THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: How do the Democrats deal with Donald Trump’s exuberant economy?

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or whoever wins the Democratic presidential nomination next year has a big job ahead. The Democrats must find a way to repeal the first rule of campaign persuasion. "It's the economy, Stupid." Published May 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Let go of ‘collusion’ rant

The Mueller report has cleared President Trump of the allegations, made by sore-loser headmistress Hillary Clinton, that Mr. Trump enlisted the Russians to help him win the 2016 election. The damage to Mr. Trump and his administration caused by the false narrative during the two years of the Mueller probe can't be called justice. It was an injustice of the highest order — legally, morally and constitutionally. Published May 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: White or wheat? Doesn’t matter

Have you ever wondered where this "healthy whole grain" stuff comes from ("With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white bread," Web, May 2)? Just Google "healthy whole grains masturbation" and up comes Sylvester Graham (as in graham crackers) and on down the page the Kellogg family and John Harvey Kellogg (of the Kellogg Co.) come up. Nevermind the nutrition implications here because they are nearly all bad. The school lunch program is based on the anti-masturbation diet that goes all the way back to the early 19th century. This is your government and this is what passes for evidence-based nutrition. There is none, and it basically follows from a cult turned into a very profitable corporate enterprise. Published May 5, 2019

EDITORIAL: 2020 Democratic hopefuls all want the Rev. Al Sharpton’s blessing

Pete Buttigieg, Mayor Pete of South Bend, is the rising star of the Democrats this month, Beto having already had his 15 minutes of fame. Mayor Pete and his prospective first lady (sex no longer has anything to do with who's a lady and who's a gent) even made the cover of Time magazine. Published May 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Democrats can’t stay on-script

The Democrats' march to the cliff's edge in recent weeks ought to be apparent to anyone with at least a fifth-grade education. Five elements readily come to mind. Published May 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Clinton’s ‘obsession’

Now America has definitive proof, from her own mouth, that Hillary Clinton is delusional. She has actually said publicly that she is living "rent free" in President Trump's head, due to his "obsession" with her email situation. Why does she insist on humiliating herself? Published May 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: Economic growth is stunning, and a little celebration is appropriate

The U.S. Commerce Department's blockbuster news, that the economy grew by a stunning 3.2 percent in the first quarter, is good news for everybody unless you're one of the two dozen Democrats running for president. A little bipartisan celebration of the news is in order. Published May 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Biden is the immoral one

I find Joe Biden's accusations of President Trump to constitute a very strange double standard on many levels ("Joe Biden uses Trump's signature phrase against him: 'Make America Moral Again,'" Web, April 30). First, I find it very ironic that the ex-vice president would set himself up as a moral judge. His faith says that abortion is the killing of babies, yet he has been in leadership positions in a political party that not only supports abortion, but now also supports the killing of babies after their birth. That is immoral. Published May 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Two-state’ no solution for Israel

Shoshana Bryen ("The reality of the 'two-state solution,'" Web, April 29) correctly points out that a full-fledged state established under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority will inevitably be corrupt, belligerent and totalitarian — just like the PA regime is today — and would therefore endanger Israel and undermine American interests in the region. Published May 1, 2019

EDITORIAL: Impeachment may be fun, but elections are more efficient

Delirious Democrats, lost in a deep, dark hole of their own making, just can't put their shovels down. They just know that down there somewhere there's the key to ridding themselves of Donald Trump. Robert Mueller's Russia collusion report was a dry hole, but that must be because Attorney General William Barr is keeping the good stuff to himself. So it's back to the shovels. Published April 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Socialism just another con

There are many types of socialism, none of which works. Under USSR Socialism (Communism), Joseph Stalin killed millions of his own people, including nearly 800,000 executions and 1.7 million deaths in the gulags. Under this brand of socialism the common people suffered; they did not prosper as promised. Under China's Socialism (Communism), Mao Zedong killed at least 45 million of his own people. There, the common people still suffer (with the exception of that capitalist group formed to make money for the state) and have never had a choice. Under German Socialism (National Socialism, or Nazism), Adolf Hitler killed millions in death camps and started World War II, causing the deaths of millions more. Under German Socialism, the common people prospered for a few years, but then were totally destroyed along with their country. Published April 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ignorance looks bad on Biden

