THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Mitt Romney for president, or something

Mitt Romney is nothing if not flexible, and he usually bends a little to the left. He has been in the public eye for decades, but he has served only four years in an elective office, as governor of Massachusetts. He has now been the junior senator from Utah for a day. His dearth of time in office hasn't been for lack of trying. He ran for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1994, governor of Massachusetts in 2002, president in 2008, president again in 2012, and finally for the Senate in Utah. Mr. Romney has either a profound determination to serve his country, or an ardent craving for the spotlight. Maybe it's a little of both. Published January 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Cartels thrive on border chaos

It's time to give our border control agents college credits for their resumes. How about three credit hours for day care support, three credit hours for medical care against infectious diseases and three credit hours for trying to provide security for America? Published January 3, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: More black conservatives needed

It is my belief that illegal immigration affects African-Americans the most of any demographic. The House has 45 African-American representatives, none of whom supports President Trump's border wall. Of the 45 representatives, two are Republicans, Will Hurd and Mia Love. But as of today the Republicans will only have Will Hurd alone, who won by 1 percent of the votes. Mia Love lost her seat to Ben McAdams. Published January 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: President Trump reluctantly pulls back from declaring ISIS ‘graveyard dead’

With American troops and military installations spread on all continents, the importance of a mere 2,000 troops in Syria would seem Lilliputian. But from world media over the past few days, you might think it's as crucial as the withdrawal from Saigon in the previous century. Published January 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Admit probe failure already

Two recent stories, "Dossier fails the test of time; Trump-Russia collusion claims now called 'likely false'" (Web, Dec. 30) and "'Real Justice Department' veteran emerges as Mueller's top courtroom adversary" (Web, Jan. 1) are onto something in covering challenges to original Trump-Russia "collusion" claims. Published January 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: Elizabeth Warren and spiking the American dream

The Iowa caucuses, Round One in the quadrennial exercise leading to the election of a president, are still a year away, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts delivered a fix this week for Democrats who can't wait to get started on the considerable task of deposing Donald Trump. Published January 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Cherry-picking Jesus references

Some members of the Democratic Party recently brought Christmas into the illegal-immigration debate by claiming that Jesus was a refuge who went to Egypt to avoid being killed by King Herod. Published January 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: MAD not enough

It is remarkable that 35 years after President Reagan's introduction of a non-nuclear-defense program (SDI) commentary writers should still be arguing over the concept of space-based interceptors. In "Return of the MAD men" (Web, Dec. 27) Peter Vincent Pry criticizes Jim Miller and Frank Rose for their recent article "Bad idea Space-Based Interceptors and Space-Based Directed Energy Systems." Published January 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: NFL on way out?

The sorry state of the Redskins organization always seems to find a way to get even worse. It's hard to understand the Dan Snyder-Bruce Allen relationship unless you believe that marriage is made in heaven. These two masterminds live by a code: If it's broke, don't fix it. Published December 31, 2018

EDITORIAL: A welcome new year dawns with hope and opportunity

What a way to finish. Like a marathoner whose spent legs go wobbly a hundred yards shy of the tape, the nation seemed about to fall on its face during the waning days of the old year, as if barely able to straggle to the starting line of the new one. Before assuming that past performance is indicative of what's to come, however, it's instructive to remember that night follows day, the moon waxes and wanes, and the future, unlike the past, is not written in stone. It's a blank slate on which an industrious people record their work. Published December 31, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Carbon tax would set us back

There seems to be some support in Congress for creating a federal carbon fee. Yet nearly all of what has been stated in its favor is false. Published December 31, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Scam preys on elderly

Readers should be aware of a scam being perpetrated against the elderly. I recently received a phone call from an individual who claimed to be my grandson. He disguised his voice to sound as if he had been in an accident. He said he was in jail in upstate New York and needed $10,000 in cash to pay his bail. He said he had been in an accident, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and had crashed into another vehicle. Published December 30, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Compromise to end clownishness

The ongoing federal government shutdown reminds me of "Stuck In The Middle With You" by the band Stealers Wheel, specifically the lyrics "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you." It perfectly sums up the chaos and gridlock in Washington. Published December 30, 2018

EDITORIAL: Taiwan prospers despite continuing resentment from the mainland

The more China tries to minimize the success of Taiwan which is officially the Republic of China — the more important Taiwan becomes in the international order. It is, says one diplomat, "one of the greater ironies of our time." Published December 30, 2018

EDITORIAL: Runaway partisanship chugs toward a not-so-happy new year

Washington has always been a mixture of principle and power, but seldom has the concoction been so explosive. As tumultuous as the past two years have been with Republicans lodged at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, the next two with resurgent Democrats commanding the House of Representatives promise to be far coarser. Anticipating the coming clash, Americans are bracing for impact. Published December 27, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Real journalists hold feet to fire

Bravo Chris Wallace, who like many reporters at Fox News of late is starting to behave like a professional journalist rather than a Trump sycophant. Recently, Mr. Wallace astutely interviewed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and held his feet to the fire on the question of whether President Trump lied about the two felonies for which the federal court in the Southern District of New York has accused him of being an unindicted co-conspirator. Published December 27, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Flynn the fall guy

Although thinly reported by the mainstream media, it's beginning to appear that it's not Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn but several FBI agents involved in persecuting him who should be locked up. These agents include James Comey, who is selling books about what he can't remember under oath; Robert Mueller, who is delegating to other persecutors the discovery of excuses to impeach our president; Andrew McCabe, who is seeking new funding for his wife's stalled political career; and Peter Strzok, who is busy texting his agent mistress. Published December 27, 2018

EDITORIAL: The unnecessary partial government shutdown

Poor Donald Trump. At least that's how the president was feeling on Christmas Eve, according to his own Twitter account. "I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security," he proclaimed. "At some point the Democrats not wanting to make a deal will cost our Country more money than the Border Wall we are all talking about. Crazy!" Published December 26, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Penny Marshall’s big impact

Although Penny Marshall, who passed away last week, was better known for her role of Laverne DeFazio in the classic hit comedy TV program "Laverne & Shirley," she did her best work and had her greatest impact and influence as a movie director. Published December 26, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left silent on important day

Thank you to Rebecca Hagelin for bringing to light the widespread, unnoticed recent passing of the 227th anniversary of the ratification of the First Amendment ("Apathy, ignorance for First Amendment attack our freedoms," Web, Dec. 16). This is quite remarkable when one considers how the liberal left wraps itself in that amendment to enable the constant chastisement of anything and anyone further "right" than themselves. Published December 26, 2018