Buttigieg Can’t Explain Why Biden Has Only Built ‘Seven or Eight’ EV Charging Stations
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared on CBS’s Sunday Confronting the state He explains why the Biden administration has only been able to build “seven or eight” electric vehicle (EV) charging stations so far. As Breitbart News points out, the Inflation Control Act of 2022 allocates $7.5 billion for EV stations as part of building a […]
‘We Need Shrinks and Cult Experts to Explain This’
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said on her “Deadline” show on Wednesday that “experts on religious groups and cults” need to explain former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s support for former President Donald Trump. A partial transcription follows: NBC reporter Vaughn Hilliard: “Donald Trump is everything I taught my kids not to do in kindergarten. I […]
Ted Cruz Asks Biden Judicial Nom To Explain Why She Ordered Male ‘Serial Child Rapist’ To Be Housed In Women’s Prison
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas grilled United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn Wednesday about a case centering around a serial child rapist during a Wednesday confirmation hearing. Netburn, who was nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, was one of five judges testifying at […]
‘Biggest Mistake Of My Life’: Biden 2020 Voters Explain Why They’re Backing Trump In 2024
Some of President Joe Biden’s 2020 voters named inflation, foreign policy and illegal immigration as their main reasons for considering backing former President Donald Trump, instead, in November, The New York Times reported on Friday. The NYT/Siena College survey released on Monday across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania found that 14% of those […]
A Marxist Professor’s (Failed) Attempt to Explain How Socialism Would Deliver a PS5
This doesn’t make socialism look very attractive. My family got a PlayStation 5 a few years ago. It’s a decision I sometimes regret because my youngest son, who is 7, likes to play it too much. (And that’s when it gets unplugged and stashed away.) But it’s easy to forget what a modern marvel the PS5 is. […]
California Angel Mom, GOP lawmaker putting Democrats ‘on defense’ for sanctuary policies: ‘Have them explain’
California Democrats need to go on record to repeal sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes against minors, said a lawmaker who is trying to do just that. Republican state Rep. Bill Ezeili said local governments would participate in all types of federal immigration enforcement, including prohibiting law enforcement from asking someone about […]
White House Can’t Explain Why Egypt Is Blocking Aid to Gaza
The White House has previously criticized Israel for its slow delivery of humanitarian aid and recent attacks on aid trucks by right-wing activists, but on Wednesday it will criticize Egypt for blocking aid to Gaza. I was struggling with that. Egypt has been blocking Aid trucks have continued to flow into Gaza since Israel took […]
Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
Editors’ Note: At Prickly Pear, we noted the influence of Modern Monetary Theory early on. It is dangerous, it is foolish, it is very inflationary. Worse than not knowing how to explain it is the adoption of these policies in Bidenonmics. The government either crowds out private borrowers by excessive borrowing, or it pays for […]
‘I Don’t Get It’: Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
Biden chief economic adviser Jared Bernstein struggled to explain modern monetary theory underpinning “Bidenomics” and mass spending in a newly released documentary. Bernstein stuttered and pondered as he attempted to explain why the U.S. government borrows money when it is capable of printing its own currency. “Like you said, they print the dollars. So why, […]
‘I’m Not Gonna Be Able’: Former Biden Official Stumped When GOP Rep Asks Him To Explain ‘Tenets’ Of First Amendment
Former White House Director of Digital Strategy Robert Flaherty on Wednesday was unable to state the “five tenets of the First Amendment” when Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack asked him at a hearing on government censorship. Flaherty joined President Joe Biden’s White House in Jan. 2021, and was involved in efforts to influence social media companies […]