Author: Katie Favazza

John: Yesterday and the day before, I agreed with you 100 percent–that there was no way a fiscal conservative could ever support the plan as it has been laid out. That is, until I read this article in the Wall Street Journal: My analysis suggests that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (a former investment banker, no […]

Politics Democrats to Let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire: “If true, this capitulation by Democrats following months of Republican pressure is a big victory for Americans struggling with record gasoline prices.” — House GOP leader John Boehner Obama Ad Distorts McCain’s Record on Stem Cells: No surprise on this one. Read this one carefully; you won’t […]

John asked me to let you all know that his Internet is down and he’s having technical issues with his provider. He’ll be back and posting as soon as he’s able.

The first presidential debate is this Friday. Will you watch the first presidential debate this Friday? Yes No    pollcode.com free polls Whether you plan on watching the debate or not, be sure to read my Twitter posts during the debate. You can click here to sign up to follow me. (If this is Greek […]

Surprise, surprise. Here’s the report from the Rocky Mountain News:  Metro State College is investigating a professor who asked students to write an essay critical of Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin. One student said the instructor singled out Republican students in the class and allowed others to ridicule them. "I was shocked, I was […]

My good friends at The News Buckit blog are wondering about "The Lieberman Effect." Could Joe Lieberman, undoubtedly the most well known Jewish member of Congress, be swinging Jewish voters to McCain? McCain’s making huge gains, and that is all I can think of that’s changed in the recent past. Or maybe Jewish voters are […]

For years now, the Left, in its attacks on the strategy in Iraq, has complained that no one really knows what success in Iraq looks like. It seemed beyond comprehension to envision a stable Iraq. This year has been marked, however, by signs of success, including the Iraqis taking control of the Anbar province, once […]

Stephen Spruiell’s Monday post at The Corner on the Gang of 10 has gotten a lot of attention since it went up. I received it via email from a handful of sources suggesting that it was a must-read. It starts: I’m hearing disconcerting rumors that McCain is planning to endorse the so-called Gang of 10 […]

Thanks to the good people at Eyeblast.tv, a project of Media Research Center, few earmarks across America are going to go unnoticed anymore. The group has launched a massive video project called “Porkbusters On Patrol,” which puts video cameras in the hands of citizen journalists nationwide to expose excessive wastes of taxpayer dollars. Just how […]

In honor of the seventh anniversary of September 11, 2001, I give you, Mary Katharine Ham’s video blog from last year. She and others confronted the “Truthers”–and presented them with the real truth. We will never forget. Cross-posted at KatieFavazza.com and Examiner.com.

Charles Murray, author of the new book Real Education, kindly agreed to an interview with me to discuss his new book. You may know him as a coauthor of the bestselling The Bell Curve or from his hit Losing Ground, a book that changed the national conversation about welfare. You may also recognize his name […]

CodePink sent out a particularly disturbing email today regarding their presence and interruptions at the GOP Convention this week. First, the title of their email was “Opps, we did it again,” as though their disrespectfulness is something cute, right out of a Britney Spears video. Then, the anti-war group infamous for their ridiculous interruptions appeal […]

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A friend emailed me yesterday to talk shop about Sarah Palin. Among other things, he said, “I still think she’s laughably unqualified. If McCain’s health falters, do I really want her to be president? It would look like a bad 80’s sitcom.” When I replied that I was excited that Sarah Palin was energizing the […]

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I’m very excited to hear what Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin has to say to the crowd at the GOP Convention–and to America as a whole–later this evening. Some food for though, before the speech begins, from New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser: HOLY hoop skirts: When did the clock tick back to 1958? When Joe […]

A local affiliate of CBS is suggesting just that: Lieberman could lose his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship. Right now the Democrats need him to hold the majority, but if they pick up seats in the fall all bets are off. It’s most unusual for a Democrat to get the prime speaking spot at a Republican […]

With everything that’s happened in the last week, it’s little wonder that something went largely unnoticed: the U.S. military turned over control of the Anbar province to the people of Iraq. The New York Times (yes, that New York Times) was one of the few outlets to report the terrific news:   On Monday, following a parade on a freshly paved street, American commanders […]

“We should be led by Osama bin Laden. I mean, Obama and Biden.” — Charlie Wilson of Charlie Wilson’s War fame (Thanks to Matt Lewis for posting the link.) Cross-posted at KatieFavazza.com.

How do you make Congress #dontgo? Many of you have likely heard about the uproar from House Republicans seeking to address energy costs. How did Republicans and online activists create this uproar, when video cameras were forbidden, the lights were turned off and the House was formally sent off on their taxpayer-funded vacation? It’s all […]

Election Journal has put together a great video with scenes of St. Louis and valuable information about the city’s history of election fraud. “See Fraud? Cheating? Dirty Tricks? Were you intimidated? Have trouble voting? Someone vote for you? Long lines? Machines break?” If you witness any form of election fraud today in Missouri or elsewhere, […]

Sarah Steelman took the high road last night on “The Glenn Beck Show” when describing how she stopped payment on a check meant to settle a sexual harassment case; she did not mention Gov. Blunt’s name in telling this story. Her account starts about 0:45 seconds into the clip: I recognize that this is a […]

I created my first Slatecard today. Take a look and please support these folks in whatever way you can. The widget will remain in the sidebar on my blog through the election. Is there someone I’m missing? Email me or post a comment if you want to make the case for me adding another candidate […]

Yes, as in Dairy Queen. Check this out, from Gateway Pundit. The Missouri Republican Party started questioning the validity of Obama’s new field offices on Friday after it was reported one in Sikeston appears to be a Dairy Queen. You have to read more to get the whole, ridiculous picture. I’ll add only that one […]

Ouch. When TMZ.com is posting anything about a politician, you know there’s going to be trouble. Click here to see a slideshow of photos that feature Sen. John Kerry and a group of drunk girls, at least some of which are likely underage. (The girls were said to be sophomores and juniors in college.) The […]

Beginning this week, I will be a regular co-blogger here at Right Wing News. My posts will be showing up here throughout the week and when I get quiet, you can check me out at my regular web home, KatieFavazza.com. Let the blogging begin!

There’s good and bad that came out of John Heilemann’s column in this week’s issue of New York magazine. Before you can assess Heilemann’s argument with any sense of logic, you have to get past how crassly he makes his case. Heilemann calls McCain’s past and present campaigns (arguably, rightfully so) “spastic-goat rodeos.” He refers […]

For once, the poll on St. Louis mayor Francis Slay’s website provides an interesting observation. By now, you’ve all heard about the Anheuser-Busch takeover. AB (or should I say, Anheuser-InBev) is based in St. Louis, my hometown, and its history within the city is historic. According to the mayor’s poll results, St. Louisians have a […]

Some of you may have already stumbled upon this, but I was thrilled to find out about this tool today, sponsored by John McCain’s campaign. Here are two of the campaign posters I created: If any of you create posters of your own, please post a link in the comments for everyone to check out. […]

A big thank you to John for inviting me to post. Without further adieu, here goes: Love Thy Neighbor, the Farmer Finally! Someone is connecting the dots on how to please both lovers of the free market and lovers of the market. This Motley Fool piece is a great look at Wal-Mart and others who […]