After Tax Hikes On The Rich Accomplish Nothing, Then What?

By John Hawkins TPNN Contributor Will we have tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, either in the lame duck session or next year? Yes, probably. The polls show it’s a losing issue for the GOP. Fewer Republicans are signing on to Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge. Obama is using the issue as an excuse not to […]

 

Demography is Destiny

Liberals brag about having won the hearts and minds of America, as if, through logic and argument, they’ve persuaded people to accept their bankrupt European socialist ideas. Democrats haven’t changed anyone’s mind. They changed the people. More white people voted for Mitt Romney this year than voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980. Barack Obama lost […]

 


Camp Bastion Families Want Answers About Afghanistan

While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boozes it up in Australia and the Pentagon grapples with more floozy eruptions, outraged military families are still waiting for answers about the forgotten 9/14 attack on Camp Bastion. Muckrakers and distraction engineers are having a front-page field day with the so-called “sex scandal.” But for surviving relatives and […]

 


Is Demography Destiny?

Some media pundits see in the growing proportion of non-white groups in the population a growing opposition to the Republican Party that will sooner or later make it virtually impossible for Republicans to win presidential elections or even to control either house of Congress. But is demography destiny? Conventional wisdom in the Republican establishment is […]

 

Events Will Save the GOP

Asked what could effect a change in his governing plans, incoming British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan said “events, dear boy, events.” Events are what will save the Republican Party. Start with a fundamental question: Are President Obama’s policies right or wrong? If you think they are correct, stop reading this column right now. Events will […]

 

The right isn’t waving a white flag

The conservative Gotterdammerung is finally here. “Like dazed survivors in a ravaged city, America’s conservatives are wailing and beating their collective breasts,” opines the Economist’s “Lexington” columnist. “A leading conservative thinker,” asked by the Economist to “list today’s conservative ideas, laughs bitterly and replies, ‘Are there any?’” Former Reaganite Rep. Vin Weber (R-Minn.) laments in […]

 

New Study Ethanol Costs U.S. One Million Jobs

CHURCHVILLE,: VA–If President Obama still cares about more: U.S.: jobs and high food costs he can now immediately gain on both.. An economist in Indianapolis just calculated that the U.S. is losing: a million jobs: this year–along with $30: billion: in economic growth–because we shifted too much of our corn into ethanol. Tom Elam says direct employment in the food industry would […]

 

The French view of the Petraeus sex scandal

PARIS — French public reaction to American CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus’ suicide-bombing of his own career demonstrates a lack of understanding of the perceived offense in favor of a blind defense of libertinism. It was learned last week that Petraeus had an extramarital affair with his biographer, reserve Army officer Paula Broadwell (who, like […]

 

The Initial Aftershocks

Nobody likes to lose. But defeats can prove advantageous if used as a learning tool. Newt Gingrich lost his first two congressional campaigns, but won his third. Twenty years after his first defeat, he changed the nation with the Contract With America. Those who may be disheartened and dismayed over Tuesday’s election results might want […]

 

Jay Sekulow & ACLJ Says: Stop & Say Thank You

On November 11th of each year, we pause to reflect on the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our Armed Forces. Our nation’s veterans – many of whom have given their lives in defense of our freedoms – to protect our constitutional rights. On this Veterans Day, it seems a bit different, […]

 

Maybe It’s Time To Make Lemonade Out Of The Petraeus and Allen Scandals?

  If you’ve ever wanted proof that women love a man in uniform, then: just look to David Petraeus and John Allen. The FBI probe into the sex scandal that prompted CIA Director David Petraeus to resign has expanded to ensnare Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon […]

 

When Does The Obama Administration Sue the NBA?

  The Obama Administration: may be about to engage in unconstitutional social engineering via lawsuit? Not a shocker, right? President Obama intends to close “persistent gaps” between whites and minorities in everything from credit scores and homeownership to test scores and graduation rates. His remedy – short of new affirmative-action legislation – is to sue financial […]

 

America’s Future Tomorrow, Today, But With Twinkies!

