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— Duncan Hunter appears to be getting a little traction in Arizona because he won a straw poll in McCain’s home state. Granted, it’s only the Maricopa County Republican meeting, but it does prove that Hunter has a message that resonates with people once they find out a litle more about him and what he […]

Republicans in Congress, in a last ditch effort to provide economic justice to America’s working poor, today introduced a bill that would raise the national minimum hourly wage from $5.15 to $84.25. The bill, offered just hours before the Democrat-led House attempted to raise the rate to $7.25, is roughly based on what Congressmen earn […]

Mark Thoma is telling the hawks they’ve squandered their credibility for a mess of pottage: Sorry Jonathan, maybe we don’t drum you out of the profession — there aren’t simply two extremes where we listen fully or don’t listen at all — but we are going to pay less attention to what you have to […]

Foreign Secret Understandings Reached Between Representatives Of Israel, Syria Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, The Top Commander Of U.S. Ground Forces In Iraq, Says The Current Surge Of 21,500 Troops Is Not “Open-Ended” And Warned That “Time Is Running Out” For The United States To Turn Things Around In Iraq. Castro Reportedly In Grave Condition The […]

For years, conservatives have been pointing out that artificially increasing the costs of labor via the minimum wage costs people jobs while liberals denied it. Then, along come the Democrats who increase the minimum wage and what do we hear from them? We can’t raise the minimum wage in American Samoa because it’ll cost people […]

Over 12,000 people from all around the right side of the blogosphere have voted in the GOP Bloggers 2008 straw poll. Here’s a little analysis of how things broke down on the candidate acceptability scale (the higher the score, the better). First off, there are: The Front Runners Mitt Romney: +46.6% Newt Gingrich: +45.8% Rudy […]

This week-end, I linked Kim Du Toit’s essay, “The Pussification Of The Western Male, but I titled it, “The Wussification Of The Western Male.” That was to spare me indignant emails from people complaining that I was posting “vulgar” language on the blog. Anyway, Kim Du Toit, took exception to that and wrote the following […]

There are a whole host of things wrong with modern journalism, which is why it’s widely reviled amongst the American people, but one of the worst faults is what I think of as the “tabloidization of the media.” By that I mean, if it will draw eyeballs, somebody will publish it regardless of the consequences. […]

The print edition of the Weekly World News has once again scooped everybody with the news that Bigfoot will be Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2008. They even have pics: Now, I know what most of you are thinking after seeing that pic. Probably, something like, “Bigfoot is standing directly behind Hillary Clinton and he’s […]

“The fact that more than 90 percent of the violence that dominates reporting from Iraq takes place in five neighborhoods in Baghdad, plus one of the 18 Iraqi provinces, is neither here nor there. The perception is that all of Iraq is lost. … Last month, Iraq received the U.N.’s special environmental prize for reviving […]

“This is a common viewpoint, I’ve found, among my Democratic friends–Jon Alter, this means you!–who would never actually buy a Detroit product but who want to believe the UAW can’t be blamed. The argument seems to be roughtly this: a) American cars are now reliable enough, having closed the gap with the Japanese brands, so […]

Foreign Eritrea Warns Of “Consequences” For U.S. In Somalia Chavez, Ahmadinejad Plan Anti-U.S. Fund Honduras Temporarily Grabs Exxon, Chevron Terminals Bush: ‘We’re Going Forward’. More Troops Called The Only Iraq Option Iraqi Foreign Minister Wants 5 Iranians Released. Tehran Claims Group Held By U.S. Forces Are Diplomats Saddam Half Brother, Ex-Official Hanged John Bolton: Mideast […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! Porkbusters The Wussification Of The Western Male African Lion Kisses, Hugs Woman Who Saved It White House Spokesman Blasts Sen. Boxer’s Exchange With Secretary Rice A Conservatives With Attitude Podcast Interview With Eric […]

Another day, another Bush=Hitler sign at a moonbat protest. Hat tip to Zombie who took this pic last night at an anti-war rally in Berkeley.

