John Hawkins' Favorite 30 Opinion Columnists For The 2nd Quarter Of 2005 (Pundit Ping)

Rightwingnews.com ^ | June 14, 2005 | John Hawkins

[OESY]

Here's John Hawkins' current faves for best opinion columnists, in descending order. Do you agree or disagree?

30) Fred Barnes
29) Bill O'Reilly
28) Ralph Reiland
27) Heather Mac Donald
26) Larry Kudlow
25) Linda Chavez
24) Robert Novak
23) Mona Charen
22) Ralph Peters
21) Larry Elder
20) Brendan Miniter
19) Tony Blankley
18) James Lileks
17) Kathleen Parker
16) Michael Barone
15) Rich Lowry
14) John Podhoretz
13) John Tierney
12) Jeff Jacoby
11) Jack Kelly
10) Michelle Malkin
9) Walter Williams
8) Jonah Goldberg
7) David Limbaugh
6) Charles Krauthammer
5) John Leo
4) Victor Davis Hanson
3) Thomas Sowell
2) Ann Coulter
1) Mark Steyn

[OESY]

Personally, I would pull Peters who hyped Abu Ghraib abuses before the rest of the MSM followed his line that the abuses shamed all service persons past and present. I would also pull O'Reilly who I find insufferable to watch or read. I would add Peggy Noonan and John Fund.

[cripplecreek]

I used to live next door to a John Hawkins when I was a kid.

[tet68]

I'd bump O'Reily, never read anything by him that really
struck me.

[printhead]

I would add Wes Pruden to my top 5.

[Wheens]

I would have added Debra Saunders to my list.

[Atchafalaya]

I think the list is upside down.

[OESY]

Ann Coulter needs to be pulled. She's all attacks and no substance.

Let me come to Ann's defense, not that she needs me. I find she has an uncanny way of exposing how ridiculous a person's position is on a given issue, often uniquely linking historical and legal with the absurd. Her sense of humor, and of the jugular, combine to make me chuckle at her insights and phrasing. She's a gem to be admired and, in my mind, has earned a spot near the top of any list of best pundits.