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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Freebies’ really just theft

Amid all the analyses of the costs of such programs as college tuition, the Green New Deal, Medicare for all, etc., two far more important points are being overlooked. First, by claiming these programs will be "free," the proponents actually mean that our taxes will pay for them. We work to earn the money to pay the taxes that will pay other people's bills. If Person A is forced to work to pay Person B's bills, Person A is forced to perform involuntary servitude, also known as slavery. Even if there is no pseudo-legal document purporting to give title to the body of Person A, it is still the essence of slavery: Forcing one person to work for the benefit of another. Published February 20, 2019

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, listens as Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, talks about border security after making a surprise visit to the press briefing room of the White House in Washington. Trump and Judd share an ominous view of the southern border and a certainty that a wall along the boundary is urgently needed to stop what they’ve described as a humanitarian crisis. Judd, a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol, has helped to validate Trump’s fiery immigration rhetoric and affirm the president’s conviction the border with Mexico is a frequently lawless place. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

EDITORIAL: Border wall skeptics can only offer castles in the sky

The war of words opposing President Trump's relentless quest for a wall on the southern border has uncorked a flood of flapdoodle toward the fundamental security of the United States. Foolishness can sometimes be funny, but grins fade and eyes roll when the assault on common sense borders on the absurd. Published February 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: End six-figure job training

I wonder how many people in our country would hire inexperienced, outrageously priced mechanics to work on their cars. Probably very few. Yet what is the difference between that and some of the people we've elected to Congress? Published February 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Boot Omar from committee

In her fervid hatred of Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has recklessly placed an Islamic-terrorist sympathizer and supporter in a crucial role on the U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, has complete access to classified and sensitive information about our military, Americans in critical government roles and U.S. goals. Published February 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Danger’ not a crisis?

I really have to laugh. Those who represent me in Congress, Rep. Steny Hoyer and Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, are telling me that there is no crisis on our border with Mexico. Mr. Hoyer even went down to the border to see for himself. I wonder if they would go to the Sonoran Desert National Monument south of Interstate 8, where Americans are warned not to go because it is too dangerous. If Americans are told not to visit that area of their own country due to smuggling and illegal immigration, isn't that a crisis? Published February 18, 2019

In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, file photo, trade show attendees examine handguns and rifles in the Smith & Wesson display boot at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Tradeshow, in Las Vegas. With all major markets in a severe sell-off Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, shares of companies that make guns surged as new data pointed to strong sales at the close of 2015, a year marked by mass shootings in Paris and California, and new political pressure to tighten regulations. Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. rose almost 6 percent Monday, one of the biggest percentage gains over the past year for the gunmaker. Its shares hit an all-time high two weeks earlier. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

EDITORIAL: No apologies needed by companies doing what they’re supposed to do

The poisonous activism of social justice warriors has spread into the nation's corporate boardrooms. As activists — some might call them partisan troublemakers — on the outside decry the corruption and evildoing of big business, others have worked their way inside to offer resolutions to require companies to "do good," as the warriors define "good." Published February 18, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: McCabe claims just more garbage

According to the oleaginous fired acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, within four months of President Trump's inauguration, the leaders of our federal police were actively plotting a bureaucratic coup d'etat to rid the petulant political and media establishment of this annoying and duly elected interloper ("McCabe admits DOJ talked Trump removal, says he ordered obstruction of justice probe," Web, Feb. 14). How chilling is that? Published February 18, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump must win against left

Finally, President Trump has declared the invasion at the border a national emergency ("Trump declares national emergency on border, taking extra money for wall," Web, Feb. 15). I am sure the globalists are squealing and will pay liberal politicians to fight him on this tooth and nail. They will take him to court. They will lie, cheat and steal to keep these Central American invaders coming in to drain our welfare safety net, bring in drugs and most of all vote in our elections for the Democrats. But Mr. Trump will win and they will lose. Published February 17, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Who really controls North Korea?

Is President Trump aware that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may not control the nuclear missiles in his country, and that he is probably acting as an instrument of China ("Can North Korea become Vietnam? Probably not," Web, Feb. 6)? Despite economic and political evidence to the contrary, our government has persisted in viewing North Korea as an independent rogue state rather than a Chinese agent. Clearly it is crucial for the president to know who controls the nuclear forces in North Korea. Published February 17, 2019

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Even while criticizing Donald Trump's confrontational stance toward his socialist government, Maduro said he holds out hope of meeting the U.S. president to resolve an impasse over his recognition of opponent Juan Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

EDITORIAL: Venezuelans want something to eat, and Nicolas Maduro is not listening

The only thing President Nicolas Maduro has to offer the Venezuelan people now is more Marxist cruelty. He has plenty of that. His country is slowly starving to death, with vast stocks of food (and medicines) awaiting delivery from Colombia and Brazil just next door. The groceries have collected there, a gift from the largesse of the United States and dozens of other nations. Published February 14, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Not even a minute for security

If each hour in a 40-hour work week equaled $100 billion, it would be equivalent to the $4-trillion annual U.S. budget. In that 40 hours, $1.375 billion allotted for the border wall is equivalent to 50 seconds. Published February 14, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Treat treason accordingly

A Washington Times headline yesterday read, "McCabe admits DOJ talked Trump removal, says he ordered obstruction of justice probe" (Web, Feb. 14). Merriam-Webster defines a coup d'etat as "the overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group." There are currently American men and women in our armed forces in harm's way all over the globe fighting the global war on terror. Put the pieces together and we have men and women at the Department of Justice who have actively engaged in the overthrow of a lawfully elected president of the United States during a time of war. Published February 14, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Act expansion makes no sense

As noted in "'Standard for equality': Congressional Democrats push for huge expansion to 1964 Civil Rights Act" (Web, Feb. 11): "The Equality Act would insert "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" into protections throughout the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But there is no logic for doing so. Published February 13, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Omar shows left’s anti-Jewish turn

It was surprising that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, well aware of the political views of freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, placed her on the Foreign Affairs Committe. Certainly it seems that Mrs. Pelosi, master politician, realized which way the wind is blowing as far as Israel is concerned. Published February 13, 2019

"I don't have a political machine," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat. "I don't come from money, but what I do have is this — I have grit." (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Amy Klobuchar wins high praise for her ‘Minnesota nice’

Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic senator from Minnesota, announced her candidacy for president the other day and several Republican colleagues were prominent among those who noticed. If the Republican side of the U.S. Senate were an oil field, Mrs. Klobuchar hit a gusher. Published February 12, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Don’t take this lousy ‘Deal’

Our gross domestic product, the total value of goods and services produced by everyone and everything in the U.S., is $19.4 trillion a year. Medicare for all will cost $30 trillion over 10 years. So essentially the entire GDP of the U.S. for 1.5 years out of every 10 years will be allocated toward Medicare for all. Published February 12, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Omar ‘apology’ means nothing

No, Nancy, an unequivocal apology is not good enough ("Top Democrats force Ilhan Omar to apologize for Jewish money tweets," Web, Feb. 11). That Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the two first Muslim congresswomen, are racists is a stain on the Democratic Party. They should have been vetted and ejected from the party long before the midterm elections. Published February 12, 2019

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen before the sun rises in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Revelations about officers in the intelligence community demand scrutiny

Spooks sometimes like to make up their own rules. They're often up against a ruthless enemy of the nation, and it's tempting to think anything goes. It's becoming clear now that certain officers within the U.S. intelligence community took considerable liberties with the tools of their trade to watch certain civilians inside the 2016 Trump presidential campaign. Published February 11, 2019