THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Democratic house party

A play about homelessness entitled "The Good Neighbor" debuts today in Northeast Washington, courtesy of the generous support of Fannie Mae - and, by extension, the U.S. taxpayer. Given the mortgage giant's prominent role in spreading misery and homelessness throughout the country, it's hard to think of a less appropriate corporate benefactor. Published October 27, 2010

EDITORIAL: New cardinal warns pro-abortion voters

The outcome in a handful of Senate races could alter the political direction of the country, and abortion is a pivotal issue. America's newest cardinal is urging Catholic voters to take their faith seriously and select only candidates committed to protecting innocent life. Published October 27, 2010

EDITORIAL: Expiration date for lawmakers

Change is coming to Washington, and there's hope on the horizon that America will ensnare the big-government colossus that's consuming our wealth and curtailing our liberty. But even after next week's elections, the temptation of pay-to-play politics, in which career officeholders sell access to the public till, will remain a threat. It's time to address the crisis of out-of-control government by imposing term limits on members of Congress who overstay their welcome on Capitol Hill. Published October 26, 2010

EDITORIAL: Built Ford tough

The Ford Motor Company is proving that stories about the death of capitalism have been greatly exaggerated. Published October 26, 2010

EDITORIAL: Karzai’s pieces of Iranian silver

Reports emerged over the weekend that Afghan President Hamid Karzai was accepting "bags of cash" from Iran. Tehran responded with its usual red-faced bluster: "The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly dismisses [these] false, ridiculous and insulting allegations." The story amounted to "baseless speculations" spread by the press to "confuse public opinion and damage the strong ties between the governments and nations of the Islamic republics of Afghanistan and Iran." Published October 26, 2010

EDITORIAL: A farewell to Harry and Nancy

To be ready for Election Day, savvy shoppers already have stocked up on sympathy cards from the Capitol Gift Shop. Current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, will be most in need of cheering up, as she is unlikely to wield a gavel next year. The only question, according to the polls, is whether Republicans can defy the odds and sweep the tight races needed to wrest control of the Senate, too. Either way, it's best to have a card prepared for current Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who's trailing Republican challenger Sharron Angle in the most recent surveys. Published October 25, 2010

EDITORIAL: Green lipstick on the stimulus pig

With a week before the midterm elections, Democrats are up to their usual shenanigans. The Obama White House and liberals in Congress are trying to convince taxpayers that more government spending on "sustainable" stuff can put America back to work. More of the same misguided policies won't deflect the blow that job-conscious voters will deliver at the ballot box on Nov. 2. Published October 25, 2010

EDITORIAL: Declare war on Wikileaks

The Wikileaks organization has morphed from a relatively harmless aid to government whistleblowers into a threat to U.S. national security. It should be treated accordingly. Published October 25, 2010

EDITORIAL: Queer eye for the G.I.

The Obama administration's attempt to have it both ways with homosexuals in the military has failed, at least for the moment. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday stayed a reckless lower court order that attempted to overturn the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law prohibiting homosexuals from serving openly in the military. Published October 22, 2010

EDITORIAL: When pork hits home

It's a favorite trick of the left, now performed nightly on CNN by the insufferable Eliot Spitzer. Liberals sneeringly challenge conservatives to explain exactly where they would cut government to balance the budget and then scoff at the supposed "small potatoes" when individual programs are named for elimination. As Mr. Spitzer proves, unprincipled, undisciplined people don't understand what's wrong with an undisciplined government leviathan. Published October 22, 2010

EDITORIAL: Housing regulators run amok

Busybody regulators who purport to protect consumers often do so by limiting consumer choice. One example is a rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Published October 22, 2010

EDITORIAL: Carbon shame goes global

You've got to hand it to Al Gore; he's willing to adapt his scaremongering theology to keep it kicking. His 2006 agitprop film, "An Inconvenient Truth," sold millions on the unproven theory that human-induced "global warming" threatens to wreak catastrophe on the Earth. Absent evidence of actual warming, Mr. Gore's acolytes have since been forced to edit and re-edit the title of the feared phenomenon from "global warming" to "climate change" to the current "global climate disruption." Published October 21, 2010

EDITORIAL: Death for Hasan

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan deserves the death penalty for perpetrating the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood massacre. He has earned this penalty not only for the scale of his crime - the worst domestic attack on a military installation in American history, killing 13 and wounding 32 - but also for the purposeful way he planned and executed the assault, his jihadist motives and for the fundamental betrayal of the trust placed in him as an officer in the United States Army. Published October 21, 2010

EDITORIAL: Cut off NPR

Respected National Public Radio analyst Juan Williams lost his job this week for offending liberal orthodoxy. On the bright side, no one can ever again defend NPR as being fair and balanced. This experiment in taxpayer-supported broadcasting must be put out to pasture. Published October 21, 2010

EDITORIAL: Obama is smarter than you

President Obama was elected by a country that doesn't deserve to be ruled by someone as enlightened as he is - or so he thinks. Last weekend, as it became increasingly evident that the president's party is headed for historic losses in the midterm elections, Mr. Obama offered his explanation for the electorate's thanklessness. "Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now, and facts and science and argument does [sic] not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared," he told attendees at a Democratic fundraiser. "And the country's scared, and they have good reason to be." Published October 20, 2010

EDITORIAL: The Obama malaise

Election season is heating up, and more Americans are turning their attention to the choices they're called to make in the polling booth. Even in the midterms, Ronald Reagan's famous measure of political effectiveness remains useful when selecting between Republicans and Democrats. Are you better off now than you were when Barack Obama took the oath of office as president? Based solely on the numbers, the answer for most Americans is an emphatic no. Published October 20, 2010

EDITORIAL: Felons vote, soldiers don’t

The Obama Justice Department is doing everything it can to boost Democrats in the upcoming election. It's helping stifle military votes, facilitating criminal voting and encouraging intimidation at the polls by deep-sixing the New Black Panther voter-intimidation case. Published October 20, 2010

EDITORIAL: A referendum on Obama

Voters scared about the country's liberal direction are taking action. Early voting began Monday in states including Arkansas, Colorado and Texas. This gives the public a timely opportunity to do more than just pull the lever in favor of handing control of the House or Senate back to Republicans. A few states have ballot measures designed as a direct repudiation of the administration's policies, including union card check, Obamacare, global warming and out-of-control government spending. Published October 19, 2010

EDITORIAL: The Democrats’ tax burden

The New York Times threw a pity party for President Obama on Monday, but the people who really deserve pity are taxpayers burdened by Obama administration excesses. Published October 19, 2010

EDITORIAL: VFW’s election betrayal

The names Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer don't immediately convey the message "Support our troops." Yet somehow these leftist Democrats and other questionable characters made it onto the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee's (VFW-PAC) 2010 list of election endorsements. In response to the scandal, VFW national Commander Richard L. Eubank sacked the entire PAC board. Published October 19, 2010