If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that on May 30, I revealed my choice of Ohio Governor John Kasich for president.
In the latest Fox 2016 GOP Power Index, Kasich moved up two points to 8th place, behind Bush, Walker, Rubio, Cruz, Carson, Fiorina and Trump.… read more
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the disappearing middle class, primarily in campaign speeches by candidates for president.
Hillary Clinton has begun using the term “everyday Americans,” most likely because she doesn’t want to spell out who she classifies as middle class. She’s not alone. Most candidates do not want to define how they determine middle class income because it depends on so many factors, and you can be thought of as “out of touch” if you float an income range as middle class.
Cartoon courtesy of lastresistance.com
Determining whether you are middle class comes down to self-identity. “The middle class label is as much about aspirations among Americans as it is about economics,” wrote Patricia Cohen, “but a perspective that was once characterized by comfort and optimism has increasingly been overlaid with stress and anxiety.” Continue reading
It was vintage Hillary as she unveiled her “Growth and Fairness Economy” at New York’s progressive New School this week.
It was all there, designed to trigger further animosity toward business. The economy is stacked in favor of those at the top …. high corporate profits and CEO salaries … inequality … wage stagnation. And it’s those “mean-spirited” Republicans that are to blame.
Hillary Clinton chose New York’s progressive New School as the venue to deliver her vision for the economy. (businessinsider.com)
Her message is directed at the low-information crowd, who like hearing someone attack “those greedy CEO’s,” who they believe are responsible for their lot in life. This is how she intends to be their “champion.”
It’s unfortunate that the average worker has little or no idea what makes the economy tick. Take the subject of profit, for instance. In numerous polls over the past five decades, people have been asked, “Just a rough guess, what percent profit on each dollar of sales do you think the average company makes after taxes?”
The average response in the most recent poll was 36 percent! Believe it. The average profit margin is just 6.5 to 7.5 percent. Continue reading
With the renewed talk of the taxes paid by illegal immigrants, and Hillary Clinton’s claim that “undocumented workers in New York pay more taxes than some of the biggest corporations in New York,” I was reminded of a little-reported fact that might interest you.
While residing in Flagstaff, Arizona some 10 years ago, I recall seeing Mexicans lined up regularly at Safeway’s service counter purchasing Western Union Moneygrams.… read more
Two years ago, Obama proudly appointed Katherine Archuleta to be his director of the Office of Personnel Management and Budget as the first Latina to hold that position. It was said that she shared his vision for diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce and will help “create more effective policymaking and better decision-making …”
Obama crony appointee Katherine Archuleta resigned as director of the Office of Personnel Management and Budget after ignoring years of warnings by the IG. (washingtontimes.com)
Unfortunately, she didn’t have the expertise to run the 5,000-person department, even when OPM’s inspector general had issued warnings of outdated security policies and procedures in 2009, 2012 and again last year.
One day she had the president’s “full confidence.” The next day, she resigned “of her own volition.” Continue reading
“You’re starting with so many assumptions that are … I’ve never had a subpoena.”
– Hillary Clinton to CNN’s Brianna Keller, July 7, 2015
. . . and so the lying and obfuscation by Hillary Clinton continues. Click here to hear it from the horse’s – AHEM – mouth.
No subpoena? In March, the Select Committee on Benghazi issued subpoenas for all of Clinton’s communications related to Libya, and to other State Department individuals who have information pertinent to the investigation.
Lying and obfuscation come natural to Hillary Clinton. (cbsnews.com)
While Clinton chose to use her personal e-mail address on her personal server, she issued a 2011 diplomatic cable instructing employees to avoid using their personal e-mails for government business. Rules are only for the “little people.”
Regarding her obligation to turn over all documents, keep in mind that she worked for us, and not only was it her duty to maintain proper record-keeping, in 2009 the National Archives cautioned all agencies and departments to be sure those using private e-mail accounts were preserved in the appropriate record-keeping system. Continue reading
As you know by now, I would like to see Ohio Governor John Kasich be the Republican nominee for president.
Although the name Kasich is still an unknown to many people, the New Day for America PAC is hoping to change that with a nicely done piece that began airing in New Hampshire yesterday and will continue through July 21, when Kasich will formally announce his candidacy.… read more
On May 30, 2015, I went out on a limb and probably surprised a few readers when I posted, “Kasich for president in 2016.”
While channel surfing Sunday, looking for the golf tournament, I came across CBS’s Face the Nation with its new host John Dickerson interviewing Ohio Governor John Kasich. … read more
“This is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There’s not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America – there’s the United State of America.” – Barack Obama, 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
He also said he didn’t want to pit Blue America against Red America, giving a lot of people, including a number of whites, high hopes for a Barack Obama in 2008. … read more
You just knew someone would be offended by the LGBT gay rights flag and call for it to go the way of the Confederate Battle Flag. It’s happening.
However, those who are offended by the LGBT life style shouldn’t look for all those retail establishments that have taken the Confederate symbol off their shelves to follow with the same move against the gay flag.… read more
