THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Democrats’ impeachment scheme heads toward disappointment

'Tis the season for holiday hopes, but Democrats in Washington may have gotten too greedy with their political wish list. Just as leaders of Congress' blue party eagerly launched their closing arguments in favor of impeaching President Trump for allegedly wielding the nation's foreign policy apparatus for personal gain, TVs from coast to coast displayed the president rocking the NATO summit in London for the good of the red, white and blue. Never-Trumpers pinning their impeachment hopes on convincing Americans not to believe their own eyes is a wish that would make Santa Claus roll his baby blues. Published December 4, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No legal grounds for impeachment

The Democrats have played their deceptive attempt to impeach President Trump in a manner that is against everything for which our basic rule of law has stood for more than two centuries. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Smith lied again when he said there is overwhelming evidence against Mr. Trump. Asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reopen incomplete investigations concerning Ukraine's work with the Democratic National Committee to dig up dirt against Mr. Trump in support of his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton was justified. Delaying aid to Ukraine was justified. Published December 4, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Hearings a despicable show

The first thing that popped into my mind as the Democrats conducted Wednesday's impeachment hearing was "The Three Stooges" show, because it truly was a Hollywood performance ("GOP witness says there is no evidence of bribery in impeachment inquiry," Web, Dec. 4). It was orchestrated by the counsel representing the Democrats, as he gave complete latitude to the "stooges" and stiff-armed professor Jonathan Turley. Published December 4, 2019

EDITORIAL: London Bridge terrorist’s victims were devoted to rehabilitating prisoners

Terrorist attacks on civilians are always outrageous, grotesque and tragic. But the atrocity last week in London was darkly ironic, too. Published December 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Obama deserved impeachment

So, Rep. Jerry Nadler may use much of the time during today's Judiciary Committee hearing to have constitutional scholars attempt to characterize President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as "high crimes and misdemeanors," justifying impeachment ("Trump set to spurn impeachment hearing, White House says," Web, Nov. 27). I would encourage the American people to review what didn't justify impeachment — and we need only review the actions of our last president to see these. Published December 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Congress’ despicable behavior

As one of the millions of hard-working, taxpaying American citizens, I am appalled by the current state of affairs in America. The circus we have in Washington, specifically in the U.S. House of Representatives, affects us all. Published December 3, 2019

EDITORIAL: Americans choose holiday cheer over impeachment

Forgetting the lesson from the boy who cried wolf, Democrats have lost their grip on the public's attention toward their incessant schemes for dumping President Trump. Published December 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Pythonesque Democrats

Living in Britain, I enjoyed the humor of John Cleese and his associates in the TV program "Monty Python's Flying Circus." The series and its later films highlighted an ability to poke fun at the pomposity of life. It led to the coining of a new English word, pythonesque, which is used to describe the ridiculous. Published December 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Not entitled to special treatment

The tactics of the LGBTQ lobby to undermine the rule of law and trample the rights of other Americans by playing the victim at every turn must not be allowed to succeed. The latest heinous example is the attempt of certain Department of Justice LGBTQ employees to confuse the public with regard to Attorney General William Barr and influence the Supreme Court with regard to the cases involving gay and transgender plaintiffs now before the court ("Justice Department's LGBTQ workers say administration's stance on protections harming morale," Web, Nov. 28). Published December 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: Backlash against Colin Kaepernick was swift, predictable

When the Minnesota Vikings take on the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, it will wrap up Week 12 of the 2019-20 NFL season. That's three-quarters of the way through the 16-game regular season, and Colin Kaepernick remains a quarterback in search of a team that will hire him. Published December 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: What abuse of power?

The Democrats and career bureaucrats in the federal government are learning that the president of the United States has the ultimate authority in the executive branch of government. The deep-state lifers have their own agenda and they are finding out the hard way that the president has the ultimate authority to assert his own agenda. Published December 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Clintons still in it to win it

While the desperate Clintons continue working hard to manipulate and lead their long line of anonymous, deep-state operatives into attemting to impeach Donald Trump, what's become clear are deeper Clinton motivations to secretly destroy the Trump-Pence presidency. Published December 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Utter hypocrisy

To get a current measure of Democratic/liberal hypocrisy, just read the articles about Joe Biden's son (if you can find any), and instead of reading "Hunter Biden," insert "Eric Trump." Try to imagine if the press coverage or congressional interest would be any different. Published November 28, 2019

EDITORIAL: Mike Bloomberg foolishly joins the 2020 Democratic race

If it were happening in Russia or Ukraine, we could imagine the script the media would be reciting: "An oligarch with a media empire and deep connections to the leading party in the lower assembly is running for president. He is spending tens of millions of dollars of his own money to secure victory. He is silencing the media." Published November 28, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: College isn’t for everyone

Not all parents who pay college tuition are bourgeois — indeed, some are as "woke" as their children. But for those parents who cling to their antiquated bourgeois values and beliefs, Thanksgiving dinner this year may be more of a shock than in years past ("Pete Buttigieg releases college affordability and workforce development proposal," Web, Nov. 18). Published November 28, 2019

EDITORIAL: Double trouble with China and North Korea

As China goes, so goes North Korea. It's an obvious takeaway from the recent contentious behavior of the Asian giant that is imitated by its junior partner. Satirist Mark Twain once said, "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Based on his thorny dealings with the troublesome duo, President Trump would likely say the same about a bad example. Published November 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: On left, no place for white men

I have found that there is just no place for me in the world of politics. The female 2020 presidential candidates, campaign staffers and news media people mostly seem to have overinflated egos and dislike men. The same is true of many female newspaper editors, but it seems to be less true of them than it is for the political women. It also seems to be true of other causes and their organizations. And I don't want to be somewhere I am not wanted. Published November 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Schiff’s illegal ‘parody’

Once again the Democrats have cost the taxpayer millions of dollars with their latest witch hunt. In the process, its leader, Rep. Adam Schiff, has committed numerous criminal acts against the president and all Americans through lies and deception that violate his oath of office. One of the most serious crimes Mr. Schiff has committed is forging a declassified document submitted as evidence by President Trump in the impeachment investigation. Published November 26, 2019

EDITORIAL: Hollywood spreads fear and outrage over PFAS

Mark Ruffalo, who is probably best known for playing Dr. Bruce Banner in the movies set in the Marvel Comics Universe, testified before Congress last week about the alleged dangers posed by PFAS, a group of chemicals some have alleged are poisoning the nation's groundwater. Published November 25, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: End ‘Pay to Slay’ now

The first step toward Middle East peace is to end the hatred. With such strong hatred in the Arab streets, any reasonable leader should think twice before taking a chance. Published November 25, 2019