We truly have become a nation of real equality, thanks to radical Democrats:
And:
Three op ed's worth reading:
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Who is Betsy Ross? Who is Rep. Ilhan Omar? (See 1 and 1a below.)
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Who is Boris? (See 1b below.)
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One thing spoke to me from Mueller's testimony. His anti-Trump staff was far more involved in investigating and writing the final report.
No doubt Trump wanted to protect himself because he was never engaged in collusion and thus, sought to stop a contrived investigation. Mueller was not fired, the investigation proceeded and Trump was vindicated because he was not guilty of collusion when in fact Hillary, The DNC and Comey were actually engaged in trying to bring Trump down and Comey, not only lied to Trump but also, illegally hounded the president.
Meanwhile, Mueller actually flipped the matter of making Trump defend himself instead of being presumed innocent.
What I conclude is that a street fighter president was not guilty of anything, was incensed at being accused and then concluded the continued investigation was a "witch hunt." Mueller went beyond his authority in the second half of the report because he should have indicted and /or shut up. Though we will never know, as noted above, I believe the report was driven by a staff that hated Trump. Did Mueller actually know his own report? His testimony was riddled with vagueness. Most importantly, it was not Mueller's job to "exonerate." Mueller even admitted exoneration was a new legal principle used against Trump/
As for the Schiff investigation he, of all people, ended his call for impeaching Trump as a moral argument. No clamor for high crimes and misdemeanors. Pathetic!
Throughout the entire Mueller hearings I heard Democrats stating "no one is above the law." Yet, their party seems to act as if illegal immigrants are above the law and are entitled to all types of "freebies." I am confused.
Democrats continue to act like partisan hypocrites and, I believe, have not helped their 'trumped up" cause. But then I am biased because I still believe in the rule of law etc.
That Radical Democrats are out of touch is best evidenced by yesterday's hearings which perpetuates the three year "witch hunt." Americans know Trump has proven to be the person they elected but, more importantly, are surprised and pleased at his accomplishments against constant Radical Democrat Obstruction.. If the Nadler's, Schiff's, Schumer's and the "Four Snakes" continue their hatred of Trump they are driving more nails into their 2020 election coffin.
Ill prepared Mueller did not look good and fell short of what the Party's Radicals hoped. Mueller's investigation began after where it should have begun. He even stated he did not know anything about FusionGP. Now Radical Democrats will seek to drag Trump through the mud leading up to 2020. so it is back to Trump's Tax Returns.
There is another aspect of the entire 6 hours of testimony the power hungry Nadler and Schiff put Mueller through. They both are guilty of age abuse. They abused Mueller who is past his prime.
In all likelihood, when the Radical Democrats wake up and smell the flowers, it could be too late.
In Trump's post Mueller Hearings, he was his pugilistic self and he took no press prisoners as he turned their bias back on them with his caustic, combative responses.
I suspect , as I suggested, the Hearings will boomerang because how do you exonerate a person who is not guilty? This is America not China, not Russia not even Chicago.
Also, don't forget what Obama said -'tell Putin to wait till I get re-elected' and why did he and Hillary not do anything about Russian involvement in our election when they knew it was taking place.
Finally, Trump owes Radical Democrats and "The Four Snakes" a debt of gratitude. Trump also should thank Mueller for using a legal standard that had never been used and raises the prospect the Mueller Investigation was driven more by staff hatred than legal principles.
Eventually the truth will come out and it will not make for a pretty sight so stay tuned.
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(See 2 below.)
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Another Rant. (See 3 below.)
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Democrat Convention Schedule just released. (See 4 below.)
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1) BETSY ROSS
She was a Quaker (she didn't own slaves).
She married a man her family disapproved of. So they disowned her.
She learned a trade. Upholstery.
She and her husband opened a store.
Then war broke out and her husband left to fight for the colonies. He died in battle.
She kept the store running by making regimental flags for the war effort. She married again.
This time to a man who was fighting the British by sea. He also died.
