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Comey Violated Policy, Dorian on the Way
Friday, August 30, 2019
Comey gave one memo to a person who then leaked it to TheNY Times with the intent of getting the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate. “Comey violated F.B.I. policy and the requirements of his F.B.I. employment agreement when he …
Dorian Takes Aim, The Dwindling Crowd
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Stormy Weather: Hurricane Dorian dodged Puerto Rico and is now aiming to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3. The Federal Emergency management Agency is moving teams from Puerto Rico to Florida and the governor has declared a state of …
Big Owie for J&J, Presidential Business
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Pain Relief: From cut fingers to bad breath, Johnson & Johnson has a remedy, but in an historic precedent for the opioid crisis, an Oklahoma judge found the health product giant responsible for feeding the opioid addiction crisis and fined the …
China on the Phone, Diamond Heist
Monday, August 26, 2019
Trading Up:President Trump said in France today that he got a phone call from Chinese President Xi Jinping offering to re-open trade talks. “We were called and we’re going to start very shortly to negotiate,” Trump said at the G-7 summit …
The Misunderstood President, Early retirement
Sunday, August 25, 2019
President Trump appeared to back off his threats against China speaking at the G-7 meeting in France and then the White House press office said he’d been misunderstood.
The Crank in Chief, Brazil Burning
Saturday, August 24, 2019
The Trumpster Fire: President Trump yesterday “ordered” American companies in China to find another country in which to do business, announced he’s raising tariffs on Chinese goods even higher, and denounced the chairman of the Federal Reserve as an “enemy” of …
China Raises Tariffs, Exec Falls in Russia Trap
Friday, August 23, 2019
Trade War Escalates: China announced today that it is striking back against President Trump’s trade tariffs with new tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods. State media said they will also resume placing duties on American cars. This comes as …
The Denmark Directive, One Word “Plastics”
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Yesterday Trump was in a Twitter snit attacking Denmark because they refused to sell him Greenland. In revenge, Trump went after Denmark for failing to meet its NATO defense spending obligation. “For the record, Denmark is only at 1.35% of …
Fighting the Recession That Isn’t Coming
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
What, Me Worry?:President Trump’s biggest fear appears to be that a recession will hit while he’s running for re-election, depriving him of the argument that the economy is great because he’s President. Trump and his aides deny that they see a …