THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Rid government of ‘deep state’

James Comey's behavior makes for a perfect example of the treasonous actions of the deep state, those unelected, entrenched government employees who believe they know better than the American public and have a "duty" to protect us from our own misguided beliefs ("James Comey's smug skirt of spirit of law," Web, Aug. 29).

September 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: How sanctuary policies make a mockery of the rule of law

Montgomery County, Maryland, just north of the District of Columbia, is known for leafy neighborhoods, stellar schools and high incomes. (It's the 17th-highest earning county in the entire nation, according to the latest census data.) But lately, Montgomery County is garnering national attention for something rather different — a succession of horrific crimes committed by illegal immigrants.

September 2, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump has revived U.S. military

President Trump inherited the most politicized, low-morale, unilaterally disarmed military ever, and he has rebuilt it into the greatest in the world. Now, officers who have been rightly fired for continuing Democratic policies such as "leading from behind" and social engineering with unfair diversity preferences, have no right to complain that Mr. Trump has used his own tactics to reverse President Obama's ruinous politicization.

September 2, 2019

EDITORIAL: James Comey gets a Clintonesque pass

That haunting laugh echoing through the corridors of Washington officialdom is the sound of vindication emanating from one James B. Comey. Free from the threat of prosecution by the legal system for which he once stood, the fired former FBI director has validated the hoary adage that it's better to be lucky than good.

September 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Good riddance to Donegan

Last week, The Times reported that Gail Gordon Donegan, who was appointed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to the Virginia Council on Women, "has a record of ridiculing Catholic beliefs and practices" ("Church groups hit Northam appointee Gail Gordon Donegan for anti-Catholic tweets," Web).

September 1, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Wrist slap hardly sufficient

Something is seriously wrong at the Justice Department ("James Comey leaked classified FBI memos for personal gain, IG finds," Web, Aug. 29). We watched the deep-state conspirators destroy the lives of people while on a mission to bring down a president. Now that these co-conspirators have been caught red-handed for the most horrible abuse of office and something that can only be called espionage, they don't even get a slap on the wrist.

September 1, 2019

EDITORIAL: Trendy influences are reshaping national character

Somebody must have broken the brake handle on the cultural crazy train. With no way to slow down the dizzying changes in conventional values, the needle on the gauge measuring virtue and vice is spinning wildly. New ways of thinking have always fueled the advancement of civilization, but free-wheeling change threatens to send the entire social compact around the bend and into the ditch. Judging by the breathtaking metamorphosis of customary ideas that have powered the nation's progress, a crack-up could be near at hand unless conservators of character wrest control.

August 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Rainforest fires world’s concern

Addressing the significant mass burning of the Amazonian rainforest -- the ecosystem biomass of which produces 20% of Earth's oxygen — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently told the rest of the rightfully concerned world, "You have to understand that the Amazon is Brazil's, not yours."

August 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left’s ‘words’ are nonsense

"Wokeness"? "White nationalism"? This is the tripe that comes from the mouths of spoiled little social parasites who harbor a fear of being forced into working real jobs, having to earn their own money and think their own thoughts.

August 29, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Get back to ‘Golden Rule’

While growing a business, I had to scrape along in "higher education" one class at a time. It was everything for the sake of convenience, not because I loved every subject. I missed a lot of American history, so it was only over time that I came to appreciate the fantastic foundation and wealth of knowledge the Founders passed down to us via the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

August 28, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Democrats their own worst enemy

"Sleepy Joe" Biden is right — racism is a "white man's problem" ("Joe Biden touts standing among black voters," Web, Aug. 28) because if you're a white man you're automatically assumed to be a racist. The myth that President Trump is a white supremacist has replaced the invention of him being Vladimir Putin's handpicked successor to the first African-American president. Somebody ought to wake Joe up and remind him for whom he carried water for eight years. Democrats are a tiresome group of people, and everybody knows this but the Democrats. We're going to be stuck with Trump for another four years, and we have only the Democrats to blame.

August 28, 2019

EDITORIAL: Democratic presidential candidates polling low face the music

Liberal Democrats have long vilified the so-called "1 percenters," but now some of them are coming to their defense, after a fashion.

August 28, 2019

EDITORIAL: Google has stranglehold on search, which gives it immense power and stifles competition

In just about any industry, having a market share of 92 percent would plainly constitute a monopoly. (In fact, according to some economists, any time a company commands more than 25 percent of a given market, it can begin to exert anti-competitive pressure.) And that's the position that the search giant Google finds itself in.

August 27, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Split GOP will give left power

President Trump was elected by voters who agreed with his agenda of standing up to the Democratic and Republican establishment, and we are pleased that he has kept his promises. He has done well by rebuilding our armed forces, lowering taxes, stemming the flow of illegal immigrants, appointing judges who follow the U.S. Constitution, getting us closer to energy independence, and pushing economic and trade policies that are bringing back jobs.

August 27, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Lebanon should thank Israel

Poor Lebanon, occupied by Iran and controlled by its proxy, Hezbollah. Hezbollah, the largest non-state army in the world, is recognized by most Western nations as a terrorist organization ("Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions," Web, Aug. 25). In violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 skirmish, Hezbollah operates throughout the country, right up to and under the Israeli border. Its tunnels are a war crime. The estimated 40,000 to 150,000 missiles it points at Israel are in violation of international law. The hundreds of dual-purpose houses it has built along the Israeli border are also war crimes.

August 27, 2019

EDITORIAL: Stakes are high in Trump fair-trade gambit with China

Americans are losing their taste for Chinese, but not those savory dishes served with chopsticks. Rather, it's a distaste for China's behavior resulting from the worsening conflict over trade that is causing frowns. From its refusal to compete fairly in the international marketplace to its apparent failure to halt the flow of deadly synthetic drugs into the U.S., "the Middle Kingdom" is losing its status as America's BFF. It's no wonder, with President Trump playing chicken with China.

August 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was inexcusable

As we approach the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, the history surrounding the beginning of the conflict and the Soviet Union's role in it attracts more attention ("Why the heroic deeds of the Soviet people must not be forgotten," Web, Aug. 21). In this context, the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact is of particular historical significance.

August 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Embrace Jewish ‘dual loyalty’

We have all read and heard about the 'dual loyalty' of Jews when it comes to the state of Israel. I for one admit that I have a dual loyalty to both Israel and my country, Canada. I would fight for and give up my life to protect either country. I will stand up for Canada, as this is my home and where I have been given the opportunity to live, work and practice whatever religion I want. I will also stand up for and give up my life for Israel, as that is the country that is the birthplace of my religion and has provided me with the teachings of the Torah and the Ten Commandments, and has allowed me to be brought up with the pride and ethics of being a Jew.

August 26, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Walsh should rethink challenge

Back in 1972, Pete McCloskey was a popular congressman from Northern California. Mr. McCloskey was so upset and offended by the actions of Richard Nixon that he challenged the incumbent president in the Republican primaries. He didn't win, but he proved to be more than a mosquito on the proverbial elephant's backside.

August 25, 2019

EDITORIAL: California sanitation dilemma signals a troubling trend

America is getting pooped, thanks to trend-setting California. There is no getting around the fact that the Golden State is at the forefront of a defecation crisis which is already overflowing into neighboring states. The Left Coast has become the home of the homeless, the nation's lost souls who apparently have settled for simply existing rather than really living. Sleeping out in the open spaces and pooping in public places are jarring signs that a segment of society has given up. The demoralizing, downward spiral is likely to accelerate unless Americans resolve to clean up their act.

August 25, 2019