THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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EDITORIAL: Standing still on unemployment
Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday show the unemployment rate has refused to budge. Despite 227,000 new jobs in February, the number of unemployed Americans remained unchanged at 12.8 million, as did the high 8.3 percent unemployment rate. Some 5.4 million have been jobless for more than 27 weeks, and a million have simply thrown in the towel and no longer look for work. These grim facts leave little room for optimism. Published March 9, 2012
EDITORIAL: Why Obama fears Israel
President Obama offered to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu military assistance for a strike on Iran. The catch is, Israel must delay action until after the November election. That's according to several major news outlets which ran reports based on unnamed sources from Monday's White House meeting. Whether or not this report is accurate, it underscores the power dynamics behind the nascent crisis with the Islamic Republic. Published March 8, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama and the assassin’s creed
This week, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. laid out the Obama administration's rationale for assassinating Americans abroad. Cutting through the rhetoric, the argument still amounts to saying, "because we can." Published March 7, 2012
EDITORIAL: Cash for billionaires
Democrats are fond of playing the class-warfare card in calling for tax hikes on "millionaires and billionaires." It's their way of pretending to stand for the little guy. The latest actions in the Senate, however, show they stand more with the ultra-wealthy than with middle-class taxpayers. Published March 7, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s Internet police
It's the same old story. Ever since the Internet became popular, politicians have looked for a way to sink their claws into it. They hate the idea that the public might communicate and engage in commerce largely free from governmental red tape. So President Obama last month announced a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights to give Uncle Sam more of a role in shaping the online experience. Published March 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: The myth of crippling sanctions
The White House keeps waiting for "crippling sanctions" to have an impact on Iran's nuclear program. It will be a long wait. Published March 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s very small stick
President Obama says he has Israel's back. The question now is whether anyone believes him. Published March 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama undermines coal
The genius of the free market is that it provides consumers with more for less. That principle is turned on its head in the Obama era, as Americans face the prospect of getting less for more when it comes to powering their homes and workplaces. In a poor economy, that's bad news for folks who've already tightened their belts to the final hole. Published March 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Taking back property rights
Congress is taking steps to reverse a Supreme Court decision that turned a thriving middle-class community into a waterfront wasteland. It's about time Kelo was knocked off-kilter. Published March 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: Big government expectations
The government has grown so large that nobody really knows where its $3.8 trillion in annual spending goes. Each year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) tries - and fails - to make sense of federal-agency ledgers. On Thursday, GAO refused once again to certify the official balance sheets because they are so shoddily kept. Published March 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: State pensions in the red
New York is the latest state struggling to bail out its overgrown public pension system. Like the retirement programs of other state and local governments nationwide, the Empire State's program is in the red, and it's looking for $750 million in loans this year. What's worrisome is that until just a few years ago, New York pensions were considered adequately funded. Published March 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: Assad the war criminal
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Syrian strongman Bashar Assad might be a war criminal. The question is how many more civilians he has to kill to convince her. Published March 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s unfair tax hikes
President Obama says wealthy Americans need to pay significantly higher taxes. A new poll shows most Americans think the rich should get a tax cut. Published February 29, 2012
EDITORIAL: Keeping Obama guessing on Iran
Israel has adopted a new "don't ask, don't tell" policy. In this case, it refers to not telling President Obama about presumed plans to take military action against Iran. Published February 29, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s goofy green gas
President Obama says there are no "silver bullets" that can shoot down gasoline prices that have skyrocketed from $4 a gallon to $5. Nevertheless, he's seized upon algae - his fuel of the future - as a solution. It may be inventive to turn turtle food into gas, but until turtle shells sport racing stripes, America's drivers are likely to prefer petroleum products to power their rides. Published February 28, 2012
EDITORIAL: Virginia’s taxing governor
With the Republican National Convention less than six months away, candidates vying for the GOP nod are starting to give thought to possible running mates. In discussions of how best to achieve geographic and ideological balance on a ticket, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's name frequently pops up. Based on his recent actions, it shouldn't. Published February 28, 2012
EDITORIAL: Afghan havoc
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has bemoaned the politicization of the current chaos in Afghanistan. She has yet to raise that objection against the Obama administration's crowing about the death of Osama bin Laden. Published February 27, 2012
EDITORIAL: Disabling employment
The Labor Department is about to make it harder for the disabled to find a job. The new policy is a painful reminder why it is important to get away fast when the government says it is trying to help you. Published February 24, 2012
EDITORIAL: Global warming’s desperate caper
For believers in a science that supposedly is "settled," global-warming advocates are awfully concerned about the need to silence dissent. Last week, the ethics chairman for the American Geophysical Union resigned in disgrace over his role in a black-bag job meant to intimidate the Heartland Institute, one of the most effective voices questioning the anti-carbon-dioxide orthodoxy. Published February 23, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s burning Koran apology
Raucous Afghan mobs have forced a presidential apology, even after two American soldiers were killed. The extremists win again. Published February 23, 2012
