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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 24, 2018          THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS A TIME WHEN MOST PEOPLE TURN AWAY FROM POLITICS AND FOCUS ON LAST MINUTE SHOPPING, PARTIES, CHURCH SERVICES AND CAROLING.          THAT WAS NOT LAST WEEK. DEFENSE SECRETARY JAMES MATTIS ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION BECAUSE OF DISPUTES WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP OVER TROOP PULLOUTS FROM SYRIA AND…

CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 21, 2018          ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I LEARNED IN PHYSICS CLASS WAS THAT NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM. THAT’S WHY I’M CONCERNED ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S UNILATERAL DECISION TO PULL ALL 2200 U.S. FORCES OUT OF SYRIA. HE SAYS WE HAVE DEFEATED ISIS AND DECLARED VICTORY.          THE PROBLEM IS THAT ISIS AND…

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…

CAL 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.…

CAL 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…

CAL 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…

CAL 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…

CAL 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.…

CAL 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…

CAL 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…