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Both sides are wrong about the border crisis

When President Trump shut down the government in an attempt to force Congress to fund a border wall, Democrats and liberal journalists — including many mainstream reporters — responded by insisting there was no crisis. “I’m from the border, there’s no crisis there,” Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas told Politico. “There is no crisis on the border,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York declared. “There is no crisis at our nation’s border,” wrote the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne. Later, when the president issued an emergency declaration to do an end run around Congress on ...

Hostage to talkers

Dear Annie: How do you politely handle “the talkers”? There seem to be a lot of them out there — you know, friends, people you meet at gatherings, etc., who talk nonstop and hardly allow you the time to say anything. Conversation should be a two-way street, not a monologue, but they don’t seem to get it. For example, someone will talk on and on about a trip he took or will take, and yes, that is interesting to me, but I’d like to mention my trip, too, and he never comes up for air. Whatever I might have to say is of no interest to these talkers. When they pause, I am able to ...

Better than Obamacare

“If the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is out, we’ll have a plan that is far better than Obamacare,” President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday. Democrats and their media toadies attacked, claiming Trump will sucker-punch consumers with “junk” plans and abandon people with preexisting conditions — even cause about 20 million Americans to lose coverage, as New York Times columnist Paul Krugman warns. These claims are lies. Trump said the plan will be released after the 2020 election, but White House health experts have already put out reports suggesting what the Trump ...

Addressed with the wrong name

Dear Annie: Our 28-year-old grandson is marrying his college girlfriend, whom we have known for over seven years. For all of our grandson’s life and the years we have known his fiancee, my name has always been “Chris.” We just received their wedding invitation, and it is addressed to Jeff and “Judy.” Although my legal name is “Judith,” never has anyone in my grandson’s life called me “Judy.” I would bet he never even knew my legal name is Judith. I am deeply hurt, and although I was so looking forward to this wedding, I do not want to attend. We have shared ...

Biden answers accusation of inappropriate touching

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden, widely believed to be on the cusp of entering the 2020 presidential campaign, has issued a carefully crafted response to a female Democratic politician’s allegation that he behaved improperly in a 2014 encounter. Lucy Flores, a Nevada state legislator and onetime Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Nevada, reports that at a campaign event in which Biden was supporting her he was standing behind her when he put his hands on her shoulders, leaned in, smelled her hair and kissed her on the top of her head. Flores told MSNBC ...

Already at a good weight

Dear Annie: My employer is conducting a weight-loss incentive program for the month of April. Whoever loses the most weight gets a $250 gift card. I know that obesity is an epidemic in this country. I know losing weight can reduce one’s likelihood of having many chronic health issues. I think it’s great that my employer cares about employee wellness (even if the bosses are partially motivated by insurance rates). However, I’m already a healthy weight, and I’d be underweight if I lost more than a few pounds. I don’t think it’s fair for me to be excluded from this ...