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Jeff Crouere

The debt ceiling deal from hell

Conservatives have long been suspicious of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). He is rightly viewed as a deal maker with little backbone who often sacrifices principles for expediency. This is why it took fifteen ballots for him to finally get elected as House Speaker. He was able to secure the position due to support from conservative stalwarts such as U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and President Donald Trump.

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Jim Brown

Spending out of control by some state agencies!

Sometimes, you just want to roll down your car window and let out a scream. No, not because someone is passing you in road rage. The kind of wrath I’m talking about is the outrageous spending that takes place in many agencies of Louisiana state government. Here is what has gotten my dander up. US News and World Report just released their state rankings. Where is Louisiana? Right where it was last year. Dead last.

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Steve Gardes

Debt default fake news

The Media is reporting that: 1) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government has an “X-Date of June 1st where the government could become unable to pay bills on time—and a failure to pay holders of U.S. government debt could trigger a severe recession”; 2) “President Biden and Speaker McCarthy to meet Monday (5/22) in a last-ditch effort to avoid a default on sovereign debt”; 3) “without a debt ceiling increase, the U.S.

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Jim Brown

Living a full life as we grow older

I just had a birthday. My 83rd. No, no, no, I’m not looking for any more congratulations. Like most of you who are on social media, I’ve been overwhelmed with good wishes. Yes, I do have to realize that I’m not going to live forever. So like anyone else reaching my age, I want to be realistic about setting urgencies.

Biden under fire from the anti-establishment left and center as R.F.K and Joe Lieberman mount their attacks

Joe Biden is under fire from all sides, with nearly two-thirds of Democrats saying they think the party should nominate someone else, and critics elevating anti-establishment challengers like Robert F. Kennedy Jr as well as mounting attacks with third-party candidates.

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