Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Eric Trump’s head-thumping call to conservatives
Eric Trump said on national television in an interview on Fox News that one of his biggest wishes was for someone to start fighting for his father. He's absolutely right. President Donald Trump hasn't just been the only guy in the ring. He's also gone far beyond regular fight time, well on his way toward his bazillionth round. Published August 1, 2017
Donald Trump’s call to cut Congress’ perks an about-time moment
President Donald Trump set the nation's tongues a-wagging with a couple of recent tweets that suggested if Congress failed to repeal Obamacare, then congressional members would lose their own cushy health care subsidies. Good. Actually, Congress should lose these subsidies no matter what. Published August 1, 2017
Mitch McConnell halts recess in face of Trump Twitter storm on Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told his troops to get back to business, rather than take their traditional August recess. Call it the President Donald Trump Effect. Call it the Voter Effect. Whatever it's called, fact is: Outrage over failed Obamacare repeal has forced the Senate's hands. Published July 31, 2017
Matt Drudge nails it: John McCain is face of ‘corruption’
Matt Drudge of Drudge Report fame didn't take kindly to Sen. John McCain's recent thumbs-down vote on Obamacare repeal. Published July 31, 2017
Nikki Haley: ‘Done talking’ about North Korea
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sent out some strong messaging via Twitter about North Korea, telling the world of social media readers that the time of simply tough talking was nearing an end. Agreed. Nobody likes to bring it up. But regime change is the only way to stop North Korea from its global aggressions. Published July 31, 2017
Chuck Schumer gets nanny tough on fast-food sandwich wraps
Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, has found a new fight -- and fast-food wrapper is thy name. He wants the feds to investigate them. And not just fast-food wrappers. Cups and cartons, too. Wonder which industry forgot to pay off Schumer this month -- chemicals or fast food? Published July 31, 2017
Republicans and Obamacare: Sound and fury, signifying nothing
Republicans may have tried to present as if they were fighting the good fight on Obamacare since 2010. But truly, they've been missing the mark, not just recently, but for years. Their whole messaging has been one big sound, one rush of fury, all signifying nothing. Published July 29, 2017
John McCain: Traitor to the conservative cause
There are video clips floating about devoted entirely to showing the dramatic few seconds on the Senate floor when Sen. John McCain cast his no-vote to Obamacare repeal. Pick one and watch it. They're good visuals of what betrayal looks like. Published July 28, 2017
Anthony Scaramucci’s vulgarities reminiscent of Rahm Emanuel
Anthony Scaramucci went on a rambling, near-epic and vulgarity-laced rant to a writer for the New Yorker, Ryan Lizza. We haven't had this much shock and awe with vulgarities since Rahm Emanuel's White House days. Published July 28, 2017
Mitch McConnell tosses white towel on Obamacare, cedes to Dems
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threw in the white flag on Obamacare repeal on Friday, admitting defeat and telling his Republicans in a voice that seemed close to cracking that it's "time to move on" to other matters. Published July 28, 2017
Michael Moore, off rocker, recommends transgenders ‘refuse to leave’
Michael Moore has gone off the deep end of reality and called for transgender individuals to rise up against their military leaders and simply "refuse to leave." Published July 27, 2017
Six Republican senators we don’t need
There are six things which the Lord hates, seven which are an abomination to him -- likewise, there are six Republicans who voted for Obamacare repeal two years ago, seven who voted against it now. Published July 27, 2017
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s ex-IT guy prompts talk of ‘treason’
What's the extent of national security damage done by Imran Awan, the Pakistani-born former IT guy for Debbie Wasserman Schultz? We just don't know. But the word "treason" is already being slung. Published July 27, 2017
Donald Trump’s greatest tweet ever
President Donald Trump, just a few hours ago, put out what's probably his Best. Tweet. Ever. In all caps, he blasted: "IN AMERICA WE DON'T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT -- WE WORSHIP GOD." Bam. Published July 27, 2017
Princeton on the prowl to emasculate men
Princeton University just announced a new position, the "Interpersonal Violence Clinician and Men's Engagement Manager." They're seeking qualified candidates now. The best will be the man who most acts like a woman. Published July 27, 2017
Trump trans-ban: A gun control Dems should love
So President Donald Trump's banned transgenders from serving in the U.S. military, and now, the left's gone nuts. The question is: Why? Transgenderism is a mental disorder. And we know the left is all about curbing the Second Amendment access to those with mental disorders. Right? Published July 26, 2017
Jeff Sessions — happily — to get hot on criminal leakers
First Anthony Scaramucci -- now Jeff Sessions. The attorney general -- the one whose come under fire by President Donald Trump for recusing himself weeks ago from all-things-Russia tied to the 2016 election -- is about to get hot on criminal leakers. This can only be a boon to the White House. Published July 26, 2017
Hillary Clinton’s upcoming book: Make way for the pity party
Hillary Clinton, of "I Should've Won the White House!" fame, apparently isn't content to deliver 10- and 20-second talking points from her national podium about the dang Russians who worked with President Donald Trump to give him that presidential title. She's gotta write a book about it, too. Published July 26, 2017
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Pakistani IT guy arrested at airport
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's top information technology guy, the Pakistani-born Imran Awan -- who was under investigation by the FBI for theft and cybersecurity-tied abuses -- was arrested at Dulles International Airport as he tried to flee the country. And now Democrats are rushing to defend him, saying he's the target of massive federal Islamophobia. Published July 26, 2017
Psychiatrists agree: It’s OK to smear Trump
A noted psychiatrists' association put out a memo to members to suggest it's quite OK for them to publicly comment on President Donald Trump's mental state -- the heck with a longstanding "Goldwater rule" prohibiting such opining. And the circle of sharks about Trump's White House grows wider. Published July 25, 2017