There’s oh so much to comment on and I have so little space, but because the issues are topical, I need to share my thoughts with you. I’ll try to be brief.
More Jobs? At What Price
In case you missed it, while President Biden was patting himself on the back for creating some 13 million new jobs; those jobs that were lost during the pandemic, he announced an offer of $12 billion to help auto manufacturers retool their plants to build more electric vehicles. … read more
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While President Biden has been a hands-down, clear selection of several past Fool’s Day honors, I couldn’t pass up the strong efforts of his Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, so I decided they would share the recognition for September 1, 2023.
Here’s Why
Regular readers will recall my criticism of Biden taking credit for creating millions of jobs, even those that were the millions who were returning to work after the pandemic.… read more
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“For any other politician, a mugshot would be the end. For Trump, it’s a springboard.” -Stephen Collinson, CNN
The radical left, and to some extent some on the right and independents, are just beginning to find what it means when they are cautioned – be careful what you wish for. … read more
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Like me, you’ve got to be tired of hearing the Biden administration and its compliant media using every disaster – be it wildfire, tornado, or hurricane – to support their radical agenda of spending and regulating to alter climate change.
As I try to stay abreast of activities in this area, I have collected some interesting quotes and information I would like to share with you. … read more
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Personally, I was disappointed in the first Republican debate, although I cannot say I expected much from the participants going in. Here are a few leftover comments I found interesting.
The Debate in General
Here’s how Fox’s sister publications saw it:
“The biggest dividing line was the gulf between contenders when it came to leadership and seriousness. … read more
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“Even if you hate Trump, even if you despise him, this should terrify you.” – Molly Sturgeon, 55, retired saleswoman.
I know that a number of my readers dislike former President Trump and do not want him be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, but as Americans do you approve of the latest indictment against him and 19 others close to him brought by Georgia’s Fulton County Democrat District Attorney Fani Willis?… read more
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It’s early, but campaigning at the Iowa State Fair is now history and the first Republican televised debate is less than a week off, so I thought I would share with you some quotes I have recently noticed in my reading.
A few of you may remember Bernard Goldberg, who earned a reputation as a preeminent reporter while at CBS, if not when he was briefly a contributor at Fox.… read more
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“I don’t know that anybody should be satisfied. This is a terrible moment for our country to have a former president accused of these terribly important crimes. The only satisfaction is that the system is working.”
That was former first lady, secretary of state and losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, delighted to be appearing on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC program Monday evening, when the indictment of former President Trump came down.… read more
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“It’s here that companies like Solyndra are leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future,” then President Obama declared in May 2010 in a highly choreographed appearance with assembled workers.
He had provided Solyndra with a half-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee to reassert American dominance in solar technology while generating thousands of jobs.… read more
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Looking back into my archives, I found that I commented several times on the suicide bomb that took the lives of 13 U.S. service members and nearly 200 civilians at Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport on August 26, 2021.
This past Tuesday that failure was again brought home, this time from the testimony of the Afghanistan Gold Star Families, who lost loved ones in the bombing.… read more