Washington Squeezes Middle America

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The great malaise of bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Joe “Carter” Biden continues.

  • Consumer prices rose 5.4% in July over the same month last year, continuing the inflationary trend of 2021.

  • A record 10.1 million job openings were posted in June, as employers continue to struggle to find workers. The unemployed are often paid more not to work. That drives up wages as businesses are forced to compete with the government for workers, and it also causes problems with the supply chain. Those issues in turn drive up prices of consumer goods and services. I.e., inflation.

  • Meanwhile, Congress continues to flood the economy with money through gargantuan “emergency” spending bills. Increased demand with suppressed supply yields inflation. “In fact,” reports The Daily Signal, “since the start of the pandemic, 54% of the new federal debt ($2.8 trillion) has come from newly printed cash flooded into the economy by the Fed.”

So when you sit down at the kitchen table to figure out how you’re going to make ends meet again this month, remember to thank our betters in Washington. Because government policy is driving this malaise.

Worse, Democrats are really just getting started. The Senate passed its $1.1 trillion “infrastructure” bill yesterday (which one estimate says won’t create any jobs), and this morning promptly began clearing the way for Bernie Sanders’s agenda to follow it. That would be the $3.5 trillion spending bonanza that increases or adds to the cradle-to-grave welfare state.

Just about the only thing not in the Democrats’ spending bill is raising the debt ceiling to allow the money to be spent. The Senate’s 50 Democrats don’t need Republican help to pass their reconciliation bill, but they want GOP help to hike the debt ceiling in a separate measure. That’s very thoughtful of Democrats, but — surprise — Republicans remain skeptical. Some 46 GOP senators have already pledged not to raise it.

Yet there were 19 Senate Republicans who joined every Democrat to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. There’s plenty of reason for conservatives to be frustrated with that, but McConnell is playing chess, not checkers.

How so? It’s not only Republicans feuding over the spending bills. At least two Democrat senators, Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, would only consider the Sanders bill if infrastructure passed. Yet, in the House, Speaker scumbag/liar-Nancy Pelosi and rabble-rousing Squad member  socialist/commie/liar-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have joined forces to hold the infrastructure bill hostage to the bigger spending measure.

McConnell is forcing Democrats to air their disagreement, and then to own it when it comes to raising the debt ceiling. The process of drafting and passing the $3.5 trillion bill is likely to take several months, giving both parties plenty of time for politics.

Republicans might just have an edge. scumbag/liar-Pelosi has a slim 220-212 majority (with three vacancies), and 11 Democrats voted against hiking the debt ceiling in 2019. Will they vote for one now that it comes with spending $3.5 trillion and raising taxes by $2 trillion — just before what’s sure to be a tough election cycle?

Did we mention that the government’s massive deficit spending is driving the budget crunch for American families? ~The Patriot Post

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Democracy-Defying Texas Democrats Face Arrest
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Arrest warrants were issued by Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan for 52 Texas Democrat lawmakers who fled the state last month in their effort to prevent the state’s democratic process from occurring. The majority of these Democrats, who fled to Washington, DC — some of them with COVID — have continued to remain out of state in their democracy-defying effort to prevent the passage of a Republican-created election integrity bill.

These Democrats know they cannot prevent the passage of the new election integrity legislation, so they have tellingly and ironically decided to fight against the democratic process itself — the very process supposedly championed by their party name. (We’re a republic, of course, but stick with us.) Perhaps they should be dubbed the “Resistocrats,” as that moniker more accurately describes their political identity. Rather than faithfully represent their constituents who elected them, they went MIA, while at the same time disingenuously portraying themselves as both victims and social justice warriors. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Thankfully, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has steadfastly refused to cede any ground to these democracy-denying Democrats, calling for special sessions and threatening to have these duty-shirking lawmakers arrested upon their return to Texas. The threat was briefly undermined by a judge, but now rectified by the Texas Supreme Court’s  ruling that the arrest warrants are constitutional.

