The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Dem Notes
“President Biden and my support for the people of Ukraine is unwavering.”—VP KamalaHarris at the Summit on Peace in Switzerland. For the record, it was the vice president’s 17th foreign trip.
“Kamalanomics”: Now finding its way into partisan political parlance.
An early July Reuters/Ipsos poll looked at a hypothetical Trump-Harris The results: Trump led Harris, 43% to 42%.
Joe Biden and Barack Obama as part of a successful fundraiser. It’s a given. Only downside: Obama charisma and nostalgia starkly juxtaposed to a president past his prime.
“Evan is not a spy. Journalism is not a crime. … He is simply being used as a bargaining chip.” That was White House national security spokesman John Kirby, in reference to the Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, who is charged with espionage and remains in jail in Russia.
“Biden’s policies are better for the economy. They lead to more growth and less inflation.”—Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics.
Inflation context: Let’s not forget that the ultimate arbiter of the money supply is the Federal Reserve Bank—not Congress and not the president. Independent of the federal government, the Fed alone controls the money supply. Its primary function is to control inflation.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis. His advisory was, no surprise, praised by doctors. The American Academy of Family Physicians has considered gun violence a public health epidemic for more than a decade. Nationwide gun control measures, however, require legislation passed by Congress.