Month: February 2021
The spending addiction By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The problem with free money is that it leads to an addiction much like an addition to drugs. In the case of the $1.9 trillion “relief” bill that has no Republican support, Congress is the supplier, while those on the receiving end become increasingly addicted to…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 9, 2021 IT’S IMPEACHMENT WEEK IN WASHINGTON AGAIN. AREN’T YOU THRILLED? IT WON’T BE “MUST SEE TV” UNLESS YOU HAVE A SOUR STOMACH FOR THIS STUFF. THE SO-CALLED TRIAL OF PRESIDENT TRUMP ON CHARGES HE INCITED SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS TO RIOT, INVADE THE U.S. CAPITOL, CAUSE THE DEATH OF…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 8, 2021 ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS IS “WHY.” WHY DOES GOD ALLOW CERTAIN THINGS TO HAPPEN? WHY THE PANDEMIC THAT HAS TAKEN SO MANY LIVES, SHUT DOWN BUSINESSES, COST PEOPLE THEIR JOBS AND LIVELIHOOD AND DEPRESSED THEIR FUTURE PROSPECTS. WHY? WHY WAS JOE BIDEN ELECTED PRESIDENT AND IMMEDIATEY…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 5, 2021 THERE ARE REPORTS CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO PACK THE FEDERAL COURTS WITH LIBERAL JUDGES SO THEY CAN RAM THROUGH UNPOPULAR AND PROBABLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICIES. HERE’S A HISTORY LESSON FROM THE HISTORY.COM WEBSITE. EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO EXPAND THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY WMAL FEBRUARY 4, 2021 WHEN PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS HAVE LEFT OFFICE, SUPPORTERS CAME UP WITH BUMPER STICKERS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS THAT SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF “DO YOU MISS ME YET?” IT WOULD NOT BE PREMATURE TO SAY THAT OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP, GONE FROM OFFICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.…
Read MorePower to the people 2.0 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency During the rebellious ’60s, the slogan “power to the people” became a mantra for the young to protest what they saw as oppression from their elders. Now comes a moment when significant numbers of Americans can exercise real power in ways that will improve…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 3, 2021 YESTERDAY WAS GROUNDHOG DAY. ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS HAS THAT TITLE. IT’S A COMEDY ABOUT A GUY WHO RELIVES THE SAME DAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND A METAPHOR FOR WHAT DOESN’T HAPPEN IN WASHINGTON. ON MONDAY, SEVERAL “MODERATE” REPUBLICAN SENATORS MET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN ABOUT ANOTHER…
Read MoreCan ‘systemic racism’ be eliminated? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Second only to his fixation on “climate change” is President Biden’s focus on “systemic racism.” In addition to reinstating mandatory race theory training for federal employees, Biden proposes spending even more money we don’t have to fix a problem beyond the government’s reach. As…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 2, 2021 PRESIDENT BIDEN IS TO MEET WITH TEN REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO DISCUSS THEIR COVID RELIEF PROPOSAL WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT HE WANTS. REMEMBER CONGRESS JUST AUTHORIZED $900 BILLION IN COVID RELIEF A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT POLITICIANS NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TO SPEND. HERE IS THE WAY THE GAME…
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