Peddle to the Meddle.
President Trump just yanked the Yanks from a treaty that was intentionally designed to be mostly non-binding because the Senate would never pass a binding treaty on climate. It was, however, a significant global political agreement to move toward goals that would create a working framework built on an unprecedented consensus. Mostly, Paris was an…
When the news first broke I immediately expressed some trepidation about the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel. It’s not that I don’t get it … he’s an FBI stalwart, a friend of Comey and, the understandable logic goes, he will defend the Bureau’s integrity and derail a threat to American democracy. But I…
At the recent Congressional hearings on Federal Reserve policy, Fed Chair Janet Yellen bobbed and weaved and, for the most part, did her level best to NOT make any news. However, she did admit that the Fed had not taken “negative” interest rates off the table if the economy falters. She also continued her ongoing…
Something really strange happened on the way to the Iowa Caucus. The strange thing is not that Duck Dynasty devotee and much-despised Establishment nemesis Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) leapfrogged Donald Trump to take the top spot. Ted’s excellent adventure, which includes winning in spite of his stance against ethanol, was far more likely than it…
“We’ll be fine.” That’s what neoconservative scion William Kristol told Beltway insiders on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when asked about the prospect of Donald Trump winning the GOP nomination. Although he was initially warm to Trump’s candidacy, Kristol quickly cooled during the “Summer of Trump” as the GOP’s surprise frontrunner began piling up insults and, more importantly, as he began…