Whatever Wednesday

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"Though God is invisible, He is invincible."  Charles Swindoll, Men's Devotional Bible

A SCANDAL

"A review of weekend news coverage and commentary shows that mainstream media have gone into full “Protect Obama” mode.

"Evidence released last week — including, but not limited to, House Intelligence Committee transcripts showing that multiple top-level Obama administration officials were lying to the public for three years about Russian collusion — indicates that former president Barack Obama wasn’t merely aware of what was going on; he was hip-deep in what increasingly appears to be one of the greatest political scandals in American history."  Rich Lowry, National Review Online, 5/12

AN ABUSE OF POWER

"We now know that the Obama administration engaged in unprecedented abuses of power, not merely in its persistent attempts to circumvent the other branches of the United States government, but in its weaponizing of government institutions for partisan ends, including our intelligence agencies . . .

"There is no recent precedent, however, of an administration opening a criminal investigation into its political rivals during a presidential election. There is no precedent of basing that flimsy investigation on “misleading and inaccurate” information derived from a fabulist document like the Steele Dossier, paid for by the Democratic Party and itself larded with Russian disinformation. There is no precedent of an administration — and later its allies — spying on its political enemies in a presidential campaign, utilizing “fraudulent” proof, and purposely withholding “contradicting” evidence."  David Harsanyi, NRO, 5/12

"Did Obama break any laws? Maybe not. Was he part of an unconscionable effort to weaponize the police powers of the state against a political enemy? It sure looks that way. How else do you explain that Comey and Obama just casually discussed using the obviously phony pretext of the Logan Act for going after Flynn in the January 5, 2017, meeting while Sally Yates, the deputy attorney general, sat there in amazement that her own supposed underling, Comey, would cook up something so obviously bogus and politically explosive as this case without telling her?"  Kyle Smith, NRO, 5/13

A PRO-LIFE GENERATION

"A 2017 poll by Quinnipiac reinforces that young adults and students are pro-life. For example, 49% of 18-to-34 year-olds said they would support a ban on late-term abortions in their state, if they had the opportunity to support it. These results show that when students and young adults are asked to think through the implications of what abortion is, they overwhelmingly take a pro-life view. Heading into 2020, one thing is clear: the Pro-Life Generation is energized to abolish abortion, and they want to see candidates who support their right to vote on pro-life policies and have their voices heard."  Kristan Hawkins, Townhall, 5/12  

"A recent New York Times article provides fresh evidence that the Democratic Party’s promotion of abortion on demand for any reason, up until the moment of birth, is turning away younger voters, even though they may agree with the platform on other issues. The pro-life plank of the Republican Party, however, keeps “pulling them back,” according to reporter Maggie Astor."  Mallory Quigley, Townhall, 5/13

TRUTH

"Truth is not a left-wing value. It is a liberal value, and it is a conservative value, but truth has never been a left-wing value. From Lenin to today's left, lying, especially about opponents, is morally acceptable as long as it serves the left's goals of defeating opponents and attaining more power."  Dennis Prager, Townhall, 5/12

CHILDREN

"No summer school, few camps, no public pools . . . just what the heck are kids supposed to do this summer?

While we’re on the subject, most of the country’s children haven’t seen any of their non-sibling peers in person since March, a level of isolation that cannot be psychologically healthy. Kids may be the least at risk of contracting coronavirus, but they may be paying one of the steepest prices, nonetheless."  Jim Geraghty, NRO, 5/13

MAIL-IN BALLOTS

"Experts have long cautioned against wholesale use of mail ballots, which are cast outside the scrutiny of election officials. “Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud,” was the conclusion of the bipartisan 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform, chaired by former president Jimmy Carter and former secretary of state James Baker."  John Fund, NRO, 5/13

HOME SCHOOLING

"The real reason why “progressive” academics oppose homeschooling isn’t really the possibility of neglect and abuse, argue Ray and Valiente. Instead it’s that the academic elites don’t like the values of parents who homeschool their children. They want the state — government officials — to be in charge of educating children, not parents. Parents, after all, might balk at indoctrinating their kids with stuff like, say, the New York Times‘s “1619 Project.”  George Leef, NRO, 5/13

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

"When government programs "take care of us," they kill off some of the best of life and make us much less productive. They don't even make people happy."  John Stossel, Townhall, 5/13