Assuming Jeff Sessions does not recuse himself again, if and when he investigates the mole undermining the will of the people now elected to the White House, he should look for someone akin to a spotless East Coast grad with a sense of personal duty, a history of “high grad” military status over real life, reverence for sailors like John McCain, little time in life to have acquired entrepreneurial startup bearings, and knowing how to correctly use the word “lodestar” along with a proper em dash—. In other words, they should look for someone similar to John Kelly.
As for the economy, it’s the economy stupid. Republicans should win the midterm. Everything else is just excitement about excitement. Blue collar union workers usually vote blue, but don’t count on it with them getting higher pay. As if that wasn’t enough, this little maritime-savvy maverick hero from the White House just might bring out the vote enough to boost the republican electorate participation. Then, we also have all those #walkaway peeps, who are snowballing against the snowflakes.
The biggest mistake in Woodward’s book was spelling Trump’s name correctly. All press is good press, especially when the economy is clipping along.
As for Elon Musk’s fall in stock prices, that sure does fit with his goal of making the company private again. If prices fall below his promised $420/share, his offer would seem attractive.
Economy
U.S. adds 201,000 jobs as worker wages accelerate to nine-year high | Market Watch
Trump’s Tight Labor Market Wins U.S. Construction Workers Higher Wages | Breitbart
6.3%: African-American Unemployment Rate Second-Lowest Ever | CNS News
Thanks to GOP Tax Cuts, Utilities Are Lowering Rates | Americans for Tax Reform
The Wall
Trump says he could use the MILITARY to build his wall if Congress won’t fund… | Daily Mail
Russianewsgategate
Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions | AP
The NY Times Essay
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration | NY Times
It Wasn’t Me: Pence, Pompeo and a Parade of Administration Officials Deny Writing Op-Ed | NY Times
Trump wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate writer of anonymous NYT op-ed | CNBC
Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh | Yahoo – Reuters
Election
5 States That Will Decide the House Majority | Roll Call
Trump Officials See Weaknesses in the Midterms | WRAL
The Book
Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency | WA Post
Trump Unleashes on Woodward, Accuses Him of Making Up Quotes and Being a ‘Dem Operative’ | Mediaite
Woodward book puts White House back in damage-control mode | AP
Musk
Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private at over $70 billion — here’s what that means | CNBC