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LAWRENCE M. RILEY For more opinion, go to: Publisher ◆ MICHAEL SMITH Executive Editor Charles Krauthammer OPINION Iran talks are full of fatal flaws sunset clause? The news from the nuclear talks with Iran was Aalready troubling. Iran was being granted the “right to enrich.” It would be allowed to retain and spin thousands of centrifuges. It could continue construction of the Arak plutonium reactor. Yet so thoroughly was Iran stonewalling International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors that just 10 days ago the IAEA reported its concern “about the possible existence in Iran of undisclosed ... development of a nuclear payload for a missile.” Bad enough. Then it got worse: News leaked Monday of the “sunset clause.” President Barack Obama had accepted the Iranian demand that any restrictions on its program be time-limited. After which, the mullahs can crank up their nuclear program at will and produce as much enriched uranium as they want. EDITORIAL Sanctions lifted. Restric- tions gone. Nuclear development legitimized. Iran would re-enter the international community, as A r m i n g a b u s e r s Obama suggested in an interview last December, as “a very success- outh Carolina has one of the ◆ The Charleston Post and Courier ful regional power.” A few years highest criminal domestic vio- reported last year that more than — probably around 10 — of good lence rates in the country. The 300 South Carolina women have behavior and Iran would be home Palmetto State leads the nation Spartanburg senators been killed by the men in their lives free. Sin the rate of women killed by men. in the past decade. Nearly two-thirds The agreement thus would Most lawmakers understand that cast the only no votes of those women were shot. provide a predictable path to an this is a shameful thing and that Some of them might still be alive Iranian bomb. Indeed, a fl ourishing something should be done about it. against domestic if, after those men had beaten them path, with trade resumed, oil pump- But not Spartanburg’s state senators. the fi rst, second or third time, the ing and foreign investment pouring into a restored economy. The Senate voted last week to pass violence reform courts had taken the men’s guns Such an agreement also means a criminal domestic violence bill that ◆ away. the end of nonproliferation. When had broad bipartisan support. It had A “gun grab” is when overbear- a rogue state defi es the world, the support of victims’ advocates. those convicted of the highest two ing government offi cials try to take continues illegal enrichment and It had the support of every sensible levels of domestic violence and give fi rearms away from law-abiding citi- then gets the world to bless an even- person in the Senate. It passed on a judges discretion on the lowest level. zens, not when they take them from tual unrestricted industrial-level 38-3 vote. Who were the three sena- It also allows the gun possession criminals, and especially not when enrichment program, the Nuclear tors who voted against it? Lee Bright, rights of those subject to a protective they take them from violent crimi- Non-Proliferation Treaty is dead. Shane Martin and Tom Corbin — all order to be suspended if, after due nals. And regional hyperproliferation Republicans who represent a portion legal process, a judge so orders. The bill the Senate passed treats becomes inevitable as Egypt, Tur- key, Saudi Arabia and others seek of Spartanburg County. Corbin, who famously considers domestic violence for the violent shelter in going nuclear themselves. The bill is worthwhile legisla- women “a lesser cut of meat,” called crime that it is. And the fi rearm pro- The deal now on offer to the tion that will save lives in this state. the bill a “gun grab.” vision simply recognizes that fact. ayatollah would confer legitimacy It categorizes domestic violence It’s complete nonsense. The bill It is an attempt to stop the violence on the nuclearization of the most according to the severity of the doesn’t affect the gun rights of any- before it becomes fatal. Federal law rogue of rogue regimes. In fact, attack. It strengthens penalties for one except those who have shown already requires that domestic abus- the Iranian regime just last week, offenders. It gives prosecutors more a propensity toward violence. And ers lose their gun rights. at the apex of these nuclear talks, options to successfully prosecute a aren’t those the very people from Corbin, Bright and Martin are not staged a spectacular attack on a charge. whom we’d like to take guns away? standing up for your Second Amend- replica U.S. carrier near the Strait So why did the three oppose it? This bill isn’t about your Second ment rights or anyone else’s. And of Hormuz. Well, say the administration Because the bill would prohibit Amendment rights or anyone’s Sec- they surely aren’t trying to help bat- apologists, what’s your alternative? domestic abusers from possessing ond Amendment rights. It’s about tered women. They are standing up Do you want war? It’s Obama’s guns. The bill would require that gun the right to life for those who have for the right of violent criminals to usual, subtle false-choice maneu- possession rights be stripped from been victims of domestic violence. remain armed. ver: It’s either appeasement or war. It’s not. True, there are no good choices, but Obama’s