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ace of Spades HQ: Naked aggression: AF Investigates Air(wo)man’s Playboy Spread (w/ safe for work pic) INDC Journal: “I’m not afraid, I’ve lost everything in Iraq:” An Interview with a Fallujan Civil Servant IMAO: Replacing the “Pottery Barn Rule” in foreign policy […]

This was a particularly nasty, vindictive attack by Barbara Boxer on Condi Rice: “In a bitter personal assault on the secretary of state during her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, anti-war Sen. Barbara Boxer fumed that Rice didn’t com prehend the “price” of the war. “You’re not going to pay a particular price, […]

This is “classy” and “compassionate” isn’t it? What a bunch of sick, twisted, hate filled people

Here’s my current list (Note that I do say “current” and that this list can and probably will change over time) of most desired Republican contenders. This list is based on a mixture of conservatism and electability because if you have the most conservative candidate and he can’t get elected, he does you no good […]

Now this is exactly the sort of thing that the Republicans should be doing: brutally and effectively hammering the Democrats for hypocrisy: “House Republicans yesterday declared “something fishy” about the major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week. “I am shocked,” […]

“The American people sent a message this past election, and that message was that they wanted their government to pretend there is no terrorist problem and instead focus on inane crap and entitlements… and who better to do that than we Democrats?” — Not “Nancy Pelosi”, courtesy of Frank J. at IMAO

Foreign US Forces Storm Iranian Consulate In Iraq (Applause) Al-Maliki Gives Mahdi Army Blunt Choice: Disarm Or Face American Onslaught Leader Of The 130 Member Shia Block: Strike Insurgents With ‘Iron Fist’ Bush’s New Iraq Strategy ‘Makes Sense’: British PM Blair The Iraqi Army: A Year Of Progress Somalia Strike ‘Missed Al-Qaeda Targets’ Emergency Declared […]

The support for the war in Iraq and Bush’s handling of it has been slowly but surely dropping on the right side of the blogosphere for months, like the air hissing out of a balloon. However, the speech and the new strategy that went along with it seem to have reversed that trend, at least […]

“An outspoken GOP opponent of Republican border security proposals was bumped from the House Judiciary Committee by party leaders Wednesday, drawing protests from minority rights groups. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who rebuffed House Republican leaders and sponsored an immigration reform bill to grant legal status and citizenship to undocumented workers, was removed from the panel. […]

Over at the Democratic Underground, predictably, they’re not happy with Bush’s speech. How unhappy are they? Well, a single thread just doesn’t really capture the depth of their dissatisfaction. However, if you take a look at the titles of all these different threads from their General Forum, I think you’ll get a good feel for […]

This morning at 10 AM, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a blogger teleconference. Here are my notes, not quotes from that meeting. McConnell’s Opening Statement My take on the President’s initiative: I support the decision. The goal is to win. That means having a stable government and an ally in the war on terror. […]

You should see some of the loopy North American Union emails I get. Here’s my favorite one so far from the latest batch: From: adam leavitt Subject: NORTH AMERICAN UNION “so really think that there are no plans for the american union…..why do one third of american’s believe 9/11 was an inside job……why does israel […]

This is footage of Mitt Romney when he was debating Ted Kennedy back in 1994 and there are a lot of cringeworthy moments that will greatly trouble conservatives: Romney has already responded to this video, but if you’re looking for a profound explanation, you’re going to be bitterly disappointed: “Well, I just got a look […]

Foreign The Text Of Bush’s Speech On Iraq Chavez Sworn In For Radical New Term In Venezuela An Army Private Charged With The Slaughter Of An Iraqi Family Was Diagnosed As A Homicidal Threat By A Military Mental Health Team Three Months Before The Attack Domestic Minimum Wage Measure Moves to Senate (Free WAPO Reg […]

(8:55) OK, 5 minutes until the Bush speech. Let’s hope that he has spent a few hours getting prepared. (9:00) Back in October 25, 2006 — I wrote a piece called The Way Forward in Iraq. In it, I wrote: “However, there is one idea with merit that has come out of the study group […]