She kept sewing and running the store. Her home was taken over by the British when they occupied Philadelphia.
She was a patriot.
She lost two husbands to the war and at that time in history, she learned a trade and was able to take care of herself and her children.
So that flag represents the birth of our country and in the case of Ross, early feminism!!
She's a female icon!!
This flag has nothing to do with slavery.
Nike made the wrong move. Again.
And Kaepernick is still an ignorant asshole.
1a) "In 1992, the United States welcomed 10 year old Ilhan Omar and her family into the United States. She was born in Somalia, one of the world's poorest countries, ruled by a Marxist Military Dictator.
She and her family fled a terrible Civil War, and ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya. She spent four years there, until America offered Asylum, and they settled in Minneapolis.
Omar's father drove a taxi at first, and then he got a job with the post office, the government.
Omar meanwhile, grew up free in the world's richest country, and with all the Bounty that implies. She went to a State University, and a few years later was elected a member of Congress. She was elected by voters who were proud to see an immigrant succeed.
Omar, at the age of 36, is now one of the most powerful women in America. It's an amazing story!
Only in America could this ever happened. Ilhan Omar has a lot to be thankful for!
But she isn't grateful. At all!
And after everything America has done for Omar, and her family, she hates this country more than ever!
In a recent piece in the Washington Post, a reporter puts it this way ...
"In Omar's version, America isn't the big-hearted country that saved her from a brutal war and a bleak refugee camp. It wasn't a meritocracy that helped her to attend college or vaulted her into Congress."
"Instead, it was the country that had failed to live up to its founding ideals, a place that had disappointed her and so many immigrants, refugees and minorities like her."
Omar isn't disappointed in America, she's enraged by it! Virtually every public statement she makes accuses Americans of bigotry and racism. This is an immoral country she says. She has undisguised contempt for the United States and its people.
That should worry you.
She is living proof that the way we practice immigration has become dangerous to this country. A system designed to strengthen America is instead undermining it. The people we try hardest to help, have come to hate us.
It's maybe our fault, for asking too little of our immigrants. We don't ask them to assimilate, so they never feel fully American.
Or maybe the problem is deeper than that, we're importing people from places whose values are antithetical to ours.
But there is a problem. And whatever the cause, this is not sustainable.
No country can import large numbers of people who hate it and expect to survive. The Romans were the last to try that with predictable results.
So be grateful for ilhan Omar, annoying as she is. She is a living fire alarm, a warning to the rest of us, that we better change our immigration system immediately. Or else."
1b) New UK Prime Minister Descended From Rabbi, ‘Feels Jewish’
Boris Johnson, the newly-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, isn’t Jewish. But his Jewish ancestry and personal experiences volunteering on an Israeli kibbutz as a young man positively impact his feelings about the Land of Israel and the Jewish people.
1b) New UK Prime Minister Descended From Rabbi, ‘Feels Jewish’
Boris Johnson, the newly-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, isn’t Jewish. But his Jewish ancestry and personal experiences volunteering on an Israeli kibbutz as a young man positively impact his feelings about the Land of Israel and the Jewish people.
It’s all in the name
Johnson’s full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. Given the middle name Boris to honor a Russian émigré his parents once knew, he chose to use that name in his political career.
Johnson was born in New York City in 1964 to British parents. Though pale and blond, he has an especially colorful lineage, with an intriguing combination of religions represented. He has great-grandparents who were Christian, Muslim, and Jewish and sometimes refers to himself as a “one-man melting pot.”
Johnson was born in New York City in 1964 to British parents. Though pale and blond, he has an especially colorful lineage, with an intriguing combination of religions represented. He has great-grandparents who were Christian, Muslim, and Jewish and sometimes refers to himself as a “one-man melting pot.”
Rabbinic Lineage
Johnson’s maternal great-grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant named Elias Avery Lowe. Lowe was not a practicing Jew but was descendant of a strictly Orthodox Jewish rabbi from Lithuania.
