The Biden Loyalty Machine - WSJ Opinion

In June 2021, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley told Congress, “I want to understand white rage.” Then in a January letter to Sen. James Inhofe, Gen. Milley said U.S. service members had spent almost six million man-hours since Mr. Biden took office on “extremism stand-down” and “diversity, equity and inclusion” training, including critical race theory. Two words: Afghanistan exit. And please focus more on future Russian and Chinese rage.

Mother’s Day flowers.

Who’s a Threat to Democracy? - WSJ Opinion

So which side of the Roe argument is really antidemocratic? The law before the Supreme Court is Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks. The abortion-rights movement has failed to persuade the people of Mississippi, and now it wants five unelected Justices, 1,000 miles away in Washington, to take that policy choice away from the voting public.

Summer evening.

UPS: Usually pretty slow.

📦

Open Enrollment starts in 5 days.

Benefits website says guide “coming soon.”

Losers.

Looks so nice, tastes so good.

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Biden Weighs Forgiving Some Student Debt for Those Who Earn Less Than $125,000 a Year - WSJ

Some of the president’s advisers have privately raised concerns about the legality of taking executive action on the issue and the potential backlash from people who have paid off their loans, never took on debt or don’t believe the government should step in to help current borrowers.

Also, um, the DOE is already preparing loans for disbursement for the fall semester. You forgive loans now, but make no changes to the underlying system?

How to Invest When Both the Stock Market and Bonds Are Falling - WSJ

Yet the best strategy in moments of volatility like this one, financial advisers say, is also one of the least satisfying: Do nothing.

The article then goes into paragraph after paragraph of helpful “ideas” from a bunch of financial advisors.

When Student Loan Debt Paused, These Borrowers Kept Paying - WSJ

As of December 2021, 1.2% of borrowers continued paying down loans, said Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert.

Everyone is sitting around waiting for “forgiveness,” when they just whiffed the biggest loan arbitrage in a generation.

Student loan interest is calculated on outstanding principal, not the total balance. But you can’t pay down any principal until all outstanding interest in paid.

29 months, given all of the government stimulus and the job market, was more than enough time for the “average” borrower to pay off their loans, more so for the well paid borrower.

How is it that only 1.2% of borrowers saw this “pause” for what it really was? This was best chance to honor their word, swiftly pay off loans, and move on with the rest of their lives.

But instead, they, you know bought a car or a house or some GameStop stock.

How do you feel about paying off their loans for them now? They had their shot and they chose not to take it. Why should the taxpayer bail them out any more than they already have?

Student Loan Truth Telling - WSJ Opinion

As Mr. Clyburn explained, “So my whole thing is, use your executive authority and let the courts have at it.” This seems to be the Administration’s guiding legal principle. Do what you want until the courts say it’s illegal.

Disinformation for Dummies - WSJ Opinion

We have to admit that when we first read about it, we thought the news was itself disinformation from the Administration’s political enemies. Surely, no one in this age of polarization and public mistrust of institutions would think it’s wise to set up a government shop with the job of telling Americans what is true.

Amazing how a small change can make a big impact.

President Zelensky Insulted By Biden’s Offer Of Only $33 Billion In Weapons When He Gave The Taliban $86 Billion - The Babylon Bee

To avoid being embarrassed on the world stage, the Biden Administration has offered to sweeten the weapon offer by also paying off Ukrainian student loans.

Biden Says He Is Considering Canceling Some Student-Loan Debt - WSJ

The president’s advisers are weighing tailoring any debt forgiveness proposal so that the bulk of the benefits go to lower-to-middle-income borrowers, according to people familiar with the administration’s internal discussions.

Please don’t tell the President about how underwater these folks are on their car notes or we’ll all be paying for that, too.

U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter - WSJ

The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.4% annual rate in the first quarter

Hey y’all, let’s raise taxes!!!!!!!!!!!

Tax Increases Won’t Cure Inflation - WSJ Opinion

“Coordinating higher government spending with higher taxes so that the rest of us are forced to cut back a little to create room for additional government spending,” as MMT evangelist Stephanie Kelton puts it. She says the trick is to “remove spending power from the rest of us” via taxes so the government can fund things like solar panels in California.

Asinine and dangerous.

Take taxes out of the pockets of workers so the government, which has a long record of inefficiency and waste, can spend those dollars?

Government That’s $30 Trillion In Debt Criticizes Elon Musk For How He Spends His Money - The Babylon Bee

Experts now believe that with $44 billion, the government could’ve used it to feed about a dozen people and sent a ton of foreign aid to corrupt local warlords in Botswana.

Biden Seriously Considering Student-Loan Forgiveness, Officials Say - WSJ

loan forgiveness also has the potential to anger voters who have paid off their loans, never took on debt or don’t believe the government should step in to help current borrowers.

Perceptive.

Kamala Harris Tests Positive for Covid-19 - WSJ

“She has not been a close contact to the president or first lady due to their respective recent travel schedules,” Ms. Allen said.

I bet that’s the reason.

I hate the new WSJ question/answer articles. It’s sloppy and disjointed.

Every article is question and answer. The trick to good writing and journalism is to arrange in a way that makes it flow.

Dress for the home you want, not the home you have.