Chicago Business Barometer Rose 3.1 Points

The Chicago Business Barometer rose 3.1 points in November, hitting a 127th consecutive month two-month high 46.3, however, the index remains in contraction for the third straight month. The New Orders and Order Backlogs indices saw the largest monthly improvements in November. Supplier deliveries fell and Production slipped as well. Inventories fell by 8.7% indicating that firms continue to run down inventory.

US Drill Rigs Running DownTwo from Prior Count

There were 802 drill rigs running in the US last week, down two rigs from the prior count and down 274 rigs from the like period last year. Meanwhile Canadian drillers shuttered 11 rigs to 126, down 73 rigs from the same period last year.

US Raw Steel Production at ACUR 79.3%

In the week ending November 30, 2019 US raw steel production was 1,835,000 net tons at an ACUR of 79.3%. thus far this year mills have produced 88,915,000 net tons compared to the 87,193,000 net tons produced in the like period last year.

November 2019 Manufacturing Report on Business Reports Overall Economy Grew for 127th Consecutive Month

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released its November 2019 Manufacturing Report on Business and reports economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November and the overall economy grew for the 127th consecutive month, say the nations supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The report was released December 2, 2019 by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

The November PMI registered 48.1 percent, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the October reading The New Orders Index decreased 1.9 percentage points while the Production index rose 2.9 percentage points. Comments from the panel were consistent with the previous month, with sentiment improving compared to October. November was the fourth consecutive month of contraction, at a faster rate than the prior month.”

Impeachment Hearings

On Wednesday I watched the “Constitutional” lawyers, all of whom are liberals, anti-Trump shills (except Jonathan Turley, who did not vote for Trump, but is refreshingly honest) try to frame the President with bogus allegations of obstruction, misuse of power etc. and it was all destroyed when Matt Gaetz asked if any of them had heard any solid evidence of an impeachable offense and NO ONE raised their hand. I mean, how many times do we have to hear someone’s opinion or assumption? This is such a partisan hack job and so blatantly obvious, the American people should be up in arms about this waste of time and taxpayer money (I am, if you cannot tell).

The Democrats are so deep in the weeds on all of this that they cannot stop. It is sad in so many ways

The impeachment of a president is serious business, is NOT supposed to be political in nature and the pursuit of impeachment must be based on fact, not partisan political bullshit. How dare these Democrats waste all this time and money because they are unable to accept that they LOST the election in 2016. This is a shameful display of partisanship and the American people see it for just what it is: nonsense.

As an American citizen, how do you want our country to move forward for you and your family:

SECURE BORDERS? OPEN BORDERS?
MORE GOVERNMENT? LESS GOVERNMENT?
A STRONG MILITARY? A WEAK MILITARY?
LESS TAXATION? MORE TAXATION?
LESS GOVERNMENT REGULATION? MORE GOVERNMENT REGULATION?
FAIR TRADE AGREEMENTS? QUID PRO QUO TRADE AGREEMENTS?
PROPER CARE FOR OUR VETERANS? DON’T CARE FOR OUR VETERANS?
MERIT BASED IMMIGRATION? THE SHIT WE HAVE NOW?
RESPONSIBLE HELP FOR THE POOR? THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM?
TEACH AMERICAN HISTORY TO OUR CHILDREN? ERASE AMERICAN HISTORY?
RESPECT OUR FLAG? DON’T GIVE A SHIT?
SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN SCHOOL? WHAT IS THAT?

Infrastructure X (Keystone & Dakota pipelines) Regulation Reform XX 1 in 2 out
Individual Tax Reform XX Entitlement Reform
Business Tax Reform XX Education Reform X
Healthcare Reform Veterans Administration Reform X
Rebuild our Military X Trade Reform X
Secure our Borders (The Wall) XX Lead the world from the front XX
Help for the poor XX Drain the swamp X as we speak
Peace through unmatchable strength Support Israel X
Destroy ISIS XX Extreme Vetting XX
Conservative Supreme Court nominees XX American Jobs XX

I will track these campaign promises and will check them off as each is accomplished adding those I have missed as they become apparent. This is quite an agenda and will be difficult to achieve all in one term, but I believe the American people are behind him and know these things need to be done. Now, if he can get our legislators to support him instead of fighting him….

“MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”

and

“KEEP AMERICAN GREAT”

Have a great weekend…. God bless America!

Buy American made products whenever you can, it’s good for you, good for your friends and neighbors and good for our country.

If you are hiring…try to hire a veteran…. they are loyal, disciplined, hardworking…and they deserve our support.

By the way, if you wish to comment on my rants or offer any other insights you may have, you are encouraged to email me.

TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA…1907

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American and nothing but an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag…We have room for but one language here and that is the English language…and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”</blockquote