One of the more vocal anti-democracy Democrat lawmakers, state Representative Ron Reynolds, apparently believes the Texas state House to be a “jail.” Upon returning to Texas, these Democrats “would be going to a jail — we would be going to the House chambers where they would basically be forcing a quorum,” he asserted. “They would take us against our will to the House floor.”

Yeah, forced to do the job they were elected to do. Oh, the humanity!

The fact of the matter is that these Democrats have abandoned their state and abandoned their duty to represent their constituents, all in effort to promote the leftist agenda of the Washington establishment class and an administration dead set on eliminating any real distinction between citizen and alien. These Democrats refuse to prioritize the legitimate concerns and welfare of the citizens of Texas and have sided with bumble/ socialist/scumbag/liar-Joe Biden’s election-undermining, open-borders malfeasance.

Following the ruling, Abbott spokesman Renae Eze stated: “The Supreme Court of Texas swiftly rejected this dangerous attempt by Texas Democrats to undermine our Constitution and avoid doing the job they were elected to do. We look forward to the Supreme Court upholding the rule of law and stopping another stall tactic by the Texas Democrats.”

Election integrity matters to those who actually believe in maintaining a fair and just democratic process, a process that these Texas Democrats clearly want nothing to do with unless it results in them getting their way. Hopefully, their constituents will respond by voting these anti-democracy Democrats out of office. ~The Patriot Post

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CDC Retracts Its Bogus Florida Numbers
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bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Joe Biden’s CDC has some serious egg on its face. The agency was forced to update its COVID-19 tracker for Florida after having drastically overstated the state’s infection numbers.

Don’t mess with Florida, the Sunshine State’s health department seemed to be saying to the increasing political CDC after it took to Twitter to publicly appeal for a correction.

The CDC had initially reported 28,317 Florida cases on Sunday, but later revised that to 19,584 — and the Florida health department says it was 15,319.

“Wrong again,” the Florida Department of Health tweeted  in response to an inaccurate story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “The number of cases CDCgov released for Florida today is incorrect. They combined MULTIPLE days into one. We anticipate the CDC will correct the record.”

Were it up to the bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Biden White House and its mainstream media lickspittles, folks would think Florida is COVID Central and the new Delta variant of the illness is actually the DeSantis variant — such is their shared fear of the young, tough, competent, truth-telling Florida governor.

Think about it: bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Joe Biden is praising New York’s loathsome soon-to-be-ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo while at the same time taking shots at Ron DeSantis. And he’s getting his clock cleaned. It’s one thing to be a partisan, but another thing entirely to be a dead-end partisan playing a dead hand.

Columnist Tyler Shanahan points this out:

[News outlets] seem genuinely frustrated that DeSantis refuses to impose restrictions that would protect the unvaccinated at the cost of the livelihoods of those who have been vaccinated. “Why must he persist,” they seem to wonder, “with this dangerous notion that people who want to get vaccinated can, and those who don’t want to don’t have to?”

The answer is quite simple: Because it works.

Florida is sitting squarely in the middle of the pack when it comes to nationwide state vaccination rates. As of Aug. 8, nearly 60% of the state is at least partly vaccinated, while nearly 50% of the state is fully vaccinated.

To be sure, it’s troubling that this new variant of the Wuhan coronavirus is surging in the summer months, but, as our Mark Alexander recently noted, the key data point to consider moving forward is not infections. It’s death. And the number of deaths is much lower than it was during record months.

To put it bluntly, COVID has, during the past 18 months, already taken many of our most vulnerable people from us. Those of us who are left are in most cases younger, stronger, and more resistant to the worst effects of this illness.

For example, consider these numbers: On February 21, the U.S. reached 500,000 deaths, and on June 15, that total hit 600,000. But in the two months since then, with the nation now in full Delta variant panic mode, the U.S. death toll stands at 618,000. That’s a remarkable slowdown.

