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Since the New York Times editorial columnists have gone behind a subscription wall, the number of links to and discussion of their columns has dropped down to a very minimal level. Combine that with the holiday season and it’s not a big surprise that I missed Paul Krugman, last Friday, explaining why it’s OK for […]

This Is DNN is a video that imagines, “What if Today’s Media covered WWII?” The video is clever and well done, but it was also shorter than I expected at 29 minutes. Although I enjoyed watching the video (and if you’re conservative, you probably will, too), $19.95 seems like a pretty steep price for a […]

The other potential title of this post is: “Why John McCain Is Not Fit to Be President.” The collusion among all 3 branches of government in restricting Americans’ right to air their opinions during election season – the Congress for passing, the President for signing and the Supreme Court for upholding McCain-Feingold – was one […]

The AP reports that, “at least 2,978? American soldiers have now been killed in Iraq, which is “five more than the number killed in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.” Some other bits of historical trivia: * More American soldiers died during World War II than at Pearl Harbor. * More […]

Domestic Former President Ford Dies At 93 (Sorry To Hear That. RIP Gerald) Democratic Lawmakers And Their Republican Allies Are Working On Measures That Could Place Millions Of Illegal Immigrants On A More Direct Path To Citizenship And Get Rid Of The Fence (Free New York Times Reg Req) Nonprofit Connects Murtha, Lobbyists Ties to […]

Honorable Mention) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Suffered A Stroke And Cerebral Hemorrhage: Israel’s Prime Minister is laid low by health problems after he formed a new party. Would Hezbollah have been picking fights and Iran talking so tough if the old soldier were still running the show? Probably not. Honorable Mention) Hamas Wins A […]

— Do you know what we have at the top of the food chain on the Republican side for 2008? A conservative when it’s convenient (John McCain), a Johnny-Come-Lately conservative (Mitt Romney), and not a conservative (Rudy Giuliani). Quite frankly, the conservative wing of the Republican Party isn’t well represented by any of these guys. […]

Stories like this one really help put the left’s hysteria over what they claim is “torture” at Gitmo into perspective. “Forcing store clerks to listen to the same holiday music over and over could be akin to torture and should change, a British noise pollution group said. The UK Noise Association and labor unions are […]

Supposedly, Muhammad Ali was the inspiration for Apollo Creed in the original Rocky movie and quite obviously, George Foreman’s return to boxing was the inspiration for Rocky in his sixth movie — and yes, it’s really Rocky #6! In this last movie, Rocky has long since retired from boxing, his beloved Adrian has passed away, […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Times Watch: The absolute worst quotes of 2006 from the New York Times. Relapsed Catholic: The GOP turned into the Adultery Party so gradually, I didn’t even notice. Michelle Malkin: 2006 Year in review: What ever happened to…? You can check out […]

Outraged Democrats initiated impeachment proceedings today aimed at ousting Republican President George W. Bush from office, following the Administration’s failure to prevent the destruction of Israel by nuclear weapons. Israel’s destruction yesterday by Iran was accomplished by the use of five nuclear weapons, one in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheva, Jerusalem and Nazareth. It was timed […]

“The Fascists and the Nazis are only on the right if you yourself are communist—and therefore, they are barely to the right of you on the political spectrum. To the rest of us, Fascists, Nazis and communists are different sub-species of the same murderous monster, a blood-drenched beast that believes in the power of the […]

Foreign U.S. Is Holding Iranians Seized In Raids In Iraq (Free New York Times Reg Req) Security Council Approves Very Weak Iran Sanctions Iran To Install 3,000 Centrifuges After Sanctions Egypt Slams Iranian President Claim: Islamic Terrorists Want To Attack The Channel Tunnel Between England And France During The Holiday Season Ethiopia Opens ‘War’ On […]

I’m going to be on vacation Friday and Monday, but, I will still be putting up retro-RWN posts on both of those days. So, have a great Christmas, consider this to be an open thread, and look for new content on RWN, Tuesday.