Throughout his political career, Johnson has been a strong advocate for Israel. Writing for The Jewish Chronicle, Daniella Peled reported in 2007 that Johnson is, “an enemy of politically correct anti-Zionism and immensely proud of his own Jewish ancestry.” She quoted Johnson saying, “I feel Jewish when I feel the Jewish people are threatened or under attack, that’s when it sort of comes out. When I suddenly get a whiff of antisemitism, it’s then that you feel angry and protective.”
More ties
In addition to his Jewish ancestry, Johnson has even stronger ties to Israel through his Jewish stepmother, Jennifer Kidd Johnson, who married his father Stanley in 1981.
In 1984, Johnson, age 20, and his sister Rachel spent six weeks in Israel, volunteering on Kibbutz Kfar Hanasi, approximately 22 miles north of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
In 1984, Johnson, age 20, and his sister Rachel spent six weeks in Israel, volunteering on Kibbutz Kfar Hanasi, approximately 22 miles north of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
The visit was coordinated by Michael Comay, a career Israeli diplomat and close family friend of Johnson’s stepmother. Comay and his wife Joan connected the Johnson siblings with the overseas volunteer program at Kibbutz Kfar Hanassi.
A hard worker
Writing for Haaretz in 2016, Danna Harman interviewed Johnson’s sister Rachel about the summer she and her brother spent in Israel. Harman reported that Boris’ assignment was to work in the communal kitchen of the kibbutz, “scrubbing pots and pans and sweating it out in the heat of the kitchen, meal after meal.”
After their volunteer service ended, the pair traveled around Israel. “They visited Hebron and Bethlehem, hiked up Masada, floated in the Dead Sea and went sightseeing in Jerusalem,” Harman wrote.
While in Jerusalem, Boris, who was a budding journalist, secured an interview with the well-known mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. Boris’ sister Rachel recalled that “He came back from that interview in a state of great elation.”
Writing for Haaretz in 2016, Danna Harman interviewed Johnson’s sister Rachel about the summer she and her brother spent in Israel. Harman reported that Boris’ assignment was to work in the communal kitchen of the kibbutz, “scrubbing pots and pans and sweating it out in the heat of the kitchen, meal after meal.”
After their volunteer service ended, the pair traveled around Israel. “They visited Hebron and Bethlehem, hiked up Masada, floated in the Dead Sea and went sightseeing in Jerusalem,” Harman wrote.
While in Jerusalem, Boris, who was a budding journalist, secured an interview with the well-known mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. Boris’ sister Rachel recalled that “He came back from that interview in a state of great elation.”
Hope for a better Kingdom
The siblings spent a total of six weeks in Israel that summer., no doubt contributing to Johnson’s reputation for being both pro-Jewish and Zionist. A new Prime Minister with Jewish roots and a decades-long attachment to Israel could also help reverse the marked increase of antisemitism in the UK’s Labour party in recent years.
Although it is too soon to see how his relationship with Israel might be altered by the pressures of his new position, his record on Israel is a positive one.
While serving as mayor of London from 2008-2016, Johnson denounced the BDS movement and noted that Israel is the only “pluralist, open society” in the entire Middle East region. He has openly criticized the United Nations Human Rights Council for their obsession with Israel’s so-called human rights violations.
Although it is too soon to see how his relationship with Israel might be altered by the pressures of his new position, his record on Israel is a positive one.
While serving as mayor of London from 2008-2016, Johnson denounced the BDS movement and noted that Israel is the only “pluralist, open society” in the entire Middle East region. He has openly criticized the United Nations Human Rights Council for their obsession with Israel’s so-called human rights violations.
A Trump ally
He called the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017 a “moment of opportunity” for peace and, while serving as the UK’s Foreign Secretary in 2018, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Johnson refers to himself as a “passionate Zionist” who “loves the great country” of Israel. Writing for the Jerusalem Post, Cnaan Liphshiz commented on the uniqueness of Johnson’s self-definition. Given the history of British rule in Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Liphshiz noted that, “British politicians rarely call themselves ‘Zionists.’”
