U.S. Economic Growth Drops to Slowest Pace Since Pandemic Began
Supply chain bottlenecks and rising COVID-19 cases caused U.S. economic growth to sputter in the third quarter. The confluence of those and other factors (including rising prices and the diminishing impact from the fiscal stimulus) caused consumer spending to plummet between July and September. SEE ALSO: Biden Administration Admits Inflation Will Only Get Worse, Blames […]
CDC Adding Deaths All the Way Back to January 2020?!
The CDC Case Surveillance file FINALLY updated with data from its Oct. 1 release. The previous release was on Sept. 18. It’s always fun to study these various releases and examine the differentials with some scrutiny. I limited the comparable data to run through August 2021 which puts us at 552,699 deaths (yes, data REALLY […]
Report: David Perdue Contemplating Primary Challenge Against Brian Kemp
After losing his January U.S. Senate runoff, former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is mulling a dramatic political comeback. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Perdue is seriously considering mounting a primary challenge against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The paper reports that Perdue has gone so far as to solicit advice from longtime political allies and major […]
Manchin Dashes Progressive Hopes Yet Again
Earlier on Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he didn’t like the idea of Democrats targeting ultra-wealthy Americans to help pay for their Build Back Better agenda. That alone came as a blow to progressives who’ve become demoralized through the negotiation process. Especially given that yesterday Democratic leaders said they were closer than ever to reaching […]
America’s Top General Compares Suspected Chinese Weapons Test to Sputnik Crisis
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has a clear warning for anyone inclined to belittle China’s rising military. And this time it came on national television. U.S. military brass often more subtly expressed their concerns over the expanding size and capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Now, Milley says that Beijing’s […]
Obama Calls Parental Anger in Virginia ‘Fake Outrage’
Even Barack Obama couldn’t give a speech on behalf of Terry McAuliffe without making a critical gaffe. The former president wasted no time trying to whitewash McAuliffe’s record on parental rights in public schools. However, in doing so, he tried to gaslight Virginia’s parents. Appearing alongside McAuliffe at a campaign rally over the weekend, Obama called […]
C’Mon Man!: Biden Approval Rating Continues Downward Spiral
Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to plummet as voters sour on his radical agenda. Biden’s approval rating in FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls reached a new low this morning. 50.6% of voters disapprove of Biden while only 43.5% approve. That’s a 17.1% negative swing in three months. Joe Biden worked hard to get his approval rating […]
McAuliffe Caught Using Fake News to Move Persuadable Voters
With polls showing Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in a dead heat, the Democratic nominee is pulling out all the stops. Even those that are decidedly controversial. As Fox News reports: Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe has spent nearly $100,000 advertising “fake news” websites on Facebook during the Virginia gubernatorial campaign, Fox News can reveal. The Democrat’s […]
Something ‘Abnormal’ Going On
What do people die of? Well the CDC has that covered. They itemize the “underlying cause of death” into codes known as ICD-10 codes. This is actually a WHO standardization adopted here in the U.S. to categorize the causes of death. These are also used for insurance reimbursement. (There are entire professions built around this […]