Right Wing Nation

Dedicated to the memory of Jack Kemp, who passed away May 2, 2009.
2004: Terry Schaivo
This is a perfect example of how good intentions can backfire. Glenn Reynolds noted shortly afterwards that public opinion of Congress began to nosedive when Congress tried to intervene. Supporters of the intervention saw themselves, or rather, Congress, as saving a […]

Forget 08. Prophetic, wasn’t I?

In response to the explosion in gun sales since the election, Obama lies through his teeth. The response?
An explosion in CCW permits.

Hard Times For Lefty Peaceniks.

Mitch did better than even I thought he would:
Daniels not only won re-election but far outpaced his showing four years ago.
In fact, he won more votes — roughly 1.56 million — than any other candidate for any office in Indiana history.
Not by running away from conservatism, either.
As others debate the direction of the party, Daniels […]

The era of white guilt is over.
This seemingly impossible event occurred because the vast majority of white Americans didn’t give a fluff about skin color, and enthusiastically pulled the voting lever for a black man. Not just any black man. A very liberal black man who spent his early career race-hustling banks, praying in a […]

Ziegler replies to his self-described critics:
“You are a conservative who doesn’t like Obama so this is not credible”
This is my “favorite” liberal canard in these situations. They don’t like the answers so they go all “Joe the Plumber” on the questioner. What my political beliefs have to do with the answers that Obama voters gave […]

It’s pretty scary, too, and non in an entertaining way: How Obama Got Elected.
Related is the quotation of the day, from Dicklist.
The American media is now a larger threat to the nation’s security than terrorism.

First, McCain, now Penn State:
Iowa kicked a 31-yard field goal to complete a comeback and beat Penn State 24-23.
Undefeated no longer.

100 votes “found” in Minnesota — and every one is for the jackass!

From the “They’re just now noticing?” files, first, Newsweek editors think there’s something creepy about Obama’s personality cult.
MEACHAM: You know, they don’t let him out. And have you ever seen a victory speech where there was no one else on stage?
ROSE: Mmm.
MEACHAM: No adoring wife, no cute kid. He is the messenger.
THOMAS: There is a […]

The monitor on my desktop is dead. You’re no doubt visualizing an LCD monitor, but that’s because you don’t know me. I used to take a lot of flack from my colleagues at the business school because they were (stupid jargon alert!) “first adopters,” people who will buy the latest toy to come out just […]

Bob Krumm posted his message to Republicans. I will now post mine.
I am an American conservative because I believe fervently in American Exceptionalism, and in the principles upon which this nation was founded. Whether or not an election goes my way does not change that. We held an election yesterday, and the voters spoke.
Barack Obama […]

Thank God it’s over. Jonah Goldberg has an eloquent piece on the election. I strongly encourage you to read it. John McCain was a gentleman to the end.
If you ever paid attention to my blogroll, I’ve changed it. Here’s why.
Every time the GOP loses an election, the seriously wacko nutjobs come crawling out from under […]

396 votes in the first three hours.

Back late this morning. VOTE!

It’s 4:45 am, and in an hour and fifteen minutes, I start working the polls. Expect nothing from here until noon or so. I’ll get back at 10, but then it will take me a bit to peruse the net and see what’s going on.

Got this in my inbox. Enjoy!
Dear Fellow Small Business Owners,
As a Business owner who employs 30 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama will probably be our next President, and that my Taxes and Carbon Fees (or however his government chooses to rape me), will go up in a BIG way.
To […]

Not mine — I won’t make one, although tomorrow, during my break from working the polls (I work 6-10, then 4-6), I will be here and will tell you about the voter turnout, and any fun stuff — uh, what was I saying?
Oh yes. Bob Krumm’s prediction.
I do think, however, that the media and the […]

Sarah’s a natural. This is the whole speech from a rally in Las Vegas, so it’s long (25 minutes), but this is very, very good. And this speech is largely about women in America.

Both McCain headquarters in town are literally packed with volunteers.

Errands. Then to the rink for the Penn State - Ohio game. While I’m at the game, the microwave will get installed, and I can actually defrost something for dinner from the deep freeze!
And here’s a couple of things to lift your spirits.
Obama fading in Pennsylvania. And that Zogby poll: McCain 1 point ahead.

Pittsburgh pimps and whores vote Democrat!

