News Story of the Day: Will Brexit finally be delivered?
Well, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservatives earned a huge majority in Parliament in the United Kingdom’s election. This means now that the tories can move ahead with Brexit and pretty much anything else it wants for the next four years.
Here are the election results:
– Conservatives: 368 (majority)
– Labour: 191
– SNP: 55
– Liberal Democrats: 13
– Plaid Cymru: 3
– Greens: 1
– Brexit party: 0
– Others: 22
It would be interesting if, even after another four years, the British government still cannot garner a Brexit deal.
Hey, at least Jeremy Corbyn is no longer head of the Labour Party.
Chart of the Day: The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, leaving the target range between 1.50 percent and 2.00 percent. This was widely anticipated. In its December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement, the central bank signaled that it will not move on rates next year unless the economy demands it. That said, here is the dot-plot:
Illustration of the Day: Yes, another #Epsteindidntkillhimself meme:
Quote of the Day: President Donald Trump likes to state that the media is the enemy of the people. While he is right, the bigger threat to the public is the state. From Murray Rothbard:
“It is the state that is robbing all classes, rich and poor, black and white alike; it is the state that is ripping us all off; it is the state that is the common enemy of mankind.”
Tweet of the Day: Perhaps he should be given the benefit of doubt because it was late and who can sit through the impeachment hearings anymore. Or, perhaps he is just crazy. Either way, here is Rep. Hank Johns (D-GA) talking about President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart:
How completely unhinged Democrats have become in this Impeachment hearing?
Member of the Judiciary Committee Hank Johnson (D-GA) just said Impeachment is justified because:
1. Trump taller than Prez. Zelensky
2. Trump had Zelensky’s daughter “in the basement duck taped”
WHAT! pic.twitter.com/h4pXsvV3hk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) December 12, 2019
Video of the Day: Let’s just say this: President Donald Trump broke CNN’s Don Lemon.
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