THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Those nefarious Russians

The Russians are a nefarious gang. They send their ambassador to public meetings where he is likely to run into senators, other ambassadors, generals, admirals, bishops and who knows who else, and is quick to talk to them. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi recommend keeping the poor fellow locked up in the ambassadorial residence on 16th Street, lest he ruin the career of someone in official Washington with whom he inadvertently wishes a good day.

March 5, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Left must accept defeat, move on

The public has rejected Democratic candidates and policies at the last three elections, giving the Republicans control of the House, the Senate, the White house and so many state houses. What more is needed to convince these nervous Republican congressional members that having won control, they can now set the agenda? Instead we have the Democratic leadership baying for yet another scalp as they falsely claim that Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions committed perjury during his hearings for attorney general.

March 5, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Terrorists insult Islam

Considering that one of the goals of jihadist terrorists around the world is to insult Islam by portraying Allah as a cruel, vindictive and bloodthirsty ogre, it would be more appropriate to refer to such terrorists as Satanic blasphemers. It seems that all decent people would agree that the barbaric cruelty foisted on our world by these terrorists is an insult to Islam and does nothing to glorify God.

March 5, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democrats losing members

I guess Sen. Bernie Sanders' visits to the Kremlin have converted him to more than socialism. Indeed, it seems he may now be teetering into communism territory. It's clear after hearing his latest rant against the principles of the First Amendment that the "alt-left" is where his politics lie.

March 5, 2017

EDITORIAL: Tax reform could be at hand

President Trump, in his remarkable speech earlier this week urged Democrats and Republicans to come together to "move the nation forward." One place to co-operate — you might think all could agree — is on tax reform.

March 2, 2017

EDITORIAL: A Democrat’s sad lot

Despite the noise he or she can make, a Democrat's lot is not a happy one. If you're a Democrat you have a choice of joining either the Hysteria Chorus or the Denial Chorale. Either way, you won't accomplish much except a painfully sore throat.

March 2, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: All faithful condemn hatred

As a Muslim I condemn the cruel recent vandalism on a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia ("Outpouring of community help for vandalized Jewish cemetery," Web, Feb. 28). Ahmadi Muslims, of which I am one, are guided by the khalifa of Islam, Hazart Mirza Masoor Ahmad. He reminds us how the Prophet Muhammad was against all forms of anti-Semitism and how he treated both Jews and Christians with love and respect. It with this guidance that a group of Muslims went to the cemetery and helped our Jewish brothers with repairing some headstones in Philadelphia.

March 2, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. citizenship an honor

Tsotne Bakuria's story of his arduous path to U.S. citizenship is vivid proof of bureaucracy's ability to make life difficult ("Changing channels in Georgia," Web, Dec 29, 2015). I, too, am an immigrant, albeit one who arrived prior to Sept. 11, 2001.

March 2, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Up defense, spend for security

North Korea threatens America with intercontinental ballistic missiles, the mobile KN-08 and KN-14, which are probably nuclear-armed and capable of striking the U.S. mainland. According to the Defense Department, after North Korea's illegal January nuclear test, Pyongyang may also have tested hydrogen bomb components.

March 2, 2017

EDITORIAL: Trump’s second chance

The Democrats finally got a cup of strong black coffee Tuesday night, something to help them finally come down from their epic post-election hangover. Donald Trump's remarkable speech to Congress was notable for its tone, the public reaction it engendered and the way it left so may critical listeners speechless.

March 1, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Iceland hardly struggling

"As other countries eye exit, Iceland debates joining EU" (Web, Feb. 23) wrongly depicts Iceland as an unstable country with a weak economy that wants to join the EU to "bring a measure of normality back" to its people.

March 1, 2017

EDITORIAL: Rolling up red tape

The chains are coming off. Bound tightly by the regulatory state, U.S. industry has been hobbled for what seems like forever. President Trump has wasted no time demonstrating his desire to unleash the economy and enable it to roar to life again. It's the way to make America great again.

March 1, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Serving the people less appealing

I fear for the future of America. The level of hate rhetoric and fake news has become a tremendous threat to the stability of our nation. Our cherished rights of freedom of the press and freedom of speech have been compromised. Our ability to attract qualified Americans to serve the public is in jeopardy. We have become a nation unable to separate the trivia from the essential. Lost from history was the intent of our Founding Founders to encourage Americans to take positions in the federal government for perhaps one term and then return to their farms and their businesses.

February 28, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Oscars snafu shows up Hollywood

I have to admit that I never watch the Academy Awards; they're just not my thing. I'm sure a lot of folks tune in to watch the Hollywood elites pat each other on the back, give each other awards and rant on about how each is more compassionate than the next about something. They want us to listen to them about important issues, from "climate change" (they all fly to the ceremony on private jets, by the way), to gun control (many make their money in extremely violent, gun-ridden films), to immigration (they all live in gated communities with private armed security). Not my kind of entertainment.

February 28, 2017

EDITORIAL: Thuggery at Town Hall

Rep. Dave Brat represents the 7th Congressional District of Virginia, but the real "brats" in his district are the liberal activists who disrupted his town hall the other day, spoiling it for constituents left and right, Democrats and Republicans, who were to have a rational discussion of issues important to them.

February 28, 2017

EDITORIAL: Behind is no place for a leader

Killing people and breaking things is what war is all about, and all indications are that Donald Trump understands that. He was elected in large part to execute a war-fighting mission that Barack Obama stubbornly refused to pursue. It's no less than necessary to guard the nation against radical Islamic terrorism.

February 28, 2017

EDITORIAL: A bad night for Oscar

That's quite a hangover Oscar is still nursing, two days later. The motion picture academy tried to give him away to the wrong winners, and the academy posted a tribute to a Hollywood icon no longer with us with a photograph of someone else who is still very much with us. One of the performers was hit on the head by a prop. One thing followed another.

February 27, 2017

EDITORIAL: With Tom Perez, new DNC chairman, Democrats lunge left

Keep turning left and you'll always come back to the place where you started, or a dead end. Neither result seems to bother the Democrats. The party of Jefferson chose its leader over the weekend, Tom Perez, who prescribes more of what brought the party low. Striking out toward the dead end, Democrats will need more than a wing and a prayer to survive and prosper.

February 27, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McMaster not fit for security role

The president's new national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, does not believe that radical Islam is the root cause of Islamic terrorism. Because of this I urge President Trump to discharge his latest selection to the position and replace him with former ambassador John Bolton.

February 27, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Illegals not solely to blame

While it is refreshing to see that President Trump is seeking to take the enforcement of our immigration laws seriously, it should be noted that the just and equitable enforcement of those laws requires the recognition of an important fact. Many of those who have furtively entered our nation have been encouraged to do so by the sporadic or lax enforcement of our immigration laws by previous administrations.

February 27, 2017