Opinion

Why is the Biden Administration Refusing Him Secret Service Protection? WASHINGTON -- What has happened to the Democratic Party? Its elites have only one old codger running for the highest office in the land. The Republicans have at least a dozen, and one of them has held the presidency once already.

Dear Annie: A prominent man in my church died this past week, and his funeral was yesterday. When the church sent out an email blast to the membership announcing his passing, it gave the date and time of the funeral, along with burial information to follow at the church cemetery.

I could swear Sen. Mitch McConnell smiled at me just before he froze like a statue at the Tuesday party lunch press conference.

Dear Annie: I’m a father in his 40s who has been single-parenting two kids (one preteen, one teen) for a bit under a decade now. When I began dating again, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to navigate a longterm relationship when you already have young children from a prior one.

What is it with the Left that they want to ban nearly everything that is fun or convenient? Gas stoves, dishwashers, plastic straws, gas cars, snowmobiles and diving boards. And now the health busybodies want to ban certain cigars.

History of Social Security A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the history of the Social Security number. I was surprised by the number of people who enjoyed it.

Dear Annie: Your answer to “Not Dog Tired Anymore” was great from the human point of view, but not so much from the animals’. I’m an animal behavior consultant and have seen problems arise from inconsistencies such as these. Like children, pets need to have a sense of security about their routines so they can predict their future. Any time we are inconsistent, they lose a little confidence about what happens next. I’d recommend that the owners decide on a routine, whatever it is, and then stick with it. -- Animal Helper Dear Animal Helper: Thank you for your letter. A great number of you wrote in with similar comments.

The only thing worse than a conspiracy to obstruct justice is a conspiracy to obstruct justice committed by criminals who aren’t very good at it. If the allegations in the superseding indictment handed down by a federal jury against former President Donald Trump last week are accurate, he was at the center of a conspiracy to obstruct justice comprised of The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.

Mark Twain said history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. The life of Warren G.