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Nine Against One, Fed Lowers Rates
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Round Two:Nine candidates in last night’s Democratic debate were running against Joe Biden and Biden was running against President Donald Trump. He said in his opening statement, “I’m running for president to restore the soul of this country.” He finished, …
Democratic Wonkfest, Border Separation
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Adults Talking: Hand it to the Democrats, they want voters to decide who should be president based on intelligent ideas. It might be a tough sell. CNN hosted the first round of the second round of Democratic presidential debates last night in …
Who’s in Your Wallet, Abandoning Faith
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
What’s in Your Wallet?:A Seattle woman has been arrested in what Capital One says was a breach of data for 100 million of its credit card customers. Federal prosecutors said the woman hacked the bank’s server at a cloud-computing company. …
Interest Rates and Economy, The Ghost Ball
Monday, July 29, 2019
National Interest: The federal Reserve is poised this week to lower interest rates for the first time since the depths of the Great Recession, a signal that they think the economy has gotten as good as it’s going to get. The Fed …
Cummings in Crosshairs, Blistering Boeing
Sunday, July 28, 2019
New Target:President Trump’s newest target for blame and abuse is Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings who represents Baltimore, one of the most impoverished cities in America, calling it a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” Trump is enraged because Cummings was tough on …
Court Allows Border Build, Economy Slows
Saturday, July 27, 2019
The Wall:The Supreme Court yesterday gave President Trump a big win allowing him to divert $2.5 billion budgeted for the Pentagon to build his wall on the southern border. In a 5-to-4 decision along partisan lines, the court said Trump …
Spinner in Chief, Death Makes a Comeback
Friday, July 26, 2019
Spin City: President Trump was on Fox News last night spinning like a top about the congressional testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Trump called the investigation “treason” and dismissed the Russian attack on the 2016 election as the work of a …
Mueller on the Grill, Response for Responders
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Sidekick: As the result of an unusual negotiation, Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be accompanied during his congressional testimony today by a long-time aide who will act as his counsel. Mueller had asked that Aaron Zebleybe sworn in as a co-witness, …
Boris Ascendant, Election-year Budget
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Boris Enters: Former London mayor and foreign secretary Boris Johnson, the British equivalent of Donald Trump who promises to lead his country out of the European Union after Theresa May failed, has been put in position to become the next prime …
Mueller Before Congress, Uproar in Puerto Rico
Monday, July 22, 2019
It’s Mueller Time: Expect fireworks in Washington today. Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled to start testifying before two congressional committees about his investigation into Russian election meddling and possible coordination with the 2016 Trump campaign. It took weeks of negotiations …

