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The Trump Indictment

By Cal Thomas / June 12, 2023 /

CAL THOMAS For release: 06/13/23 The Trump indictment By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In reporting on news of a federal indictment of former president Donald Trump, the UK Daily Mail posted a video of Joe Biden backing his Corvette into the garage which contained boxes of classified documents. But the next day the same…

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Trump Then and Now

By Cal Thomas / June 4, 2023 /

CAL THOMAS For release: 06/06/23 Trump never changes By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It wasn’t a difficult choice to watch the first of the NBA playoff games between Miami and Denver instead of Donald Trump’s appearance on “Hannity,” but when Denver built a 12-point lead, I switched channels to see if Trump might say…

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WHAT DEBT LIMIT?

By Cal Thomas / May 31, 2023 / Comments Off on WHAT DEBT LIMIT?

The debt deal: Could it have been better? Cal ThomasTribune Content AgencyCal ThomasIt was either the best deal that could have been reached given the political makeup of the House, Senate and White House, or it was a bad deal that might have been much better had Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans held out…

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Unwilling Politicians

By Cal Thomas / May 26, 2023 / Comments Off on Unwilling Politicians

CAL THOMAS For release: 05/30/23 No will, no way By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” is an old and familiar quotation, often attributed to Albert Einstein, who was on to something almost as significant as E=MC2. What if there is no will, is there still a way? It…

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Tim Scott for President?

By Cal Thomas / May 23, 2023 /

CAL THOMAS For release: 05/25/23 Tim Scott: The new Reagan By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It’s been a while since we’ve heard the kind of optimism contained in Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) announcement of a presidential run. Usually, it is gloom and doom, racism, white supremacy, claims that Republicans want to eliminate Social Security…

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THE BIG LIES

By Cal Thomas / May 11, 2023 /

CAL THOMAS For release: 05/16/23 Trump and the old razzle dazzle By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” – George Carlin Former president Donald Trump’s appearance at a CNN Republican Town Hall in New Hampshire stretched the truth beyond any…

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Another “Coronation”

By Cal Thomas / May 8, 2023 /

CAL THOMAS For release: 05/09/23 Crowning Trump king By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency    The crowning of Charles III as king of England and the shrinking realm of the United Kingdom was not the only coronation taking place in the world.    Increasingly, evangelical Christians in the U.S. are treating Donald Trump as their…

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THE FRENCH AND RETIREMENT

By Cal Thomas / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on THE FRENCH AND RETIREMENT

CAL THOMAS For release: 04/25/23 This should not be surprising By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron is behaving like many other politicians. Following massive demonstrations against his enactment of a law raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, Macron seems to be taking a page from…

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75 and Counting, but what’s next

By Cal Thomas / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on 75 and Counting, but what’s next

CAL THOMAS For release: 04/27/23 Israel at 75 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency JERUSALEM – Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures. (Psalm 90:10) The modern state of Israel has reached the average length of days prescribed by the Psalmist for humans and yet the nation endures in…

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Debt? What Debt?

By Cal Thomas / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Debt? What Debt?

CAL THOMAS For release: 05/02/23 The debt limit: Same old song By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency    The very term “debt limit” makes a mockery of any kind of responsible budgeting. Each time the government reaches the “limit” it gets raised with the familiar scenarios that include threats of a government shutdown (an idea…

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