He called the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017 a “moment of opportunity” for peace and, while serving as the UK’s Foreign Secretary in 2018, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Johnson refers to himself as a “passionate Zionist” who “loves the great country” of Israel. Writing for the Jerusalem Post, Cnaan Liphshiz commented on the uniqueness of Johnson’s self-definition. Given the history of British rule in Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Liphshiz noted that, “British politicians rarely call themselves ‘Zionists.’”
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2) Robert Mueller’s Summer Re-Run
Democrats hope the special counsel will revive impeachment.
Democrats spent months pressuring Mr. Mueller to agree to two separate Wednesday appearances before two committees. Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler claims President Trump has “violated the law six ways from Sunday,” and says he wants Mr. Mueller to tell the “American people” the “facts.” Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff says his hope is that Mr. Mueller will bring his report to “life,” tacitly admitting the cause is dead.
Democrats hope in particular to push Mr. Mueller into saying there are parts of the Trump-Russia story he didn’t investigate so they can justify their own eternal probes. Mr. Schiff has scored the Mueller team for not engaging in a “money laundering investigation” and probing conspiracy theories that Russians washed money through Deutsche Bank and the Trump businesses. There’s no evidence for this, but innuendo is the point.
Democrats want the public to forget that Mr. Mueller had an unlimited remit and devoted more than 200 pages to the Russia tale. He examined whether Trump officials violated any number of statutes. He concluded that “the investigation did not establish that the Trump Campaign coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”
Democrats will also try to coax Mr. Mueller into stating that he didn’t indict Mr. Trump on obstruction of justice solely because of Justice Department guidelines that bar the indictment of a sitting President. They might take that as an excuse to start formal impeachment hearings. Mr. Mueller left that door ajar with his inappropriate claim that the report did not “exonerate” Mr. Trump, which isn’t the proper standard for a prosecutor.
Yet in the end nothing was obstructed. The report relates instances of a frustrated President raging about the unfairness of the investigation and asking someone to fire Mr. Mueller. But nothing happened. Mr. Mueller finished his investigation, without interference, into a crime that didn’t exist.
For their part, Republicans will question Mr. Mueller about events and details that he left out of his report such as whether the Steele dossier that made wild claims about Mr. Trump in Moscow was Russian disinformation. Don’t expect the former FBI director to say anything negative about the FBI.
Nancy Pelosi has had the Speaker’s gavel for seven months, and Democrats would impeach if they had the evidence. They don’t, so we are getting re-runs. Mr. Mueller could do his legacy and the country a favor by reiterating his report’s clear findings: No collusion, and insufficient evidence of obstruction of justice
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It is highly likely we will see central banks, including the Fed, loosening over the next several months. The ECB might even reintroduce QE. They have no more place to go with rates which are already negative. In addition, the Fed is soon to end its draw down of its bond holdings, which has had the effect of pulling money out of the system. It is probable that the whole world will be awash in cash as the year progresses, and as the worldwide slowdown persists. This will mean there is even less chance of a recession over the next year. The EU is going to have it worst of all regions as the likelihood of a hard Brexit is increasing as soon as Boris Johnson becomes PM in Britain. He has already publicly stated that he is willing, and possibly going to do that on October 29. Either the EU folds and materially redoes the deal, or a hard Brexit will happen then. Boris Johnson is far tougher than May, and he might conclude that there has been sufficient time to talk, and that the UK is now set to deal with the consequences. If there is a hard Brexit, the EU is in serious trouble. Their economy is already weak and their banks are weak, so a major hit to exports will hurt them badly. The risks of investing in the EU are higher now than they have been. It is also likely that Johnson will move quickly to try to do a deal with Trump on bilateral trade. Brexit is one more reason the Fed is likely to cut this month, and could need to cut again before year end. Very hard to predict.
