To Be or Not To Huckabee

I say “Not” to Huckabee, but my opinion seems to be out of fashion with a chunk of Christian conservatives. A few days ago, I said that Huckabee reminds me of Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter wore his folksy, unforgiving morality on his sleeve disguised as Christianity when it was just a method to intimidate people […]

 

Free trade? Not if unions can help it …

Seems odd, in fact, it seems almost un-American, to see words like this: “If the Bush administration brings forward a free-trade agreement with Colombia, I hope Congress will agree with me and say ‘Hell No,’.” Well it might seem odd until you understand who said them – Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. Hoffa followed those […]

 

Are You Smarter Then A Moonbat?

Let’s get right to it! Answers below the fold. Let’s see how well you do! (cross posted at Pirate’s Cove and Blue Star Chronicles) Anthropogenic climate change is… Waterboarding is… Abortion on demand is… Climahysterics believe that changing one’s lifestyle for climate change is something that everyone… Ron Paul is… Liberals believe you are rich […]

 

Democrats eat their young

From the New York Times: Former President Bill Clinton made an unusually direct attack Friday night on Senator Barack Obama, one of his wife’s leading rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, suggesting that voters who would support someone with Mr. Obama’s experience were willing to “roll the dice” on the presidency.Appearing on “The Charlie Rose […]

 

Little Mosque on the Prarie

With an opening like this, Michael Coren’s column in the Toronto Sun catches your attention: It’s the episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie that I missed. The one where the father is so angry with his teenage daughter for not wearing the hijab that he strangles her to death. Perhaps it will be in […]

 

The Hand That Empties the Cradle

Sorry to bring you more bad news, but the environmentalist war on children continues. Mark Steyn writes: But here’s something new that took hold in the year 2007: A radical antihumanism, long present just below the surface, bobbed up and became explicit and respectable. In Britain, the Optimum Population Trust said that “the biggest cause […]

 




Week-End Bloggers

Here’s the Right Wing News Week-End guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Rob Port from Say Anything EM Zanotti from The American Princess and The Corner Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Cassy Fiano, who also blogs at Wizbang Gina Cobb Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William Teach from […]

 


Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Business & Media Institute: The media’s top 10 economic myths of 2007 Popular Mechanics: The top 10 worst gadgets of 2007 Listaholic: 7 biggest mistakes you can make on a first date Celeb Slam: Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard looks great in a […]

 


Q&A Friday #80: Why Does The GOP Cater More To Social Conservatives Than Fiscal Conservatives?

Question: “Why do people in the GOP always worry about not pissing off the “social conservatives,” but they seem less worried about pissing off the “fiscal/security conservatives” for whom the social issues are far further down the priority list?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: The basic problem with fiscal conservatism is that everyone favors it in the […]

 






Q&A Friday #80

Today is Q&A Friday #80 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, it […]

 

Liveblogging The Democratic Debate

Today at 2 PM EST, I will be liveblogging the Democratic debate. It will be interesting to see if they put the Dems in that same tight format and have the same moderator that almost everyone seemed to hate. 2:00: Here we go. Same moderator. 2:01: No gravel. No Kucinich, by the way. 2:02: I […]

 



Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Heather Mac Donald: Time for the truth about black crime rates X17: British TV star Alicia Douvall thrashes a photog (W/pics) Cracked: The 6 most disappointing video game end bosses The Grumpiest: Lindsey Lohan is back in black and looking good. You […]

 


Clinton Vs. Obama: There Can Be Only One

I’ve been saying, over and over again, for a long time that, yes, Hillary Clinton is the candidate most likely to win, but she isn’t invincible in either the Democratic primaries or in the general election. So, let’s take a look at the first two primary states for the Democrats. Iowa is practically a toss-up […]

 

Can Iowa Caucuses Be Polled? By James Joyner

Can Iowa Caucuses be Polled? John Zogby asks, “Can the Iowa caucuses be polled accurately?” and then more-or-less answers the question. The premise is straightforward enough: The Iowa caucuses require voters to go to a local school, church basement, private home or similar meeting place to spend between 90 minutes and two hours to register […]

 

Liveblogging the Debate

I’ll be liveblogging today’s debate starting at 2 PM EST. You can watch the debate on Fox and you should check it out if you have the opportunity because this will be the last one before the Iowa primary. 2:01: A debate run by the Des Moines register. Isn’t it almost a given that it […]

 

An Interview With Matt Sanchez

Matt Sanchez guest posts at Right Wing News and has been embedded in Afghanistan and Iraq. This interview with him was done via email. …(A)fter winning the Jeane Kirkpatrick Academic Freedom Award at CPAC, (you had) liberal blogs reveal that you did gay porn and — they claimed — gay prostitution. You have admitted that […]

 

Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ace of Spades: The UN Conference on Climate Control is not interested in hearing from anyone with conflicting evidence. Rush Limbaugh: PBS Analyzes the testicle lockbox LiveScience: Top 10 mysteries of the mind Hollywood Tuna: White hot Kate Hudson bikini pics You […]