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The man
Cal ThomasBaseball great Stan Musial died over the weekend. He was 92. In September 2007, I was invited to make a speech to a civic group in St. Louis. I told the person who invited me I would come on one condition: that I could meet Stan Musial. “That&...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Major League Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, College Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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An imperial president
Cal ThomasOne definition of "imperial" on dictionary.com is, "of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler." At his news conference Monday, a petulant, threatening and confrontational President Obama spoke like an emperor or supreme ruler. All that was...Tags: Parties and Movements, Harry Reid, Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Max Baucus
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Female vs. male senators
Cal ThomasAs the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated,...Tags: ABC (tv network), Susana Martinez, Minority Groups, Harriet Tubman, Bella Abzug
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Hagel and defense
Cal ThomasBiography isn't policy. President Obama's choice for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, former Nebraska Republican senator, has a resume most politicians can envy: a clean senatorial record, no ethical lapses and two purple hearts from a war many...Tags: The Boston Globe, Leon Panetta, National Government, Iran, U.S. Department of Defense
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More of the same
Cal ThomasEverything that everyone loathes about Washington was present in the "fiscal cliff" bill just passed by Congress. It is 153 pages long; most members probably hadn't read all of it before voting on it; it was delivered in the middle of the night; it was...Tags: Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Voting, U.S. Congress, Viral Diseases and Infections
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What price U.S. citizenship?
Cal ThomasHONG KONG -- We read about famous people like French film star Gerard Depardieu, who moved to Belgium to avoid a 75 percent income tax on millionaires proposed by France's Socialist government (a measure rejected last week by a French council, though...Tags: Movies, France, Personal Income, Lawyers, Gerard Depardieu
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Vietnam Plus-50
Cal ThomasHANOI, Vietnam -- It has been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy ordered U.S. "advisers" to South Vietnam to help battle the communist North and 37 years since the end of that divisive war and the country's unification under Communism. Today,...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Richard Nixon, Civil Rights, John F. Kennedy, China
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No entitlements
Cal ThomasSINGAPORE -- While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent last month -- a figure even The Washington Post acknowledged was due "...in large part because the labor force fell by 350,000..." -- here in this modern and prosperous city-state of...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Unemployment, National Government, Singapore, Government
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You gotta have hope
Cal Thomas"You gotta have hope; mustn't sit around and mope." -- "Damn Yankees" Sitting in the room at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award dinner last week, listening to Senator Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican and of late the...Tags: Television Industry, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Parties and Movements, 2012 Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan
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No skin in the game
Cal ThomasAn Internet search is inconclusive as to where the phrase "no skin in the game" originated. Some ascribe it to the late columnist William Safire; others to investor Warren Buffett. Politicians often use the phrase to justify policies to their liking. It...Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, Fiscal Cliff, Elections
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The perfect gift
Cal ThomasMost people who haven't finished their shopping are starting to worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative or spouse. Quick, what did you give or receive last year? How about two years ago? Most of us can't remember, unless it was a big-ticket...Tags: AIDS, World Vision
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Control politicians, not guns
Cal ThomasIf laws were enough to deter criminal behavior prisons would be empty. The latest effort to "control" guns in America is as likely to deter someone intent on breaking the law as outlawing lust would affect one's libido. What's in a heart can't be...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Russia, Joe Biden, National Rifle Association of America
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