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RANDOM ACTS: Capitals leave rink for malls
The Washington Capitals have been spending some time on an off-ice activity lately: shopping. Published December 23, 2009
EDITORIAL: Kneecapping financial bosses
President Obama knows how to stage a show. On Dec. 14, he trotted out 10 CEOs of America's largest financial institutions and watched the executives disown the actions of their lobbyists who had been working to defeat the president's massive regulatory takeover of the financial industry. The scene smelled fishier than research at last week's climate change conference in Denmark. Published December 23, 2009
EDITORIAL: Put Whitehouse in the doghouse
What is appropriate in protecting the White House should be appropriate in protection from Whitehouse. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, that is. The Democrat from Rhode Island said words on the Senate floor on Sunday that should be struck down, and for which he ought to be officially chastised. Published December 23, 2009
America’s Morning News
In case you didn't tune into The Washington Times' nationally syndicated radio show, "America's Morning News" -- heard in Washington on WTNT-AM 570 and coast-to-coast via the Talk Radio Network -- here's what three of Monday's guests told host John McCaslin: Published December 22, 2009
Media Room: DVD & Blu-ray reviews
Still stymied on what to give this year for Christmas? Here are some last-minute suggestions. Published December 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: Judicial hellholes
A new report on "Judicial Hellholes" arrives just in time, albeit indirectly, to remind Congress that no health-system changes can qualify as real "reform" if they don't include serious lawsuit reforms as well. Published December 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: Not going postal
Last-minute shoppers, beware. If you are running behind in mailing Christmas gifts to loved ones, and you absolutely, positively need your packages to arrive on time, it's safest to avoid the post office. The U.S. Postal Service is so slow that even a fruit cake could decompose before making it to its intended recipient. Published December 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: Government’s abortion mandate
So much for Sen. Ben Nelson's "line in the sand" against government funding for abortion. Published December 22, 2009
EDITORIAL: What is Obama smoking?
Apparently, the debate over the economy is over, and it's settled science that government spending stimulates growth. At least that's what President Obama wants you to believe. On CBS' "60 Minutes" on Dec. 13, he boasted, "What we now know, and every economist who's looked at it will acknowledge this, is that [the stimulus] helped us [stem] the panic and get the economy growing again." Mr. Obama's exaggerations are starting to sound a lot like Al Gore's claimed "consensus" about global warming - a formerly hot topic that has cooled down recently. Published December 21, 2009
CITIZEN JOURNALISM: FYI
The D.C. schools chief and the mayor of Sacramento have more in common than being engaged to each other. Published December 21, 2009
CITIZEN JOURNALISM: Teen’s death tied to ‘sexting’
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." That idiom is being cast aside as more and more youths use their cell phones and the Internet to cast aspersions. The consequences can be a life-and-death matter. Published December 21, 2009
EDITORIAL: Obama’s failing grades
President Obama told Oprah Winfrey that he deserves a "solid B-plus" for his accomplishments as president so far, and that if health care reform passes, that would raise his grade to an A-minus. This is bold talk from a man who has made history by achieving the lowest approval rating of any modern president at this point in his presidency. But if you like a government-run economy, astronomical deficits and a weakened America, you may well give Mr. Obama high marks. Published December 21, 2009
EDITORIAL: Carbon class warfare
The United States was bashed a lot over the last two weeks at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. But those who believe in man-made global warming should have some praise for the Land of the Free because Americans are comparatively clean. Published December 20, 2009
EDITORIAL: The green dictatorship
Last week's Copenhagen summit surrendered all pretense to significance when it turned into a showcase for dictators' attempts to greenwash their bloody regimes. Granting the spotlight to the tyrannical trio of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez so they could express their profound concern for Mother Earth is like asking former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his prostitute Ashley Dupre to propound upon the state of marriage. Published December 20, 2009
EDITORIAL: Obama’s cold day in Denmark
Copenhagen was a cold town last week for the global-warming crowd. The expected reorganization of the world economy to fit the green template vanished amid blizzard conditions in a country that has had just seven white Christmases in the past century. God certainly has a sense of humor. Published December 20, 2009
EDITORIAL: Terrorism Service Administration
On too many days, it is easy to forget that the T and the S in TSA stand for "Transportation Security." More to the point would be "Totally Squandered" credibility, "Terminally Sloppy" screening and - most recently - "Transparent Secrets." Published December 18, 2009
EDITORIAL: No mandate for government health care
Some say it's unconscionable. Others say it's unconstitutional. Either way, it's clearly unpopular. For any smart senator, it ought to be reason enough not to advance the unwieldy and unworkable health care bill being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Published December 18, 2009
EDITORIAL: Congressional autos
Just as critics feared, President Obama and congressional Democrats are using the auto industry bailout to micromanage the supposed beneficiaries straight into the ground. Mr. Obama is poised to bring the reorganization of General Motors Corp. and the Chrysler Group to a standstill so a federal arbitrator can approve each decision to close a local auto dealership. Published December 18, 2009
EDITORIAL: Walpin-gate may snag Mrs. Obama
No inspector general can unearth corruption without access to his office, computer or staff. An "administrative leave" putting an IG in that position has the same effect, for all intents and purposes, as an immediate firing. That's the basic logic behind former Inspector General Gerald Walpin's lawsuit demanding at least temporary reinstatement to his job as watchdog at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). New revelations about the case from two lawmakers indicate that there is good reason to suspect duplicity from those who helped force Mr. Walpin's overnight removal in June. Published December 17, 2009
EDITORIAL: Crazy for jihad
Jihadists take note: The insanity defense may not work for you. On Tuesday, Naveed Haq, a self-styled soldier of Islam, was found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder and seven other counts related to a 2006 shooting rampage in Seattle. The prosecution successfully argued that Haq was a jihadi terrorist on a mission for martyrdom; the defense said that just proved he was crazy. Published December 17, 2009
