Looking Backwards … LB #1 It has been one hell of a first month with the wee orange man in charge. It has been a scary time. Jason Lange, Andy Sullivan, and Brad Heath report this for Reuters, “The U.S. government spent more during President Donald Trump’s first month in office than it did during …
In the movie Casino there is a scene where the house is catching a couple of cheaters at the blackjack tables. They call security, they notify everyone to be in their places, and then they bring out a birthday cake and start singing. This is at an adjacent table, and everyone turns and looks at …
Looking Backwards … LB #1 We have discussed the strategy that Don Trump is unveiling to raise revenue and trim spending. The DOGE group led by Elon Musk are trimming spending, gutting federal programs, and putting the Mid-Atlantic into a serious recession. That is unfortunate for them, but probably long term necessary for a nationwide …
This week’s Bygone Relics will be much like the news, all over the place. In last week’s LBLF we briefly hinted at the coming federal job cuts. Up to 200,000 federal jobs are to be cut and that is just the start. If we go to dailyjobcuts.com we can see just how extensive this layoff …
Looking Backwards … LB #1 We check in on part of the Fox news crew joining positions of power in the government. Thomas Homan, the deportation expert and former Fox news contributor, made news this week. This from Dan Mangan at CNBC, “President Donald Trump’s border czar implicitly warned New York Mayor Eric Adams during …
The new Secretary of Defense has changed the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. Ice cream eating Joe Biden changed the name in 2023 due to Bragg being named after a confederate general named Braxton Bragg, but the new one will be named after Roland Bragg a World War II paratrooper from Maine. …
Looking Backwards … LB #1 So I set out today with a goal of making the baseball hall of fame as a .333 hitter. If you get a hit on 1 of 3 at bats in the major leagues you will be a hall of famer. Let’s shoot for the hall of fame today shall …
So, I am a little confused by the Trump fan boys that are saying that Trump sure showed them, Canada and Mexico bent the knee, and Trump is the master. Aren’t the tariffs supposed to be on? How are we doing away with the income tax if the tariffs got taken off? I knew Canada’s …
Looking Backwards … LB #1 It has been an eventful first two weeks of Don’s new America. We have had air traffic controllers being offered buyouts of their contracts, two plane crashes in the next few days, and now the FAA main system is down. This according to the New York Times’ Mike Ives, “The …
I was thinking that there might be some time to analyze Trump’s moves and see where his team is going before having to wildly speculate about Trump’s black swans. I have said before that I think he is walking into a stacked deck against him. I am also not confident in his ability to maneuver …