CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY November 3, 2025
YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THE SOURCE AND OTHER FACTORS, BUT A NEW WASHINGTON POST-ABCNEWS-IPSOS POLL FINDS FOUR IN TEN ADULTS – OR 45 PERCENT – BLAME PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR THE MONTH-LONG GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
WHY WOULDN’T THEY WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN FED A STEADY DIET OF DEMOCRAT TALKING POINTS? AN EVEN
A BIGGER REASON IS THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE MANAGED TO ADDICT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WHICH, AS RONALD REAGAN USED TO SAY, ARE THE ONLY PROOF OF ETERNAL LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
HOW CAN THIS BE? THE HOUSE HAS PASSED A CLEAN BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW SPENDING TO CONTINUE AS BEFORE UNTIL ISSUES SUCH AS HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES ARE RESOLVED. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A CYNICAL POLITICAL ACT.
VICE PRESIDENT VANCE HAS PLEADED FOR WHAT HE CALLS FIVE “REASONABLE DEMOCRATS” TO VOTE WITH ALL SENATE REPUBLICANS TO RE-OPEN GOVERNMENT. DESPITE THE LARGEST FEDERAL WORKERS UNION, AIRLINE CEOS AND MANY OTHERS URGING THEM TO DO SO, THEIR FAR-LEFT MASTERS WON’T ALLOW IT.
THIS OVER RELIANCE ON GOVERNMENT AND AN UNDERRELIANCE ON OURSELVES HAS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR $38 TRILLION DEBT, WHICH HARDLY ANYOE IS SERIOUSLY ADDRESSING. WE ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND WORSE IS AHEAD. I’M CAL TMHOMAS.
