Biden Repeats the Mistakes of Lyndon Johnson

LBJ was afraid to “provoke” Russia, even though Russia provided the weapons and some personnel for the Vietnamese to kill Americans. Biden won’t send MIG 29 planes to Ukraine because he is afraid it would “provoke” Russia which is slaughtering Ukrainians. Russia does not worry about provoking the USA when we have a weak president.

Biden’s had enough; He wants Americans to know the inflation that began a year ago is Putin’s fault

Addressing House Democrats at their Philadelphia retreat on Friday, Biden unleashed his anger on Americans who attribute our record high inflation rate to his administration’s excessive spending. “I’m sick of this stuff,” he railed, with his hands pointing toward his neck to show he’s had it up to “here” with being blamed for the sharp …

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Must-Read Thread KOs Biden’s Claim His Policies Aren’t Holding Back US Energy Production

During his announcement of the US ban on Russian oil imports on Tuesday, President Joe Biden told us: “It’s simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy production. That’s simply not true. […] We’re approaching record levels of oil and gas production in the United States, and we’re on track …

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Thoughts on Ukraine Part 12: Chinese Interests in the Ukraine Crisis

The Chinese are sitting in the catbird seat during the Ukraine crisis. With patience and shrewd diplomacy, they can exploit virtually any outcome. They want to maintain their trade with the EU and keep their economic engine running. I suspect they want to see a protracted crisis that bleeds the west and Russia and strengthens their global position economically and militarily, while keeping the trade flowing. The crisis is in their interests, especially if sanctions blowback on the west and weaken them and open the door for a new reserve currency.

The Fruits of ‘Lia’ Thomas’ Labor

Lia Thomas

I have asked, many times, what Will Thomas, who now calls himself ‘Lia’, is getting from his record-breaking performances on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swimming team. Yes, he’s piling up victories and records, but everyone will recognize that not only should those records have an asterisk on them, he is doing the one thing …

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Thoughts on Ukraine Part 11: New Equilibrium

Thoughts on Ukraine Part 11: New Equilibrium Figure New Equilibrium Issues The figure above starts as a section of the New Equilibrium portion of the Conceptual Framework developed in Part 1. I have added elements based on developments over the last week. As the central question mark shows, there is still a great deal of …

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Biden Economic Advisor Schools Americans on the Path to Energy Independence

An intelligent U.S. president assessing the current energy situation would conclude that now might be a good time to loosen regulations on oil and gas drilling, rethink the Keystone XL Pipeline and maybe open up drilling in ANWR. After all, the world has suddenly become a more dangerous place and energy independence is essential to …

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