Social movements are now being used for political profiteering. Pepsi using Black Lives Matter to sell drinks. Nike using Colin Kaepernick to sell shoes. Rolling Stone using UVA to sell magazines and perpetuate a preconceived narrative. Now, Democrats are politically profiteering off of the #MeToo movement to further satisfy their lust for power, which will not end with the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh because the origin of chaos is not the Supreme Court nominee.
When asked about the replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, President Donald Trump said, “The Republicans love it. Industry loves it. Our country loves it. If it’s fair, it will pass easily. It’s a great deal.”
“If you don’t graduate, you get a lot of debt and no way to pay it back. If you get a degree that no one needs, you graduate into the proverbial parents’ basement and a big financial hole. But if what you get is an in-demand degree or credential that leads to a good job and strong lifetime earnings, then the investment can pay for itself many times over,” Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Kirk Cox said during an address to GO Virginia.
With drug activity increasing inside the United States and the Mexican cartels showing no signs of abating either in their production or aptitude for violence, calls from law enforcement to apply solutions may very soon transition into a clear and present danger should policy makers fail to act, especially as an ounce of prevention provides a pound of cure.
Ever since the violent Charlottesville rally one year ago, some localities around Virginia dotted with Confederate monuments have been working to pass measures that will have the General Assembly, in a Dillon Rule state, grant localities the authority the remove state-controlled statues.
After an alleged backroom meeting with Democrats, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) tacks on an FBI investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh after his confirmation is voted through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
During his opening remarks, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley charged that the questions asked of Judge Kavanaugh on part of Democrats during yesterday’s testimony were “unequivocally and universal hostile.” His fiery tone caused many Democratic senators to walk out in protest.
As scrutiny is being placed of the expansion of government programs under the administration of Governor Ralph Northam, built on his predecessor Governor Terry McAuliffe, it is interesting that there aren’t entire organizations dedicated to this – especially from the Libertarians, a boisterous group itself.
Will President Trump invoke the fiery brand he’s used to campaigning on and choose to aggressively reach out to OPEC and get gas prices down?
For this year’s figures, it will will be interesting to see what effects the federal tax overhaul has on one of Virginia’s lesser-touted industries.
