The measure of a great writer is not how many weeks his books spend on the best-seller lists, but how many years his books remain in print after his death.
Cal ThomasIf life is not a continuum, from conception to natural death, then all of us are potential victims if we fall out of favor with a ruling elite.
Cal ThomasDemocrats' desperate attempt to focus on campaign finance reform instead of laws that may have been broken by the Clinton-Gore campaign is like Mike Tyson demanding a reform in boxing regulations after biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear.
Cal ThomasWelfare mostly subsidizes people in poverty, helping few escape from it. In their hearts, most people who are poor would like to be rich, or at least self-sustaining, but this president never talks about how they might achieve that goal. Instead, he criticizes those who made the right choices and now enjoy the fruits of their labor. Rather than use successful people as examples for the poor to follow, the president seeks to punish the rich with higher taxes and more regulations on their businesses.
Cal Thomas