Abandon ship, its going down
[QUOTE=PVMonger;2681098]What drivel.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.newsmax.com/politics/psaki-leave-msnbc/2022/04/01/id/1063894/[/URL]
Well Stated. And Correct.
[QUOTE=GDreams;2680951]There is no extra 830 k bpd. Everything that Canadian sands producers are producing is being sold. Only an idiot would think they are storing 830 k bpd when they could be selling it for the best prices in a decade. But of course they are not, its being sold and railed into the US as there is not current limitation on rail or they are piping through the keystone pipeline that already exists Or they are exporting it directly from Canada. So there is no 830 k bpd available and never has been. Just a figment of your and Canadas imagination. As I also pointed out, The US for the last month has increased exports of oil to 3 mbd. If 830 k bpd were going to make any difference to the price or supply in the US why are producers exporting so much and not selling locally?
Canada and the US do not have unlimited capacity to produce oil. Canadian oil is difficult to extract and sell at a significant discount as it is difficult to refine and produces low yields. Just 2 years ago they were in dire straights, having to idle much of their production because when demand drops they have the least saleable oil. Now I know for simpletons such as yourself and Canada that the nor is all that matters investors, financiers and company management look at many possible scenarios when making an investment decision. Now while Canada is crowing about buying oil stocks, lithium stocks over the last year are up 5 to ten times, I have seen one up 100 times. In 5 years EVs will have a big impact on demand. So are financiers and investors going to spend billions on a 30 year asset only to see it stranded in 5 years? The money is saying EVs will win out..[/QUOTE]The Repub noodnicks who argue otherwise look dumber, less informed and more desperate with every one of their post.
Inflation killing wage gains pushing families into poverty
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2681038]Regardless what the actual initial, unrevised number report is, this is what real world real investors who do due diligence on Biden's economy know about it as they invest real money in real business ventures.
This is not BS skewed poll "opinions" about it that are manipulated by pro Repub Mainstream Media pundits:
[B]The hot jobs market could mean big gains for March payrolls and wages[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/31/the-hot-jobs-market-could-mean-big-gains-for-march-payrolls-and-wages.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
Thanks, Joe, Nancy, Chuck, the Dems and everyone who voted for them.[/QUOTE]Wages are up 5.5% but inflation is up 8%. Biden has just wiped out all the extra money people were making. Thanks Joe, Chuck and Nancy for pushing more families into poverty.
More fact-free opinions from Elvis
[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2680962]LOL. And why did a Russian oligarch lend Hunter Biden $3.5 million?
[URL]https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/hunter-biden-received-3-5m-from-russian-billionaire-report[/URL]
Here is what your POS hack media source writes, Hunter Biden's legal team told NBC News in 2020 that Biden had "no interest" in that firm that received the money, so "the claim he was paid $3. 5 million was false. ".
Here is what actually happened.
The report reads, "Between May 6, 2015 and Dec. 8, 2015, Baturina sent 11 wires in the amount of $391,968. 21 to a bank account belonging to BAK USA LLC. Nine of the 11 transactions, totaling $241,797.14 were sent from Baturina's accounts to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account, which then transferred to the money to BAK USA. The 11 transactions all listed 'Loan Agreement' in the payment details section.
"BAK USA was a startup technology company headquartered in Buffalo, N. Y, that produced tablet computers in cooperation with unnamed Chinese business partners. BAK USA filed for bankruptcy on March 29,2019, with a reported loss of $39 million. These transactions were identified because of Baturina's reported criminal activity," it continues.
Nine of those 11 wire transfers were first sent to Rosemont Seneca Partners, the investment firm founded by Biden and Chris Heinz stepson of former Secretary of State John Kerry.
Ah, yes, the purity of Democrats can be smelled all the way to the dump.[/QUOTE]Any details or proof about that alleged transaction lie with undisclosed documents cited in a report issued by the Republican majority on the Senate Finance and Homeland Security committees. That report said Biden and his business partner Devon Archer had a financial relationship with Elena Baturina, the widow of a man who had been mayor of Moscow until 2010.
