THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Homage to Catalonia, with caveats

Two political movements are colliding in Europe, with unpredictable results.

October 1, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Conservatives sick of wheeler dealers

If we had a Senate majority leader who provided real leadership, the Republicans could have used reconciliation in the Senate to defund President Obama's amnesty, health-care and Planned Parenthood endeavors, giving the Democrats a dose of their own bad medicine that has harmed the lives and health of many Americans.

October 1, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hold federal workers accountable

The litany of federal-government employees' misdeeds and unethical behavior continues to grow ("Hillary aide paid by private firm to stage event with Bill Clinton while at State," Web, Sept. 29).

October 1, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Politics pushed USPS into red

In a commentary piece on the U.S. Postal Service's plans to upgrade its vehicle fleet, Ken Blackwell called the Postal Service "the poster child for government waste" ("How the Postal Service continues to burn money," Web, Aug. 27). He's wrong on the merits and the facts.

September 30, 2015

EDITORIAL: Health care record keeping could confound health care system

"Gray's Anatomy" illustrated the entire human body with 1,247 engravings when it was published in 1918, but starting today doctors must employ nearly 70,000 codes to document their efforts to heal it.

September 30, 2015

EDITORIAL: Obama can’t stop Vladimir Putin in Syria

President Obama was full of talk this week, declaring that as the world's greatest military power the United States will defeat the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. No argument here. The United States can defeat any enemy it seriously sets out to defeat.

September 30, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charles Martland’s treatment unsurprising

The U.S. Army discharges decorated and brave Sgt. First Class Charles Martland for having the temerity to stand up for young children in Afghanistan who are regularly raped and sexually abused by perverted old scumbags on an American military base.

September 30, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We’re not alone in the universe

Water deposits have been found on Mars. Really, is this such a great revelation? For years, astronomers have focused on ice formations at Mars' poles. Given the recent photographs from Voyager, we know that Pluto contains water. Common sense tells us that water is not indigenous to Earth only.

September 29, 2015

EDITORIAL: Obama pushing climate agenda

President Obama's globalist rhetoric captured hearts at the United Nations but it will take more than hot air to make global warming cool with anyone but the easily fooled.

September 29, 2015

EDITORIAL: Republican presidential candidates get serious about taxes

The "issues" in a political campaign are often called by easily bored camp followers as "DBI," something dull but important. Many voters, addicted to watching the world pass by on the little video screen, sometimes think "issues" are best ignored. Better entertainment may be at hand.

September 29, 2015

EDITORIAL: A House speaker for the people

Intramural Republican fights often resemble high school student-body elections, or the way the ladies conduct "roasts" of each other. The point of a roast is to sling witty insults just this side of bad taste. They're usually good fun, even for the roastee. When the ladies do it the "roasts" usually become gentle and lady-like toasts. Some things don't translate.

September 28, 2015

EDITORIAL: Good news in Egypt

Good news is not an export from the Middle East, but sometimes there's a nugget of something not so bad for the patient. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is resuming Egypt's role as leader of the Arab world. He has had no particular help from President Obama, who prefers to "lead from behind."

September 28, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Injustice wrong in all forms

Many people who fight for the ethical treatment of animals also work to protect people, including unborn babies. Why do some just assume otherwise? Surely no one would say, for example, that people who go to bars care more about beer than babies, or that movie-goers are wasting money on movies while unborn babies die.

September 28, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shariah, Constitution incompatible

When presidential contender Ben Carson stated recently that he would not approve of electing a Muslim as president of the United States, both Republican and Democrat politicians jumped on him. Challenger Ted Cruz reminded him that the U.S. Constitution itself says there shall be no religious test for public office.

September 28, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fund, update GMD now

These days, you can't open the newspaper without seeing stories about the Iranian nuclear program ("Iranians provided own samples for nuclear site inspection," Web, Sept. 21). But as we focus on Iran, let's remember that the greater threat to the U.S. homeland comes from North Korea.

September 27, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reinstate Sgt. Charles Martland

In World War II, America sent its finest men and women to oppose Hitler's tyranny. Had we not responded to Winston Churchill's pleas for the United States' involvement, it is conceivable that Europe, and certainly many more of the Jewish people, would have perished under the Nazis.

September 27, 2015

EDITORIAL: What John Boehner’s retirement means for the House

John Boehner's speakership had been on life support for weeks. The only surprise of his resignation was the timing. He obviously saw something bad coming at him. Better to exit crying than to be pushed out fighting.

September 27, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fox, CNN unfair in debates

Fox News is not a conservative news organization, though many of its commentators, including Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly, seem to be conservatives. Republican presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz was on Steven Colbert's "Late Show" Monday night, but when watching "Fox and Friends" Tuesday morning, all the hosts mentioned was media darling Carly Fiorina being on Jimmy Fallon's show. Not once did they mention Mr. Cruz's appearance with Mr. Colbert. However, when Donald Trump was on "The Late Show," Fox News had a story on it.

September 24, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Media-hound persona hurts Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is attracting a lot of attention as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. And when he sticks to a topic such as opposition to the Patriot Act, he sounds credible. But when he veers off-topic with ad-hominem charges against fellow Republicans and others, or when he downplays the dangers of drugs, he commands media attention more for outrageous assumptions and conclusions than for accuracy.

September 24, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Give refuge to religious minorities

Syrians and Iraqis are currently flooding Europe seeking a new life. Following World War II European countries allowed 20 million people from the Middle East and North Africa to enter. These people now number 50 million, and they refuse to integrate into Western societies. Most of the areas settled by these immigrants are depressed and lawless, and the immigrants want to implement Sharia law.

September 24, 2015