Columnist Laura Hollis opened one of her op-ed’s on WND with this interesting notion: “Donald Trump’s strength as a president was not that he was better at running the country. It was that he believed in taking a hands-off approach and letting Americans run our own country with far less interference from elected officials or unelected bureaucrats.” MHProNews has disclosed our agreement with the WND NewsCenter to reproduce articles at our own discretion. We could publish zero articles by WND or 100 in a month. They don’t publish the most mainstream and other news, or the most opinion or cartoons. But what they do provide is routinely thoughtful and informative, those are the articles that we opt to provide to our readers.

From the WND NewsCenter is this column by Hollis. Note she takes a swipe at both major parties several times.

 

Commentary

Americans vs. The State

The real reason the left hates Donald Trump so much

Laura Hollis: ‘To justify their existence, those profiting from the government racket need chaos’

By Laura Hollis

Donald Trump’s strength as a president was not that he was better at running the country. It was that he believed in taking a hands-off approach and letting Americans run our own country with far less interference from elected officials or unelected bureaucrats. The economy boomed under Trump not because of the government but because of the inspiration and hard work of millions of Americans.

That’s the way America is supposed to be. That’s how it was designed to be.

And that is precisely what most Democrats – and a lot of Republicans – don’t want Americans to do. Or insist upon doing. Or even remember how to do.

The level of panic and hysteria from the left during Trump’s first term was inexplicable. It bordered on insanity and was utterly unhinged from reality. Trump was a fascist! He was going to destroy the country! He was going to start some crazy war!

Now it’s clear why they were hysterical. Trump’s election peeled away the facade and revealed the incompetence and outright destructiveness of our government: Democrats, certainly; Republicans, often; and the massive bureaucracy in the D.C. swamp, almost always, regardless of nominal party affiliation.

Contrast Trump’s four years with the staggering pace of disintegration under President Joe Biden in just over one year. Literally millions of migrants are crossing our borders illegally, unvaccinated and unvetted, and he is busing and flying them all across the country under cover of night. His energy policies have crippled America’s energy independence, sending oil prices, and therefore, all prices, skyrocketing. Inflation is roaring at levels not seen for 40 years. He pushes for the continuation of pandemic policies that have crushed small businesses. His Justice Department is calling irate parents at school board meetings and anyone questioning the government’s COVID-19 propaganda “domestic terrorists.”

In truth, we shouldn’t be surprised that the nation goes to hell in a handbasket when it’s being run by Democrats. Just look at the states and cities run by Democrats. Their taxes are high. Their crime rates are soaring, as they defund police and release criminals back into the population. Their streets are filled with the shantytowns of homeless people, drug addicts and the mentally ill. They defend porn and promote promiscuity and gender confusion in public schools. Meanwhile, the test scores of American students continue to decline relative to the rest of the developed world. Entire swaths of the cities they govern decay, while the wealthy live in gated communities.

Democrats have been doing this for decades. They argue for the implementation of policies to solve a particular problem. Their policies make the problem worse. Then they demand more of the same policies, more agencies to implement those policies, more money to fund those agencies, more taxes to provide the money.

Republicans are little better. Instead of repealing bad laws or eliminating runaway bureaucracies, Republicans posture, demanding “oversight” and “accountability.” This translates at best to congressional hearings where culpable people can lie with impunity and without consequences – and that’s if they show up at all. At worse, it results in new agencies devoted to “oversight” and “accountability.” GOP candidates campaign promising to rein in out-of-control spending but don’t do it once elected. Democrats and Republicans both know how this game works. Democrats want a 50% increase in spending on some boondoggle, so they’ll ask for a 75% increase. Republicans then insist upon and get a 15% reduction in the spending demand. So, Democrats get a 60% increase, and both sides crow about their victories.

Meanwhile, the American taxpayers get screwed.

Those in Congress routinely vote to exempt themselves from laws they pass that bind the rest of Americans. They raise their own salaries. They and their family members buy and sell stock in companies that will be affected by laws they pass. This is just another form of insider trading – something that would send the rest of us to prison. They refuse, unsurprisingly, to pass term limits.

And now, another pointless war looms that has nothing to do with the United States. If Europe does not want Russia re-annexing Ukraine, Europe can fight Vladimir Putin off. Putin is marching into Ukraine because he knows Europe is toothless, and Biden has, charitably speaking, diminished mental capacity. Where are the Republicans? Predictably, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declares, “We must arm Ukraine!”

