A new 'Q' poll has this race closer than anyone might image in Red State Texas.... Now we're 6 1/2 months out from election day 2018.... And this IS Texas we're talking about.... So' hold your horses'.... But with all this Democratic 'wave' stuff going on? Maybe … [Read more...] about Democrat Beto O’Rourke trails GOP US Senator Ted Cruz by only 3 points in Texas race…
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Top U.S. Banks Made $2.5 Billion From Tax Law—in One Quarter
Steal from the poor and middle class..... Give to the RICH..... Big banks just received the first installment of benefits corporate America will reap from the new federal tax law. The haul: more than $2.5 billion. The latest gain came Tuesday when Goldman Sachs Group … [Read more...] about Top U.S. Banks Made $2.5 Billion From Tax Law—in One Quarter
Donald Trump’s Party?
Jonathan Bernstein over at Bloomberg argues that it really isn't.... He points to the media saying the same thing about past Republicans , only to see their disappearing , and their influence going with them out the door.... Hmmmm? Well... I agree with Bernstein who … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Party?
Political Roundup for April 18th, 2018…Ryan and the Grand Ole’ Party?…RRH Elections…
National I Didn’t Leave the GOP, the GOP Left Me: Despite ostensibly retiring to “spend more time with his family,” the subtext of Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Janesville) retirement suggests a man once deemed the future of the party has been cast aside. The Economist summed it up … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for April 18th, 2018…Ryan and the Grand Ole’ Party?…RRH Elections…
Barbara Bush, Wife of the 41st President and Mother of the 43rd, Dies at 92
...from the NY Times.... Barbara Bush, the widely admired wife of one president and the fiercely loyal mother of another, died Tuesday evening at her home in Houston. She was 92. Jim McGrath, a family spokesman, announced the death in a statement posted to Twitter. On … [Read more...] about Barbara Bush, Wife of the 41st President and Mother of the 43rd, Dies at 92
James Comey get’s no love from the Clinton camp…..
The former Hillary Clinton may like the fact that James Comey is making Donald Trump twist in the wind.... But? They STILL feel that Comey help screw them out of a Clinton Presidency... Nick Merrill, who worked under Clinton at the State Department and on her 2008 … [Read more...] about James Comey get’s no love from the Clinton camp…..
About those National Guard Troops at the US/Mexican Border?
The Trump White House has released the mission's the troops are performing... As for President's Bush and Obama? They are performing SUPPORT actions... Not going on DIRECT interdiction missions.... They are prohibited from actually joining Border Cops in going … [Read more...] about About those National Guard Troops at the US/Mexican Border?
Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….
Donald Trump and his Republican lawmaking cohorts swore that Americans would rejoice at the tax cuts they where gonna get!.... It would be the Republican selling point!.... NOT! The tax cut law that they have rammed thru in the waining hours of last year isn't a tax cut … [Read more...] about Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….