Month: February 2018
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 1, 2018 THE WHITE HOUSE HAS PROMISED TO PROPOSE A NEW SET OF GUN SAFETY LAWS BY TOMORROW. I’M ALL FOR RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO BUY CERTAIN HIGH POWERED WEAPONS FROM 18 TO 21. I’M ALSO OK WITH BANNING BUMP STOCKS, WHICH TURN CERTAIN WEAPONS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 28, 2018 THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION HAS BECOME THE LATEST BOOGEYMAN FOR THE LEFT. THE NRA IS BLAMED FOR ALMOST EVERY SHOOTING THAT TAKES PLACE IN AMERICA, INSTEAD OF THE PERPETRATORS. THE LATEST IS A DECISION BY UNITED AND DELTA AIRLINES TO END THEIR DISCOUNTED AIR FARE PROGRAM FOR…
Read MoreBoldly going like no president before By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Of all the promises candidate Donald Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign, none will be more difficult to fulfill than cutting the size and cost of the federal government. That’s because Congress, which must decide whether to keep a federal agency, has…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTSARY FEBRUARY 27, 2018 PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ABOUT TO ATTEMPT A FEAT FEW OTHERS HAVE TRIED AND AT WHICH NO PRESIDENT IN MODERN TIMES HAS SUCCEEDED. HE’S GOING TO TRY TO CUT THE SIZE OF THE BLOATED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AS RONALD REAGAN USED TO SAY, THE ONLY PROOF OF ETERNAL LIFE…
Read MoreDeterrence can work By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency MIAMI — The list of failures in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are becoming legion. If any or all of those failures had been addressed, 17 students and teachers might be alive today. In addition to the…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 26, 2018 MORE INFORMATION HAS COME TO LIGHT – AS IT ALWAYS DOES – AFTER THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN FLORIDA. THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTS THE ARMED CAMPUS GUARD WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE SECURITY WAS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL BUILDING AND DIDN’T GO IN FOR FOUR MINUTES WHILE THE KILLER WAS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 23, 2018 LIKE ALL OF THE REST OF US, BILLY GRAHAM WAS A SINNER. BUT GOD TRANSFORMED HIM – AS HE DID MOSES AND DAVID AND SO MANY OTHERS — INTO A VESSEL HE COULD USE TO PREACH JESUS AS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO HUMAN AND NATIONAL PROBLEMS. GRAHAM…
Read MoreThe Billy Graham I knew By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In my long career in journalism, I have met many famous people, but none of them impressed me as much as William Franklin “Billy” Graham. The reason had less to do with his fame and movie star looks; it was his humility that was…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 21, 2018 HOW DOES ONE CONTAIN EVIL? I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT SINCE THE FLORIDA SCHOOL MURDERS LAST WEEK. LAWS CAN HELP, BUT NONE CAN REACH THE HUMAN HEART. EVIL HAS BEEN ON THE ASCENDENCY IN AMERICA FOR MANY YEARS. IN SOME WAYS, IT HAS NEVER LEFT US. STARTING…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 22, 2018 SINCE MULTI BILLIONAIRE JEFF BEZOS BOUGHT THE WASHINGTON POST THE IMPOSSIBLE SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED. THE NEWSPAPER – IN ITS NEWS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS AND COLUMNS – HAS BECOME EVEN MORE LIBERAL. THAT’S WHY I LAUGHED WHEN I READ A STORY IN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER MAGAZINE THAT THE…
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