It’s a big number, yes — and an unspeakably tragic number. But some perspective is healthy here, especially if we’re to avoid a bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Biden-induced panic and all that comes with it. ~The Patriot Post

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The Slaveholders’ Republic Lives On?
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If you put the “anti-racist” grifter Ibram X. Kendi, who we introduced you to last summer, in front of a sympathetic audience, there’s no telling what he might say. Well, other than that, it'll be racist.

Buried in one of his recent podcasts (naturally called “Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi”) was this gem comparing slavery to the current pandemic:

What I argued is that the slaveholder — the individual — wanted the freedom to enslave. There’s no difference between that and the individual saying, “I should have the freedom to infect people. I should have the freedom to kill, and exploit, and harass, and terrorize, and enslave people.” [It] had a different philosophy; instead of “the individual to-,” it was “the community from-.” So, how do we as a community gain freedom from slavery, from oppression, or, in the case of the coronavirus, from infection?

This statement was made in the context of criticizing “the Right'' for wanting to open things back up after the China virus pandemic. But while the podcast cohost lapped up this pablum, discerning people should have been asking a question: Who is being oppressive by not opening up, and who is beginning to demand proof of vaccination in order to participate in society? (Hint: It’s not the Right.)

Because vaccinations are paid for and have become widely available in one form or another, there should be no reason that those who wish to receive “the jab” can’t get one. Worth noting, though: A recipient doesn’t completely “gain freedom” from a China virus infection. There are still breakthrough cases.

Yet race is a factor, and it turns out that, if adopted nationwide, those so-called “vaccine passports” are going to discriminate most against blacks, who have been most reluctant to get the shots for a number of reasons. Indeed, it’s not the proverbial “white conservatives” who are holding back the rush to full compliance, but instead it’s the minority population that can’t seem to be bribed with promises of massive cash prizes or cajoled through advertisements targeted at them or other means of peer pressure.

Because of that, it appears they’ll be the hardest hit when residents in certain locations have their right to accommodation withheld from them, such as eating in a restaurant or going to a gym — not to mention possible loss of employment.

So when Kendi becomes critical of the Right for wishing to open things up and allowing freedom of choice regarding whether to vaccinate against a disease with a survival rate of better than 99%, he’s doing a disservice to minorities, who would be hardest hit by vaccine-based restrictions. Come to think of it, a scenario with vaccine passports may be a good parallel to a slaveholders’ republic because legitimate objections to getting the shots would no longer guarantee one’s freedom. ~The Patriot Post

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Americans Resist Census Identity Politics
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The controversy over 2020 census questions didn’t end following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Trump administration’s attempt to include a question about citizenship. Democrats ridiculously asserted that such a question would dissuade illegal aliens from responding to the census and thus undercut the accuracy of the census. The rest of us knew it was an important question.

The obvious power play for Democrats was to ensure greater population numbers in Democrat-run states, because population numbers  irrespective of citizenship determine the number of congressional representatives.

However, the party whose brand is the promulgation and advocation of identity politics may be somewhat bemused by the fact that a significant number of Americans appear to have resisted playing the dubious demographics game. Upwards of 20% of census questions went unanswered, when in past censuses the average rate of unanswered questions ranged from 1% to 3%.

Of particular note were the specific questions that went unanswered — questions regarding a person’s race, age, and sex. It’s almost as if a growing number of Americans are saying those personal details are none of the government’s business. Indeed, the Constitution only stipulates that the population of persons within the nation are to be counted; the Fourteenth Amendment bars discrimination in that count.

There is also another significant aspect of the 2020 census. The U.S. population now numbers 331,449,281, which is a 7.4% increase over the 2010 census. But that’s the second-slowest decade of population growth in U.S. history. The low number has some speculating that Donald Trump’s desire for a citizenship question scared illegal aliens from responding, but that once again is an assumption based upon identity politics and not facts on the ground. It has a lot more to do with other  demographic trends.

