Cal Thomas
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THOMAS: Reviewing the ‘book’ on Iraq combat mission
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Last Updated: 7:57 PM 09/01/10 - In his Oval Office address Tuesday night announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama said ‘‘It’s time to turn the page’’ and start focusing on rebuilding the American economy. (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Liberals begin to turn against Obamanomics
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Last Updated: 8:15 PM 08/31/10 - President Barack Obama may have experienced his Walter Cronkite moment over the economy. Responding to Cronkite’s reporting from Vietnam four decades ago that the only way to end the war was by negotiating with the North Vietnamese, President Lyndon Johnson was reported (though never confirmed) to have said, ‘‘If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.’’ (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Our big-spending ways must come to an end
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Last Updated: 6:26 PM 08/25/10 - In 2008, ‘‘60 Minutes’’ visited Denmark to report on a survey of international happiness conducted by Leicester University in England that concluded Danes are among the happiest people on Earth. The reason? They have low expectations and thus, as Morley Safer noted, ‘‘are rarely disappointed.’’ (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: West not learning much from Middle East history
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Last Updated: 7:20 PM 08/24/10 - “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.’’ Never has George Santayana’s oft-quoted warning had greater significance than when it comes to Middle East ‘‘peace talks,’’ including the latest round scheduled to begin Sept. 2 in Washington, D.C. In constantly pressuring Israel to go far beyond the multiple and unreciprocated concessions it has already made, the United States ensures repetition of past mistakes, which will produce the same outcome. (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Outsourcing: A solution to public debt
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Last Updated: 7:25 PM 08/18/10 - BELFAST, Northern Ireland — British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for reinforcements to help him deal with the country’s massive debt, which has been caused by nonstop spending, severe recession and declining tax revenue. According to the UK’s Centre for Policy Studies, at the end of 2008, the national debt was 1,340 billion pounds ($2,090 billion US), which was 103.5 percent of GDP. This figure includes all the public sector pension liabilities such as pensions, and Private Finance Initiative contracts. It’s likely that figures for last year will be even more alarming. (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Mosque part of Islam’s plan to import radicals
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Last Updated: 7:45 PM 08/17/10 - After months of dithering by the White House about the ‘‘ground zero mosque’’ in lower Manhattan, President Barack Obama endorsed the project at an Iftar dinner Friday night. The president said, ‘‘... as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances.’’ (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Downsizing defense
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Last Updated: 4:40 PM 08/11/10 - As Republicans take their case to the voters in November about the Obama administration’s massive overspending and record debt, they should seriously consider what could be a rare bipartisan objective: cutting defense spending (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: One judge negates the will of 7 million voters
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Last Updated: 9:12 PM 08/10/10 - SAN DIEGO — A nation that does not see in law a right to life for its unborn children and a court that allows more than 50 million of them to be killed claiming a nonexistent ‘‘penumbra’’ in the Constitution is not about to acquire a moral — much less a constitutional — backbone when it comes to same-sex ‘‘marriage.’’ (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Radical Islam keeps up efforts on invading US
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Last Updated: 7:26 PM 08/05/10 - Former Speaker Newt Gingrich may be the most notable public figure in some time to state the obvious: radical Islam is a clear and present danger to America. (Full Story) |
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THOMAS: Ready or not, rationed care is in our future
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Last Updated: 7:58 PM 07/28/10 - PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a group of liberal activists meeting in Las Vegas they shouldn’t worry about not getting the single-payer provision in the new health care law. ‘‘We’re going to have a public option,’’ Reid said. ‘‘It’s just a question of when.’’ (Full Story) |
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