You will hear a stream of companies use the trade issues as the excuse for lower earnings. It is true for a few, but it is an excuse, not a real issue at this stage for many. The press will not understand, nor will politicians, so they continue to attack Trump over tariffs. However, not one has a better strategy, and they will continue to say it would be better to get a coalition to deal China. We see how well that is working with Iran. If the EU is trying to find a way to still trade with Iran, and to mitigate the trade sanctions now crushing Iran, despite all it is doing to foster terror and major problems in the Mideast, and its violation of the agreement, then it is ridiculous to think they would do anything to really pressure China on enforcement. So far, there have been several earnings beats driving the market higher. Q2 GDP may come in a little better than expected. The market has more upside unless the Fed does not cut.
For all the blather in the press and from Dems about how Trump is unpredictable and impetuous, he has been very cautious when it comes to foreign policy. He did not send in troops to Venezuela, and has left the Latin American nations take the lead. We are likely using cyberattacks and other covert means. He has been careful to not instigate a new confrontation with Kim who is still not sending up rockets or testing nukes. He has played it cool with Iran, holding back from a military response, and using cyberattacks to retaliate. He has also forced a rebuilding of NATO to deter Putin from any further Ukraine type incursions. He is squeezing Iran to the point they are having to pull some troops back from Syria and other places because they have no money to sustain them. Hezbollah is short of money to pay their fighters now. He is now trying to get other nations to protect their own ships in the Gulf, and not rely on the US Navy to be the protector. So far they have not done anything, and we see the result-the seized British ship. We will now wait to see what Britain does. Likely it will be a few sanctions and nothing more. The EU has done nothing to trigger the snap back sanctions even though Iran has violated the agreement. No surprise. This is why Trump is not letting the EU be part of any negotiation with China. They are very weak negotiators, and cannot be counted on in a violation enforcement situation as we see with Iran. The EU still has done nothing about China even though everyone agrees they are gross violators of the WTO rules, and they still deal with Huawei even though they know it is being used for spying. Merkel is still going forward with the pipeline to Russia, even though everyone knows that gives Putin huge leverage on Germany. Without Trump, Iran and China and Putin would have continued to run roughshod across the world, and we would have had a lot more bad things happen, a lot more dead people, and terror acts, as we did under Obama. It is why we and the world are in real trouble if one of those Dems wins in 2020.
A Fed survey said 40% of Americans do not have $400 available for an emergency. New research clarified this. Half of the 40% had the cash in the bank, but they were planning to use it to make a payment on their credit card or other obligation. So they actually did have the $400 in the event of an emergency, and they had a credit card with available credit if needed. They are just spending more than they should based on their income, and not saving enough. So we need to be very careful with what any of these surveys conclude until we know the full picture. The impression left by the Fed survey was nearly half the country is essentially nearly broke or struggling. However, if you believe Jamie Dimon, most people have a basically good credit and financial situation, and are not over stretched. That does not mean they are not living paycheck to paycheck, but that just means they are not saving enough, or probably spending on some things they could cut back on in many cases. Brian Moynihan said consumer customers of B of A spent 5% more in Q2 2019 than Q2 2018, and that consumers are in generally good shape. He confirmed what Dimon said, that it is his view the US economy is still very good, just growing a little more slowly than last year, and there is no recession in the near term. It is the weakness of the rest of the world, especially the EU, which is the problem. Despite the $400 claim, savings are up now, and relatively few are over stretched on mortgages or credit cards. Consumer spending would seem to back that up. Obviously a recession would change all of that, but right now, consumers are in far better shape than in 2007-8. You will hear the $400 number, and people not enjoying the benefits of the economic boom we have being thrown about in the election crap, with claims the economy is not doing anything for all but the top 1%. That is complete political garbage. Most people never had it so good.
