Conference Board: Full Speed Ahead for the U.S. Economy
The Conference Board, a global economic analytics firm that tries to look ahead, has just issued an “all clear, full speed ahead” signal for the U.S. economy. ...
About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
Trump Expands List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees in Anticipation of Another Vacancy
Trump sees his opportunity to influence jurisprudence for decades. So do the Democrats. ...
Trump Considers Mulvaney to Run Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney is likely to be appointed to take Richard Cordray’s place when he leaves the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) at...
Hung Jury for New Jersey Democrat Senator Menendez in Corruption Trial
After eight weeks of listening to more than 50 witnesses in the corruption trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez (D) and his friend, Florida eye surgeon Salomon Melgen,...
Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Resigns, Giving Trump Chance to Abolish It
Unconstitutional on its face, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in 2011, deserves nothing less than official obliteration. ...
IEA: United States to Dominate World Energy Market Within Eight Years
According to the International Energy Agency, the growth of energy production in the United States is expected to double in the next eight years, making it the world's top...
Credit Agencies Declare Venezuela in Default
According to both Moody’s and S&P Global, it failed to make $200 million in payments that were due on November 12, immediately resulting in the declaration by the credit...
Churches Ramp Up Protection Following Texas Rampage
Many churches are waking up to their vulnerability after the Texas church shooting, and more members are carrying concealed in churches and being trained how to respond to violent...
McConnell, Democrats Stalling Trump’s Conservative Judicial Nominees
Not only have fewer than half of President Trump’s judicial nominees been confirmed by the Senate, but cloture has been invoked an astonishing 51 times even to get those to...
American Legion, VFW Decide to Play Nice With Goodell; Don’t Support Boycott of NFL
After a meeting with two of the most significant veterans groups about whether they'll join the boycott of the NFL this weekend, in honor of veterans, the final score:...
Active Shooter Defense Classes Springing Up Following Texas Church Massacre
The fullest expression of the Second Amendment includes that part about "bearing" arms, and Americans are flocking to classes about what to do if there is an active shooter....
Germany’s Deutsche Bank to Cut Half lts Employees
John Cryan, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, the world’s 16th largest bank, gave advance warning about the avalanche of pink slips that were coming as positions are automated. ...
“Trump’s” Stock Rally Best Since 1945
Stock prices were predicted to drop after Donald Trump won the election a year ago, but the Dow has risen 5,000 points since then. Trump is taking the credit,...
Democrats: Victory in Virginia Governor’s Race a Rejection of Trump
After Democrat Ralph Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday, some are suggesting that the Republican Party is in trouble and Americans are rejecting...
Dodgers Sportscaster Vin Scully Latest to Snub the NFL
Former Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully is the latest high-profile sports figure to condemn the NFL “anthem protests.” ...
Socialist Neighbor Assaults Sen. Rand Paul; Fractures Five of His Ribs
Rene Boucher, Paul's attacker, is a retired anesthesiologist. If charges against him are upgraded, he's going to be needing some of his own medicine. ...
Crazed Atheist Shoots Up Texas Church; Dems Call for Gun Control
Democrats turning Sunday's tragedy — the mass murder in a Texas church — into a soap box against gun ownership perfectly illustrate the dangers of giving them too much...
What’s in the GOP Tax Bill?
The GOP tax reform bill presented last Thursday attempts to be “revenue neutral” within 10 years. But absent any attempt to cut spending, it is simply moving the chairs...
Trump’s Establishment Pick for Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Won’t Rock the Boat
Nothing will change with Trump's nomination of Powell to head the Fed. He has a strong establishment background and opposed former Congressman Ron Paul's effort to "Audit the Fed."...
Key Issue in Steinle Trial: Was Shooter’s Act Intentional or Accidental?
As the trial of Garcia Zarate for the killing of Kate Steinle enters its final days, the issue is whether the jury thinks Zarate fired the weapon intentionally at...
