THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: President of U.S or just of Democrats?

The president of the United States is the elected president of all the American people — so why is he permitted to raise money only for the political party of which he is a member?

October 28, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reject Warner’s ‘bipartisan’ charade

"Mark Warner a reliable Obama foot soldier despite bipartisanship claims" (Web, Oct. 24) notes that Sen. Mark R. Warner, Virginia Democrat, showed some independence during his Senate term by supporting gun rights, which happens to be one of the few areas in which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tolerates deviations from the party line.

October 28, 2014

EDITORIAL: Two ‘flakey’ senators bring reality TV to Congress

If there's anything America doesn't need, it's another reality-TV show. "Dance Moms" and "Teen Moms" just wrapped up their season, but now viewers can tune to "Rival Survival" to watch two U.S. senators pretend to rough it on an island in the South Pacific.

October 28, 2014

EDITORIAL: Scholte for Congress

Four years ago, President Obama urged Hispanics to vote to "punish our enemies." The strategy didn't work, and the Democrats lost 63 House seats. Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly of Virginia, a Democrat, nearly became No. 64.

October 28, 2014

EDITORIAL: Aborting the ‘doc fix’

Whether it's the Republicans or Democrats holding their heads high after the election results are tallied late Tuesday night, there will be important work to do when Congress returns from the battlefields at home. At a minimum, Congress must renew the government funding resolution that runs out Dec. 11.

October 28, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: This election, vote for third-party candidates

For more than half a century, Democrats and Republicans have taken turns at presiding over the economy, guiding and managing our national debt, deficit and social programs to the brink of bankruptcy.

October 27, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time for another revolution?

Our Founding Fathers realized that when an out-of-control monarch had reached the point of unrealistic dealings with his people, it was time for the good of all to separate from him. For many Christians in America, that day may well be approaching again.

October 27, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Open borders + delusion = pandemic

The Ebola virus, as deadly as the bubonic plague, is coming to a city near you ("Ebola: do the math, Mr. President," Web, Oct. 15).

October 27, 2014

EDITORIAL: Cooling the weather panic

It isn't easy to be a weather alarmist these days. The weather just won't pay attention to the learned professors.

October 27, 2014

EDITORIAL: Running against Obama’s postponed November surprises

Before Americans vote next week they deserve to know what President Obama has in store for them. The administration's near-term plans on health care, the environment, immigration, nominees for high office and other issues are shrouded in mystery.

October 27, 2014

EDITORIAL: The politics of pander

A secretary of state could, for example, spark a nasty international incident by mixing up the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, two nations that don't get along. The "reset button" in U.S.-Russian relations aside, Hillary Clinton's gaffes as the nation's chief diplomat didn't encourage many full-scale invasions.

October 27, 2014

EDITORIAL: Capitalism’s new fans

Capitalism, as a wise man who understood human frailty once said, is a bad economic system. Its only virtue is that it is better than all the other systems. Nevertheless, it has fallen from favor in Washington among those who don't understand human frailty.

October 24, 2014

EDITORIAL: Tobacco neo-Prohibitionists at the U.N.

The world, or a good part of it, struggles to cope with Ebola, and the United Nations continues to be obsessed by tobacco. The World Health Organization, meeting in Moscow, came up with a treaty imposing a global tax on cigarettes and delegates of 179 nations signed it.

October 24, 2014

EDITORIAL: Washington ‘Wastebook’ refutes ‘cut to the bone’ narrative

"Government has been cut to the bone." How many times have we heard that?

October 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Voter IDs ensure veracity, stop cheats

I have pondered this question for a while and asked many people who oppose voter ID laws very simply why they think such transparently sensible requirements are unfair or unreasonable. I have never received a coherent answer.

October 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Call terrorist acts what they are

Thank you for using the word "terror" in your headline to describe the recent Palestinian attack at a Jerusalem train station that killed a 3-month-old Israeli girl, Haya Zissel Braun ("Baby killed, 8 wounded in terror attack at Jerusalem train stop," Web, Oct. 22).

October 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ACLU defends faith and freedom from it

If disputes involving religious liberty will be called a war, it is important to consider the "weapons" used ("Ohio faithfuls get last laugh at ACLU suit to tear down Jesus portrait," Web, Oct. 21).

October 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Send Democrats a pro-life message

The front-page article "Democrat's attack ad resurrects pro-life gaffe" (Oct. 20) demonstrates very clearly why no human being of conscience can vote for any Democratic politician this year.

October 24, 2014

EDITORIAL: Bongino for Congress

Democrats in Washington work hard to stoke the flames of resentment against "the rich." Rep. John Delaney is the richest Democrat in Congress, and he's locked in a surprisingly tight race in Maryland's 6th District against Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, the Republican challenger.

October 23, 2014

EDITORIAL: Unholy coercion on abortion funding in California

California has been liberalism's bellwether for decades. Democrats in the Golden State have used their lock on the legislature to create social experiments. Now the left-coast liberals think Obamacare doesn't go far enough.

October 23, 2014