Kamala and Pocahontas are going to be forced very soon to admit that taxes will go up for everyone under her proposed policies, and Medicare for all plus all the other free whatever . At least Bernie is honest about that, despite his ignorance about economics and many other things. Meantime Trump is managing the news cycle and sucking the press, the Dems, and the gang of four into talking about him instead of talking about what they are going to do about healthcare, Iran, China or immigration, except the absurd ideas put forth by the radical left. Had he not made his stupid comment about send them back, he would be on a roll now as they fight each other, and come with ever more absurd policy ideas.
Little noticed was an item, not verified, that Israel sent three F 35 fighters to fly over Tehran recently, and they went in and out undetected. If this is all true, which we don't know, and if they really did make that flight, then Iran will be destroyed in a war, and they will not be able to protect their nuke facilities even if buried in a mountain.
If we were not spending tens of billions on housing, caring for, and providing welfare of various types to illegals, we could have plenty of money for subsidies to blacks to help buy homes, and for infrastructure rebuilding that would have a big payback and great benefits to Americans. Helping blacks buy homes would right the abuse by dishonest housing and mortgage brokers they suffered in the housing disaster of 2007-8, and it would go far to stabilizing and improving black communities. All it would take is around $15 billion for the wall completion and other components of sealing the border, and a change in the asylum laws. Then much of the funds the feds and states now spend on illegals would be freed up, and the payback on the investment on the wall and related border security would be enormous. And Americans, not illegal aliens would be the beneficiaries. Plus we would make a real dent in stopping illegal drugs and save thousands of American lives.
Question-Budabug is openly gay. Arab countries arrest and kill gays. So how would a president Budabug have any discussion or negotiation with Iran, Saudis, Iraqis or any of them. I dare a moderator to ask that one in a debate. In case you missed it, the cops in Ft Wayne are in revolt because he does not support them in the shooting incident, and all he talks about is apologizing for being white. He has minus zero chance to get nominated. Then we have Pocahontas claiming falsely that we are about to have another crash unless she can pass a whole new set of regulations on banks and break up corporations. She has no clue at all about finance or economics, and can't even produce accurate data which is publicly available She has no chance. Old Joe might get nominated if he stays moderate but he has already blown that. And Kamala is a left wing radical, maybe she is nominated to be Old Joe's VP. Should be fun to watch them make fools of themselves.
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It is highly likely we will see central banks, including the Fed, loosening over the next several months. The ECB might even reintroduce QE. They have no more place to go with rates which are already negative. In addition, the Fed is soon to end its draw down of its bond holdings, which has had the effect of pulling money out of the system. It is probable that the whole world will be awash in cash as the year progresses, and as the worldwide slowdown persists. This will mean there is even less chance of a recession over the next year. The EU is going to have it worst of all regions as the likelihood of a hard Brexit is increasing as soon as Boris Johnson becomes PM in Britain. He has already publicly stated that he is willing, and possibly going to do that on October 29. Either the EU folds and materially redoes the deal, or a hard Brexit will happen then. Boris Johnson is far tougher than May, and he might conclude that there has been sufficient time to talk, and that the UK is now set to deal with the consequences. If there is a hard Brexit, the EU is in serious trouble. Their economy is already weak and their banks are weak, so a major hit to exports will hurt them badly. The risks of investing in the EU are higher now than they have been. It is also likely that Johnson will move quickly to try to do a deal with Trump on bilateral trade. Brexit is one more reason the Fed is likely to cut this month, and could need to cut again before year end. Very hard to predict.
You will hear a stream of companies use the trade issues as the excuse for lower earnings. It is true for a few, but it is an excuse, not a real issue at this stage for many. The press will not understand, nor will politicians, so they continue to attack Trump over tariffs. However, not one has a better strategy, and they will continue to say it would be better to get a coalition to deal China. We see how well that is working with Iran. If the EU is trying to find a way to still trade with Iran, and to mitigate the trade sanctions now crushing Iran, despite all it is doing to foster terror and major problems in the Mideast, and its violation of the agreement, then it is ridiculous to think they would do anything to really pressure China on enforcement. So far, there have been several earnings beats driving the market higher. Q2 GDP may come in a little better than expected. The market has more upside unless the Fed does not cut.