DJ is on a roll. Just scroll and read.

Dirty Harry’s voting for the ObamaMoron:
his 30 minute infomercial just gave me diabetes and I’m gonna need the healthcare.

It’s on the Hillary Forum, but it seems to be down. It’s also been posted at Red State: Hillary staffer comes clean. The author isn’t identified, and I’m inclined to doubt these sorts of things, but this makes me suspect this may be genuine.
Obama’s radical connections. Standards operating procedure has been to cry “racism” whenever […]

Ace:
Democratic lawyers, and the Democratic prosecutors in Ohio, advise us that Ohio law is “confusing” on the point that one can only vote in a state if one actually lives in that state.
Well, confusion certainly explains this.
Congressman John Hall (D-Dover Plains) fired one of his long-time campaign advisers Tuesday, after learning that she’s embroiled […]

ACORN on trial.
A former employee of an affiliate of ACORN testified yesterday that the community group now in the national spotlight knew that most new voter registration forms it had gathered were fraudulent.
“Forty percent was OK,” said Anita Moncrief, referring to the number of bona fide registrations that officials at the Association of Community Organizations […]

and shake his (or her) hand: Huge Democrat Turn Out In Florida Turns Into Huge McCain-Palin Gains - UPDATED!
Democrats have an almost 2 to 1 advantage in numbers, yet McCain leads in the vote totals. RCP has Obama up 3.5% in Florida - totally opposite this massive wave of early voting.  According to a GMU […]

Dane and Associates poll (pdf):
Sample: 3657
MOE: ±3
Dem: 67%
GOP: 29%
Murtha: 45.5%
Russell: 43.7%
Again, note the party representation in the sample. Then note this:
McCain: 42.5%
Obama: 44.2%

The Review Journal:
With the election still a week away, nearly a quarter of the Nevada electorate has already cast ballots, according to the secretary of state.
Through the end of voting Sunday, about 300,000 people had voted early statewide, a turnout of 24.9 percent of the state’s 1.2 million active voters. In Clark County, 211,000 had […]

The local rag a couple of weeks ago announced that The First Dude would be at the Homecoming tailgate, but didn’t bother to write a story afterward. They did cover last night’s Palin rally. And Mitch, who was just going to go, got lassoed into working the rally.

How does somebody with so little political (or common) sense who is so scornful of his own constituents get elected in the first place — much less re-elected for 87 years?

And I wouldn’t complain about carpetbaggers if I were a Democrat. If it weren’t for carpetbaggers, Democrats wouldn’t have half the seats in Congress they […]

A long-time friend from Indiana sent me this, and I’m posting it with permission. It echoes some things I’ve been wanting to say but haven’t, because — frankly — I’m fairly disgusted. With the Democrats. With a faction in the GOP. With the nation at large. When I can calmly discuss it, I will.
Here it […]

but after the election, not before. The tax raise was on those making $250,000 a year and up. Then, it went to $200,000. Now, it’s $150,000.
So how far down will they dare adjust it before the election?

And I may not go to the rally tonight. I know, I know, but remember: I’ve been to three so far. Look, it’s cold as hell. Well, it’s technically 41, but it’s very windy. I looked at the temp, threw on a T-shirt and a windbreaker, and went to headquarters. I was way underdressed. And […]

Rob Bluey, courtesy of David Thompson.
In a local restaurant my server had on an Obama 08 tie; again I laughed as he had given away his political preference - just imagine the coincidence. When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution […]

Oh, when the moonbats go off their meds! And a pop quiz.
Which candidate running for president today…
…has threatened the FCC licenses of television stations choosing to run ads produced by independent groups supporting his opponent?
…had taxpayer funded “Truth Quads” comprised of prosecutors and law enforcement officers threatening his ideological opponents in an effort to stifle […]

I’m not big on identity politics, but this woman has a point.
I cannot predict who will win the presidential campaign, but I already know who will lose big: all women.
I realized this when I saw a 20-something male student who attends a class in the community college where I teach, wearing a T-shirt that […]

especially Michigan, via Frugal Hoosiers, I found this about Mitch Daniels.
Between 2005 and 2006 - with a Republican legislature - deficit spending was wiped away with a balanced budget. A bipartisan effort on telecommunications reform in 2006 brought broadband services to more than 100 rural communities, creating more than 2,000 new jobs across and […]