So, which major defense contractors have been cozying up to McConnell? And who was going to get us into another crazy war? Trump was the first president in years who did not launch a war of any sort.

Government in America has become a lucrative racket. That is made worse because government has become pervasive and omnipresent. To justify their existence, those profiting from the government racket need chaos; they need crime; they need violence; they need poverty; they need addiction; they need conflict; they need war. The difference between Democrats and Republicans has become one only of degree.

Until Trump, most Americans assumed that this was the only way it could be. But the four years of peace and prosperity under Trump revealed that the racketeers and bureaucrats need us, but we don’t need them.

That – not his ego, or his mean tweets, or his phone call to the president of Ukraine, or his insistence that the 2020 election was stolen (it was) – was Trump’s truly unforgivable sin.

Living in the United States at the moment feels like the 1998 Pixar film “A Bug’s Life.” In the primary plot, a handful of grasshoppers bully and terrorize an ant colony into harvesting and providing food for them, year after year after year. When one ant, Flik, stands up for the ants, a couple of the grasshoppers want to shrug it off. “He’s just a puny ant,” they scoff.

The head bully, Hopper, won’t stand for it. “You let one ant stand up to us,” Hopper warns, “then they might all stand up. Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life.”

We’ve figured it out. Ants of the world, unite. ##

Additional Information, MHProNews Analysis and Commentary in Brief

It is a given that if two thinkers decide to write on the same topic, no two would express themselves the same way. In some WND articles, in our editorial view, this or that might be toned downed, emphasized or cross-linked differently. That said, Hollis column hits several nails right on the head. An update since Hollis penned this is that leaked document from the U.S. Supreme Court, a draft attributed to Justice Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. that would overturn Roe v. Wade and the related Casey decisions. Trump will be blamed by those who support abortion, normally among those on the left, but will be cheered by pro-life and generally conservative voices on the right for that if the leak happens to be the final ruling. That rare leak from the Supreme Court – which might be traced to one of only 45 people who had accessed to the document – is the top headline for many this morning.

Back to Hollis. Some of her quotable quotes above are echoes of the following.

 

 

 

MHProNews may well revisit several of Hollis’ thoughtful quotable quotes and perhaps more of her op-eds in the days ahead. Stay tuned.

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Next up is our daily business news recap of yesterday evening’s market report, related left-right headlines, and manufactured housing connected equities.

The Business Daily Manufactured Home Industry Connected Stock Market Updates.  Plus, Market Moving Left leaning CNN and Right-leaning (Newsmax) Headlines Snapshot. While the layout of this daily business report has been evolving over time, several elements of the basic concepts used previously are still the same. For instance. The headlines that follow below can be reviewed at a glance to save time while providing insights across the left-right media divide. Additionally, those headlines often provide clues as to possible ‘market-moving’ news items.

 

Market Indicator Closing Summaries – Yahoo Finance Closing Tickers on MHProNews…

Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business – from the evening of 5.2.2022

• A big sell-off
• A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York, the United States, April 26, 2022. S. stocks plunged on Tuesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq closing down nearly 4 percent, as heavy selling intensified on Wall Street.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 809.28 points, or 2.38 percent, to 33,240.18. The S&P 500 fell 120.92 points, or 2.81 percent, to 4,175.20. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 514.11 points, or 3.95 percent, to 12,490.74.
• The S&P is having its worst start to a year since 1939, when Warren Buffett was nine years-old
• These numbers are bad news if you’re trying to buy or refinance a house
• Amazon defeats New York union drive led by organization behind last month’s win
• … And it ends its paid Covid-19 sick leave policy
• Germany will support an EU oil embargo on Russia
• China silences prominent market analyst as economic slump deepens
• America will recover all jobs lost during Covid by this summer, Fitch says
• Spirit rejects JetBlue’s offer, saying it wants to be bought by Frontier
• Opinion: The Fed can’t afford to make the wrong moves again
• Why the food crisis sparked by Russia’s war hasn’t hit Gulf states yet
• Xiaomi is the latest big Chinese company to face the heat in India
• Recession fears are mounting. Here’s how to protect your money
• Americans are tipping less in the wake of tipping fatigue
• LongHorn Steakhouse honors employee who grilled 1 million steaks
• Here’s how to retire long before your 60s
• A 2022 Clubman S sits on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Highlands Ranch, CO.
• Why car shopping is so bizarre in the US
• Produce for sale at a Whole Foods grocery store in Washington, DC, USA, 12 April 2022. According to the Labor Department, the US inflation rate rose to 8.5 percent in March, the highest rate in 40 years. Increasing prices for food and gas helped lead inflation numbers to a record high.
• Has inflation reached a peak? Three signs that prices could soon come down
• RIDE SHARES
• “Robotaxi” autonomous vehicles by Baidu Apollo drive at the Baidu Apollo Park in Beijing on April 22, 2022.
• People in Beijing can now book a taxi with no one at the wheel
• Uber and Lyft will no longer require masks in US
• Uber strikes a deal to list New York City taxis on its app
• Lyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge
• Uber and Hertz CEOs discuss Tesla partnership
• HOME OWNERSHIP
• A home, available for sale, is shown on August 12, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
• Should you rent or buy? Ask yourself these four questions
• Mortgage rates hit a 12-year high
• Why it’s so hard to buy a home right now
• Home prices hit another record high in March
• Renters are growing pessimistic they will ever own a home as prices keep rising

Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax 5.2.2022

• High Independent Support Helps Give GOP Advantage in Midterm Poll
• A polling site in New York City. (AP)
• Russian Invasion of Ukraine
• Arming of Ukraine Strains US Weapons Stockpile
• German Chancellor: Sanctions Stay Until Russia Signs Peace Deal
• Evacuation of Civilians from Ukraine’s Besieged Mariupol Stalls
• Gas Executive Who Fled Russia Wants to See Putin Hanged
• Poll: Most Back Aid for Ukraine, Oppose Military Action
• Russia’s Lavrov Claims Zelenskyy, Hitler Had ‘Jewish Blood’
• CIA Advises Russians in Russia on How to Contact Them
• Pelosi Thanks Poland for Ukraine Support, Meets President
• More than 3,000 Civilians Killed in Ukraine So Far: UN
• US Embassy Plans Return to Kyiv by the End of May
• Ukraine Says it Destroyed Two Russian Patrol Boats on Monday
• Hundreds of Civilians Still Remain in Mariupol Steel Plant
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine May Lose Tens of Millions of Tons of Grain
• Ukraine Armoury Turns to Making Bullet-Proof Vests for Troops
• Russian Gas Deliveries via Ukraine Hit 5-Month High
• More Russian Invasion of Ukraine
• Newsmax TV
• Guest: Mayorkas’ Closed Border Claim ‘Clearly Not True’
• Guest: Mayorkas’ Closed Border Claim ‘Clearly Not True’
• Ric Grenell: Putin, Russian Military Aren’t What They Used to Be | video
• Harshbarger: Mayorkas Should Have Had Plan
• Goya Foods CEO: World on ‘Precipice’ of Food Shortages, War | video
• NC Lt. Gov: Critical Race Theory ‘Pushed in Every Subject’ | video
• Yair Netanyahu: Biden Helping Iran’s Nuclear Goals | video
• Goya CEO Unanue: US ‘Softening’ Too Much Under Biden
• More Newsmax TV
• Newsfront
• Only 46 Percent in Deep-Blue Massachusetts Say Biden Doing Good Job
• Voters in Massachusetts have soured on President Joe Biden, with just 46% saying they approve of the job he is doing, according to a new poll from Suffolk University and the Boston Globe…. [Full Story]
• Push to Arm Ukraine Putting Strain on US Weapons Stockpile
• The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in [Full Story]
• Ron DeSantis ‘Would Never Attend’ White House Correspondents Dinner
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that he would never attend [Full Story]
• Amazon Workers in NYC Reject Union in a Reversal of Fortune
• Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on [Full Story]
• Supreme Court Backs Christian Group in Boston Flag Flap
• Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by [Full Story]
• Ilhan Omar Could Be Ousted by Democrats
• Progressive firebrand and “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar said she [Full Story] | Platinum Article
• Chip Roy Says DHS Secretary Mayorkas ‘Lying’ About Chaos at US-Mexico Border
• Chip Roy, R-Texas, has been critical of Department of Homeland [Full Story]
• High Independent Support Helps Give GOP Edge in Midterm Poll
• Independents are breaking towardthe GOP by seven percentage points, [Full Story]
• Musk’s Mother Tweets Anecdote About Her Son Giving Stock Advice at Age 14
• Musk’s Mother Tweets Anecdote About Her Son Giving Stock Advice at Age 14
• New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday volunteered generalinvestment [Full Story]
• Lawmakers Say Intelligence Agencies Not Taking UFO Requests Seriously
• Lawmakers say national security agencies are still not taking [Full Story]
• Book: Harris Asks West Wing to Stand When She Enters
• A new book claims Vice President Kamala Harris asked West Wing [Full Story]
• In Shift, Germany Says It Could Back Immediate EU Ban on Russian Oil
• Germany said on Monday it was prepared to back an immediate European [Full Story]
• Wind-Whipped Fire Forces More New Mexico Residents to Flee
• Wind-whipped flames raced Monday across more of New Mexico’s [Full Story]
• FCC’s Simington on Musk, Twitter: We ‘Should Welcome This’
• Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington is clear on the [Full Story]