"Feb. 14,2014, Baturina wired $3. 5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account for a 'Consultancy Agreement, the report said. "Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden. ".
The report also states that Rosemont Seneca Thorton served as a pass-through for Baturina's investments in a Chinese-based tech start-up in Buffalo, and. Why.
We reached out to the Trump campaign and they said the Republican committee report was the source for the $3. 5 million figure.
The report adds no more details about the significance of any of these transactions, although it notes that Baturina appeared to have benefited from her husband's allegedly corrupt practices.
Hunter Biden's lawyer George Mesires said Biden did not get $3. 5 million and that the report has a key error.
"Hunter Biden had no interest in and was not a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Thornton, so the claim that he was paid $3. 5 million is false," Mesires said in an email.
We asked Mesire if he could share documents to show that Hunter Biden was not a co-founder, and he did not respond.
We asked Republican Senate staffers if they could show proof that Biden had a stake in Rosemont Seneca Thornton, and they also declined to respond.
The Senate report cites a Oct. 9, 2019, Financial Times story that says Hunter Biden was a co-founder, but the reporters don't say in the story how they substantiated that — no source is cited. An email query to the Washington-based reporter on the story went unanswered.
Regardless, the Republican report doesn't fully support Trump's claim, because it never shows that Biden got the full $3. 5 million.
Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca in 2009, but the partnership with Thornton — even though it uses the Rosemont Seneca name — could exist without other partners in Rosemont Seneca having a stake. A business partner could have created this entity on his own. Without the ownership documents of Rosemont Seneca Thornton — which are not public — we simply can't know.
As part of the committee investigation, Republicans on the Senate committees asked the Treasury Department for suspicious-activity reports. These come from banks and other financial institutions and often involve large sums and foreign transactions.
Democratic staff on the Finance and Homeland Security committees said the Republican paper trail doesn't lead back to Biden.
"Democratic staff has reviewed all known information on file with the committees, however, including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees' possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.
We asked Republican staff whether Hunter Biden was named in any suspicious activity report. They did not respond.
If we receive clear evidence in the future, we will revisit this, but at this time, proof that Hunter Biden received money through this transaction is unproven. [URL]https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/30/examining-trump-claim-hunter-biden-got-35-million-/[/URL].
4 Presidents in a row, 4 historic records in a row
Interesting pattern. A mysterious, inexplicable "business cycle"? Bad Repub luck with jobs? A witch's curse on Repubs?
Nope, nope and nopadope.
It's just plain ol' crappy Repub economic stewardship and legislation vs far, far superior Dem economic stewardship and legislation proven over and over again.
Or, as typically pro Repub Mainstream Media whose financial fortunes rely on helping their beloved Repubs get elected so they will inevitably produce those much desired scary "Disaster"! "Crash"! "Unprecedented Losses"! Headlines for them would put it, "Further evidence that Republicans seem to handle the economy better than Democrats. Now, quick! Get out there and vote"!
LOL.
[B]"U.S. hot streak on jobs continues as unemployment rate falls".
For the first time on record, the U.S. economy has now had 11 straight monthly jobs gains above 400,000.
Note, the U.S. economy has now had 11 straight monthly jobs gains above 400,000. According to a Wall Street Journal report, thats never happened since the government started maintaining national jobs records in 1939. [/B]
[URL]https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna22540[/URL]
[B]"Trump to leave office with the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover.
The number of employed Americans fell by 3 million during Trump's time in office." [/B][URL]https://fortune.com/2021/01/11/us-economy-jobs-numbers-trump-compared-past-presidents-worst-record-since-hoover/amp/[/URL].
[B]"A record 75 straight months of job growth under Obama"[/B]
[URL]https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/06/news/economy/december-jobs-report-2016/index.html[/URL]
[B]"Bush On Jobs: The Worst Track Record On Record - WSJ"[/B] [URL]https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-REB-2534[/URL].
Of course, the other interesting pattern is the two recent positive records for America and those who love America were not only thanks to Dem presidential stewardship but in both cases we were gifted with the presence of Joe Biden at or near the top.
Thanks, Joe.
BTW, how's Putin's Russia doing lately?