Joe Biden has had a long career in politics, checking many of the boxes that denote success in the glitzy world of the Beltway ("Joe Biden, the old bird who can't recall how to fly straight," Web, April 29). Sometimes he has stumbled and dribbled egg on his face, as when, in 1988, he cribbed part of British politician Neil Kinnock's personal story and reported it as his own. He belatedly owned up to that mistake (sort of) but the relief he felt at coming clean became a habit. So now that he has become one of the drove of Democrats seeking presidential gold, he is apologizing all over the place. Published April 30, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Capitalizing on atrocity

It certainly didn't take long following a deranged lowlife's attack on an innocent Jewish congregation observing the end of Passover for government tyrants to demand anti-constitutional laws be passed to disarm the American people. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is asking that Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham include provisions in the proposed Senate legislation for the complete outlawing from civilian ownership of every type of semi-automatic gun. As Rahm Emmanuel once said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste." That is exactly what these elected scumbags do time and again: Capitalize on the criminal behavior of the very few to deny the overwhelming vast majority its constitutional rights. Published April 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Distorted teachings justify killing

This Muslim-American says shame on the Easter Day Sri Lankan suicide bombers and all who target places of worship ("US raises travel warning after Sri Lanka suicide bombings," Web, April 26). Contrary to their twisted ideology of destroying churches, the true Islam instructs Muslims to in fact defend all places of worship. Published April 29, 2019

EDITORIAL: Easing gas mileage regulations would save lives and money

America is a nation on wheels. With 328 million prospective drivers eager to go about their business, the challenge is to build cars and trucks that meet a complex array of needs. To balance efficiency with costs, safety and environmental preservation, the Trump administration wants to relax fuel efficiency rules. Despite the inevitable obstacles, it's an adjustment that could pay off down the road. Published April 29, 2019

EDITORIAL: Losing the war in Afghanistan

The war in Afghanistan, which was an expensive losing proposition for the Russians, is proving to be an expensive losing proposition for the United States as well. The American struggle to root out terrorism and establish stability in Afghanistan, paid for by American blood and money, is failing. Published April 28, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No ex post facto laws

Cal Thomas' op-ed, "In defense of Kate Smith" (Web, April 24), refers to a fad that ought to be called anachronistic fake history. It holds that if behavior that was acceptable a century ago is no longer accepted by today's brighter lights, then the past must be corrected to say the behavior was wrong back then, too. This isn't just dishonest. It's asinine. It requires our dead ancestors to have foreseen that their ingrate progeny might decide to turn what was once all right into wrong. Published April 28, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump right about Gen. Lee

The political left is not satisfied unless it's always outraged. The Gen. Robert E. Lee furor is just the latest stupidity for it to get mad at ("Trump defends 'very fine people' remarks about Charlottesville protests," Web, April 26). And its constant ally, the mainstream media, is grasping at straws now that the Mueller has come out. Published April 28, 2019

EDITORIAL: Giving felons the right to vote is the latest big Democratic idea

Democrats can dream of a 50-state strategy, per Howard Dean, but it's only a dream. The South, once the exclusive preserve of Democrats and yellow dogs, is almost solid again, and this time Democrats and yellow dogs have been evicted and the region is red and safely Republican. The Rust Belt, once a Democratic stronghold, voted for Donald Trump, and might again. Bernie Sanders thinks he can fix all that by making the nation's prison population solid for the Democrats. Published April 25, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Un-American Omar, Tlaib

Incredibly, voters elected biased Muslim women to the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have established platforms of Jew-hating rhetoric. Is this typical of Muslim politicians? Published April 25, 2019