TopicsPosts by Jim Overmyer
Ciscomani Touts Farm Bill Although It Hurts Many, Including His Own Constituents
Juan is happy, but farmers are angry, the faithful are dismayed, kids may go hungry. (Photo credits (l to r): Ciscomani Facebook page, The Financial Times, Catholicreporter.com, Livenowfox.com) The House of Representatives, for the first time in several years, passed a five-year comprehensive Farm Bill last week (it had been, very Congresslike, kicking the can … Read more Source link…Read More
Congress Flees Town in the Face of Hard Decisions. Our Juan Ciscomani Goes, Too.
(Photo credits: TheHill.com and Arizona Daily Star) In 1814 the US government fled Washington, DC, while the British Army sacked and burned the buildings of the nation’s capital. President James Madison, congressmen, and the other leaders soon returned, however, and took steps to end the War of 1812. From an overall viewpoint, the war was … Read more Source link…Read More
Trump Lies. Economy Dies. Will Juan’s Chances Meet Their Demise?
Credit: Al Habtoor Research Centre The state of the US economy is hard to get a grip on these days , even with the statistics often pondered over by economists and journalists. The stock market is way up (although it’s mostly powered by a few large corporations), and unemployment is holding steady (although that … Read more Source link…Read More
Ciscomani Gets an F in Foreign Policy, Trump Fails the Whole War
A Thai tanker burns after Iran attack in the Straits of Hormuz (Agence-France Presse news agency) Congressman Juan Ciscomani jumped to attention to support two major armed incursions by his boss, Donald Trump. Ciscomani extolled the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro: “a critical step toward disrupting…deadly [drug] trafficking operations.” He also jumped to the … Read more Source link…Read More