• New “Lung Training” Device Is Going Viral In United States
• ProductHunter
• Bill Gates: ‘Huge Mistake’ to Meet With Jeffrey Epstein
• Bill Gates told The Sunday Times that he made a “huge mistake” in [Full Story]
• Goya Foods CEO to Newsmax: World on ‘Precipice’ of Food Shortages, War
• Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue said Monday on Newsmax that he’s concerned [Full Story] | video
• Amazon to Reimburse US Employees’ Travel for Abortions
• com Inc. on Monday told employees it will pay up to $4,000 in [Full Story]
• Report: Hungary ‘Will Never Support’ Sanctions That Restrict Russian Energy Imports
• Hungary will veto any European Union proposal that restricts Russian [Full Story]
• MI5 Warns of Russian Attacks Coming in Britain
• Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to send an army of [Full Story]
• Arrest Warrant Issued in Alabama for Missing Jail Official
• An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared [Full Story]
• Fed to Fight Inflation Under Biden With Fastest Rate Hikes in Decades
• The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most [Full Story]
• Gas Executive Who Fled Russia Wants to See Putin Hanged
• Russian President Vladimir Putin should be hanged for invading [Full Story]
• Greta Van Susteren to Host Newsmax Pa. Senate Debate
• Newsmax will host a candidates debate Wednesday featuring the main [Full Story]
• Antifa Allegedly Launches Smoke Bombs at GOP Rally in Portland
• A Republican seeking to fund police in Portland saw his gubernatorial [Full Story]
• Planned Parenthood, Other Pro-Abortion Groups to Spend $150M on Midterms
• Three U.S. abortion rights advocacy groups will spend $150 million on [Full Story]
• Manchin Backs Anti-Trump Republican in West Va. Race
• West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin has waded into a GOP primary [Full Story]
• Washington Post-ABC News Poll: Most Back Aid for Ukraine, Oppose Military Action
• Most Americans support military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, as [Full Story]
• Want to Contact CIA From Russia? Agency Points to Darknet
• The CIA says Russians disaffected by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of [Full Story]
• Poll: Americans Prefer Trump Run Over Biden Candidacy in 2024
• More Americans want former President Donald Trump to run in 2024 than [Full Story]
• Tennessee Pauses Executions, Will Review Lethal Injections
• Tennessee is pausing executions to enable an independent review of [Full Story]
• Study: New Omicron Subvariants Can Dodge Immunity From Past Infection
• Two new sublineages of the omicron coronavirus variant can dodge [Full Story]
• The Easiest Way to Trim Your Toenails
• Clipperpro
• More Newsfront
• Finance
• Activision Shares Rise 3% After Buffett Reveals 9.5% Stake
• Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI ) shares rose Monday after Warren Buffett said his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc had taken a 9.5% stake in the video game maker, which Microsoft Corp has agreed to buy for $68.7 billion…. [Full Story]
• Private Jet-Setters Still Flying High
• Wall Street Drops on Fed Focus, 10-Year Treasuries Breaching 3%
• US to Spend $3 Billion on EV Battery Manufacturing
• UPDATE 1-Activision Shares Rise after Buffett Reveals Berkshire’s 9.5% Stake
• More Finance
• Health
• Fauci: US Likely to Determine Next COVID Booster Type By Summer
• Scientists and health officials by this summer should have a better sense of what type of COVID-19 booster will be needed to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and when it should be administered, top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday. The…… [Full Story]
• What to Expect If You Get COVID-19 While Traveling
• How to Recognize the Signs of Depression in Yourself or Loved Ones
• Drug-Resistant Mold Infections on the Rise
• Two Therapies Effective Against Long COVID Breathlessness, Fatigue

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