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Friday, April 21, 2017
The March for ... What?
The March for Science is tomorrow and no one in their right mind would say they are against it because of its name. First of all, you are standing against the right of people to march for whatever cause they wish. Second, you would be portrayed as someone who is against science.
Advice for President Trump
Dear Mr. President. I have some more friendly but important advice for you. It’s not about your itchy twitter finger or your golf game. I’ll take the great Ernie Els’ word for it that you don’t need any golf tips from me.
A Trump Victory on the Border
Donald Trump’s saber rattling may or may not deter Kim Jong Un, but it’s had an effect south of the border.
On the Hill: A Week for the Strong
If you thought funding one government agency was tough, try funding 11! That’s the colossal chore awaiting Congress when members touch down after a two-week recess next week. While a string of short-term resolutions have let leaders postpone the messy budget fight, the sand is running out of the hourglass on the latest deal. Leaders have until next Friday to keep the lights on in Washington — no small feat with parties as far apart on spending priorities as these two. Still, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plan to beat the clock by bundling almost a dozen spending bills into one big omnibus bill.
March for Science
Do you have march fatigue yet? The left, apparently, does not, so we’re in for some street theater on Earth Day, April 22, with the so-called March for Science.
Reading the Kansas 4 and Georgia 6 Tea Leaves
What to make of the results of the first two of this spring’s special House elections? Start off by putting them in perspective. They pose a challenge to both political parties, but especially to Republicans, who have been used to an unusually stable partisan alignment, an alignment that has become scrambled by Donald Trump.
Trump’s ‘Buy American. Hire American’ Policy Is Dangerous Nonsense
“We don’t have a level playing field for our workers,” President Donald Trump told a group of workers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. Truth is, if we were to ever level the playing field with countries like Mexico and China, the average American worker would be making $3 an hour and spending their pittance on third-world health care and decrepit housing. Please, don’t level the playing field.
Death Penalty Opponents Are Being Dishonest in Their Arguments
The debate over the death penalty can be infuriatingly dishonest.
With North Korea, We Do Have Cards to Play
The crisis with North Korea may appear trumped up. It’s not.
Do the Right Thing
As American society becomes more tribal, society also becomes increasingly unstable and unmoored from civility. Americans are expected to take up for their tribe and defend it at all costs. The unfortunate outcome is that it can lead to not doing the right thing.
The Case for Christ
As most of you doubtlessly know, Lee Strobel has a new movie out, “The Case for Christ,” which is based on his blockbuster book with the same title. This movie is fabulous.
O’Reilly Out
Fox News announced Wednesday that Bill O’Reilly would not be returning to his hugely popular show, “The O’Reilly Factor.” The announcement came in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
Hypocrisy in the Anti-O’Reilly Army
Fox News took Bill O’Reilly off the air after a heavy campaign to fire him led by CNN’s media unit and The New York Times. If all the charges of sexual harassment are true, his case is indefensible. That said, it’s time for his media critics to stand down. They are guilty of rank hypocrisy.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Your Choice: A Green America, or a Brown America
In celebration of Earth Day this Saturday, let’s review how the Sierra Club sold its soul and screwed the Earth for a $100 million donation. They must hate themselves for it, so why shouldn’t we hate them, too?
Bill O’Reilly, the Fall & Proverbs 16:18
The O’Reilly Factor and FoxNews. Over the last two decades, these two entities became household names for literally millions of Americans. Holding the top spot in the prime time cable ratings is something most TV personalities would aspire for and, if achieved, would no doubt boast of. Bill O’Reilly was no exception. The fact is, Bill was never shy to remind his viewers of his unparalleled success.
Gorsuch Gets Into the Swing With Playground Case
What does a children’s playground have to do with the Supreme Court? A lot, starting today. That’s when the justices — including the bench’s newest member, Neil Gorsuch — heard oral arguments in a case of religious discrimination against Missouri’s Trinity Lutheran Church. Like a lot of churches in the area, Trinity has an adjacent playground that needed refurbishing. So, the staff applied for a state grant through Missouri’s Scrap Tire Grant Program which helps reimburse groups for installing rubber safety flooring from recycled tires. In an odd twist, state officials denied Trinity’s request “even though the Missouri Department of Natural Resources ranked its application fifth out of the 44 submitted.”
The Battle Against Sex Trafficking of Minors
Three months ago, State Trooper Jonathan Otto, 33, of the Arizona Department of Public Safety pulled over a car that had caught his attention by traveling 104 miles per hour long after midnight, just south of Kingman. He smelled marijuana in the car.
The Shameless Sean Spicer Hitler Hypocrisy
Press Secretary Sean Spicer publicly apologized several times for this comment about Bashar Assad, the murderous dictator of Syria: “You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” Spicer got hammered for supposedly minimizing the horror of the Holocaust. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, in 2013, made the exact same comment about Syria’s Assad.
CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Again Targets a Product Popular With the Masses
Whenever innovation produces a new technology or product that benefits the masses, government bureaucrats inevitably try to smother it with excessive regulation. They often even have the gall to claim they are doing so for public benefit. Such is the case with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rules on prepaid debit cards.
Apocalyptic Progressivism
Shortly after the 2008 election, President Obama’s soon-to-be chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, infamously declared, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.”