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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Trump only knows what the last talking head on Fox said.
    If true, do you think Barack Hussein O might have had greater success had he simply watched Fox News beginning in the morning with Fox & Friends?
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Trump only knows what the last talking head on Fox said.
    All Politicians play the news services, like him or not while he is not your typical politician, that is the job he is doing now. The other networks talking heads might have more influence if they had a more neutral reporting position.
    "The powers of the federal government are enumerated; it can only operate in certain cases; it has legislative powers on defined and limited objects, beyond which it cannot extend its jurisdiction." James Madison 1788

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    Markets (Dow Ind.) up 200+ again today...
    De Oppresso Liber



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    Quote Originally Posted by Grokmaster View Post
    Markets (Dow Ind.) up 200+ again today...
    Great! I hope it keeps going up because I hope to retire in 2 years and flat-lining or, worse, going down, isn't good for America nor me.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Grokmaster View Post
    Markets (Dow Ind.) up 200+ again today...
    Damn. Not good for us who are looking toward retirement.
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...oms-2018-04-06
    U.S. stocks fell sharply, extending their decline in afternoon trade Friday as investors continued to fret over a deepening China-U.S. trade fight and fresh concerns about inflation......

    .....W
    hat are main benchmarks doing?
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.34% fell 572.46 points, or 2.3%, to end at 23,932.76, bringing its weekly decline to 0.7%. All 30 blue-chip companies finished with losses on Friday.
    The S&P 500 index SPX, -2.19% dropped 58.37 points, or 2.2%, to finish at 2,604.47, with all 11 main sectors trading in negative territory. More than 95% of S&P 500 stocks closed lower on Friday, according to FactSet. Industrial and financial stocks led the losses, down 2.7% and 2.4%, respectively. The benchmark index lost 1.4% over the week.
    Meanwhile the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -2.28% declined 161.44 points, or 2.3%, to close at 6,915.11, leaving it with a 2.1% weekly fall.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Rockatansky View Post
    Great! I hope it keeps going up because I hope to retire in 2 years and flat-lining or, worse, going down, isn't good for America nor me.
    When you flat-line in the ICU, you will know the gig is up!

    Are we winning yet?


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    The markets are not looking good- I wonder if they will steady themselves after the trade spat with China is resolved.
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