For all the blather in the press and from Dems about how Trump is unpredictable and impetuous, he has been very cautious when it comes to foreign policy. He did not send in troops to Venezuela, and has left the Latin American nations take the lead. We are likely using cyberattacks and other covert means. He has been careful to not instigate a new confrontation with Kim who is still not sending up rockets or testing nukes. He has played it cool with Iran, holding back from a military response, and using cyberattacks to retaliate. He has also forced a rebuilding of NATO to deter Putin from any further Ukraine type incursions. He is squeezing Iran to the point they are having to pull some troops back from Syria and other places because they have no money to sustain them. Hezbollah is short of money to pay their fighters now. He is now trying to get other nations to protect their own ships in the Gulf, and not rely on the US Navy to be the protector. So far they have not done anything, and we see the result-the seized British ship. We will now wait to see what Britain does. Likely it will be a few sanctions and nothing more. The EU has done nothing to trigger the snap back sanctions even though Iran has violated the agreement. No surprise. This is why Trump is not letting the EU be part of any negotiation with China. They are very weak negotiators, and cannot be counted on in a violation enforcement situation as we see with Iran. The EU still has done nothing about China even though everyone agrees they are gross violators of the WTO rules, and they still deal with Huawei even though they know it is being used for spying. Merkel is still going forward with the pipeline to Russia, even though everyone knows that gives Putin huge leverage on Germany. Without Trump, Iran and China and Putin would have continued to run roughshod across the world, and we would have had a lot more bad things happen, a lot more dead people, and terror acts, as we did under Obama. It is why we and the world are in real trouble if one of those Dems wins in 2020.
A Fed survey said 40% of Americans do not have $400 available for an emergency. New research clarified this. Half of the 40% had the cash in the bank, but they were planning to use it to make a payment on their credit card or other obligation. So they actually did have the $400 in the event of an emergency, and they had a credit card with available credit if needed. They are just spending more than they should based on their income, and not saving enough. So we need to be very careful with what any of these surveys conclude until we know the full picture. The impression left by the Fed survey was nearly half the country is essentially nearly broke or struggling. However, if you believe Jamie Dimon, most people have a basically good credit and financial situation, and are not over stretched. That does not mean they are not living paycheck to paycheck, but that just means they are not saving enough, or probably spending on some things they could cut back on in many cases. Brian Moynihan said consumer customers of B of A spent 5% more in Q2 2019 than Q2 2018, and that consumers are in generally good shape. He confirmed what Dimon said, that it is his view the US economy is still very good, just growing a little more slowly than last year, and there is no recession in the near term. It is the weakness of the rest of the world, especially the EU, which is the problem. Despite the $400 claim, savings are up now, and relatively few are over stretched on mortgages or credit cards. Consumer spending would seem to back that up. Obviously a recession would change all of that, but right now, consumers are in far better shape than in 2007-8. You will hear the $400 number, and people not enjoying the benefits of the economic boom we have being thrown about in the election crap, with claims the economy is not doing anything for all but the top 1%. That is complete political garbage. Most people never had it so good.
Kamala and Pocahontas are going to be forced very soon to admit that taxes will go up for everyone under her proposed policies, and Medicare for all plus all the other free whatever . At least Bernie is honest about that, despite his ignorance about economics and many other things. Meantime Trump is managing the news cycle and sucking the press, the Dems, and the gang of four into talking about him instead of talking about what they are going to do about healthcare, Iran, China or immigration, except the absurd ideas put forth by the radical left. Had he not made his stupid comment about send them back, he would be on a roll now as they fight each other, and come with ever more absurd policy ideas.
Little noticed was an item, not verified, that Israel sent three F 35 fighters to fly over Tehran recently, and they went in and out undetected. If this is all true, which we don't know, and if they really did make that flight, then Iran will be destroyed in a war, and they will not be able to protect their nuke facilities even if buried in a mountain.
