THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: The Obamacare tax

The Supreme Court affirmed on Thursday what the White House never wanted to hear: Obamacare constitutes the largest and most regressive tax in American history.

June 28, 2012

EDITORIAL: We respectfully disagree

Congress has set out to remedy the problem that the best health care is beyond the reach of many Americans who cannot afford it. It can assuredly do that, by exercising the powers accorded to it under the Constitution.

June 28, 2012

EDITORIAL: Holder: The case for contempt

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. This unprecedented action has been made necessary by the Obama administration's consistent refusal to reveal the whole truth about the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation and the cover-up that followed.

June 27, 2012

GHEI: Bank downgrades with a twist

News from Europe continues to be bleak. Moody's downgraded 28 Spanish banks on Monday, not long after major financial institutions, including Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, suffered the same fate.

June 27, 2012

EDITORIAL: Foreign law rules in U.S. courts

Can U.S. state laws be overturned because foreign governments don't like them? According to the Supreme Court, the answer is yes.

June 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama to shoot down armed pilots

The Obama administration's hatred for the Second Amendment has reached new heights. After nearly a decade of safe operation, the White House is looking to reduce the number of pilots who provide an extra layer of security against airborne terror by packing a pistol in the cockpit. This plan shouldn't fly.

June 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Arizona fights ‘intrusion of obnoxious aliens’

The Supreme Court ruled that the state of Arizona checking the citizenship status of people detained or arrested for other offenses is not racial profiling. The court, however, refused to address the core issue: What can states do to protect their borders when the federal government refuses to enforce the law?

June 25, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s Watergate flashback

They could not understand the essential balance there must always be in large affairs between cynicism and suspicion on the one hand and faith and trust on the other. A successful politician must, inescapably, be something of a hypocrite, promising all to all, knowing that, if elected, he must inevitably sacrifice the interests of some for others.

June 22, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama wants your wedding presents

Liberals are trying to pound home the idea that Mitt Romney is out of touch with regular Americans. At least he's not trying to take away their wedding presents.

June 22, 2012

EDITORIAL: A regulatory drug shortage

The last thing a sick person wants to hear is that ample supplies of a life-saving medicine have been replaced by a surplus of red tape. That's precisely what's happening nationwide, with 82 percent of hospitals reporting shortages so severe that treatment must be put on hold, according to the American Hospital Association.

June 22, 2012

EDITORIAL: Legislating self-control

If there's one thing lawmakers around the world lack, it's self-control. Greece, Spain and France have spent themselves into bankruptcy. California is struggling with a $15.7 billion deficit and our nation with $15.7 trillion in debt.

June 21, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s dishonest jobs math

President Obama announced two weeks ago that "the private sector is doing fine." Though he later backpedaled from this remark, he stood by his fundamental contention that the private sector was creating large numbers of jobs, and that more money needed to be spent by the government to keep up the public-sector pace.

June 21, 2012

EDITORIAL: Holder’s contempt and Obama’s privilege

President Obama's attempt to invoke executive privilege to forestall contempt-of-Congress proceedings against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. failed. Instead, the claim elevates the dispute between the administration and Capitol Hill to a new and troubling level.

June 20, 2012

EDITORIAL: Egypt’s coup: It’s about time

The soft coup in Egypt over the past week shouldn't have surprised anyone. The only reason it wasn't harder and faster was because the secularist generals know the Muslim Brotherhood has a friend in the White House.

June 19, 2012

EDITORIAL: Just say no to Rio

The private jets are on the tarmac fueling up in time for the Wednesday kickoff of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Pampered United Nations busybodies are gathering at this event whose slogan is "The future we want." A more accurate motto for the confab would be, "The money we want."

June 18, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s do-nothing power grab

President Obama says the illegal immigrants being given de-facto amnesty under his suspension-of-deportation policy are "Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper."

June 18, 2012

EDITORIAL: The spy society

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, the industries that back America's military muscle will see the need to market their products for domestic use. Machines that work wonders in a soldier's hands don't necessarily belong on Main Street.

June 15, 2012

EDITORIAL: Your dad, your hero

This weekend, America observes Father's Day, and dads across the country will be honored with cookouts, cards and ties they may or may not wind up wearing. Most men don't want it to be a big fuss, but those humble daddies who want the honor the least are probably those who deserve it the most.

June 15, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama: Global Zero

When Barack Obama took office, the world caught its breath, so we were told. He was going to restore America's reputation in the world that reputedly was severely damaged during the George W. Bush administration.

June 14, 2012

EDITORIAL: Operation Flagpole

Thursday is Flag Day, a time to pay special tribute to the American flag and to the ideals and freedoms it symbolizes. While most Americans can freely display Old Glory, a few still run into small-minded opponents who don't understand what our banner is all about.

June 13, 2012