Commentary
The price of gasoline at the pump has doubled since the day Joe Biden took office, mortgage rates, too, have doubled, and inflation is eating up those increased wages people earned.
After fist-bumping with the Saudi King, he told us “We had a good discussion on ensuring energy security and adequate oil supplies to support global economic growth. … read more
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During a fundraiser for the Democrat National Committee in Massachusetts, a frustrated Jill Biden told the audience that her husband “had so many hopes and plans for the things he wanted to do; he had to address the problems of the moment. He’s just had so many things thrown his way,”
Noting that her husband was being constantly challenged by unanticipated crises, she talked of Roe v Wade being overturned, still not believing it. … 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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Confidence in America is in the dumper and President Biden hopes to make the Roe v. Wade decision the issue during the midterms, saying “We cannot allow an out-of-control Supreme Court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the Republican Party to take away freedoms.”
He seems to forget that Donald Trump was elected partly because he said he would, and name conservative constitutionalists to the Court. … read more
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THE GALL OF CHINA, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, slamming the Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington’s ability to regulate power sector emissions, wants President Biden to push ahead with his climate agenda,
While China continues to invest in new coal power plants, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian lectured Biden to “fulfill his duties,” and to “face up to (the U.S.’s… read more
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Returning from my short vacation, I began looking through my stack of stuff, good stuff, that I have saved for my return. In addition, I collected material during the vacation that I want to share with you, along with some new stuff requiring comment. There’s a plethora of information, so I will be keeping it brief.… read more
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Regular readers may recall my criticism of President Biden’s remarks at the Naval Academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony during which he failed to mention how China is ramping up its navy while we are reducing our inventory.
Upon receiving a copy of “Climate Action 2030,” recently released by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, in which he identifies climate change as an “existential threat” to the U.… read more
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“I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every gas station and it didn’t matter how high it was,” said Michigan Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow, proudly relating her experience of driving an electric car from Michigan to Washington DC, while passing gas stations along the way.… read more
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I do considerable research of the media, in print and online, in an effort to produce a blog that gives you my commentary on what’s making news, and in the process, I often run across things I think you may have missed. Here’s what I found.
Hillary’s Role in the Russia Smear
I almost didn’t read a Wall Street Journal op-ed about Hillary Clinton and the Russia hoax by Douglas Schoen and Andrew Stein, because both are Democrats, and I assumed it would consist of leftist talking points. … read more
Commentary
“There’s a lot going on right now, but the idea we’re gonna be able to, you know, click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term, nor is with regard to food.” – President Biden, June 1, 2022
That’s odd, on January 20, 2021, his first day in office, he was able to “click a switch” that effectively ended our energy independence.… read more