It’s a special kind of stupid to raise taxes during both a recession and inflation—that’s called stagflation, which is what we have right now as a result of President Biden’s policies. pic.twitter.com/VND3V58JuD
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) August 7, 2022
Sen. John Kennedy Reads FBI Agent’s Anti-GOP Tweets Into The Congressional Record
Kennedy was one of several Republican senators to suggest that FBI agents are too pro-Democrat to impartially investigate crimes. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on a leaked document purporting to show that the bureau considers the Betsy Ross and Gadsden flags to potentially be extremist symbols, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee suggested that the U.S. has a “two-tiered system of justice” based on political ideology. Wray pushed back on their assessments, saying that the vast majority of FBI agents remain appropriately apolitical.
Read more: Sen. John Kennedy Reads FBI Agent’s Anti-GOP Tweets Into The Congressional Record
WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre Explains to Peter Doocy that Biden is ‘Cleaning Up the Mess’ Trump Left
A Recession Is Here, and Democrats Are to Blame
Well, it is official: As of yesterday’s bad second quarter economic report showing that our economy had shrunk by .9%, America is in a recession. This is because the first quarter report also indicated that our economy had shrunk (by 1.6%), and the commonly accepted definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
At least that was the commonly accepted definition of a national recession until Joe Biden called upon his minions to proclaim in unison that no, we were not really in a recession and the economy was actually in pretty good shape. Joe himself then made a brief comment to reporters to the effect that it didn’t seem like a recession to him, before fleeing the scene and leaving reporters to devour his easily befuddled press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre. She promptly declared that “We’re seeing a transition into stable and steady growth…,” but she was clearly way out of her element. We seriously doubt that many folks were paying much attention to her musings on the state of the economy, anyway.
But the fact remains that things are clearly not going well- that much is obvious to even the most heedless of our fellow citizens. The economy is volatile and substantial parts of it are performing poorly. Inflation is soaring, energy prices are double what they were when this president took office, necessities like food and housing are becoming unaffordable for many, and borrowing money to stay afloat has become more expensive for all. Strangely, several million people refuse to return to the workforce despite the fact that there are plenty of jobs to be had. What’s more, the experts don’t really know where we are headed- will this be a relatively mild recession, or as many predict, are things about to get one Hell of a lot worse?
Now this is not a good place to be, and one might well ask how we got here? But first, allow me to digress for a moment: Recall that less than two short years ago, under President Trump the economy was recovering from COVID, inflation was under two percent, interest rates were near their historic lows, and energy was plentiful and cheap (gas was half its current price). Several COVID vaccines were only months away and our national debt was many trillions of dollars lower than it is now.
So how did we arrive at this sad state of affairs in so short a time? The answer is obvious- only a doddering but deceitful Joe Biden, controlled by the progressive, neo-Marxist wing of the Democrat Party, could have caused this much damage so quickly and so completely!
Who else would have begun a new presidency by attempting to shut down the eighty percent of our energy production provided by fossil fuels? Who else would have mis-spent trillions of dollars, much of it for Democrat political ends, thereby creating huge imbalances in the supply and demand for our nations’ goods, even as productivity had not fully recovered to pre-COVID levels? Too much money chasing around too few goods is the classic cause of inflation, and reducing domestic energy production even as the economy required more energy, could not help but cause gas prices to shoot up.
So how bad will the economy, and with it the lives of most American citizens, ultimately worsen? Even as I write this article, a new half-trillion dollar round of spending is wending its way through Congress, along with a tax increase. (Thank you, Joe Manchin!) This will further stoke inflation, of course, but the tax increase will make a serious recession far more likely. To tame the out-of-control inflation, the Federal Reserve last Wednesday raised interest rates another three quarters of a percent on top of the one and a half percent increases of the previous two months. Even worse, the Fed hinted at further raises in the coming months. Don’t forget that these rate increases are intended to slow down our economy, which again, will also make the recession worse.
As we teeter on the precipice of an unpredictable economic future (and I have not even touched on the rapidly deteriorating geopolitical situation, the worsening border crisis, the politicization of our school curricula, etc.), be reminded that the gross and misdirected overspending was all avoidable. The attempt to shut down most of our energy production and replace it with expensive and unreliable sources was also avoidable. Why were such basic economic mistakes ever made in the first place?
The fundamental problem here is that progressive Democrats do not learn and they do not admit the error of their ways, because they are Marxists. If we learn anything from history, it is that Marxists do not learn from history. In fact, they are even now complaining that the problem with our economy is that they have not done enough to transform the United States into a more social democratic or even outright Socialist nation.
So be forewarned and vote to save our country on November 8th, before it’s too late!
Louis Gurvich, Chairman
Republican Party of Louisiana
Appeals Court Rules That Louisiana Be Granted Suspensive Appeal Regarding Abortion Challenge
GOP Challenger to Higgins Has Disparaging Words to Say about VP
The entire interview with Holden Hoggatt on The Jim Engster Show can be found at this site: Thursday, July 28th: Holden Hoggatt, Mark Ballard
SCALISE: Everyone Know We Are in a Recession
Louisiana Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Support of AG Landry 's Appeal in the Case over Abortion Ban
GOP senator fumes that his party looks like suckers after Manchin announces surprise deal with Dems
"They sucked Republican votes up like a Hoover Deluxe and then got their votes and then bam, announced this new tax increase," said Kennedy. "We look like a bunch of – well, I’m not going to say what we look like."