The more a government seeks to control citizenry using divisive identity politics, the more it encourages freedom-loving residents to resist such disingenuous tactics. What should matter most to government officials and politicians is the citizenship status of residents, not their race or sex.  ~The Patriot Post

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BETSY MCCAUGHEY
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The Anti-White Infrastructure Bill

The infrastructure bill the Senate passed on Tuesday discriminates against whites at every turn.

Americans are enthusiastic about spending money on infrastructure — bridges, roads, broadband and green technologies. But this racist bill locates and hands out jobs and contracts projects based on race, not merit. Minority businesses and neighborhoods hold the inside track. If you’re white, you’re low priority.

The bill includes grants to install solar or wind technologies and generate jobs in areas decimated by closing coal mines or coal-fired electric plans. Here’s the catch: when contractors bid, the bill says minority-owned businesses will get chosen first. Bad news for white contractors and displaced coal miners, who are overwhelmingly white and need jobs. (Section 40209)

The same is true for the bill’s proposals to improve traffic patterns in cities. Contractors and subcontractors get priority only if they’re owned by minorities or women. White male business owners can take a hike. (Section 11509)

Americans should be outraged. But not surprised. After all, President bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act, which passed in March, also put into place an ugly system of discrimination against whites. It offered debt relief to Black farmers but not white farmers. Another provision offered billions in aid to minority-owned and women-owned restaurants, but it told struggling restaurants owners who happened to be white men that they had to go to the back of the line.

The injustice was obvious. White male farmers and restaurant owners sued, claiming the anti-white provisions are unconstitutional. So far, they’re winning. In every case, federal judges have halted the race-based programs in the American Rescue Plan Act until the challengers have their day in court. Politico reported last week that bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Biden’s Justice Department may fold without a fight on the Black farmer debt relief cases because the law is not on their side.

You’d think Democrats and the bumble/socialist/ scumbag/liar-Biden White House would get the message. Instead, they’re doubling down on rigging legislation and divvying up taxpayer dollars to benefit minorities and shortchange whites.

Chances are high that the infrastructure bill’s hodgepodge of anti-white discrimination will be struck down by federal courts. In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution bars the government from trying to even the score by discriminating against whites and in favor of minorities. The justices warned against creating “a patchwork of racial preferences based on statistical generalizations” to correct past injustices. That’s precisely what this infrastructure bill does.

The bill’s backers would have you believe that obsolete airports, dilapidated public works and deteriorating roads and public spaces are evidence of racial injustice. Rep. Yvette Clarke rails that “our infrastructure is racist” and calls on the Congress to pass a bill that “puts the needs of underserved and disadvantaged communities at the fore.”

That’s code for minority communities. But the truth is there are plenty of poor white people in this country, too, and poor, predominantly white communities could benefit from a bold, federal infrastructure initiative. Race and ethnicity should have nothing to do with it. Locate the projects and put the funds where the the economic need is greatest, regardless of race.

West Virginia has the lowest average income in the nation and ranks 46th in internet connectivity. Maine ranks 36th out of 50 states for income and 34th in broadband connectivity. People in these states could really benefit from federal broadband assistance. Here’s the hitch: The infrastructure bill tilts the scale in favor of states with high minority and non-English speaking populations instead of considering economic need and existing broadband capacity (Sections 60304 and 60305). Because Maine and West Virginia are 94% white, they’ll get less.

Polls show that Americans favor fixing roads, bridges, tunnels and airports. They know that good infrastructure promotes economic growth. What they’ve been kept in the dark about the fine print in Sen. Chuck scumbag/liar-Schumer’s bill. Under the guise of upgrading the nation, the bill unfairly favors Black and brown Americans and treats whites like second class citizens. ~The Patriot Post

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GARY BAUER
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Her Name Was Ella French

Write her name down now. Say it aloud. She was the 29-year-old Chicago policewoman who at 11:00 PM on Saturday night, along with her partner, stopped a car for a traffic violation. The thugs inside the vehicle opened fire and killed her. Her partner was shot three times, including in the eye, and is fighting for his life.

