Cal Thomas
A minority view By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency HONOLULU – If one discounts Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, Hawaii is about as far – geographically and politically – from Washington, D.C., as one can get. There are just six Republicans out of 51 in the State House of Representatives and two out of 25 in the…
Read MoreBarn doors and horses By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency After months of ignoring the problem and demonstrably false claims by his Homeland Security secretary that the southern border is “secure,” President Biden is finally visiting the area this week as part of a trip to Mexico. Last week, the administration announced it…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 16, 2023 DURING HIS VISIT TO MEXICO LAST WEEK, THE PRESIDENT OF THAT COUNTRY, ANDRES LOPEZ OBRADOR SEEMED TO BE BRAGGING WHEN HE CLAIMED “40 MILLION MEXICANS NOW LIVE IN THE U.S.” IN HIS REMARKS, PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID ALL AMERICANS ARE IMMIGRANTS AND HIS ROOTS GO BACK TO THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 13, 2023 FRESH OFF THE EXPLANATIONS AND EXCUSES THAT THE DISCOVERY OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN AN OFFICE USED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN WHEN HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT IS NO BIG DEAL AND NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT DONALD TRUMP HAD AT MAR-A-LAGO, COMES A DISCOVERY OF MORE DOCUMENTS. AT FIRST, THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 12, 2023 WITH A SLIM MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPUBLICANS HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF PASSING THEIR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA OF SPENDING CUTS AND RESTORING BORDER SECURITY. BUT THEY CAN SHOW VOTERS THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF THEY WIN BACK THE SENATE AND PRESIDENCY NEXT YEAR.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 11, 2023 PRESIDENT BIDEN’S VISIT TO EL PASO SUNDAY WAS A CAREFULLY STAGED POLITICAL EVENT. EL PASO IS NOT WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES. MIGRANTS WERE SWEPT OFF THE STREETS SO BIDEN AND ESPECIALLY THE MEDIA WOULDN’T SEE THEM. BIDEN WANTS TO THROW MORE MONEY AT THE PROBLEM, NOT FINISH…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 10, 2023 THERE COULD BE NO CLEARER EXAMPLE OF WHAT DIVIDES AMERICA’S TWO POLITICAL PARTIES THAN THE COMMENTS MADE BY THEIR RESPECTIVE HOUSE LEADERS AFTER REPUBLICANS FINALLY ELECTED KEVIN MCCARTHY AS SPEAKER. DEMOCRAT LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES TOOK A VERSE FROM GALATIANS OUT OF CONTEXT AND TURNED INTO A POLITICAL CALL…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 6, 2023 TODAY IS THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2021 RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITOL. COUNT ON THE MEDIA TO RE-RUN ALL THOSE PICTURES. PEOPLE WHO BROKE THE LAW ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE, INCLUDING SOME WHO HAVE NOT BROKEN THE LAW. BUT THIS IS NOT 1776 WHEN PEOPLE TOOK…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 5, 2023 FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS LIKES TO SAY THAT FLORIDA “IS WHERE WOKE GOES TO DIE.” NOT EXACTLY. AS THE EPOCH TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTS, SUCH TALK IS GREATLY EXAGGERATED. SIX STUDENTS WHO ATTEND A MAJOR UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE TOLD THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH THE ANTI-WHITE,…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 4, 2023 THE NEW HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER, STEVE SCALISE, HAS LISTED EIGHT BILLS AND THREE RESOLUTIONS REPUBLICANS WILL TAKE UP IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE NEW CONGRESS. THE FIRST AIMS TO REVOKE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL IRS SPENDING DEMOCRATS PASSED THAT IS AIMED AT HIRING 87 THOUSAND NEW…
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