Gary Franks Columns category, Page 5

Forever talking about events related to the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol or former President Trump makes Democrats and the liberal media giddy, but we have very serious matters before us. The nation with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons is threatening to use them. Please, Democrats and liberal...

Last week we all witnessed the 75th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in sports by Jackie Robinson. This was one of the most momentous events in American history as it changed — via sports — the lives of all Americans. There was a time when Black participation...

It is one thing when you have a self-inflicted wound, like the Afghanistan exit. It is quite disappointing when you see a major problem staring at you and getting worse over time before it wounds you, like what to do about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thus far, we have...

More than 70% of the country feels we are going in the wrong direction. If Americans did not need another reason to change direction, at least at the congressional level, the massacre at Bucha and horrors seen in Ukraine cry out for change. Where is the Democrat-­controlled Congress? It is...

History shows that Republican senators have supported Black candidates for the Supreme Court at a far better rate than Democrats. The list is very short: Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas. President Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat, nominated the first Black to serve on the Supreme Court in 1967. The Democrats had...

In 1991, former President George H.W. Bush gave me and every member of the 102nd Congress a major decision to make: Should the U.S. use force to remove Iraqi troops who invaded neighboring Kuwait? The majority voted “yes,” and the operation was successful. I am sure Bush is rolling over...

At one time, the U.S. and NATO countries all seemed to believe that sanctions would work to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. They were mistaken. Now they believe sanctions will stop Russian President Vladimir Putin. The record shows the more sanctions the West imposes, the faster and harsher Putin...

President Biden, I had hit the reset button after the exit debacle in Afghanistan. This was a rookie mistake from a near 80-year-old, even if you still do not see it that way. I also hit the reset button on your statements not matching the facts — “I will not...

The best way to stop a war is to prevent it from starting. We are failing here. Prevention beats punishment anytime with the former saving lives and the latter doing the opposite. Terms of engagement in conflicts with nations that are formidable does not usually include punishment or sending a...

During Black History Month, I frequently think about my great-grandfather, who was born a slave in North Carolina in 1834. I think of how he made education such a vital part of his life, as he was allowed to read when reading was against the law for most Blacks. He...

When will the liberal media stop following the Democrats’ wishes? We get it. You despise former President Trump. Oh, yes, the riot on Jan. 6 was bad. However, doing a deep dive on this matter is like doing a deep dive into the sinking of the Titanic. Why? America has...

Ironically, Republicans may be the reason for President Biden’s announcement of the kind of person he would nominate for the Supreme Court. Former President Reagan, upon being elected, made it clear he was going to pick the first woman for the court. And former President Trump declared no male need...

Is there something wrong with this picture? Nearly 40% of all abortions in America since Roe v. Wade have been from Black Americans. This equates to more than 20 million Black pregnancies aborted. That would be the equivalent to either the populations of New York or Florida. Yet Black people...

President Biden has taken the Democratic Party to new lows. The Dems have lost 14 points in 12 months in a recent Gallup poll on who the American people want to run the country. Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ polling numbers are at historic lows for this time in...

President Biden’s claim that being against the Democrats’ version of voting rights in 2022 is equivalent to being for Jim Crow 2.0 gives hyperbole a bad name. In the 19th century, most southern states had a majority or near-majority Black population because of slavery. To prevent this majority from politically...

Is it just me or do others feel that liberal Democrats are cranky, maybe even angry? Ironically, they’re cranky not because of the large number of covid deaths in 2021, high inflation, the border crisis, crime in our cities, challenges from Russia and China, or the botched Afghanistan departure. They’re...