When George Floyd was tragically killed by a police officer, the event captured the country’s imagination and compassion. Dozens of U.S. cities saw demonstrations and riots. The defund the police movement went on steroids. Thousands, stoked by his memory, attended memorial services. Millionaire athletes said Floyd’s death was proof positive America is a racist nation and that the cops are white supremacists. Streets in several U.S. cities were renamed after George Floyd. Your grandkids will probably read about him some day in their social studies books. We were told over and over to “say his name.”

Ella French gave her life for the city of Chicago just a few days ago. Her name never entered the nation’s collective consciousness. In a few weeks she will be remembered and missed mostly by the people who loved her and whom she loved. No demonstrations for Ella. A memorial at the site of her death was attended mostly by fellow cops.

No athlete is citing her death as evidence of anything. No leftist reporter or elected official is apologizing for their anti-cop rhetoric that has created the conditions that are turning 2021 into a year of the Cop Killers.

Remember her name. It was Ella French.

Are You A Slave To The Left?

Are we peasants, serfs, or — even worse — slaves? Of course, we aren’t.

But our leftist leaders increasingly act like we are.

You probably noticed that Barack scumbag/liar-nObama went ahead and had his big birthday bash in Martha’s Vineyard.

Hundreds of people attended. They partied under a big tent with poor ventilation — and of course no one was wearing a mask. When the event came in for criticism, several media commentators pushed back by saying Obama and his guests are “sophisticated people.” You know, smarter than us regular folks.

The crowd that gathered were many of the same leftists who are telling us we have to mask up when we walk into a store or if your kid wants to have a birthday party with a few of her friends.

Then there’s scumbag/worthless-Rashida Tlaib, the anti-Semitic congresswoman from Michigan. She is a terrible person. She attacked Senator Rand Paul for asking questions about the bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Biden administration’s COVID strategy and demanded he stop playing politics with COVID. She made her point while wearing not one but two masks.

Then she was caught on video at a big wedding dancing unmasked in a crowded ballroom full of other unmasked people.

Congresswoman scumbag/worthless-Cori Bush is the leader of a group of leftists who want to shrink America’s police departments by defunding the cops. Then we discovered she has four beefy guys who guard her 24 hours a day at the cost of $200,000 a year. Her message is, police for me but not for thee.

These liberal elites don’t even try to hide their double standards. They’re telling you how to live, restricting your freedom, shrinking the size of your life while they live “big.”

They are not kings, dictators, nor do they own us. And we are not their subjects, serfs or slaves. We are free men and women whose rights come from the King of Kings, the God of the universe, not from these blue-blooded tyrannical socialists.

More than anything right now we need to stand up, be strong, not falter and live like the free men and women we are.

“Golden Boy” scumbag/liar-Cuomo Surrenders

New York Gov. scumbag/liar-Andrew Cuomo’s announcement yesterday that he will resign, effective in 14 days, is a colossal defeat for the left. One year ago, many liberal reporters, talking-heads and analysts were pointing to scumbag/liar-Cuomo and his daily COVID briefings as the model of leadership. Early in 2020, there was even talk of him entering the Democrat presidential nomination battle. Then a movement sprung up to make him bumble/socialist/scumbag/liar-Biden’s running mate.

But then reality caught up. His resignation announcement yesterday (effective in 14 days) results from the growing list of liberal women claiming he sexually harassed or criminally assaulted them. But the deadly scandal, which he must not be allowed to escape, was his ordering of elderly COVID-infected patients into New York’s nursing homes resulting in 12,000 deaths. There are multiple investigations pending as well as myriad lawsuits.

We will see how it all plays out, but I don’t rule out a comeback down the road. The left does not leave its wounded on the battlefield.

Now, let’s make this complete by recalling California Governor scumbag/liar-Gavin Newsom! ~The Patriot Post

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