prospective deal is the worst possible. Not only LETTERS TO THE EDITOR does Iran get a clear path to the bomb, but it gets sanctions lifted, Generous tax advantages all pressure removed and interna- tional legitimacy. That was an interesting Associated There is a third choice. If you are Press article on Monday (“Poll: Most back not stopping Iran’s program, don’t plan to raise taxes on rich”) about our view give away the store. Keep the pres- on other people’s taxes. I suspect some sure, keep the sanctions. Indeed, neglect to take advantage of the generous increase them. After all, previous tax breaks available to the middle class. sanctions brought Iran to its knees Capital gains taxed at 15 percent are and to the negotiating table in the available to almost any investor. If mar- fi rst place. And that was before the ried and your family earns less than about collapse of oil prices, which would $73,000 annually, capital gains are taxed now vastly magnify the economic at zero percent. Yes, tax-free. effect of heightened sanctions. You may be able to reduce your report- Congress is proposing precisely ed income by contributing to a health sav- that. Combined with cheap oil, it ings account and earning tax-free health could so destabilize the Iranian care as well. Health savings accounts do economy as to threaten the cleri- not have to be available at your place of cal regime. That’s the opening. work in order to take advantage of them. Then offer to renew negotiations Additionally, the money you put in them for sanctions relief, but from a is not lost annually if not spent, as fl exible very different starting point — no spending accounts are, but you must have enrichment. Or, if you like, with a high-deductible health plan. a few token centrifuges for face- Knowledge is power. saving purposes. And no sunset. HAL CARSON Letters to the editor must be 300 words or fewer and include the writer’s name, home That’s the carrot. As for the Spartanburg address and telephone number for verification. Send to: stick, make it quietly known that Letters to the Editor, The Herald-Journal, P.O. Box 1657, Spartanburg, S.C. 29304 the U.S. will not stand in the way A can-do candidate of any threatened nation that takes Fax: (864) 594-6350 For more opinion, go to: things into its own hands. We leave How fortunate Spartanburg is to have E-mail: [email protected] the regional threat to the regional several solid candidates running for City Phone: (864) 562-7267 powers, say, Israeli bombers over- Council. Of the three contenders in the fl ying Saudi Arabia. race, my vote goes to Laura Stille, a tre- Consider where we began: six mendous contributor to our community for the good of all. The dysfunctional de jure segregation U.N. Security Council resolutions and an engaging leader. It’s been said that the world needs agendas that gave birth to the university’s demanding an end to Iranian As a valued volunteer with a number of dreamers and the world needs doers, but beginning are the same dysfunctional enrichment. Consider what we are organizations, Laura is actively involved above all, the world needs dreamers who chickens that are coming home to roost now offering: an interim arrange- in advancing key initiatives for the better- do. On March 31, I’ll be supporting Laura in a multiplicity of disparaging forms, ment ending with a sunset clause ment of our community. A longtime board Stille — a proven “doer” in Spartanburg. including corruption and mismanagement that allows the mullahs a robust, member of Partners for Active Living issues that are speeding one of the state’s industrial-strength, internationally — and now chair of the board — Laura is MARY MATHES most celebrated landmarks onward to its sanctioned nuclear program. a pivotal force in the push for a cohesive Spartanburg inescapable fate of oblivion. Such a deal makes the Cuba and robust trail system. She’s a “can-do normalization look good and the woman” on a mission to ensure that our DUDLEY BREWTON Ukrainian cease-fi res positively children and families are afforded beauti- Corruption, mismanagement Moore brilliant. We are on the cusp of an ful places and spaces to play, to grow and This letter is in reference to Bernadine epic capitulation. History will not to thrive. Wilson’s impassioned letter to the edi- be kind. Service to community is a Laura Stille tor “Save this crown jewel” on Feb. 19 Correction standard. If elected to represent us, she regarding the fate of South Carolina State Due to an editing error, a letter writer’s Charles Krauthammer writes for will be mindfully invested and involved University. Time has not been on the side name was misspelled in Wednesday’s edi- The Washington Post. Reach him at in the matters of our city, accessible and of South Carolina’s historical state univer- tion. Byron Conn wrote the letter “More [email protected]. assertive, and most important, a champion sity. than a technicality.” A8 SUNDAY , JUNE 21 , 2015 SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL ◆ GOUPSTATE.COM

