Hillbilly wisdom: don’t expect abroad what you can not get at home. Does anyone expect the current administration to recognize other world leaders when they don’t recognize duly elected officials here? We should look to ourselves first and use our successes as a beacon leading the world by example. Maybe?

“The US economy’s Q2 growth was revised up due to stronger consumer spending…Analysts anticipate slower growth ahead”. Commerce Department GDP report. What that means in layman’s language is the tariffs are causing higher spending ( you did not buy more items, you spent more money) but you are running out of money.

In a conflict, International or domestic policies, there is only one winner. It is not the one who was forced to surrender. The terms of surrender rarely, if ever, are beneficial to the loser. You want peace you have to win or lose? If it is a choice not to bargain. Continuing to fight with intermittent pauses will never be bring peace, Only more pauses in the killing. Fundamental differences exist. Ask the democrats and the republicans about compromise. They seem to be in an undeclared war. Neither can win, they pause until one or the other gets a short term advantage then they attack. Congress needs to submit to mediation for the good of the country. At least a cease fire. Peace at home has the possibility of prosperity. But we can not compromise for the good of our country but we expect other nations to submit to peace talks. Where is the example.

Another Trump success story? Mayor Bowser of DC acknowledged car jackings were down over 80% since installation of federal officers supporting local crime fighters and overall crime in general was lower. Factors not mentioned were a large portion of the homeless don’t own cars, the local population is afraid to enter the streets, and Congress has been in recess for the month of August (the crooks have gone home for a month). Trumps’ 30 days of rule will end if not extended around the time Congress comes back to work. Crime rates will increase as there is a deadline for keeping the government operating. Yes, The professionals crooks (Democrats and Republicans) will be back. Don’t expect crime to continue its short term downward trend. It was a cease fire only. Since our fearless leader claims he can bring peace to the Russia-Ukraine WAR and the Israel-Palatine conflict in shorter periods than thirty days, Why would he need to extend his DC rule beyond that? Probably, his success in the capital will be enough to bring the crime ridden cities into line. Just to keep him out if nothing else. He will definitely tell you his campaign was called for and ended great. Assuming his declared emergency ends.