P.J. O’Rourke ruminates on “our” failure, applying the first person plural to what “conservatives” did, or did not do. Many of his criticisms are fair, and many of his jokes are funny, but O’Rourke suffers as badly as anyone from the common confusion over who and what is meant by “conservative.” His paragraph on immigration […]

Now that the election is over, and it is a few months for Senator Neophyte starts really screwing things up as president (“say, ah, um, er, folks, I initiated this 3am conference call to see what I should do about the Iranians announcing they just exploded a nuclear weapon. Any ideas?”), we can take some […]

a nice essay on the history of oil in Alaska—and a reminder that even if we can buy time by utilizing fossil fuels from ANWR, the Gulf, and both coasts—and we must—it’s important to move forward with alternative energy sources and alternative liquid fuels. And there is, indeed, a “gold rush” going on with respect […]

File this one under lessons to keep in mind for 2012, I guess. The theme here is distinguishing a candidate from the left-wing against which that candidate seeks to compete. With the benefit of hindsight, it seems to me if there was one huge letdown among the many, many errors of the McCain campaign, that […]

With the election of Barack Obama — His O-liness — America has chosen as its leader an unaccomplished, spoiled, cowardly, shallow narcissist who wouldn’t last five minutes under torture, let alone five years, and who associates with radical freaks and weirdos. He supports sticking scissors in baby’s skulls, and wants to make you pay for […]

Here’s the Right Wing News guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Ali Akbar Bookworm from Bookworm Room Cassy Fiano Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Morgan from House of Eratosthenes Gina Cobb John Stephenson from Stop The ACLU Little Miss Attila Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William Teach from […]

All along, I’ve said that the best strategy for the McCain campaign in the Sarah Palin rollout would have been to put Palin into a press conference, rather than to hide her from reporters for weeks while sending “campaign spokesmen” out to defend her. Let’s put that idea to the test, shall we? Here is […]

Question: How long will it be before the American public realizes that it was sold a bill of goods on President Obama, and what kind of event will precipitate that?–RtWingNtCase Well, I think there are a couple things to remember. The American public had to willfully ignore much in order to vote for Barack Obama. […]

You know what I’ve noticed? I’ve noticed that if you want to even be remotely taken seriously in public discourse, don’t say you believe in God. God is the new gay. In hushed tones, Aunt Petunia whispers conspiratorially in Nephew Regiinald’s ear, “That’s Melissa. I hear she believes in God.” Gasp! I might have a […]

I‘ve been watching this disgusting performance concerning Palin and anonymous McCain staffers leaking unflattering information about her from a distance, not really wanting to get involved in it. While I understand that it is fairly normal for a losing campaign to evidence some of the dissonance that helped them take 2nd place, this has been […]

Question: “Could any Republican have won in the current environment, who, in your opinion, could that have been, and why?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: Two things. First off, the environment was so tough for Republicans that I think it would have been an uphill battle for any of the candidates to pull off a victory. Second […]

Question: “McCain had a blowout debate with Obama the last time around, and their commentators all acted like he lost. Now Fox News is allowing itself to be used as the conduit for this anti-Sarah garbage: and it IS garbage, such PERSONAL attacks that have NOTHING to do with her politics, nothing to do with […]

If you had to pick today, which of the following candidates would you like to see the GOP run in 2012?Jeb BushCharlie CristMike HuckabeeDuncan HunterRudy GiulianiBobby JindalMitt RomneySarah PalinRon PaulTim PawlentyMark Sanford  Free polls from Pollhost.com

Thanks to a state government long run by moonbats, the economy of Michigan is on life support. The vicious cycle of liberal policies suppressing the economy, making more people dependent on the government so that they will elect fools and villains to inflict more liberal policies, has produced a permanent recession that worsens with every […]

I was on a radio show a few days ago and a liberal caller was on the line. Someone on the show asked me what I planned to do over the next few years with Obama in the White House and I said, “Kneecap him at every opportunity.” Bipartisanship came up and I said something […]

The voters have spoken — and so has the market. During the two days following Obama’s tragic victory, we’ve seen the biggest two-day drop in the market in over two decades. As no one should be surprised to see, we are witnessing the largest postelection stock market selloff in history. It’s almost as if investors […]

Iowahawk wrote the funniest post-election piece I’ve seen yet. Maybe some of the liberal comedians who just can’t find anything funny about Obama should hire him to write their material. Here’s an excerpt… It’s also heartening to realize that as president Mr. Obama will soon be working hand-in-hand with a former Ku Klux Klan Grand […]

Question: “How long will it be before the American public realizes that it was sold a bill of goods on President Obama, and what kind of event will precipitate that?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: You never know exactly how things are going to play out, but Barack Obama has an incredible array of challenges in front […]

Question: “I’ve decided to buy at least one handgun before 1/20/09 before the new admin makes it impossible. I’m going for a Colt 1991 it’s a personal fave for various reasons. What’re you looking into John?” — bthewolf Answer: Personally, I’m interested in getting a shotgun. That would give me a 9mm for the car […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Screen Junkies: 16 bad guys we’d rather see win Karol Sheinin: Take heart, conservatives! Obama’s election wasn’t quite the liberal victory it’s been made out to be Jewcy: How the Aryan Brotherhood saved my Jewish *ss in prison… Egotastic!: Gemma Arterton bikini […]

Obamunist quote of the day: I want my money today! It’s my money. I want it right now! These angry words were screamed by one of many Obama campaign workers in Indianapolis who have had trouble getting paid: Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for […]

After feeding off of emotional rhetoric and high-flying promises of the campaign, Democrats are now trying to lower expectations. Democratic leaders are tamping down on expectations for rapid change and trying to signal they will place a calm hand on the nation’s tiller. “The country must be governed from the middle,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

What can Republicans believe in that can unify the party AND the nation? Fiscal responsibility. That’s right. Money. As in, the government is going bankrupt and with the economy constricting, tax receipts dwindling, and Barack Obama’s big plans all costing more money, what are the alternatives? Cut spending or raise taxes. Did John McCain even […]

* I’m not interested in “bipartisanship” and the Republicans in Congress shouldn’t be either — unless the Democrats are willing to move to the right, not vice-versa. When the Democrats push non-conservative legislation (which should account for almost everything they do), the GOP goal should be to throw sand in the gears at every opportunity. […]

Rightblogs Congressional Candidates (PA-12) Bill Russell: Murtha (58)% vs. Russell (42)% (CA-04) Tom McClintock: McClintock 50% vs. Brown 50% (PA-11) Lou Barletta: Kanjorski (52%) vs. Barletta (48%) (MD-01) Andy Harris: Kratovil (49%) vs. Harris (49%) (PA-04) Melissa Hart: Altmire (56%) vs. Hart (44%) (WI-08) John G Gard: Kagen (54%) vs. Gard (46%) (TX-22) Pete Olson: […]

Well, I received a good deal of derision both personally and professionally for keeping the McCain-Palin faith until the end. It was philosophical, really. Giving up when it’s not yet over is anathema to me. Still, we lost. What went wrong? McCain himself. Ace says it best. Obama pulled new youth voters. The troubled economy […]

Update your Newspeak dictionaries. Comrade Al Gore has issued a decree that we are now to refer to eco-Marxism as “sustainable capitalism.” Gore quotes moonbat icon Robert F. Kennedy to remind us that there are more important things that functional economies: [T]he Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom […]

Both the Democrats and the Republicans need to reach beyond their core supporters to win an election; however, it’s worth noting that the two parties have taken completely opposite approaches to dealing with moderates that have produced what may appear to be non-intuitive results. George Bush spent 8 years pursuing a “new tone,” he moved […]