Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Donald Trump, like Ronald Reagan, has to make you laugh
Nancy Pelosi may brawl. She may even draw blood. But Donald Trump makes us laugh. And in the end, the race goes to the most inspiring. Published January 18, 2019
Republicans finally getting it right
Republicans had two years of total control of Congress in which to pass provisions to tighten the border, in line with President Donald Trump's agenda and campaign promises. They didn't. They failed. Now? They're finally coming together on this shutdown and standing strong. Published January 17, 2019
The burial of Steve King
Rep. Steve King from Iowa has become a pariah on Capitol Hill, distanced by Democrats and his own party Republicans alike for wondering aloud, during an interview with The New York Times, this question: "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization -- how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?" Published January 17, 2019
CNN’s Don Lemon: Donald Trump is a bigot, America’s racist and I belong on $100 bill
CNN's Don Lemon, in a discussion with fellow CNNer Chris Cuomo about Rep. Steve King's "white supremacist" remark to The New York Times, called out President Donald Trump as a bigot, going so far to say that calling him that was not opinion, but fact. And then he suggested all of Trump supporters were the same. Published January 16, 2019
Religious Freedom Day, a time to reflect — and fight
Religious Freedom Day is being celebrated at choice spots around the nation, giving Americans who take such matters for granted a brief moment in time to consider: Not all have it so First Amendment-y free and easy. In fact, a look at the statistics show most don't have it so free and easy when it comes to worshipping. Published January 16, 2019
House Democrats pledge tax dollars for abortions
Well, here's a real winner of an issue for the left -- Democrats, in all their newly won legislative majority wisdom, have pledged to use their House powers to repeal a ban on federal dollars being used to abort babies. They're pledging, in essence, to use tax dollars for abortions. Published January 15, 2019
Masculinity’s not the problem
Everywhere you look, masculinity is under attack. But the devil's in the definition. In a culture where masculinity's been defined more by sexual conquest than by providing for one's wife and children -- when a little black book means more than a marriage certificate -- no wonder the word "masculinity" brings a negative connotation. Published January 15, 2019
Mitt Romney — but of course — demands Steve King resign
Newly-elected Sen. Mitt Romney stretched his neck across the Senate all the way to the House to issue his fellow congressional member Steve King, Iowa lawmaker, a harsh message that went like this: Resign. Now if only Romney could get as tough with Democrats as he does with Republicans -- perhaps he'd be a great senator. Published January 15, 2019
Democrats + chaos = leftist control
Democrats aren't as stupid and short-sighted as they appear. For the far left -- and far leftism is what the Democratic Party of John F. Kennedy has devolved into -- the idea of government is not so much to secure rights that are inherent to the individual as it is to serve as a mechanism to advance a vision of collectivism. Published January 15, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bringing ‘gangster’ to government
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, hereafter known as the Gift That Keeps On Giving, has given yet another gift to the Republican Party -- a tweet bragging about the bills she's introduced using her best rap-happy twang. Published January 14, 2019
Rasmussen: Most likely voters say border wall not ‘immoral’
Voters, with a voice of 53 percent, say border walls aren't immoral -- meaning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is off the mark, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with any number of Democrats who've either outright agreed or intimated by their silence a border wall is an "immorality." Published January 14, 2019
America’s Big Tech destiny with supreme surveillance
America's on a crash course to become a supreme surveillance nation, and it's all being done in the name of convenience. Published January 12, 2019
Diapers for dummies — or technology that shouldn’t be
Here's a thought: If you're a parent and can't tell when your baby's bottom is wet or soiled -- you might not be what's called "a good parent." You might want to stick with being a pet owner. Published January 11, 2019
Technology in your toothbrush, telling you how to brush
If CES 2019 tells anything, it's a story of how technology is moving into every aspect of human life, from driving to securing home and possessions to parenting to -- brushing teeth. Some of the artificial intelligence serves as an apt demonstration of overkill. Published January 11, 2019
Flying cars, coming to a city near you
Federal regulators haven't even figured out a satisfactory solution yet for dealing with drones, and here come the flying cars. Published January 10, 2019
Beto O’Rourke and his magic border beans
Beto O'Rourke -- or, as he was born, Robert Francis O'Rourke -- tweeted out a video response to President Donald Trump's border wall speech that in essence said this: There's nothing to see here, folks. Go home to your families, eat and be merry. The borders are safe, safe, safe. And then he clapped his hands, spun three times and threw down some magic beans and voila, the borders were indeed safe. Published January 10, 2019
Opioids — make way for the technology: Fighting pain the drug-free way
LAS VEGAS -- Ask legal opioid users if they'd toss their prescriptions if their pain could be managed another way and their answers would most assuredly be yes. Right? So maybe technology can help. Published January 9, 2019
Donald Trump hits all the right notes in border speech
President Donald Trump delivered a winner of a border speech to the American public, uncommonly scripted to the end as it was -- and the Democrats, in return, in response, sadly sank to their usual low levels of partisan jibbing and political jabbing. Published January 9, 2019
Tesla self-driving car mows down, ‘kills’ robot in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- The Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2019, opened with a bit of embarrassment for Tesla, to put it mildly, when its self-driving model car ran over and "killed" an autonomous robot, Promobot. Making matters worse: It was a hit-and-run. Oh my, you just can't make this stuff up, people. Published January 8, 2019
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Why does Trump have to go it alone?’
Radio's Rush Limbaugh took to airwaves this week to condemn the Democrats who are stymying President Donald Trump's border agenda, as well as the media, filled with members who serve as little more than lapdogs and mouthpieces for the left's talking points. But he reserved his harshest points for the Republicans. Published January 8, 2019