LAWRENCE M. RILEY For more opinion, go to: Publisher ◆ MICHAEL SMITH Executive Editor Kathleen Parker OPINION Bush 3.0 makes an impression f anyone should be feeling an overwhelming sense of Ground- hog Day this presidential elec- tion,I c’est moi. Frankly, I’ve been covering Bushes for so long, I feel like I ought to be parachuting out of air- planes. In fact, the arc of my career parallels the so-called Bush Dynas- ty, beginning in 1980 when I was a young reporter for the Charleston Evening Post in South Carolina. That was the fi rst year South Carolina held a Republican presi- dential primary, and it has been the “First in the South” ever since. Memorably, I found myself one night in a Charleston hotel room with Ronald and Nancy Reagan. I don’t recall how I got there, but I was pretty good at wiggling into places I didn’t belong, probably because I looked about 12 years old. Though my intent was to interview Reagan, my confi dence was ren- dered null by my having to explain EDITORIAL to the future president that my parents didn’t need to know where I was. This may also explain why my O u r r a c i s t p a s t favorite of the bunch was George H.W. Bush, who was courtly, kind, South Carolina man joined ◆ was a violent racist who led attacks handsome and, most important, a Bible study at a church in on African-American communities treated me as if I were his equal. Charleston and then killed and bragged in the U.S. Senate about This was more than a paternal ges- nine people. Police have We have to deal writing a state constitution that kept ture; it spoke to his quality, charac- arrested A a white man who is accused honestly with our black citizens from voting. ter and class — the thread that runs of killing based on race. We can’t effectively move forward through my more than 30 years’ All over the Palmetto State, we are until we are honest about our past. exposure to and experience with horrifi ed, we are grieving, we are past before we can We are mired in it until we acknowl- the Bush family. angry. edge the racism that motivated the By the time the senior Bush was move forward elected president in 1988, I was How does this happen? How does Confederacy and relegate its sym- writing a different sort of column, a young man grow up in one of our ◆ bols to our museums. We have to stop more lifestyle than politics, and communities and become capable of lionizing racist fi rebrands who par- was busy with motherhood. But this? How do we keep this from ever sacrifi ce of their ancestors. But it is ticipated in crimes much like the one his defeat four years later by Bill happening again? Why do we still also undeniably true that a large seg- we saw last week. Clinton signaled a turning point in have this kind of racial hatred? ment of South Carolinians see that If we want to move forward in our American culture and, therefore, in It is frustrating to most people. battle fl ag as a symbol of oppression race relations, we have to consider my column and my politics. We want to do something. We want and racial hatred. what all our citizens see when they Lifestyle and politics suddenly to send a message. We want to make The need to create a state that see the Confederate battle fl ag fl y- collided. things better. And we can’t fi gure out embraces all of its citizens should ing at the Statehouse. Many see the After the national trauma of the Clinton years , it was a relief to see what to do. trump a misguided affection for the effort to keep them in bondage. They George W. and Laura Bush move But there is something this state Confederate past. South Carolina can see the same fl ag the Ku Klux Klan into the White House. If nothing should have done a long time ago to no longer afford to give offi cial sanc- fl ew. They see the fl ag Dylann Ross else was certain, at least no one help its current racial situation. And tion and state approval to symbols fl ew. would have to worry about blue that is to honestly address the racism that mean death and persecution to a They see the state of South Caro- dresses, knee pads and cigars. in its past. large portion of its population. lina continuing to honor that same I became familiar with these On news media outlets and social We have not been honest about symbol. Bushes, as their years in offi ce media networks after the shoot- these symbols. We perpetuate the It’s time to stop the “heritage not coincided with my own migration ing, many pointed out that the same lie that the Civil War was not about hate” denial. We have a racist past to Washington. I remember a com- Confederate battle fl ag that accused slavery, when the document signed that included slavery, a lost war to ment George W. Bush made to me during a one-on-one, in-fl ight inter- murderer Dylann Roof placed on his by South Carolina leaders as they keep people in slavery, another cen- view. He said the toughest moment car was fl ying on the South Carolina seceded from the union makes it tury of oppression after that, and an of his life wasn’t what to do after Statehouse grounds. clear that their actions were moti- ongoing struggle since then to put all 9/11 but seeing his father — “this It is no coincidence. It is an impor- vated by their desire to preserve that in perspective with the egalitar- fi ne, fi ne man” — defeated by Clin- tant point. Some politicians, asked slavery. ian society we are trying to create. ton. about the Confederate battle fl ag, We continue to lie to our children The massacre in Charleston I also got to know Laura Bush said this was not the time to dis- every time they tour the Statehouse. reminds us of the cost of racism. when she invited Greta Van Sus- cuss the contentious issue. They are They see a statue of Ben Tillman, We can’t afford to keep this hatred teren and me to travel with her to wrong. read the inscription and walk away alive. We have to deal honestly with the Middle East to launch a breast It is true that many South Carolin- thinking he was a statesman who its roots in our culture to make sure cancer awareness program in four countries. People say you can learn ians see the Confederate battle fl ag started important institutions of they don’t keep sending up new about people’s character by playing as a symbol of their heritage and the learning. They do not learn that he shoots that bear a horrible fruit. golf with them. The same is true about traveling together. