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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
With Senate Tax Bill, Many Happy Returns
When the House and Senate touch down in DC, they’ll be exchanging their week of feasting for a steady diet of something else: tax reform.
Monday, November 27, 2017
Sarah Sanders Shoots Down #PieGate: ‘Of Course I Baked the Pecan Pie’
There is a bipartisan rule in the Deep South: You never question the authenticity of a southern woman’s homemade pecan pie. Ever.
One Democrat on Trump’s Electoral Integrity Commission Is Misleading the Public
We are saddened that Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, our colleague on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, has filed a widely-reported complaint against the commission.
Scrap the ObamaCare Mandate
Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, repeatedly opposed her party’s attempts this year to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But doing away with the ACA’s individual mandate, a change included in tax-reform legislation being readied by Senate Republicans, is a different matter.
Sex Scandals, 24/7
With all the smutty news coming out of Hollywood and Washington, DC, I find myself wondering when anyone finds the time to get any work done.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
College Basketball Season Begins Under Odiferous Clouds
Although it is plausible to suspect this, it is not true that the Credit Mobilier scandal of the late 1860-early 1870s (financial shenanigans by politicians and others surrounding construction of the Union Pacific Railroad) and the 1920s Teapot Dome scandal (shady dealings by politicians and others concerning government oil leases) were entangled with Division One college basketball programs. Back then, there were no such programs. About the 1970s Watergate scandal, however, suspicions remain.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Alabama Women, Say No to Roy Moore
This tribune of the common folk and their earnest ways allegedly preyed on the unprotected
Impeach Trump, and Then What?
I get it that a lot of Democrats can get audiences to jump out of their chairs and clap like trained seals by claiming they’re going to impeach the President. In fact, Rep. Maxine Waters will probably soon be signing a recording contract to do a rap version of “Impeach 45!”
Friday, November 24, 2017
The Abrupt Shaming of Charlie Rose
The privileged and prestigious professional life of Charlie Rose came to a shocking end this week. In the latest lurid front-page testimony on powerful men, the Washington Post reported that eight women have accused Rose of brutish and exhibitionist behavior. They said new employees were sometimes rubbed on the shoulders by his “crusty paw,” and that he liked walking out naked in front of female staffers. Boom. CBS and PBS abruptly fired him.
We Live in Roman Times
For about a year I have been sharing with people an idea I have had for a television program. My pitch is rather simple, if not completely focused. News programming is ignoring the parent with traditional values who is more concerned about raising their children in an insane world than what President Trump’s latest tweet is.
Merkel — and Davos — Rebuked in Germany
It’s been a tough era for Davos Man, the personification of the great and the good who meet in the World Economic Forum in that Swiss ski resort every January.
The Mayflower Compact and the Seeds of American Democracy
Driven far off course by gales and rough seas as they crossed the Atlantic in the fall of 1620, the Mayflower’s 102 passengers made landfall at a spot much farther north than they had planned.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Crowding Out Compassion
Government can inadvertently dampen our more compassionate impulses.
Things I’d Like to Be Thankful For
Thanksgiving’s the day we Americans are all supposed to give thanks and show appreciation for all the good people and things we have. I’ll do that — and like most Americans I have a lot to be thankful for. But first, here are some political and personal things I’d like to have the chance to be thankful for someday but now can’t.
Turkey, Stuffing and a Side of Subsidies
It’s that time of year again, when millions of Americans gather for Thanksgiving meals of turkey and plentiful sides. I hope you enjoy yourself, because as a taxpayer, a consumer or even a producer of some of that food, you’re paying a stiff price for the privilege of celebrating this cherished American holiday.
Be Thankful
I love Thanksgiving. It’s not just a day off work, a day devoted to parades and football, not even to turkeys and pumpkin pies. As the name makes clear, it is about giving thanks to God for the blessings we enjoy.
Can Trump-Haters Be Thankful for Him?
Any other Republican president but Donald Trump might expect to get at least some credit for the mostly positive direction in which the country is headed. Unfortunately, the Trump-haters prefer to focus on his, shall I say, unusual personality, rather than results.
With Al Franken This Thanksgiving
As Americans prepare for their Thanksgiving Day turkey, or perhaps protein bars, or artichoke hearts, or whatever the au courant are dining upon this year, I would like to propose a thought: You all have much to be grateful for.
A Continual Feast of Thanksgiving
As our family prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’ve been thinking about my recent trip to the Middle East and the Christian leaders I had the privilege of meeting.
Thanking God for the Miracle That Is You
My heart leapt this week when I placed my hands on your mommy’s belly for the first time and felt you move.