Category: John Hawkins

Politics in America is a vicious, ugly bloodsport filled with lies, unpleasantness, and crudity. That’s a big part of the reason why so many Americans desperately avoid discussing politics. Unfortunately, because manners are in short supply, particularly on the Left, it has become more and more difficult for people to escape raw politics in their […]

The Republican Party has a huge problem that few people are addressing. Simply put, Republicans do very poorly with minorities. As a general rule, we get about 1/10 of the black vote, 1/3 of the Hispanic vote, and about 1/4 of the Jewish vote. If this seems like a huge problem today, wait until 2050 […]

If you ran into people who insisted on trying to pound nails with a screwdriver no matter how many times they were shown a better way, wouldn’t you think there was something wrong with them? What if those people not only used a screwdriver, but demanded that everyone else use a screwdriver instead of a […]

As you may have heard, after more than a year of giving little more than lip service to illegal immigration, the Democrats have suddenly become extremely interested in pushing comprehensive immigration reform. This is quite curious in that the bill almost assuredly cannot pass. A year ago, when I interviewed Roy Beck, head of Numbers […]

The government of our country has become increasingly incompetent, corrupt, and dysfunctional. Although Barack Obama has certainly hastened our government’s slide toward mediocrity, the problems didn’t begin with him, nor are they likely to end on the very happy day when he leaves office. Moreover, many of the issues that prevent our government from operating […]

All our times have come here, but now there, gone Seasons don’t fear the reaper nor do the wind, the sun or the rain (We can be like they are) Come on baby (Don’t fear the reaper) Baby take my hand (Don’t fear the reaper) We’ll be able to fly (Don’t fear the reaper) Baby […]

“I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” — William F. Buckley At this point, I would go Buckley one better: I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 254 people we […]

In an effort to distract people from the destructive, illegitimate power-grab-of-a-bill masquerading as health care reform that the Democrats just passed over the objections of the American people, liberal members of Congress have spent days over-hyping threats against them. Of course, the sad reality is that EVERYONE who achieves any notoriety at all in this […]

The problem with doing a full repeal of Obamacare is that it will take a majority in the House, the presidency, and 60 votes in the Senate. Were I a betting man, I’d say condition one is very likely by 2012, condition 2 is definitely possible, but condition 3 is basically out of reach given […]

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. — Winston Churchill Without question, people who zealously guard their freedoms, love their country, and want a better future for their children lost a big battle on Sunday. Yes, Republicans in […]

Unfortunately, there are dangerous kooks, trigger-happy wackos, and lone gunmen out there. Bad people exist. Crazy people exist — and every so often, one of them snaps and there’s a resulting body count. To most people, this is just a tragic fact of life. However, to liberals in the media who are forever baffled by […]

“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” — Ronald Reagan One of the reasons liberals tend to do such an incredibly poor job of governing is that they fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the American people. Given that liberals also fundamentally […]

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point, answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of the things that May be only?” Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it stood. “Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to […]

As Americans have come to realize that the “science” behind global warming seems to mainly consist of fudging data and making doomsday prophecies in return for grant money, the wheels have started to come off Al Gore’s hobby horse. Of course, conservatives have not been shocked by this turn of events. That’s because unlike far […]

Everybody makes decisions on a regular basis, so it may seem a bit odd to write a post about it. However, what you’ll find when you look around our society is that a lot of people are pretty bad at it. No wonder, because the first step to making a good decision is… 1) Know […]

If future generations of Americans are going to have a bright future, we’re going to have to get a handle on spending. Either we get these deficits under control and start paying off our debt or we’re not going to remain a great nation. Moreover, given that Social Security went into the red last year […]

Today, the Democrats have 59 seats in the Senate. That means they only need one solitary Republican to go along with the Democrats to have a filibuster proof majority on any issue. However, those almost overwhelming numbers appear poised to start braking back towards the GOP in November of this year. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown […]

1) Liberals believe they can change human nature. Sure, human beings can be shaped and molded to a certain extent. Any parent who has spanked a child can tell you that. However, most people care more about what they’re having for lunch today than an earthquake that kills ten thousand people on the other side […]

One of the biggest problems we have in this country is that so few Americans understand how our government works in the real world. Since that’s the case, most people simply aren’t capable of making an informed judgment about whether politicians can deliver on a promise. With that in mind, it seems like a good […]

On Tuesday night, Scott Brown shocked the world by defeating Martha Coakley and capturing the seat that Ted Kennedy held for more than 40 years. It was a momentous election, not just because it featured a Republican ending the Democrats’ filibuster proof majority by capturing a seat in deep blue Massachusetts, but because it shattered […]

Pelosi, Obama and a lot of other liberals are talking tough on health care, but the reality is that Scott Brown’s election is probably going to kill it deader than the Dodo. Granted, you can never say never in this business — after all, how many of us expected the Dems to lose “Ted Kennedy’s […]

Barack Obama’s first year in office was one long string of gaffes, foreign policy blunders, and domestic disasters strung together in a long, terrible line. Although it’s not possible to adequately catalogue every blunder in Obama’s first year in something shorter than a book, here are some of the many, many blaring lowlights that really […]

One of the notes that we hear trumpeted over and over again is that conservatives want to purge moderates from the Republican Party. Why, all the members of the Republican Party, in every state and district, have to be as conservative as Rush Limbaugh or else they have to go! This has been repeated so […]

When Barack Obama was on the campaign trail, he promised Americans hope, change, and unity. Whatever else may be said about the man, you at least have to give him credit for delivering on all counts. After all, as the year has progressed, more and more Americans have united against his agenda. As for the […]

20) Michael Jackson Dies: A weird reclusive pop star who was way, way, way too interested in young boys kicked the bucket under strange circumstances. Despite the fact that his last concert tour was in 1996, people went crazy. 19) Barack Obama Wins a Peace Prize for Nothing: Obama was given a Peace Prize not […]