But first, a look at the week to come: Donald Trump leads Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, 244 to 24.  1215 clinches the vote. Actually, we are in the midst of the DC Republican primary, from Friday through Sunday for 19 delegates.  If Haley is ever to beat Trump, it will be in DC.   Donald Trump will crush Nikki Haley in all the 16 Republican primaries on Super Tuesday. The only question about the Republican primary is when Haley will give up. Will this happen after Super Tuesday? She represents the never-Trumpers, and this could be more than 10% of the Republican Party and Independents, those who will make the difference between Trump and Biden. Wouldn't it be nice for Republicans if they kissed and made up, with Haley campaigning WITH Trump into the future? If she hangs in there, that will only hurt Trump, for, after all, he is a lout, cheat and a huge threat to American Freedom and Democracy.  If he gets re-elected on November 5, that will the last election in the USA for

First, some good news about our economy that defies the belief of the voting public, for   62% disapprove of President Joe Biden's job dealing with the economy .  Well: Wall Street  capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish Friday, following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to sit less than 1% below its record set nearly two years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 18 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged 0.2% higher. On Friday, December 13, the Dow closed above 37,000 for the first time, an all-time record .  On Tuesday, the Dow closed at 37,542, now the all-time high.  The next day the  Dow reached 37,633 , closing Friday at 37,393.   On January 5, 2022, it almost reached 36,953, which was the all-time high until this month . The next three days will be devoted to Christmas, non-traditional, but hopefully memorable.  Most of us have grown up with Christma

In May of 2021:  The CDC said fully vaccinated individuals can, in most cases,   drop protective face wear   and no longer need to stay six feet apart. Unvaccinated people still need to follow stricter guidelines, as they remain at risk . Then a few months ago,  mask mandates began returning .  The new subvariants seemed to infect those who already had suffered from this virus, or even if you were vaccinated, so the vulnerable, like 80-year old Joe Biden, were advised to wear masks. There are those who don't fear much getting respiratory infections, and there are those who do.  The latter wear a face mask just about anywhere.  The former, just the opposite.   As of September of this year , only 12% of Americans said they wore a mask outside their home always or most of the time over the past seven days.  That's down from 27% in January of this year and 60% in January 2022. So this posting is for those who don't know whether to wear a mask or not.   It is clear to most of us