Dave Bassett

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Jim Ryan is a fantastic leader for the University of Virginia and I am incredibly saddened that he would be forced out.

This is not good for the University, its students, or the nation.

Unqualified.
Unsuitable.
Wrong guy.

He impacted an entire generation of Army senior leaders with a senseless promotion hold. When he lifted it ALL were promoted.

Memorial Day isn’t about the start of summer or an extra day off. It’s not to thank veterans for their service. It’s about remembering the fallen.

MG Harry Greene
COL John McHugh
CPL James Miller

They all made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. 🇺🇸

When the gas price plummeted during the pandemic it wasn't a win for the administration. It was because the economy shut down overnight.

Gas prices falling now isn't a win either. It's not supply increases. It's demand destruction.

If tariffs are paid by the foreign country, why would it be a hostile act to enumerate that tariff for consumers?

My garage door broke a spring yesterday.

Lowes had one left but I got the part I needed. $28 for a pair of steel springs.

Made in China. Only option on the shelf and I doubt they are made here anymore. Price going up soon. Fortunate it broke while the parts were still available.

Does anyone find it odd that the formula used to calculate reciprocal tariffs didn’t have a variable for tariffs?

I used to remind people that economic policies take a while to ripple through the economy. Inflation early in one administration grows from the seeds planted in the previous.

What's happening now is entirely the result of the incoming administration. It didn't have to be this way.

I've been around long enough to see major market corrections.

I've never seen one that was so closely correlated to Presidential actions.

Tesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter Tesla reported first-quarter delivery and production numbers two days after the company's stock wrapped up its worst quarter since 2022.

I wonder what a full quarter that has been shaped by Elon's political involvement will look like.

You can't alienate the core of your customer base and expect conservatives that have been told for years that electric cars are dumb to buy enough of them to offset it.

South Carolina's flat tax proposal would initially raise rates for most In the battle between states to have the lowest and most attractive tax policies, South Carolina Republicans are making an interesting gambit.

I have a really simple rule for thinking about tax changes.

If it raises taxes on my kids just starting out and cuts taxes for me, I can't support it.

@profgalloway.com speaks with incredible clarity on how the tax code and benefits programs disproportionately benefit the old and wealthy.

"penalize Canada for the sale, into our Country, of large amounts of Fentanyl, by Tariffing the value of this horrible and deadly drug in order to make it more costly to distribute and buy."

This is the latest rationale for the tariffs on Canada.

Does this ring true to anyone?

Wouldn't we be trying to reduce the deficit through a combination of some cuts to spending and some increased revenue and tax enforcement?

How do you stand there and say this knowing that the republican budget ADDS to the deficit and debt?

Yeah. That is definitely an exception to the rule.

Treat everyone with dignity and respect. Especially people that are different than you.

Don’t be distracted on this.

It’s bad but the issue isn’t a reporter on a group chat.

It’s using a Signal group for sensitive, official, and arguably classified communications.

Making it about the reporter or even how he got on there misses the point.

DOD is requiring industry partners that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to establish meaningful cyber security controls on networks and devices that handle that data.

If a vendor transmitted CUI using Signal, they could be prosecuted under the false claims act.

Shows they were culpable. They know it isn’t right. They do it anyway.

They know. They were all briefed on the proper handling of classified information.

They decided it didn’t apply to them.

It is not a political statement to say that classified information deserves protection.

It is completely mind boggling that any responsible cleared individual would knowingly transmit classified information on an app like Signal.

This is much worse. The arrests are on US soil and subject to domestic legal processes.

The pro-Constitution position is that due process and the rule of law are more important than the speed at which criminals are deported.

Sure. Deport non-citizen criminals. We absolutely don't want them here. But do it without compromising due process.

Seems like there is a fundamental misunderstanding of trade deficits.

Due process.
Respect for judicial branch review.
Congress' power of the purse.

Some keys to our Constitutional process.

Being in favor of due process doesn't mean you have taken the side of the criminals.

It means you believe in our constitution and the rule of law.

Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Policy.

Well this should be interesting.

I'm sure they'll fix the title but spell check people. Spell check.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Inflation has gone back up towards 3%.

Tariffs will raise prices on imported goods and services and put upward price pressure on domestic goods that have less foreign competition.

Now the President wants the Fed to lower interest rates. Lower interest rates stimulate - more inflation pressure.

5 CFR Part 2635 outlines the standards of ethical conduct for employees of the executive branch.

The basic rule is that you can't use your official position for personal gain or to promote private interests.

It is very clear that would include endorsing a particular product, company, or stock.

Fraud is not synonymous with spending you don't agree with or that appears wasteful or senseless.

Words definitely matter and I hope there can be more clarity on these definitions.