Commentary
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.
A new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll, however, found that Republicans are in the lead for control of the House by at least 25 seats. If the Republicans win with the 230 seats, it would give them 12 more than the needed 218 to take over the House.
The Rasmussen survey continues to show Republicans gaining among the middle class, where they lead by 11 points among voters with incomes between $30,000 and $50,000 a year. Democrats have a 10-point advantage among voters with annual incomes over $200,000.
In the highly contested Arizona primary, candidates endorsed by former President Trump are ahead.
Young voters are abandoning President Biden, suggesting his inability to deliver on campaign promises. About 60 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds backed Biden in 2020, but now his approval rating among them has fallen to 34 percent, and 94 percent want someone else to run in 2024.
Trump and Pence Appearances
Both former President Trump and former Vice President Pence made appearances at gatherings in Washington DC and in states where they spoke in favor of opposing candidates.
While Trump again felt the need to talk about the 2020 election, Pence merely said, “I don’t know that the president (Trump) and I differ on issues, but we may differ on focus. I truly believe that elections are about the future ….” as he cited the families who are struggling today.
The January 6 Hearings
The decision by Democrats to use the January 6 riot on the Capitol to improve their chances of retaining the House in the midterms seems to have had little effect on public opinion, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey last week.
While 34 percent of likely voters said they would vote for Democrats, and 30 percent indicated they would vote for Republican, it should be recognized that more Democrats (46 percent) than Republicans (17 percent) watched the hearings.
In a side note from the survey, 65 percent of Republicans now do not think Biden was elected fairly. As I have stated previously, Kramerontheright believes Biden’s win was based on the Hunter-Biden and Biden family corruption news withheld by the mainstream media leading up the election, not because of rigging at the polls.
Corporate Welfare
As the average American struggles with an economy that is making it difficult to maintain a desired life style, most of them are completely unaware of what the Biden administration has in store for them. What can be wrong with a bill entitled, “Inflation Reduction Act,” isn’t that what we want to do?
Yes, however, the Act calls for $385 billion to combat climate change with investments in clean energy products that aren’t going to reduce those prices for gasoline, food and other needs. And the $315 billion 15 percent minimum tax on companies won’t ease your budget either.
Another $125 billion will be used to hire for IRS tax collectors, and that’s going to help with your expenses, right? Oh, but you’ll be eligible for a rebate when you buy an electric car or a tax credit when you buy a clean energy washer and dryer or install solar panels on your roof.
Good luck learning how you will benefit from those lower drug prices and the extension of health insurance subsidies, slipped in the Act to distract you from the party’s failure to fulfill its ambitious health care plan promised earlier.
Pre-school, childcare credit, and elderly home care? Not there anymore. But, hey, they’re investing in clean energy to reduce emissions.
Arizona’s Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has so far refused to cave to Senator Schumer on big spending and altering the filibuster, is still holding strong on the Act.
The Taxpayer’s Protection Alliance purchased a full color page in the left-leaning Arizona Republic, thanking Sinema for her stance for small business.
Meanwhile, the weak-kneed Sen. Manchin, who complained about being ostracized, now states that he “didn’t want to disappoint people again.”
The Joint Committee on Taxation said that in 2023, taxes will increase by $16.7 billion on American taxpayers earning less than $200,000 – a nearly $17 billion tax targeted at low and middle class income earners amidst stagflation.
Boris Johnson is On the Way Out in the UK
U.S. Climate Czar John Kerry has been seen in the United Kingdom, meddling in their politics. With Johnson on he way out, Kerry wants to be sure the new prime minister will be on board to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, a policy he can’t even sell to the U.S. Senate. Don’t think the candidates aren’t aware of the increases in household energy being experienced by the Brits.
Finally, Ponder This
There are more people over the age of 50 with student loans (8.5 million) than people under the age of 25 (7.8 million) and they owe, on average, far more … $41,058 compared to $14,807, according to Student Loan Justice.org.
And this: We have a new Supreme Court Justice in Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is unable to identify what a “woman” is, and a president in Joe Biden, who after more than four decades in government, is unable to identify a “recession.”
With just three months until the midterms, may God continue to bless the United States of America.
