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Dean Barnett blogs almost daily at HughHewitt.com. He has also been a frequent contributor to the Weekly Standard's online edition, The Daily Standard. He can be reached for comment at soxblog@aol.com.
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Dean Barnett (Apr 21, 2007)
Three short years ago before I started blogging, literally no one knew who I was outside of my family. And even my cousins would sometimes forget my name. And yet on... more
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Dean Barnett (Apr 07, 2007)
On 9/11, the passengers aboard United Flight 93 had an option – they could rely on the good intentions of their captors or they could fight back. When presented with this... more
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Dean Barnett (Mar 31, 2007)
In response to Barbara Walters' question of whether he would allow his wife Judith to sit in on Cabinet meetings if he becomes president, Rudy Giuliani said, "If she wanted... more
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Dean Barnett (Mar 24, 2007)
Are you ready for trans-partisan politics, a type of politics that transcends partisanship? Some of America’s leading politicians think you are. And really – after the last... more
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Dean Barnett (Mar 21, 2007)
Last week, the American government released a statement from al Qaeda's one-time operational czar Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Even allowing for an amount of potential blarney and... more
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Dean Barnett (Mar 06, 2007)
For conservatives, feeling besieged by the national media comes naturally.
Take Ann Coulter's little speech at CPAC last week where she called John Edwards a "faggot."... more
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Dean Barnett (Mar 03, 2007)
On Thursday, the king of the blogopshere Glenn Reynolds asked, “Is it my imagination, or is John McCain’s campaign unraveling all of a sudden?” In fairness to Glenn, the... more
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Dean Barnett (Feb 24, 2007)
The mainstream media’s fascination with Mitt Romney is rather odd. After all, Romney is still a second tier presidential contender who has but a fraction of the name... more
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Dean Barnett (Feb 23, 2007)
John McCain is hitting the campaign trail, and he's doing so with a predictable thud.
On Monday, the ever-eager-to-settle-a-score senator appeared in South Carolina and... more
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Dean Barnett (Feb 10, 2007)
What was he thinking?
As one looks back at John Edwards and his Potty-Mouthed bloggers, that’s the question that keeps springing to mind. What circuit misfired in the... more
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Dean Barnett (Feb 03, 2007)
You have to give Russ Feingold credit - he’s a man of his convictions. It’s true that those convictions are misguided and borderline insane, but at least he has the courage... more
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Dean Barnett (Feb 01, 2007)
On July 25, 2004, the Red Sox and Yankees tussled at Boston’s historic Fenway Park. The then-presumptive Democratic nominee for President was Massachusetts’ own John Kerry.... more
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Dean Barnett (Jan 27, 2007)
It must have been a fun week to be a leftist. The week began with news of significant carnage in Iraq. While many liberals harbor sympathy for put-upon Iraqis, many more... more
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Dean Barnett (Jan 20, 2007)
EVERYONE’S HEARD of the 9/11 Democrats. The 9/11 Democrats are people like actor Ron Silver, comedian Dennis Miller and blogger/author Roger L. Simon. Stunned by the events... more
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Dean Barnett (Jan 12, 2007)
If there’s a “product” screaming out for someone to invent a better mousetrap, it’s the political fundraiser. Leave it to Mitt Romney, the “Smarter than the Average Bear”... more
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Dean Barnett (Jan 05, 2007)
Oh dear. They’re back. Or more accurately, they never left. Like a pile of metaphorical dog poo that America’s collective shoe stepped in a few decades ago, our body... more