THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left yearns for President Pence?

Donald Trump is the duly elected president of the United States. Elections are a process with winners and losers. If you don't like the outcome, you have the next election to offer your platform. That's what elections are all about. Published November 6, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Nats ‘drought’ not so long

While the Washington Nationals deserve tremendous credit for their amazing run to this year's World Series championship, this was not "the city's first [title] since 1924 — ending a 95-year drought" ("View from the top: Nationals deliver jubilant city a dream come true," Web, Oct. 31). Published November 6, 2019

EDITORIAL: Elections in Argentina see a return of the Peronists

Cry, yet again, for Argentina. The South American nation — rich in farmland, durable institutions and an educated population — has, for nearly a century, been an economic basket case. With the results of its recent presidential election, that sad tale looks set to continue. Published November 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No basis for impeachment

What is constitutional impeachment? Where and when did it originate? When is impeachment to be used and under what circumstances? If you've wondered any of this, I recommend "Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems" by Raoul Berger. The U.S. Constitution states a president may be impeached for bribery, treason, and high crimes and misdemeanors. Bribery and treason need little explanation. The debate comes when one attempts to define high crimes and misdemeanors. Published November 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Trump

I want to thank President Trump for igniting the economy to help so many people who want to work but who were previously unable to find jobs. Published November 5, 2019

EDITORIAL: Elizabeth Warren’s plan for ‘Medicare for All’ would harm the middle class

When it comes to the shell game, the best advice is not to play. Elizabeth Warren claims her new "Medicare for All" proposal presents the nation with a winning health care system without raising middle-class taxes. It's a sleight-of-hand plan that would shuffle costs around while worsening them in the process. Published November 4, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump not like Nixon, Clinton

Democrats are trying to point out supposed double standards at play in the GOP by pointing out that the Republicans changed the rules during the Benghazi closed-door hearings — hence why the Democrats want closed-door impeachment hearings now. But you can't compare the impeachment of a sitting president to the Benghazi closed-door hearings. Published November 4, 2019

EDITORIAL: 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls still have little chance of defeating Trump

It's being characterized variously as "anxiety" (The Washington Post), "handwringing" (The Hill), "a Maalox moment" and "alarm" (The New York Times), and "growing uncertainty" and "a pervasive feeling of unease" (the Associated Press). Published November 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Just more of the same

As the 2020 election approaches, the cold war started by the Democrats two years ago has been ramped up to prevent the re-election of President Trump. The "whistleblower" report is essentially just a continuation of the second Steele opposition-research dossier. Published November 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Enough is enough

Since the day of his inauguration, President Trump has been the target of impeachment attempts by the Democrats. This clearly demonstrates that the left sees impeachment as a political weapon rather than as a way to protect our country from a rogue president, which is what it was designed to be. First came the manufactured Russia-collusion allegations, which consumed our politics, media and money for nearly three years and greatly inhibited our president from doing his job. Now we have the phone-call allegations. Published November 3, 2019

EDITORIAL: Denying fundamental fairness will come back to haunt Democrats

"Boo" only startles when its target is caught by surprise. Democrats chose Halloween to spring a preliminary impeachment vote on the nation, but their move was spotted a mile away. Adversaries of President Trump have been loudly proclaiming their intention to expel him from office since the day he was elected. Now that the campaign to unelect him is out in the open, partisan accusers operating in the shadows must step into the light. Judgment cuts both ways. Published October 31, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Congrats to Nats

Generally speaking, home-field advantage means everything in sports. Not so for this year's World Series. Published October 31, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Extremist history revision

The Washington Post obituary for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi identified the nefarious, Iraqi-born leader of the Islamic State (the one who ordered the rape, torture and murder of thousands, and who directed the bulldozing and destruction of dozens of religious sites and artifacts between June, 2014, and February, 2015) as an "austere religious scholar." I'm curious — in the interests of intellectual honesty, will The Post revise its historical record to pronounce 20th-century Nazi book burners "rigorous literary critics"? Published October 31, 2019

EDITORIAL: Hillary Clinton’s bewitching reign of error

"Have broomstick, will travel" is not how Hillary Clinton's calling card reads, but it should. The septuagenarian professional politician is swooping over the American landscape in her billowing jackets, threatening to once again lay waste to the presidential election process. Last time around, Republicans were relieved to have survived her reign of error. As All Hallow's Eve draws near, it is her own Democrats who are faced with uncertainty over what her threatened political resurrection might unleash. Published October 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Illegal vendetta actions

The words despicable and loathsome don't come close to accurately describing Reps. Jerry Nadler, Adam Schiff and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Published October 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Congress running roughshod

I'm a 74-year-old retiree and lifelong independent voter. As I watch and read about the ongoing impeachment proceedings against President Trump, I get more and more heartsick about the way Congress is behaving. Published October 30, 2019

EDITORIAL: Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be dissolved

The design of the United States government is riddled with checks and balances intended to prevent any one branch from becoming so powerful it could dominate the other two. This, the Founders believed, would safeguard our liberties. Published October 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Brexit the right choice for U.K.

The primary purpose of Brexit was for the United Kingdom to regain its sovereignty, and not be forced to adhere to the whims of Published October 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ouster attempt unpatriotic, period

Why does everyone who testifies before the House impeachment committees offer paeans to their own patriotism ("Army lieutenant colonel to testify in Trump impeachment inquiry," Web, Oct. 28)? Does anyone really doubt that a career army officer "defend[s] OUR country" (we apparently need the capital letters to get the message) or whether a career diplomat has "dedicated [his] life to serving U.S. interests"? Published October 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left doesn’t care about security

Last weekend I watched a news clip of Sen. Amy Klobuchar say what a good thing it was that we got Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — and then go on to lambaste President Trump and his foreign policy. Ms. Klobuchar failed to mention that it is Democrats like her that keep Mr. Trump from implementing any policy. He cannot get the backing he needs from Democrats because they want all the credit. Published October 28, 2019