Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
On July 25, these superdelegates will cast votes at the Democratic National Convention for whomever they want, regardless of primary and caucus outcomes. Democrats like to describe superdelegates as mostly elected officials and prominent party members, including President Obama and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
Judging by the progression of the previous 11 GOP debates, tonight's slugfest will involve actual measurement of genitalia, a Hulk-Hogan-esque chair-slamming, and excessive use of four-letter words. As "handy" Trump, "little" Marco, "lyin'" Ted, and "quiet" Kasich step up to the podiums (podia?), the chairman of the Republican Party has declared that he wants tonight's Republican presidential debate to be "more of a G-rated" event than recent showdowns. Good luck with that.
And then there were four...
Former Congressman Ron Paul has said that he believes the U.S. empire is on the verge of collapse, but that the imminent collapse will be the best thing that has happened to the country in recent history. Dr. Paul told attendees at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Texas that America is showing signs of collapsing, just like every other empire before it did. “I believe… what our contention has to be right now is what is happening to our country from within,” he said. “And actually it’s very encouraging.
China have expressed concern over plans by the U.S. military to deploy long-range B-1 heavy bombers to Australia, according to China’s foreign ministry. Commander of US Pacific Air Forces, General Lori Robinson, has confirmed that high-level discussions are underway to have American B-1 bombers and aerial tankers stationed in the Northern Territory. “We’re in the process of talking about rotational forces, bombers and tankers out of Australia (Tindal and Darwin) and it gives us the opportunity to train with Australia“, she told reporters. Farsnews.com reports: Gen.
Submitted by Martin Armstrong via ArmstrongEconomics.com,
It’s not the hair.
Or the bad manners.
Or the “beautiful” wall he says he’ll build.
There’s a different, more subtle reason why the Republican establishment, donor class, political operatives, and the news media in general hate Donald Trump.
The reason can be found in a New York Times best selling business book, Stacking The Deck, by Wharton professor David Pottruck.