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Rove and Conway on T—p

Some wandering of the Trump mindset as discussed by Karl Rove and George Conway. No doubt those Tr—pian wanderings are making it easier for Dems to get back at Republicans and T—p. Karl Rove, “America Gets Trump Fatigue” We are not 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term and many Americans are already exhausted. They’ve had […]

Mohsen Mahdawi Plead Columbia for Protection

It could be there was little the administration could do for the student known as Mohsen Mahdawi. After reading both articles (one at the end also), it appears the administration felt more comfortable in watching and doing nothing. Read on . . . “Emails Show Mohsen Mahdawi Pleaded with Columbia for Protection for Months Before […]

The Constitutional Crisis is Real

While President Trump has taken an array of unconstitutional actions to consolidate power and to stifle dissent. It remains to be seen if any of this will hold up in Congress and also in the Courts. The later being the most active in blocking Trump’s actions. The question here is whether the nation really needs […]

Health Insurance, Baseball Caps, and Pardons

Healthcare Insurance My United Healthcare Supplemental Healthcare Insurance Plan took a 21% increase in monthly cost. The customer service person admitted Arizona was seeing a larger of the increases in the United States. I will have to see if it makes sense to go 100% VA. Baseball Caps Don’t where your Chicago Bulls cap anywhere […]

A plan for full privatization of the USPS appears to have lost steam

Long time acquaintance Steve Hutkins had this Washington Post article (taken from the archives) on his site from late March. It is an update at to where the privatization of the USPS status is today. To sum it up? It may be, the USPS is too big to swallow. Save The Post Office, Steve Hutkins […]

March retail sales were all about front-running T—-p’s tariffs

 – by New Deal democrat Normally real retail sales is one of the indicators I treat as most important, because it tells us so much about consumer behavior, which is not only 70% of the economy, but also has a lengthy track record for leading both employment and the coincident indicators for recession. Not this […]

The AOC and Sanders Crowds

It is time for a change by Democrats. For sure Kamala Harris handed Trump his . . . I was sitting in my chair laughing and he backed off. I am sure he knew why he could not go to a second debate with Kamala. And once again, voters would not accept a woman as […]

RFK Jr. Telling Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine

I read this in my recent Atlantic magazine subscription. The story about the lack of inoculation with Measles Vaccine is stunning. The results being a child dying. The comments by Robert who hails from an important political family are stunningly false. If you believe what he says, everything said by those who favor vaccines is […]