Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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** FILE ** Richard C. Holbrooke (left), the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in February 2009 as tensions over civilian casualties strain relations between the two countries. (Associated Press)

Insider’s book: Obama is ‘dithering,’ vindictive and controlling president

A former State Department adviser calls President Obama a "dithering" chief executive with control issues that jeopardize America's foreign affairs policy, in a new book that makes the case the current administration has damaged U.S. interests in the Middle East. Published March 5, 2013

** FILE ** A helicopter with Pope Benedict XVI onboard leaves the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Angry Italian priest burns photo of Pope Benedict XVI during services

Pope Benedict XVI has abandoned his flock, said one Italian priest, who expressed his outrage by setting fire to a picture of the retired pope during Sunday services. Published March 5, 2013

** FILE ** Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a miniature copy of his country's constitution during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit by severe respiratory infection

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been hit with a severe respiratory infection, and government officials say his health, already compromised by cancer, is "very delicate." Published March 5, 2013

**FILE** Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat (Associated Press)

Sen. Robert Menendez’s accuser says she was paid to say she had sex with him

The scandal against Sen. Robert Menendez has taken a new twist, as a Dominican woman at the forefront of the prostitution angle of the investigation now says she was paid to say she had sex with him. Published March 5, 2013

A South Korean army soldier walks by a sign showing the distance to North Korean capital Pyongyang and that for South's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S., China agree to sanction North Korea for nuclear test

The United States and China have struck a deal over sanctions against North Korea for its February nuclear test, diplomats with the United Nations say. Published March 5, 2013

** FILE ** Seattle police Officer Jim Britt demonstrates an unmanned aerial vehicle during an informational meeting at which the police attempted answer questions about their drone program at the Garfield Community Center in Seattle on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. The mayor of Seattle ended the police department's drone program in February after residents protested. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Colin Diltz)

Drone sighting at JFK leaves witnesses puzzled, worried

A commercial airline pilot swears he spotted a drone hovering near his plane during a landing at JFK Airport on Monday. Published March 5, 2013

Maury Lawson drags his suitcase through the snow Monday, March 4, 2013, while crossing N.P. Avenue in Fargo, N.D., on his way to the bus depot. (AP Photo/Michael Vosburg, The Forum)

D.C. in storm’s crosshairs, snow blankets Midwest

A snowstorm dubbed by weather forecasters as dangerous has hit hard at spots in the Midwest, dumping up to 7 inches of snow. Next up: Chicago. Published March 5, 2013

** FILE ** Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz. (Associated Press)

Spanish minister angers gays over same-sex marriage comments

The interior minister of Spain says he's against same-sex marriage because it threatens the fate of the human species. Published March 4, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2013 Policy Conference, Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

VP Joe Biden tells Jewish group: Obama ‘does not bluff’ on war with Iran

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told the country's largest pro-Israel lobby Monday not to worry — President Obama is determined to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and he's not kidding. Published March 4, 2013

Nikki Nutter scoops heaps of snow from the front of her Dubuque, Iowa, home Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The Dubuque area was hit last night with a winter storm dumping snow across the tristate area. (AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Jeremy Portje)

Iowa communities declare snow emergencies as storm starts to hit

Flakes are just starting to fall, but some communities in Iowa have already declared a snow emergency, various media outlets report. Published March 4, 2013

Top Obama appointees make $100K more than average worker

President Obama's top-tiered appointees make about three times more than the average American worker, a Government Accountability Office audit shows. Published March 4, 2013

**FILE** Bill Cosby (Associated Press)

Bill Cosby says those who oppose Obama are racist

Comedy and television icon Bill Cosby slammed Republicans who failed to stand for President Obama's State of the Union speech, likening them to racists who opposed desegregation. Published March 4, 2013

Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan (right) and one of his sons, 24-year-old Izhar Khan (left), are shown in federal court in Miami in a May 16, 2011, artist's rendering. (AP Photo/Shirley Henderson)

Florida imam convicted of funneling money to Pakistani Taliban

A Muslim cleric living in Florida was convicted Monday on two charges of funneling money to members of the Pakistani Taliban. Published March 4, 2013

Michigan deputy sheriff’s 4-year-old son kills self by accident with dad’s gun

The 4-year-old son of a sheriff deputy in Michigan accidentally shot and killed himself with his father's gun over the weekend. Published March 4, 2013

**FILE** Palestinian supporters of Hamas wave flags during a rally in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Dec. 14, 2012, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the militant group. (Associated Press)

Hamas launches campaign to root out Israeli spies

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has launched a new campaign aimed at rooting out spies for the Israeli government. Published March 4, 2013

Travelers wait in security checkpoint lines before boarding planes at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Feb. 25, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Janet Napolitano blames long airport lines on sequester

Longer lines at airports are due to sequestration, said Department of Homeland Security director Janet Napolitano. Published March 4, 2013

Calif. retirement home that left woman to die: It’s ‘protocol’

It's just policy. That's the statement issued by California retirement home officials in defense of one of their nurses who refused to give an elderly patient CPR — despite the pleas of a 911 operator. Published March 4, 2013

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he is introduced to the crowd during inauguration ceremonies for Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, outside the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

President Bush III? Jeb Bush hints at 2016 White House run

Jeb Bush, who served as Florida's governor from 1999 to 2007, may very well announce a run for the White House in 2016. Published March 4, 2013

** FILE ** In this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)

Venezuelan protesters demand proof that Hugo Chavez is alive

Hundreds took to the streets Sunday in Caracas, demanding proof that Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has not yet died from cancer. Published March 4, 2013

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna Austria, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

U.N. nuclear head fights for Iran to open Parchin site to inspectors

The head of the United Nations' agency on atomic energy said Iran should grant inspectors immediate access to the Parchin site, where higher-than-normal activity has been suspected. Published March 4, 2013