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR It wasn’t like dodging bullets in Bosnia, mind you, but sharing close A symbol of hate America needs prayer quarters with Secret Service snip- Once upon a time, our Confederate fl ag Letters must be 300 words or fewer and Pray for the victims of the A.M.E. ers provides its own sort of bonding represented honor. But it has become a include your name, address and phone church in Charleston in light of the tension. symbol of selfi sh pride and hate — the number. Send to: recent shooting. The mayor and sheriff of More to the point, observing kind of hate behind Wednesday evening’s Charleston asked for everyone’s prayers. Laura Bush navigate the uber- nine senseless murders. Letters to the Editor Public prayer is regularly challenged man’s world of the Middle East Our hearts are broken. I wish that sym- Herald-Journal before meetings, sporting events, govern- — putting kings and sheiks at ease bol could have come down from the monu- P.O. Box 1657 ment functions or even in our schools, but while lifting terrifi ed women from ment at our state capitol Friday; June 19 is Spartanburg, S.C. 29304 it never fails — whenever tragedy strikes, despair by her reassuring pres- the anniversary of when the last remain- the fi rst thing everyone calls for is prayer. ence — was inspiring. Mrs. Bush ing slaves in America were declared free. Fax: (864) 594-6350 We all need to pray because of these didn’t get as much recognition for Until we let go of things in our past that E-mail: [email protected] tragedies. We also need prayer when the her efforts on this side of the world bind us all, none of us are free. Phone: (864) 562-7267 tragedies are over, yet our government as she deserved, but seeking such and our schools fail to stand up for those attention was never her point. DONNA LONG ROPER For more opinion, go to: who want to pray. And now comes Jeb. Campobello I believe the reason for all of these Though I’ve not met him, I agencies bowing down to these activists formed an impression of Jeb Bush against prayer is because it would cost during the 2012 Republican Nation- County shooting ordinance them the almighty dollar to fi ght it, so it al Convention in Tampa when I Once again, a concern about discharg- is just easier to give in to them, and those heard him speak at a small recep- ing fi rearms in the county has arisen, handgun or shotgun, its maximum range who love and respect our Lord and Savior tion. Predisposed neither to like along with a request for an ordinance to or the direction in which it was being suffer. nor dislike him, I was immediately remedy the problem. It seems some people pointed. Those in our government and schools impressed. within subdivisions have concerns about ◆ What if a safe backstop such as a dirt and those who represent our communities Without notes, he was eloquent, their neighbors’ shooting, either involving bank or berm exists? need to wake up and realize that America thoughtful, fl uent in policy yet noise or safety issues. ◆ Why not use the existing laws about needs prayer, and not just during times of plainspoken, accessible and utterly Sheriff Chuck Wright has stated there reckless endangerment or excessive tragedies. So instead of calling for it just free of artifi ce or guile. I remember are no current laws that prohibit shooting noise? when tragedy strikes in America, stand thinking at the time: If the Ameri- in the county. People could go over and speak with up and fi ght for it all of the time. It’s time can people could hear him, they To pass such an ordinance would be a the shooters about their concerns. Person- Americans stand up against those who would like him. bad idea for several reasons: to-person conversation is a better way want to suppress prayer. They fi nally got to hear him Mon- ◆ Such an ordinance would have to be to address this issue than anonymously If our elected offi cials are afraid to fi ght day as he launched his presidential suffi ciently broad to enable law enforce- asking government to devise yet another for prayer when challenged, then why do campaign. We’ll soon know whether ment, and many people would be denied needless restriction on everybody. Most they ask Americans to pray during a trag- my instincts were right. the ability to enjoy their chosen hobby or shooters are friendly, outgoing people who edy? As to the dynasty question, Bush sport although they pose no threat to their would gladly discuss others’ concerns if Why do our elected offi cials place their settled the issue, indirectly and neighbors. addressed in a civil manner. left hand on the Holy Bible and raise their cleverly: “The presidency,” he said, ◆ Any such ordinance could be amend- In some instances, corrective action right hand to God when they take their “should not be passed on from one ed at some future date in