Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Ronald Reagan, the pope and ‘The Divine Plan’
This day in history in 1975, Ronald Reagan announced his run for the Republican Party's nomination for president. He lost. He didn't quit. And as history recounts, his pairing with Pope John Paul II, along with deep faith in God and belief in mission, led to the ultimate tear-down of Cold War communism. Published November 20, 2019
Impeachment fatigue a real risk for Democrats
Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew told a Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" audience that his Capitol Hill colleagues were expressing "concern" about the ongoing, never-ending nature of the impeachment look-sees at President Donald Trump -- and that worse, word on the street is that "most people" are growing weary with the process. Published November 19, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, meet Constitution
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, reacting to ongoing impeachment proceedings, issued a remarkably egregious demand that went like this: Mr. President, you need to prove your innocence. Can you say Fifth Amendment? Can you say due process? How about presumption of innocence -- or innocent until proven guilty? Published November 18, 2019
Rudy Giuliani: ‘Pro-Hillary’ Yovanovitch pressed Ukraine to ‘hurt Donald Trump’
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, said in an interview with OAN that Marie Yovanovitch -- according to five witnesses he knows -- instructed Ukraine's prosecutor general to drop legal cases that would've shown "Ukrainian collusion with Democrats to hurt Donald Trump." Published November 18, 2019
The ‘Great Disruptor’ has had a great week thanks to Adam Schiff
Three takeaways from this week's wheel of impeachment fortune: Democrats got nothing. The Deep State must be ripping mad. And President Donald Trump, the "Great Disruptor" of D.C. establishment politics, as he's been dubbed, is well on his way to being reelected in 2020. Published November 16, 2019
Adam Schiff cracking under ‘point of order’ pressure
Poor Adam Schiff. The House Intelligence Committee chairman was trying to maintain a show of law and order and professionalism and such and such -- but Reps. Jim Jordan and Elise Stefanik kept interrupting him with calls for points of order. Published November 15, 2019
Nancy Pelosi goes for slam dunk — and crashes to court
Nancy Pelosi, amid the largely laughable testimony of the diplomats, came out with her own laughable conclusion of all that hearsay testimony and said: President Trump has admitted to bribery. Who knew Pelosi, at her advanced age, could perform so many contortions? This has to be the greatest acrobatic spin in political history. Published November 15, 2019
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and their ridiculous Green housing goal
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have joined forces and unveiled another facet of their Green New Deal that will supposedly make sure every man, woman and child has suitable housing -- the best that taxpayers can pay for, anyway. Here's a partnership of loons. Published November 14, 2019
‘Climate migrants,’ the left’s tool to pry borders wide
"Climate migrants" are defined as those individuals in the world who've suffered some sort of weather-related disaster and are, therefore, in the eyes of the left, in the minds of radicals like Sen. Bernie Sanders, are worthy of automatic entry into the United States. Well, there's a large pool of people for ya. Published November 14, 2019
Impeachment charade: Umm, I feel like Trump may have maybe said that, or meant it
All hail the big day -- the Democrats' big ah-ha, gotcha, Mr. President moment, when open hearings on Capitol Hill with key Witnesses In The Know would provide the final quid pro quo proof, leading to impeachment of Donald Trump. Or, as Ambassador Bill Taylor might painfully put it -- umm, the way I see it is I feel like the way everybody understood it is that the president may have thought about that thing, that quid pro quo thing. Published November 13, 2019
Atheists threaten another praying coach and team
Well, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is at it again. Coaches and players at a Missouri high school held a after-game prayer session -- and that prompted the atheists from Wisconsin to take offense, take up pen and paper, and shoot off a warning letter to Cameron School District officials. Quit the praying -- or we'll sue. Published November 13, 2019
Kanye West’s faith and the red line for believers
Christians want to know: Is Kanye West for real with his faith, or not? That's a good question. But it's not the best question. Why not? The conversion of West -- the final determination of the to-be or not-to-be Christian leanings of the rap artist -- is ultimately a matter between West and God. The better question is: Does it truly matter? Published November 12, 2019
Rex Tillerson’s dubious denial of Nikki Haley’s claims
Nikki Haley said in her book, "With All Due Respect," that then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly asked her in a meeting to help them oppose some of President Donald Trump's policies and in so doing, "save the country." Tillerson has issued a denial. But it's a dubious denial. Published November 12, 2019
Cohabitation rises, marriage falls — and society drifts
Roughly 78% of young adults ages 18 to 29 say it's A-OK for unmarried couples to live together as husband and wife without going the traditional route -- the trading of vows, the placing of rings, the standing before God, and so forth and so on. It's easier to separate that way, dontcha know. Published November 12, 2019
Mike Rowe’s Veteran’s Day reminder: No ‘safe space’ in military
Mike Rowe, of "Dirty Jobs" television fame, on Fox News said that as much as the left likes to promote tolerance and diversity and snowflake madness for all, there is really no "safe space" in the military. Don't cry, Millennials. Mama's got a hot buttered biscuit waiting for you in the basement. Published November 11, 2019
America’s still a bunch of God-believers, it seems
Church attendance may be dropping, the hook-up and shack-up culture may be advancing, taking over where abstinence teachings and traditional marriage once reigned, but guess what, good news: according to Gallup, most in America still believe in God. The question is, of course, which God -- and what does that God teach? Published November 11, 2019
Dangerous, troubling ‘Anonymous’ times for America
It's not overstating to say the Democrats have been trying to impeach President Donald Trump since Day One of his White House term -- since before Day One even, when his inauguration was just stepping into planning mode. But there's a growing, troubling anti-Trump hatchet trend in town and it's called Anonymous. Published November 9, 2019
Kanye West for president? Don’t laugh
Kanye West, Yeezy to friends and fans alike, made a surprise appearance at Fast Company's 2019 Innovation Festival and in between talking with his clothing designer Steven Smith, and chatting up his latest "Jesus Is King" album, made this quick remark: And oh yes, I'll be running for president in 2024. Published November 8, 2019
Whistleblower lies and the anti-Trumpers who push them
There's a lot of talk going around about the so-called illegalities of releasing the whistleblower's name. But sift through the shrill; step away from expressions of hate. Law is: It's not against the law to out this whistleblower. It's only against the law for the inspector general to out this whistleblower. Published November 7, 2019
Bernie Sanders nods at Elizabeth Warren as possible ‘running mate’
Sen. Bernie Sanders, on the campaign trail but taking a time out for a "Deconstructed" podcast interview with host Mehdi Hassan, said he'd indeed consider Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a "running mate" if he wins the Democratic Party's nomination. (Which he won't. Thank God. But just in case he does.) What a pairing of loons that would be. Published November 7, 2019
