Commentary by K.E. Bell

Inflation isn't often the President's fault, at least not directly. Biden's inflation was horrible, but it was an outgrowth of the pandemic and, in fact, the US weathered the storm better than the rest of the world. Still, that was enough for Trump to get reelected. Why not put the fox back in the henhouse? 

Now, inflation is directly the result of presidential policies, namely illegally enacted tariffs and ill-advised wars. We all want lower interest rates, but sometimes the adults in the room have to protect the economy to counteract a madman's impulses.

Bell is a contributing pundit for The Hustings.

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President Trump took another turn away from the chances for a peace deal with Iran Wednesday, saying the country has taken “too long” to negotiate a peace deal that would have to include giving up its enriched uranium and opening up the Strait of Hormuz. This follows the downing of a US Army Apache attack helicopter (crew members survived) near the Strait.

Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index breached the 4% mark last month and the Democratic Party has gone all-in on its nominee for US senator from Maine, Graham Platner, despite his troubled past and far-left-from-center politics to challenge moderate Republican incumbent Susan Collins. 

Defeating Collins in the November 3 midterms is key to the Democratic Party’s chances of taking control of the Senate. 

Scroll down the center column to read why he appears to be a Trump-strength politician.

We welcome your civil comments on these and other current issues, including reactions from the right and left on Pundit-at-Large Stephen Macaulay’s commentary on small businesses and the Trump economy, “What Do Business Owners Think?”

Also, do not miss Macaulay’s commentary on Trump’s walk-out from NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday; “Trump Talks” in The Gray Area.

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