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Re: Will Trump’s ‘Affordability Tour’ Move the Public Approval Needle?

“Excellent commentary. In grad school at the American University, we had a prof who was, in fact, a member of the Federal Reserve Board. His explanation of the inflation issue was simple: Draw a circle; cut in half; the fed is on one side, private capital on the other. When the fed wants money, the center line draws away from the opposite side: interest rates/inflation climb; there is less money left for the private sector. Guess what happened when Biden and the Dems ran the country?” —Massachusetts

“Part of Trump’s message should not only include the simple fact that Biden and his crew created the inflation mess, but also if they allow the Dems back in, inflation will again jump and prices will continue to rise. Larger paychecks will not solve the problem. And the only fix would be a severe recession, something most families cannot survive. Trump needs to paint an ugly picture, or he will not succeed in pushing his own agenda to fix the economy.” —Washington

“Unfortunately, most people believe that if inflation comes down from 9% (under Biden) to 3% (under Trump), then that should cause prices to come down. Of course, as Alexander detailed, that’s not how inflation works! That 3% inflation rate means prices are still going up, just at a smaller pace.” —Arizona

“Now, how can we get the president and the Republican Congress to acknowledge, act, and communicate? Just telling the American public that this issue is a Democrat hoax is not a winner. Acknowledge the facts, tell the people what is being done to address the issue, and don’t promise undeliverable miracles!” —South Carolina

Re: Remembering David Wilkerson: Part II

“What a great Saint David was! How sad that ‘celebrities,’ many of whom no one knows and whose lives are far from exemplary, are remembered on the nightly news, but those of great faith are ignored or given much less time. Sad commentary on our nation.” —Illinois

Re: Who Gets SNAP Money and How Do They Spend It?

“As a pharmacist of over 45 years, I have witnessed the graft of the private Medicaid recipients as well as the providers. I highly support revamping the SNAP program to include an audit of all the recipients and the implementation of the 20-hour workweek, but I also feel we must audit all the providers, bodegas, groceries, gas stations, etc. I also feel we need to audit all the health providers and recipients to contain the cost of our Medicaid health services from fraud and abuse as well.” —Alaska

“It is, indeed, all about the cards! Case in point. I was at my local food store recently, waiting patiently in line at checkout. I noticed in front of me several large shopping carts filled to the brim with all kinds of stuff. I also noticed, not to be xenophobic, the folks piloting these carts were not ‘American’ types. I also happened to observe the payment part of their transaction. No cash, no other cards, just SNAP cards. They completed their transaction and off they went — life is good! Now it’s my turn. I gleefully handed the cashier my credit card. And then off I went.” —North Carolina

“While the indignation and derision for some categories of SNAP recipients is due, don’t forget the ‘other’ contingent. I’m among that contingent. We receive SNAP because of a job loss and a gap between pension income and Social Security. In this interim, our health insurance premium was raised $100/mo (for much worse coverage). And I don’t feel a bit of shame taking benefits I paid for — many times over, over the years. Never bought anything but whole food with SNAP. Never will, even if I can.” —Oklahoma

Re: Dems Defend Another Indefensible

“When a person becomes blinded by anger, they will do and say the exact opposite of whatever they hear. I grew up with a rage-aholic father who would rage about personal items left in the family room, so I speak from experience when I say most of these people are well past anger, and have ventured into blind rage.” —Wisconsin

“If China attacked an American ship and American deaths resulted, the Democrat Party would cry: ‘Americans should not have been cruising near any Chinese boats. What else could the Chinese do?’ Are the Chinese the victims? These folks are Marxists. They are historical illiterates, substantiating author David McCullough’s comment. Can you justify 100,000 deaths in this country from drugs shipped into the country by the narco-terrorists? Just add this thought: During the open border policy subscribed to by that treacherous bastard Democrat, Joseph Biden, in addition to the millions of illegals who crossed over, how many thousands of pounds of drugs also made it through? Thank God for President Trump. To hell with what the Democrats think!” —Massachusetts

Re: Most-Cited Climate Study Retracted

“Nature is the same rag that published a misleading article about Thomas Jefferson fathering children by Sally Hemings. This was also debunked after further DNA testing.” —Georgia

Re: War Crime?

“I can’t remember our military not being successful in an armed conflict anywhere in the world. I do remember our esteemed leadership and elected idiots surrendering whenever they are no longer amused by the difficulties of war.” —Washington

Re: Why Trump Pardoned One of Congress’s Most Corrupt Members

“Yeah, so much for that, he’s announced he’s running again for the same spot, and as a Democrat. He’s a scorpion. It’s his nature. Any time we try ‘Realpolitik’ as a nation or a party, it bites us in the rear. Stop supporting criminals because ‘well, they’re OUR criminals.’ Didn’t Iraq teach us anything?” —Tennessee