Growing exports pushed down the trade deficit in the second quarter, signalling U.S. economic strength. Sharon Nunn reported in The Wall Street Journal: “The trade gap narrowed to $101.46 billion in the second quarter from $121.71 billion in the first quarter” “Another part of the report showed companies have continued to move overseas money back […]
Archives for September 2018
College Liberals Join African Americans to Push Democrat Party Leftward
A mixture of mostly college liberals and African-American voters has come together to push the Democratic Party slightly leftward. The Economist, after examining the evidence, explains that the center of American politics can hold, despite the current polarization. The Economist reports: To the naked eye, months of left-wing victories in primary elections has placed the […]
Kavanaugh Investigation: No Police Organization Would Entertain It
Lawyers’ for Christine Blasey Ford delivered a letter to the Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley arguing that before Ford is summoned to a hearing to testify, there must be “full investigation by law enforcement officials [to] ensure that the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assessed in a non-partisan manner.” Going what […]
Your Survival Guy’s Tip of the Day: Calling 911
I was reminded this morning about my experience calling 911 from a cell phone. The operator didn’t know my location. This can be a huge problem for obvious reasons because it’s hard to think clearly in times of trouble. The issue stems from the fact that emergency call centers can’t pinpoint the location of cellphone […]
Brett Kavanaugh: The vote is Set to Come Wednesday
Are Democrats more interested in justice, or delaying and preventing the confirmation of, by all accounts, a great conservative judge to the Supreme Court? With the refusal of Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser to testify until an FBI investigation into her claims has been completed, it appears that her eleventh hour revelations are more of a delay […]
Spartacus Democrats Are Losing Their Marbles
Old-line Democrats, the dinosaurs of the Party, seem to have fossilized into collective madness, writes Victor Davis Hanson in NRO. The Players? Dianne Feinstein – At 85 and in her 6th term as senator, Feinstein is being challenged by a far more radical Democrat, Kevin de León (the accent was added to Mr. de León’s […]
The Three Word Secret to Sound Investing
If you aren’t getting paid regularly for your investment in a company’s stock, you are taking it on faith that someday, at the precise moment you need to sell to generate cash, the price will sit at a gain for you. Buy low, sell high, right? But what happens if there is no “high?” Stock […]
The Republican Senate Should Confirm Kavanaugh Before Oct.1
On his blog, Buchanan.org, Pat Buchanan says the GOP Senate should give Christine Blasey Ford an outlet to be heard, Brett Kavanaugh an outlet to refute, and then keep on its schedule to confirm Kavanaugh by October 1 presuming no new evidence arises. He writes (abridged): Upon the memory and truthfulness of Christine Blasey Ford […]
Christine Ford Can’t Recall Time, Date or Place
Even though the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of drunken assault when both were teenagers has come forward publicly, that should not deter Republicans from proceeding with their current confirmation-vote schedule, argues the WSJ. There is no way to confirm her story after 35 years, and to let it stop Mr. Kavanaugh’s confirmation would ratify what […]
Idlib Deal Within Reach
Earlier this week I wrote that it was time to bring troops home from Syria, and that Idlib, Syria is not America’s concern. As if in response, Russia and Turkey have signed their own deal on the fate of Idlib. Without excessive American intervention, the situation is sorting itself out. The deal should prevent Syria […]
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