SHUTDOWN: GOP isn’t the party to blame
President Obama said, “We’re not going to accomplish (government responsibilities) if one party to this conversation says that the only way that they come to the table is if they get 100 percent of...
View ArticleSHUTDOWN: Obama and Reid are responsible
Why is it that Sen. Harry Reid and President Obama blame Republicans for shutting down the government when they are the responsible parties? I don’t understand why the president would make 19 changes...
View ArticleSHUTDOWN: Most who hate haven’t a clue why
This past week, I’ve read and heard the most vile and hateful rhetoric directed toward conservatives from both the left and establishment Republicans for what they see as conservatives and tea party...
View ArticleSHUTDOWN: Obama needs to stop spending
This shutdown crisis has all the national attention. And it should! Here are the facts: Our national debt is almost $17 trillion and growing at $1 billion a minute with borrowed money. That is...
View ArticleSHUTDOWN: Try turning off politicians’ spotlight
I am weary of the daily announcements of “no news” from Washington, D.C. How many times must we see and hear the president’s daily speech about the Republicans leading us to the brink of collapse and...
View ArticleCONGRESS: What’s wrong with offsetting new costs?
Time for another extension of unemployment benefits – a sad fact, considering the “recession” ended years ago and trillions have been pumped into the economy. Recall the stimulus, shovel-ready jobs,...
View ArticleCONGRESS: Harry Reid’s a one-man party of ‘no’
For the last six years of the Obama presidency, the Republican Party has been branded, demonized and publicly denounced as the party of “no.” The conservatives oppose massive expansion of government,...
View ArticleOBAMACARE: What’s with all the delays?
To avoid another wave of health-care policy cancellations, which would devastate the Democrats prior to the 2014 midterm elections, President Obama is proposing yet another delay of the coverage...
View ArticleGUNS: Harry Reid is right about rich donors
The funding lining up to support Initiative 594 reads like an A-list of the Democratic elite: former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, $1 million; Bill and Melinda Gates, $1 million; Nick Hanauer,...
View ArticleHANFORD: GOP victory would help Washington
Radioactive sludge is moving towards the Columbia River (TNT, 10-16). For years the federal government has studied and determined that the best storage for the radioactive Hanford waste is at Yucca...
View ArticleELECTION: Democrats in total denial
It was predictable. President Obama and the Democrats are in total denial over the Republican victory in the midterm election. President Obama stated he didn’t sell his economic accomplishments well...
View ArticleELECTION: Enough with all the whining
I’d like to respond to the letter-writer who believes that the recent election results did not accurately reflect the feelings of the American people, but rather were an indication that those evil,...
View ArticleELECTION: Obama is not listening to what voters said
The November midterm election is a turning point for the Obama liberal agenda. The people spoke through their vote, and the answer is very clear. The Democratic agenda led by Barack Obama and Harry...
View ArticleELECTION: GOP reacted petulantly to Obama
Re: “Enough with all the whining” (letter, 11-14). The writer states that the job performance of President Obama, Sen. Harry Reid, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and their cohorts was unfavorable with the majority...
View ArticleCONGRESS: Republicans aren’t so easy to herd
Re: “Republicans in Congress adrift, out of control” (Eugene Robinson column, 3-17). Robinson suggests that the Democratic Party, as directed by Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, looks like a model of unity...
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