Cal Thomas
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 20, 2018 IT APPEARS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CAVED ON THE BORDER WALL FOR NOW. LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO KEEP SPENDING GOING AND AVOID A SHUTDOWN OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. IN WASHINGTON, EVEN NATIONAL SECURITY IS NOW POLITICAL. DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING CHUCK SCHUMER, WHO ONCE SUPPORTED SPENDING MORE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 19, 2018 IN A CLASSIC CASE OF HOW THE MIGHTY CAN FALL, LES MOONVES, THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF CBS – THE MAN WHO MADE THAT NETWORK NUMBER ONE IN PRIME TIME FOR YEARS – HAS BEEN DENIED $120 MILLION IN SEVERENCE PAY. LET THAT SINK IN FOR A MOMENT $120 MILLION.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 18, 2018 WE’VE SEEN THIS BAD PLAY BEFORE. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL “SHUT DOWN” SATURDAY MORNING AT 12:01 AM UNLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVES UP ON FUNDING FOR THE BORDER WALL. THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE WON’T DO THAT, THAT AMERICA NEEDS THE WALL TO KEEP OUT ILLEGALS, INCLUDING DRUG DEALERS AND OTHER…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 17, 2018 IT’S ONE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE AND IF YOU’RE LIKE MANY PEOPLE, YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED SHOPPING. BUT IS THAT REALLY WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT, SHOPPING AND BUYING MORE STUFF THAT WILL BE FORGOTTEN AND DISCARDED SOON ENOUGH. WE HEAR THE CLICHÉ “WHAT DO YOU GET FOR THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 14, 2018 DOES CHARACTER MATTER IN A PRESIDENT, OR ANYONE ELSE? EVANGELICALS SAID IT DID WHEN IT CAME TO BILL CLINTON, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, APPARENTLY IT MATTERS LESS, IF AT ALL. THEY RATIONALIZE THEY LIKE TRUMP’S POLICIES AND HIS RHETORIC SUPPORTING THEIR FAITH, BUT THEY’RE CAUGHT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 13, 2018 THAT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY DUST-UP BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP, NANCY PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER ON TUESDAY. THE OVAL OFFICE MEETING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT A COMPROMISE ON COMPLETING THE WALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER, BUT TRUMP CALLED IN THE MEDIA AND A SHOUTING MATCH BEGAN. IT GOT UGLY FAST.…
Read MoreThe fury of the establishment By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but scorning the Washington Establishment produces even greater anger. The Establishment’s full fury has been unleashed against Donald Trump and is not about to subside until its goal is reached: the removal of the president…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 12, 2018 EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME VARIOUS MINISTRIES MAKE PITCHES FOR YEAR-END DONATIONS. WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR THOSE LISTENERS WHO OFFER FINANCIAL AND PRAYER SUPPORT, I WANT TO REQUEST YOU CONSIDER SIGNING-UP FOR OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND BECOMING A REGULAR SUPPORTER OF VALUES THROUGH MEDIA. WE NEED IT. OUR…
Read MoreMean-spirited media do 180 on Bush By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Before George H.W. Bush fades from memory into the darkness of history books, one more point needs to be made. It is about the contrast between how most of the major media treated him when he was president and how they mostly (but…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 11, 2018 IF YOU LISTEN TO DEMOCRATS ON THE WEEKEND NEWS SHOWS YOU GET A PREVIEW OF COMING DISTRACTIONS. MEMBERS OF THEIR NEW HOUSE MAJORITY WANT TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT LEAST OVER ALLEGATIONS HE ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN SPENDING WHEN HIS LAWYER, MICHAEL COHEN, PAID WOMEN TO STAY QUIET ABOUT…
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