5 Misconceptions About Blogs & The Mainstream Media Why There’s A Dearth Of A-List Female Bloggers 25 Pieces Of Advice For Bloggers Right-Of-Center Bloggers Decide Who Should Rule The World The 10 Most Fascinating People In The Blogosphere For 2005 The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2005 The 10 Biggest Stories Of 2005 The 3rd […]

3 Illegal Immigration Myths 9 Ways To Make America A Better Place To Live A Conversation About Abortion Answering 20 Frequently Asked Questions About Conservatism Coming To The Obvious Conclusion About Homelessness How Do We Get To A Balanced Budget? I Practice Speciesism I’m Not A Fan Of School Breakfast & Lunch Programs Libertarian Blinders […]

Here are some of my favorite quotes and excerpts from the interviews that were done at RWN in 2006. “The phenomena to be explained are the irrationality and the ardor of European anti-Americanism. Irrational, because entirely disproportionate to any real faults in American society. Of course America has flaws, and no, it is not lunacy […]

Here’s Hunter’s 2nd ad ( You can see the first ad here) and it also deals with “fair” trade.

Maybe it’s because of the season, but I thought it was a good time to write something about “hate.” Conservatives are often accused of being “haters.” We’re accused of hating this group, hating that group. As a conservative, let me clarify the record about a few groups conservatives supposedly “hate:” Conservatives are often accused of […]

“Liberals are like people with stale breath talking into your face at a party. You try backing away from them or offering them gum, but then they just start whimpering. They’ve been using the exact same talking points about how we’re losing in Iraq since before we invaded. It seems they’ve finally succeeded in exhausting […]

As Bush has so aptly demonstrated, any idiot can make enemies. But it takes a man of courage, compassion, and a robustly French approach to diplomacy to turn enemies into friends. Senator John Kerry is such a man. On a fact-finding mission to Syria – a mystical land where facts magically leap into the laps […]

Domestic Congress Closes With A Pork-Filled Flourish. Dialysis Industry, Other Interests That Donated To Lawmakers Get Lavish End-Of-Session Breaks. (Free LA Times Reg Req) President Clinton’s National Security Adviser Removed Classified Documents From The National Archives, Hid Them Under A Construction Trailer And Later Tried To Find The Trash Collector To Retrieve Them Applicants Line […]

Dear Mr. President: It goes without saying that the last couple of years have been tough for you and the Republican Party. The GOP lost 6 Senate seats and 30 House seats; you’re currently sitting on an average approval rating of 36.3% and you haven’t cracked 50% all year. Moreover, 63% of the country thinks […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Extreme Mortman: Top 10 funniest things celebrities said about politics in 2006. The Fourth Rail: The shortcomings and successes of the Iraqi military’s training (from Iraq) The Superficial: “The real moral of the story? You can do anything when you’re pretty. Want […]

On a semi-regular basis throughout the year, RWN has posted “Quotes of the Day.” Here are my favorite 15 “Quotes of the Day” for 2006. 15) “The Republicans lost and the Democrats won for the same reason — they distanced themselves from their base.” — Dave S. from Tim Blair’s comment section Via Instapundit & […]

Now this is funny stuff: a Daily Kos diary called, “Is DKos ‘too white’, and in need of ‘Affirmative Action’?” From the diary (the bolding is from the original post): “If, out of 3,807 Kossacks surveyed, 82% of ‘us’ self-reported as white, 4.2% as black, 4.5% hispanic, 4% asian, 1.1% native american, and 0.08% were […]

The Bush Administration should be acting aggressively to plug exactly the sort of leak you’re about to read about at Time: “The Bush Administration has been quietly nurturing individuals and parties opposed to the Syrian government in an effort to undermine the regime of President Bashar Assad. Parts of the scheme are outlined in a […]

Stick a Neopet program in a toaster and the Brits will want make it one of the Queen’s subjects: “Far from being extracts from the extreme end of science fiction, the idea that we may one day give sentient machines the kind of rights traditionally reserved for humans is raised in a British government-commissioned report […]

I never took the time to go back and really take a hard look at the final predictions that were made right before the elections because until very recently, the final numbers weren’t in for the House. However, they’re in now and when all was said and done, the GOP lost 6 seats in the […]

Foreign U.S. Not Winning War In Iraq, Bush Says For 1st Time. President Plans To Expand Army, Marine Corps To Cope With Strain Of Multiple Deployments (Free WAPO Reg Req) Schools Have Been Closed In Gaza Amid What Officials Say Is A State Of Anarchy Caused By Fighting Between Palestinian Factions Hamas And Fatah Blair […]