article from CNS News hammers home a point I’ve been making for a long time — the problem with our education system is not money… “According to recent testimony by Heritage Foundation scholar Krista Kafer, despite “considerable” increases in federal education spending, nearly six in 10 high school seniors “lack even a basic knowledge […]

 

I’m Not Caught Up In Arnold-Mania

Everywhere you look on the net there are people who are all jazzed up about Arnold Schwarzenegger getting in the governors race in California. Bush says he’d be a great governor, Katie Couric is pulling out the long knives and the editorials are everywhere. Despite all this excitement, enthusiasm, and energy, I have to admit […]

 


The Race To Represent The Donkeys, An Update

Back in December of 2002, I did my first evaluation of the Democratic field. Since then, things have really started to shake out. A lot of candidates (some of them were admittedly longshots to get in) have apparently decided not to run this time around. Their ranks include Wesley Clark, Hillary Clinton, Gray Davis, Dianne […]

 

No Blogger Could Be As Big As Rush? Think Again…

So I’m reading this article by a Republican consultant named David Hill who says that he, “doubt(s) that blogging or any specific bloggers will match Limbaugh’s record-setting pace for gathering influence in the political process”. That quote reminds me of when Bill Gates said, “640K ought to be enough for anybody.” It just seems to […]

 

The Blow By Blow Of Gore’s Latest Speech

Scott Ott from Scrappleface was giving me the blow by blow of Al Gore’s speech from this afternoon on instant messenger and I was responding with snarky commentary. I thought it was entertaing enough to post (after a bit of editing) and it has to be better than actually listening to Gore’s soul-deadening droning about […]

 

An Interview With John Hawkins

Ben Murnane wrote an article based on an email interview he did with me for a print zine in Ireland called “Totally Fushed”. Unfortunately, the internet edition of the mag is defunct, so I don’t have a way to link to Murnane’s article. However, I do have a copy of the original interview and I […]

 

Misc Commentary For August 6th, 2003

— I think Kobe Bryant is in a lot of trouble. We’ve already heard that his accuser told a bellhop what happened and was “disheveled and had red marks on her neck and face immediately following her encounter with Bryant”. Today, it emerged that Bryant’s accuser had vaginal tearing. Folks, that combo is about as […]

 

We Were Right To Nuke Japan

Today, on the 58th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Nicholas Kristof wrote a convincing column about why dropping the bomb on Japan was necessary. Here are a few key excerpts… “…The Japanese scholarship, by historians like Sadao Asada of Doshisha University in Kyoto, notes that Japanese wartime leaders who favored surrender saw their salvation […]

 


The Coveted RWN Endorsement For President

So far, the Democratic candidates have been playing coy and not one of them has called or sent me an email begging for my endorsement. However, the time to bribe me has passed and I am officially ready to throw all of RWN’s might behind a Democratic candidate. But of course RWN’s loyal readers deserve […]

 

Gov. Dean Heals Leper, Walks on Water By Scott Ott

Gov. Howard Dean cemented his Democrat presidential frontrunner status today when he healed a man of leprosy then walked across the surface of a small lake to his next campaign appearance. The Vermont Governor also shocked the pundits with his simultaneous appearance on the covers of Time, and Newsweek. Print journalists are writing about all […]

 


Dems Reject Nominating Openly-Liberal Candidate

Democrat National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said today that America is not ready for his party to nominate its first openly-liberal candidate in the post-Reagan era. “Officially we have a ‘don’t ask-don’t tell’ policy regarding liberalism,” said Mr. McAuliffe. “No openly-liberal candidate will receive the nomination.” The DNC manual suggests that secretly-liberal candidates refrain from […]

 

Why It’s Useless To Make Agreements With Terrorists

As expected — well, at least by anyone not from cloud cuckoo land — it looks like the Palestinian terrorist groups were only interested in using the “ceasefire” as a convenient opportunity to take a breather. Haaretz has the details… “Military intelligence warned Monday that Hezbollah and seven cells in the Ramallah-Nablus area are planning […]

 


Where’s The WAPO’s Accountability?

Yesterday, the Washington Post seemed to have broken a big story. Here’s what they said… “Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and his deputy, Richard L. Armitage, have signaled to the White House that they intend to step down even if President Bush is reelected, setting the stage for a substantial reshaping of the administration’s […]

 


Dean Hates Bush More Than Kerry Does By Scott Ott

Vermont Gov. Howard Dean announced today that he hates President George Bush more than any of his Democrat presidential rivals do, especially Sen. John Kerry. “I acknowledge that Senator Kerry has a certain disdain for George Bush,” said Gov. Dean. “But my hatred for the president is pure, and deep and wide. My rage about […]

 


My 40 Favorite Hard Rock/Rap Songs

Just as a little change of pace, here are my 40 favorite hard rock/rap songs. When I head to the beach, I love to put these songs in my CD player, crank it up, and chew up the highway…. AC/DC — Back in Black AC/DC — Big Gun AC/DC — Highway to Hell AC/DC — […]

 




Misc Commentary For July 31, 2003

— I was pleased when Bush said, “I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or the other.” It looks like W. is going to pursue a Constitutional Amendment forbidding gay marriage and I think that’s good policy. Furthermore, this will give […]

 


Day By Day Rules — Rall Drools!

Day By Day captured the essence of my Democrats Who Want To Win Vs. Democrats Who Want To Vent post from yesterday with this cartoon… Now if only they could replace some of the worthless comics on the funny pages with Day by Day. I mean come on, is anyone really reading the comics to […]

 

Advertising, Thanks Nicole, Promo, & Slogans

— First off, thanks to all of RWN’s advertisers for June — American Realpolitik, Zogby Blog, Electric Venom, Ravenwood’s Universe, The Catholic Samurai, 4ranters, Ghost Of A Flea, Widgets, & Thank You Tony. RWN appreciates their patronage. — The new ads for July will be going up tonight at midnight. RWN currently has one slot […]