a way that would may be needed. It would be better for the oaths? liberal to the next.” far more restrict an enjoyable recreation- people of a subdivision to change their Why are we asked in the criminal Classy. And the real point, after al activity. It may be expanded to include restrictions or covenants than to apply justice system, “Do you swear to tell the all. people not living in a subdivision but only their solutions to everyone in Spartanburg truth, so help you God?” nearby, for instance. And how far away is County. Pray, America, pray! Kathleen Parker writes for The “nearby”? Washington Post Writers Group. Reach ◆ Likely little consideration would AL HANEY MIKE ZAYAS her at [email protected]. be given to the type of fi rearm, i.e. rifl e, Inman Converse A8 Sunday, September 20, 2015 | Spartanburg Herald-Journal | GoUpstate.com

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CAL THOMAS

elf-declared socialist and Democratic presidential can- S didate Bernie Sanders entered what his supporters must consider the belly of the beast last Monday. He spoke at the conservative evangelical Liberty University in Virginia. Some of those supporters sat in reserved seats, ensuring his remarks would be received with some applause. Liberal and Democratic speak- ers at Liberty are not as rare as one might think. In 1983, Sen. Ted Ken- nedy visited and spoke about religious freedom, standing up for the right of conservative evangelicals to be heard EDITORIAL in the public square. And the Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered a message from Jerry Falwell’s pulpit one Sunday morning. The reception to Sanders from Lib- Waiting too long for answers erty students was more gracious than what conservative speakers usually get aul and Angie Hammond are When a law enforcement public. on liberal campuses, if indeed they are correct when they say they’ve The Hammonds have appealed to invited. waited long enough to see the offi cer shoots someone, the the state Supreme Court to find out Sanders’ message at Liberty was P dashboard video taken when their son two overwhelming needs are to why and how their son died. They are familiar. He railed against “income was killed by a Seneca police officer. now looking at filing a wrongful death inequality” and trashed the rich. His ensure that justice is done and It was July 26 when Lt. Mark Tiller to assure the community that lawsuit so that they can gain access to proposal to raise taxes, offer free shot Zachary Hammond, 19, in a the video. health care and free college for all Hardee’s parking lot. Hammond was justice will be done and the public The situation is unjustifiable. State would cost $18 trillion, according to on a date, and the woman he was is safe. That means telling and and local law enforcement agencies an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. dating was the target of a police drug showing the public whether the keep too much information secret The central flaw in his socialist phi- bust. She was charged with simple when an officer is involved in a shoot- losophy is that by penalizing success, possession of marijuana. shooting was justifi ed and that ing, and this is precisely when they you get less of it, along with less wealth The Seneca police chief has said that the shooter will be prosecuted if should be at their most open. to tax. And people who get free stuff Tiller fired in self-defense because the shooting was not justifi ed. When a law enforcement officer often suffer diminished initiative and Hammond was driving toward him. shoots someone, the two overwhelm- are robbed of a work ethic. The Hammonds naturally want to ing needs are to ensure that justice If the amount of available money know what happened and why they is done and to assure the community were fixed (it isn’t) and I took more lost their son. The community is justi- shot once in the shoulder and once in that justice will be done and the public than you did, that would be unfair, fied in wondering how such a minor the chest by a gun like those used by is safe. That means telling and show- perhaps immoral, though Sanders’ offense escalated into a fatal shooting. Seneca police. ing the public whether the shooting view of morality appears to stop at the And a high-definition camera But the Hammonds had an inde- was justified and that the shooter will abortion clinic door. Sanders said, “I owned by the public probably caught pendent autopsy conducted. Their be prosecuted if the shooting was not do believe that it is improper for the the event. But the video hasn’t been attorney says that it shows the bul- justified. United States government to tell every released. lets, fired through the open driver’s While there are many questions women in this country the very painful As most law enforcement agen- window, entered Hammond from about this shooting, the position of and difficult choice she has to make cies do when one of their officers is behind and that he couldn’t have been law enforcement is: Trust us. We’ve on that issue. ... I believe in women’s involved in a shooting, the Seneca driving at the officer when he was looked at it and decided the officer was rights and the right of a woman to police turned the investigation over shot and couldn’t have represented a justified in shooting this teenager. You control her own body.” to the State Law Enforcement Divi- threat. don’t need to see the video. Some