Read more: GOP senator fumes that his party looks like suckers after Manchin announces surprise deal with Dems
KENNEDY: We’ve Got Prosecutors Today Who Think Cops Are A Bigger Problem Than Criminals
SCALISE: There's Nothing That Leftism Doesn't Destroy
LaToya the Destroya Fiddles While New Orleans Burns
New documents obtained by WDSU Investigates give a glimpse of how much money New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell spent on her recent trip to Switzerland.
According to the documents, on airfare alone, Cantrell spent nearly $10,000.
AG Landry Reacts To Ruling From Judge Keeping Abortion Ban From Going Into Effect Pending Appeal
GRAVES: Recovery Assistance To The Remaining 2016 Flood Victims
Legislation just passed the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide recovery assistance to the remaining 2016 Flood victims deemed ineligible by federal bureaucrats. For years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) refused to provide financial assistance to disaster victims that were previously approved for a disaster recovery loan – calling it double recovery. Graves fought back on the concept that a loan and a grant could be considered duplicative. In 2018, he passed the Duplication of Benefits (DoB) fix releasing hundreds of millions of dollars for 2016 Flood victims through the Restore Louisiana program to rebuild their homes and lives. Federal bureaucrats at HUD invented a flawed interpretation of the law that prevented some flood victims with a household income in excess of $60,000/year from receiving recovery aid. Graves’ new provision would block arbitrary restrictions and release remaining funds to flood victims.
Read more: PASSES U.S. HOUSE: 2016 Flood Victim Duplication of Benefits Fix
The Vice President of The United States Is Now Introducing Herself With Her Preferred Pronouns
The Republican Party of Louisiana Officially Endorses Congressman Garret Graves for Re-Election
The Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana unanimously endorsed Congressman Garret Graves to represent the 6th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress.
Garret has a proven record of delivering positive results to the people of south Louisiana. In a short time, he's cut through decades of bureaucracy and inaction on traffic solutions, flood control, coastal restoration, hurricane protection and disaster recovery efforts. He has a strong pro-life record. Most recently, Republican leaders have appointed him to lead the efforts to reverse the Biden Administration's disastrous energy policies which have caused record gas prices which struggling American families cannot afford. Garret is ranked as one of the nation's five most effective Republican Members of Congress and we look forward to him continuing to deliver more wins for Louisiana.
Congressman Graves had this to say about the endorsement: "We deserve a government that works for us -- not against us. There are urgent needs in our communities that have to be addressed and that's why we are running for Congress. People are struggling with record-high inflation, unaffordable energy costs, hurricane recovery, traffic problems, crime and much more. Our families, small businesses, seafood industry, and many other sectors of Louisiana's economy need help. We're ready to hit the ground running day one to deliver solutions because we believe Louisiana is worth fighting for. Our future is too important to remain on the sidelines."
The LAGOP urges the voters of the 6th Congressional District to support Garret Graves on November 8th.
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Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory checks himself into rehab for alcohol, PTSD issues
Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory announced today in a press release that he has voluntarily checked himself into rehab for “an addiction to alcohol and untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.”
Guillory reported he will be attending in-patient rehabilitation for 21 days. Guillory stated he will remain in contact with Lafayette City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan and Chief Administrative Officer Cydra Wingerter to continue his duties while in rehab.
Read more: Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory checks himself into rehab for alcohol, PTSD issues
New Orleans officers, leaving in droves, air grievances in exit interviews
Gregory Rotton’s career as a New Orleans Police Department officer ended with a crash.
A detective in the First District, Rotton was tapped to investigate after four young people in a stolen SUV barreled into a St. Claude Avenue arcade on Jan. 12 with police in pursuit, severely injuring a worker.
Read more: New Orleans officers, leaving in droves, air grievances in exit interviews
Louisiana could see $1.9B from Gulf oil, additional money from wind, under Senate bill
Louisiana could receive an additional $1.9 billion in revenue from Gulf of Mexico oil and gas and a separate share of revenue from Gulf wind energy operations under federal legislation expected to be considered Thursday.
The U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resource Committee on Thursday will consider the the bipartisan Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act, authored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Bill Cassidy, R-La.. That bill would lift a present $500 million annual cap on oil and gas revenue shared with Gulf states.
Read more: Louisiana could see $1.9B from Gulf oil, additional money from wind, under Senate bill
Drug price controls are a dance with the devil: short-term savings will be overwhelmed by loss of innovation
Democrats have sent the legislative text of a sweeping proposal for drug price controls to the U.S. Senate parliamentarian, who may report on Monday whether the provisions qualify for the budget reconciliation process that allows lawmakers to evade a filibuster and pass a bill with a simple majority. Democrats expect the various drug-related provisions to reduce federal spending by roughly $300 billion over a decade.