If we were not spending tens of billions on housing, caring for, and providing welfare of various types to illegals, we could have plenty of money for subsidies to blacks to help buy homes, and for infrastructure rebuilding that would have a big payback and great benefits to Americans. Helping blacks buy homes would right the abuse by dishonest housing and mortgage brokers they suffered in the housing disaster of 2007-8, and it would go far to stabilizing and improving black communities. All it would take is around $15 billion for the wall completion and other components of sealing the border, and a change in the asylum laws. Then much of the funds the feds and states now spend on illegals would be freed up, and the payback on the investment on the wall and related border security would be enormous. And Americans, not illegal aliens would be the beneficiaries. Plus we would make a real dent in stopping illegal drugs and save thousands of American lives.
Question-Budabug is openly gay. Arab countries arrest and kill gays. So how would a president Budabug have any discussion or negotiation with Iran, Saudis, Iraqis or any of them. I dare a moderator to ask that one in a debate. In case you missed it, the cops in Ft Wayne are in revolt because he does not support them in the shooting incident, and all he talks about is apologizing for being white. He has minus zero chance to get nominated. Then we have Pocahontas claiming falsely that we are about to have another crash unless she can pass a whole new set of regulations on banks and break up corporations. She has no clue at all about finance or economics, and can't even produce accurate data which is publicly available She has no chance. Old Joe might get nominated if he stays moderate but he has already blown that. And Kamala is a left wing radical, maybe she is nominated to be Old Joe's VP. Should be fun to watch them make fools of themselves.
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2) Subject: The DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION SCHEDULE has been released.
11:15 AMFree lunch, medical marijuana, and bus ride to the Convention.Forms distributed for Food Stamp enrollment.2:30 PMGroup Voter Registration for Undocumented Immigrants.4:00 PMOpening Flag Burning CeremonySponsored by CNN4:15 PMAddress on "Being the Real You"Rachel Dolezal, former Head of the Seattle NAACP andCaitlyn Jenner4:30 PM"How to Bank $200 Million as a Public Servant and Claim to be Broke"Hillary Clinton4:45 PM“How to have a successful career without ever having a job, and still avoid paying taxes!”A Seminar Moderated by Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson5:00 PMMedals of Freedom presentation to Army deserter Bo BergdahlBaltimore Looters5:30 PMInvitation-only Autograph SessionSouvenir photographs of Elizabeth Warren dressed in Native American clothing5:45 PMTribute to All of the 57 StatesCongresswoman Nancy Pelosi6:00 PMGeneral vote on praising Baltimore rioters, and on using the terminology "Alternative Shoppers" instead of "Looters"7:30 PMAnnouncement of VP Nominee - Stacy AbramsFormer Ambassador to Chris Stevens with a quick a post-mortem rebuttal8:00 PMEnglish to English Translation - "That depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."Hosted by Bill Clinton8:30 PMThe White House "Semantics Committee" MeetingGeneral vote on re-branding "Muslim Terrorism" as "Random Acts of Islamic Over-Exuberance"9:00 PM“Liberal Bias in Media – How we can make it work for you”Tutorial sponsored by CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, the Washington Post and the New York Times with Guest Speaker, Don Lemon9:15 PMTribute Film to the Brave Freedom Fighters still incarcerated at GITMOby Michael Moore9:45 PMPersonal Finance Seminar - "Businesses Don't Create Jobs"Hosted by speaker Barack Obama10:00 PMGroup Condemnation of Bitter Gun Owners.10:30 PMCeremonial “We Surrender” Waving of the White Flag11:00 PMShort film, "Setting Up Your Own Illegal Email Server While Serving in A Cabinet Post and How to Pretend It's No Big Deal"Hosted by Hillary Clinton11:30 PMOfficial Nomination of Kamala HarrisBill Maher and Chris MatthewsThis schedule is subject to additions and deletions as warranted. Please refer to updates.
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