THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Wrong amendment cited

The debate over gun control versus gun rights has been perverted beyond belief. This conflict has absolutely nothing to do with the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Anyone who knows anything about the history of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights knows that the Second Amendment was about citizens having the right to bear arms and confront an oppressive government, as the colonists did against the British.

February 19, 2018

EDITORIAL: Trump’s 25-cent gas tax idea

Repairing the nation's highways is a good idea. Paying for it with a uuuuuuuge increase in the federal gasoline tax is not a good idea. Donald Trump has had some good ideas over his first year in the White House, but socking it to motorists is not one of them.

February 19, 2018

EDITORIAL: Robert Mueller’s indictments undermine the idea that Trump colluded with Russia to win el

Robert Mueller's indictments of 13 Russians for interfering in the 2016 presidential election is not the end of his investigation, nor was the announcement Friday an interim report on what he has found so far. President Trump's victory lap on Friday might prove to be premature, but nobody can rightly blame him for what sounds like the last laugh at accusations that he colluded with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton.

February 18, 2018

EDITORIAL: Ignored FBI tipster could have prevented tragedy in Florida

A policeman's lot is not a happy one, and these are miserable days for the FBI, stung by accusations that it bungled high-profile political investigations, and just when the legacy media was ready for an all-out assault on Donald Trump and guns for conducting the massacre of children in Florida the FBI is revealed to have ignored a tip that would likely have prevented unspeakable tragedy.

February 18, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Why is ‘waqf’ not in discussion?

Kudos to Clifford D. May for identifying some of the issues preventing resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict ("Why peace can't be processed now," Web, Feb. 13). He touches upon the biggest stumbling block: a rigid Islamic ideology, which receives little or no attention and should be part of the discussion.

February 18, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Shootings fault of amorality

Here in the North Woods we are saddened and distraught by the news of another tragic school shooting. We have listened to all the knee-jerk gun-control/confiscation rhetoric. But none of it answers the question of why these shootings are happening now.

February 18, 2018

EDITORIAL: Ouster in South Africa

This week marked the 28th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. On Wednesday, one of Mr. Mandela's prison neighbors at Robben Island, Jacob Zuma, resigned as president of the country a year short of the term to which he was duly elected.

February 15, 2018

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Only equal rights will end killing

Once again we have witnessed violence in a school.

February 15, 2018

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. saner than ever

I take exception to actor Robert DeNiro's recent statement that under President Trump the United States is suffering from "temporary insanity."

February 15, 2018

EDITORIAL: Elizabeth Warren finally tries to make medicine with the Indians

When is a slur a slur? We've become the apologetic society, mindlessly trading in regrets, amends and excuses, demanding pardons for often meaningless or unintended affronts and transgressions. An apology asked for is no apology at all, but this never occurs to the bruised snowflakes among us.

February 14, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Hearing on gender informative

Other than to report a he-said-she-said exchange between one legislator and one witness, your Feb. 9 article on a hearing in the Maryland General Assembly ("Maryland explores 'unspecified' gender option for driver's license applications," Web) raised but did not really discuss a matter very important to many Marylanders. The hearing delved deeply into gender-related issues, and a video of it is posted on the Maryland.gov website. The testimony, which begins at the 9:10 mark, is followed by 45 minutes of informative give-and-take between the first three witnesses (two of whom are medical doctors) and several Republican legislators.

February 14, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Condemn left’s anti-Trump moves

Democrats, liberals and the mainstream media were united to prevent Donald Trump from winning the Republican primary, the 2016 election and the necessary electoral college votes, but they did not succeed — and now Mr. Trump is the 45th president. Still, the left has relentlessly persisted in trying to weaken the Trump presidency and has provided information it knew to be false in an attempt to remove Mr. Trump from office. These actions must be condemned.

February 14, 2018

EDITORIAL: President Trump’s budget looks a lot like a budget by Barack Obama

The Trump budget looks a lot like the budgets Barack Obama drew up. There's no way an economist with his head on straight would defend the indefensible maneuvering of Congress and the president over the past several days.

February 13, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Military tribute long overdue

President Trump has ordered a parade to honor the sacrifice and bravery of our military. I think this is a great idea and long overdue.

February 13, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Obamas’ painter pick, a racist

The unveiling of the Obamas' official portraits this week rightfully has generated the criticism this racist couple richly deserves ("Official Obama portraits unveiled at National Portrait Gallery," Web, Feb. 12). To commission a painting of Mrs. Obama by artist Kehinde Wiley, who has painted pictures of black women holding the severed heads of white women is outrageous and reveals the double standard of decency acceptable to liberals and the mainstream media.

February 13, 2018

Trump budget looks like an Obama budget

The Trump budget looks a lot like the budgets Barack Obama drew up. There's no way an economist with his head on straight would defend the indefensible maneuvering of Congress and the president over the past several days.

February 13, 2018

EDITORIAL: Images of President Obama and his first lady get mixed reviews

Nobody likes to get his picture took. Vanity, thy name is woman. (Shakespeare's observation was actually written as "frailty," but good luck with correcting it now.) Vanity is a curse not restricted to the ladies. You need look no further than the White House for proof of that.

February 12, 2018

EDITORIAL: The teachers’ unions give Betsy DeVos a failing grade for outing incompetence

A tumultuous year has passed since Vice President Mike Pence, as president of the Senate, cast the deciding vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of education.

February 12, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: End Congress-pharma collusion

It is becoming more and more difficult to read media coverage of the skyrocketing cost of prescription medications. Just a little digging and research reveals the reason for this price surge: Congress has a law on the books that "prohibits" the government and Medicare from negotiating prices with major drug companies.

February 12, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stop Iran now

Last weekend, with the infiltration of a drone into Israeli airspace, we saw a blatant and provocative move from the Iranian regime. In response, Israel launched military strikes in Syria. For years now Iran has been expanding its tentacles in the Middle East, and it is only growing stronger.

February 12, 2018