Commentary
A centrist friend of mine recently sent me a link to a transcript of a focus group organized to determine if individuals from the left and right could find common ground.
Organized by The New York Times and moderated by focus group veteran, Frank Luntz, the group was made up equally by Republicans and Democrats, who had one thing in common – they all shared the outlook that they were “mad as hell and not going to take this anymore,” a line from the 1976 movie, ”Network.”… read more
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If you’re not thoroughly fed up with our Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation by now, you should be. The agency, frequently referred to as the world’s premier law enforcement organization, has run out of eyes to be blackened with its overt politicization.
Since the unprecedented raid on the former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago, the conservative media has again found the need to come down hard on the FBI. … read more
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The Chevy Bolt
Those early purchasers of the Chevy Bolt, who are now experiencing a major recall relating to battery fires, are reasonably upset over General Motors’ decision to reduce its price on the EV by $6,000 in its bid to make the 2023 model more appealing.
In response, GM has extended the $6,000 deal to those purchasers of 2020-2022 models as a rebate, but, but … wait for it … they have to sign a waiver to the right to sue if they experience a thermal runaway and their garage is burned down, or some other catastrophic event takes place.… read more
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EDITOR’S NOTE: I don’t for a moment want to distract you from the $433 billion President Biden wants to spend on his fantasy of combating climate change, and the tax increases, but you need to know about the little-reported investment included for the Internal Revenue Service.
While reading about the $124 billion included in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” to increase the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to track tax cheats, I recalled writing an op-ed about the tax cheats in the federal government for a Texas weekly newspaper about 10 years ago.… read more
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A glance at my stack of stuff at the corner of my computer desk tells me it’s time to share some interesting items I’ve been saving to share with you.
Election News
If the Election Were Today
I would have thought the gap would be wider, but Rasmussen Reports’ Generic Congressional Ballot at the end of the week shows that 46 percent of likely voters would vote for the Republican candidate, while 41 percent would vote for the Democrat.… read more
Commentary
“There will not be another foot of wall constructed by my administration. I’m going to make sure that we have border protection ….” Presidential Candidate Biden, August 2020.
“I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted. It shall be the policy of my administration that no more taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall.”… read more
Commentary
While watching President Biden read about his “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” from the teleprompter Thursday, referring to it as an historic agreement to fight inflation and lower costs, it occurred to me he simply has no clue what the average American is experiencing.
With obvious delight, he began by joking about the name given to the Act, saying that “Some of you will see a lot of similarities between the beginning; of the Build Back Better initiative.” … read more
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You know this, but I figured a refresher can’t hurt as we note that consumer confidence has hit a low last seen a decade ago. It occurred to me while reading from David Bahnsen’s book, “There’s No Free Lunch.”
Last November, as I wrote about President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda that he claimed wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000 a year, I reminded you of Milton Friedman’s statement, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”… read more
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On occasion, I read what Sarah Hoyt is thinking in her blog, According to Hoyt, and each time I read it with interest. In March, I told you about her seeing herself as a politics addict, which she follows “more than is good for my brain and blood pressure.”… read more
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“(When) it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is tasking place that, God willing, when it is over, we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels.” – President Biden
So, there you are. Appearing at a news conference in Japan, President Biden admits that high gasoline and diesel prices are just part of the plan for the left’s transition to renewables.… read more