SOME OBSERVATIONS

Some observations from the recent past. Did you hear what multi-millionaire Bill Maher said on his show? He apparently believes President Trump is so dangerous to the U.S. that he wants our economy to tank in order to get rid of him. Bill Maher is a nitwit. As a side note, the origin of the word nitwit is somewhat confused but some scholars believe it comes from the old German, nit meaning nothing. Ergo, a nitwit would be one whose wit is nonexistent. Other definitions claim that since nits are actually the eggs of lice, a nitwit would have the intellect of louse eggs which you’ll agree is pretty low. Regardless of which definition one uses, a nitwit is clearly a moron and Bill Maher fills the bill. Maher and his ilk might have a totally different opinion if they actually had to work for a living instead of blathering on television and then hiding behind armed security fences. It is a lot easier wishing for a doomed economy when one has millions in the bank.

Our economy is booming and voters vote their pocketbooks. The liberals know this and also know that unless the economy tanks, their chances of taking over the government grow less and less.

Last week the G7 met to discuss economic issues; more specifically tariffs. The G7 is a group of seven countries which used to be 8, but Russia was kicked out because they couldn’t keep out of Crimea and Ukraine.

I am sure that most of those who attended wanted to push Trump into eliminating the recently imposed tariffs on aluminum and steel. Well, it didn’t work. Since the end of WWII, we have allowed Europe to prosper at our expense with their exorbitant tariffs. Europe no longer needs our welfare payments and we are no longer interested in supporting them at our expense. America is a free trader. We will continue to trade with those countries who trade fairly. During his campaign to be President, Trump stated he would fix the tariff situation and he is. To those who are surprised, I would suggest you pay attention to history. And to those of you in the media who believe the phrase “America First” is offensive, find another place to live.

Finally, as I write this piece, President Trump has landed in Singapore for his summit with the North Korean Dictator, Kim Jong-un. It is almost laughable the way the media has treated the activities and conversations leading up to this meeting. Initially they thought Trump would start a nuclear war with North Korea. They were upset with Trump’s rhetoric and his name calling. You will remember this summit almost didn’t even happen. Kim decided to test his power and issue some noise of his own. Trump immediately cancelled the summit. Well guess what? The North Koreans backpedaled and decided to shut up. That allowed Trump to go ahead with the summit. A clear message was sent however. This meeting is going Trump’s way or it isn’t going anywhere.

Kim released three hostages he had been holding as a gesture of good will. The media cried, “What did Trump give up in return?” What President Trump gave in return was allowing North Korea to exist. Both North Korea and China know that this is their last chance to keep this little dictator in power.

I don’t know how this meeting will end and nobody else does either, but this I do believe. It will either go Trump’s way or little Kim will be sent home with his tail between his legs. Regardless of the outcome, America will win. As for North Korea, we’ll see.

Update:  Apparently the meeting went quite well.  We’re told that denuclearization is going to happen.  As I said before, we’ll see.

Ron Scarbro