Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
THOMAS: End of ‘We the People’
Anyone desiring a preview of what the federal judiciary would look like under a Barack Obama adminis- Published October 15, 2008
THOMAS: Round Two: Zzzzzzzzz
The audience at the second presidential debate/town hall meeting was, supposedly, made up of "undecided" voters. Anyone who is undecided less than a month before the election hasn't been paying attention and ought to be disqualified from voting at all. The questions were terrible, the answers worse. Published October 10, 2008
THOMAS: Catholics divided over abortion (again)
In recent elections when a high-profile Roman Catholic Democrat seeks high, or higher office, the issue of abortion surfaces. As the pro-choice, non-Catholic Barack Obama makes a play for evangelical voters, conservative Catholics are asking their fellow believers to take seriously the church's teaching on abortion and not cast their vote for Mr. Obama and Catholic Joe Biden. Published October 8, 2008
THOMAS: The blame game
When Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to the floor of the House on Monday to blame Republicans for the financial turmoil and charge them with a laissez-faire attitude toward regulation, it seemed like a calculated effort to shift attention and accountability from what Democrats have done to create the current conditions. Fortunately, we have YouTube so Democrats can run from their records, but they can't hide. Published October 3, 2008
THOMAS: Pulpit bullies
There is no telling how many churches actually participated in "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," an event designed to challenge the government's restriction on political pronouncements from the pulpit. Published October 1, 2008
THOMAS: Judgment Day
It isn't often that public outrage peaks so close to an election, but this is a rare moment in history when "we the people" can exact a price from the political leadership that has duped, scammed and lied to them, contributing mightily to the current financial mess. Published September 26, 2008
THOMAS: McCain, Obama debate
When Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain meet Friday in Oxford, Miss., for the first of their three scheduled debates, the TV and radio audience is likely to set a record for such an event. Published September 24, 2008
THOMAS: Lessons from the Puritans
The financial "crisis" on Wall Street has provided another teachable moment. It turns out that greed is not good after all. Published September 19, 2008
THOMAS: Generation gaps
You are young enough to be John McCain's daughter. Twenty-eight years separate you. Will you be able to walk into the Oval Office and say, "Mr. President, you are wrong about this and here is what you should do instead"? Published September 17, 2008
THOMAS: Rx for revitalization
Some political pundits have said if it were not for his last name, he might have been the Republican nominee for president this year. But former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tells me he is happy to support the McCain-Palin ticket, which he predicts, perhaps predictably, will win. Published September 12, 2008
THOMAS: Hands across the aisle
Why do Republicans constantly talk about compromise and bipartisanship when Democrats almost never do and when they do, don't mean it? Democrats rarely compromise when they are in the majority. Published September 10, 2008
THOMAS: Losing faith voters
Democrats have made it a priority to lure more evangelical and Catholic voters from the Republican camp into their own, but the likelihood of success is becoming more problematic given pronouncements by two Catholic archbishops and a decision by the editor of an evangelical Christian magazine. Published August 29, 2008
THOMAS: What became of common ground?
Last Monday at a trade show for people who are part of the Florida tourist industry, I asked the 750 assembled for lunch how many were happy with the tone of modern politics? Not a hand was raised. Published August 22, 2008
THOMAS: A very civil forum
The "civil forum" featuring presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain may not have been as exciting as Michael Phelps winning his eighth Olympic gold medal, but it was civil and it was a forum from which emerged useful information. Published August 20, 2008
THOMAS: School for scoundrels
Despite a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that the Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria, Va., has continued to use textbooks that teach hatred of everyone not of their specific brand of faith, the State Department has yet to act to close down the school. Published July 18, 2008