day What about the rights of the sion. This state agency is secretive, But no one other than law enforce- we will make it public, but that will be unborn? Pragmatically, fewer babies and documents that are normally ment has seen the video. up to us. mean fewer future taxpayers for his public, including even incident SLED finished its investigation That’s not good enough. The Ham- socialist programs. reports, suddenly become unattain- and turned over its report and all the monds need to know why their son The lessons for building wealth are able secrets once SLED is in charge of evidence to the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s is gone. The community needs to not a mystery. That doesn’t mean an investigation. Office on Aug. 31. Solicitor Chrissy know that it can trust its police. These everyone can earn a CEO’s salary, but The coroner’s report was released. It Adams has said it will be several more investigations should be conducted it does mean that by making the right revealed only that Hammond had been weeks before the video will be made with much more openness. decisions, one can live independent of government. Here are mine: First, get married. Having a spouse and children is a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR prime motivator for wealth-building. Second, save and invest. Even small Help the unfortunate listening to the local talk president. It would be a dream backgrounds, and believe me, amounts with compound interest show wack-a-doodles. ticket for America. they shouldn’t have a gun. begin to produce wealth. Third, don’t The Herald-Journal poll Jesus’ teachings can be Please don’t listen to those I would think that, of work just to pay bills. Like the poor, question for last Sunday was summed up in the parable of in the press — they are dead all people, a police officer bills you will always have with you. about the U.S. decision to the sheep and goats. Mat- wrong. Harry Truman was would try to set an example Build enough wealth so the bills won’t take in 10,000 Syrian refu- thew, Chapter 25, 31-46 not a college graduate, and he for all. To make my point, matter, assuming you live within your gees. The vast majority of tells us all we need to know. was a good leader. last Sunday I was buying means. respondents disagreed with Another person’s religion or groceries, and an apparently Fourth, find someone who is poor the decision, 79 percent to 21 ethnic background is never Betty Yarbrough off-duty lady cop was shop- and help him learn and practice these percent. mentioned. Woodruff ping with what I assumed principles, perhaps donating some of I don’t know how many Let’s find a way to help were her husband and your time to assist with his wealth- responses were made. Prob- these unfortunate people. Inappropriate example daughter. She was dressed in building. Fifth, don’t assume, in our ably only those who felt her full officer’s uniform, gun increasingly mobile and technological strongly for one side or the Max Daves It seems that day after and all. age, that you will keep one job your other took time to vote. Still, Chesnee day we hear about someone I thought, with all these entire life. Be ready to change jobs, and it is sad to think the largest shooting someone, whether people in here, especially even move when you hit a ceiling. group was against helping. America’s dream ticket it’s a cop shooting someone in children of all ages seeing this Republican presidential candidates Spartanburg is a commu- the back while the person was gun on her hip, what is she should promote ways for people to nity with many churches. If Barack Obama had the running away, a cop shooting thinking? And we wonder escape poverty and for the middle class Our Judeo-Christian ethics backbone that a president a young pregnant woman, a why there has been a gun to climb the economic ladder. It is part tell us that we should help should have, we wouldn’t man shooting his wife, or a surge. The lady cop clearly of our history, though many may have our fellow human beings. Of have this refugee problem. child shooting another child appeared to be off-duty, and forgotten, or never learned it in school. course, we must know who A president with leadership because he found his daddy’s she should have left her gun Building wealth built America. we allow to come into our skills would have destroyed gun and it fired by accident. in the trunk. I don’t believe Tearing down the wealthy will lead to country, but our emphasis ISIS before it got the upper You name it, and we’ve read she needed it while shopping higher unemployment and economic should be on a way to help, hand. it or seen it on the news. for groceries. collapse. That’s what Bernie Sanders not trying to keep them out. To all who read this: Please You have people able It set a bad example, espe- and other leftists refuse to understand. It seems to me that we are don’t let the media elect to purchase guns and get cially for children. It offends finding reasons to keep out the next president. Donald concealed weapons permits me. — Cal Thomas is a columnist with the homeless and disadvan- Trump is exactly who we need just because they have a clean Tribune Media Services. Reach him at taged. If you do not believe as president, and Ben Carson background check. I know Wanda C. Eller [email protected]. me, spend a few minutes would make a great vice several people with clean Boiling Springs