By John Hawkins TPNN Contributor Get used to: stories like this one: because you’re going to see a lot of them in the coming years. Hostess Brands permanently closed three bakeries Monday, including a plant in St. Louis where 365 jobs were cut, in response to a bakers’ union strike that started Friday. The bankrupt maker of […]

 

5 Reasons Amnesty Would Be Political Suicide For The Republican Party

Of all the misguided, corrupt and deranged ideas floating around inside the D.C. bubble, perhaps the single worst one is giving illegal aliens amnesty as part of some sort of attempt to capture the Hispanic vote. If the GOP were to pursue a policy that primarily benefits corrupt business owners, the government of Mexico, and […]

 

Nice Losers

Mitt Romney now joins the long list of the kinds of presidential candidates favored by the Republican establishment– nice, moderate losers, people with no coherently articulated vision, despite how many ad hoc talking points they may have. The list of Republican presidential candidates like this goes back at least as far as 1948, when Thomas […]

 

Honor For Whom Honor is Due; Chuck Norris Thanks Veterans for Safeguarding America’s Freedoms

On the heels of a pivotal national election, I’d like to remind Americans that it is our troops’ service and sacrifice that safeguards our precious right to cast those ballots and savor the freedoms that we hold dear. They represent the best of America. Today, we honor all U.S. veterans and troops currently serving for […]

 

Before We Give Up, Could We At Least Try Selling Our Ideas?

We conservatives may never reach a consensus among ourselves as to the main factors that caused our election defeat, but surely we can agree that we must do a better job of selling our ideas. Never mind, you say. The electorate has irreversibly become a taker class, and conservative ideas of self-reliance, personal responsibility and […]

 

Maybe Minorities’ Values Need Changing

The most widely offered explanation for Mitt Romney’s defeat is that the Republican Party is disproportionately composed of — aging — white males. That is, alas, true. But the real question is what Republicans should do with this truth. There are two responses. The nearly universal response — meaning the response offered by the liberal […]

 



ACLJ & Jay Sekulow On The Loss Of Mitt Romney

“This election is over, but our principles endure.“- Gov. Mitt Romney, conceding 2012 presidential election In the wake of the reelection of President Barack Obama, many conservatives are understandably discouraged. It is natural to feel momentarily defeated when a setback occurs. However, conservatives must remember that we fight for specific principles not because they are […]

 

The Stunning Expansion of The American Welfare State

These numbers, courtesy of Robert Samuelson, would have been considered beyond belief if they’d have happened in a short period of time. But it’s like that old saw about the frog in the slowly warming pot of water who doesn’t realize he’s in trouble until it starts boiling and he’s cooked. Well, guess what, folks?: Dinner’s […]

 

Obama Wins by Going Negative and Turning Out Base

Lukewarm. That’s the feeling I get from the election numbers. Turnout was apparently down, at least as a percentage of eligible voters. The president was re-elected by a reduced margin. The challenger didn’t inspire the turnout surge he needed. Every re-elected president since Andrew Jackson has won with an increased popular vote percentage. Barack Obama […]

 

The Best Quotes From Seth Godin’s “Tribes: We Need YOU to Lead Us”

Seth Godin is one of the best marketing writers out there today and if there is anything the GOP could really use right now, it’s some marketing advice. So, here are the best quotations from Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. Human beings can’t help it: We need to belong. One of the most […]

 

Romney Lost Because Republicans Behaved Like Undisciplined Clowns

From The Art of War by Sun Tzu: All warfare is based upon deception. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him, If equally matched, then fight him. If not–split and re-evaluate. Politics is warfare and all politics is based upon deception, as well as perception. And right now, the perception of […]

 


Dear Republican Congress, Give Obama and His Boys Everything They Want

A cigar aficionado and amigo of mine named Irwin penned a note to the Republican Congress the night after Obama got elected for four more years of this slop, and I thought I’d pass it on to you. Check it out … Dear Republican Congress, As a conservative Republican I am begging you to give […]

 

European Center For Law & Justice Defends Israel at United Nations

The European Centre for Law and Justice, the International affiliate of the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ): which was founded by Jay Sekulow recently made a submission defending Israel to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The ECLJ took issue with the […]