Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 31, 2021 | Sundance | 619 Comments

The installed occupant of the White House is scheduled to deliver remarks today attempting to take a victory lap for his efforts in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.  It is highly doubtful he will take questions, because he cannot defend his decision-making which led to the death of 13 U.S. marines and service members.

The effort to distract, obfuscate, cast blame toward others and deny accountability is scheduled to begin at 2:45pm ET with livestream links below:

White House Livestream – Fox Business Livestream –  Alternate Livestream Link

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 31, 2021 | Sundance | 153 Comments

Despite the media trying to cover for it, obfuscate it and deny it, there is tremendous anger in this nation toward Joe Biden and his conduct in office.  When contrast against the lost American service members in Afghanistan, the aforementioned “cold anger” is quickly becoming a rage.  I have not seen this level of focused anger before.

Earlier today, the family of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum appeared on Fox News to discuss their meeting with Biden and why some of them chose to decline meeting with the installed occupant of the White House.   Their grief is heartbreaking, understandable, but also very reflective of a current sense in our nation right now.

No words….

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 31, 2021 | Sundance | 85 Comments

The latest measure of consumer confidence [Data Here] reflects a continued trend, and the index drops well below expectations.  The Consumer Confidence Survey is a monthly report detailing “consumer attitude, buying intentions, vacation plans and consumer expectation for inflation, stock prices and interest rates.”

The index now stands at 113, a drop from last month when it was 125.  The decline in confidence is an outcome of workers and consumers feeling the impact of massive inflation from Joe Biden economic and monetary policies.   With gas and food prices climbing rapidly, it should not be a shock to see consumer confidence begin dropping; however, the financial analysts were caught off guard by the unexpected size of the drop.

According to Marketwatch, “Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a reading of 123.1”, a drop to 113 is a much more severe change in consumer confidence than expected.   The economists who get this stuff wrong repeatedly are inside the echo-chamber of Wall Street and the financial class.  There is a disconnect between those analysts and the real economy on Main Street; that’s why they are always surprised.

Inflation is eating at the middle-class on serious checkbook issues.  All of the COVID stimulus and relief funds targeting the working class are being eaten up by the inflation those policies create.  It is a self-fulfilling prophecy.   As we have noted in prior data, consumer spending for durable goods has completely dropped.

“Spending intentions for homes, autos, and major appliances all cooled somewhat; however, the percentage of consumers intending to take a vacation in the next six months continued to climb.” (link)

Unfortunately, this trend will likely continue as ‘real wages‘ (wage growth minus inflation) continue to drop.

Energy costs are high and climbing; food costs are high and climbing; gasoline costs are high and climbing… as this continues it has a negative impact on all types of consumer spending, including durable goods and housing.   This is Obamanomics all over again, only now it is JoeBamanomics.

Posted originally on the conservative three house on August 31, 2021 | Sundance | 140 Comments

President Trump sat down for an extensive hour long interview with Dan Ball the host of ‘Real America’ on OAN.   Within the interview, President Trump discusses all of the current issues facing our nation beginning with the Afghanistan mess.  The interview is in five segments.

Segment One – Direct Rumble Link

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Segment Three – Direct Rumble Link

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Segment Four – Direct Rumble Link

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Segment Five – Direct Rumble Link

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Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 30, 2021 | Sundance | 282 Comments

As the chaotic operation to rescue Americans and allies from Afghanistan ends, the Biden administration pushes Secretary of State Anthony Blinken toward the microphones to make a statement.   The anticipated statement is scheduled to begin between 6:30pm and 7:00pm ET.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarks on the situation in Afghanistan from the Department of State’s Treaty Room. U.S. forces have completed their evacuation from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war.  Update: Video Added

State Dept Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream Link – Global News Livestream Link

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 30, 2021 | Sundance | 89 Comments

Fox News host Tucker Carlson opened his show tonight asking some very serious questions about Afghanistan while contrast against a very incurious U.S. media.   The entire opening segment is well worth watching.

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on August 30, 2021 | Sundance | 235 Comments

Attempting to reassure the nation of the federal government’s competence in the aftermath of a devastating Hurricane Ida, Joe Biden introduces the woke FEMA officials who will be coordinating the recovery effort.   The outcome was, unfortunately, exactly what you would expect.

Within the confidence building effort, Biden introduces “his boy” Senior Advisor and Director of Public Engagement, Cedric Richmond.  Things go downhill from there:

Full Video Below: