To: sylvester80 who wrote (1138807 ) 6/21/2019 3:38:22 PM From: RetiredNow Read Replies (2) | Respond to Ahemmm...stocks just reached a new high this week. Be that as it may to prove you wrong, I am not invested in stocks. I've been in bonds for close to two years and have earned a 6% annual return from price increases and interest with very little volatility and risk. Why? Because I don't believe in feverish stock levels spurred on by out of control fiscal and monetary policies that are both bent on the destruction of the US as we know it. The level of irresponsibility by Congress and the Fed is breathtaking. Trump, of course, is culpable too, but let's keep in mind that discretionary spending controllable by the Executive Branch only amount to about 20% of the budget. So Congress is responsible for the runaway entitlement spending and interest on the debt from their endlessly profligate ways. It's Not Over: Judge Approves Special Prosecutor For Jussie Smollett Case In Nautical Smackdown special prosecutor to review how Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx handled the Jussie Smollett case. ventured from its protected harbor without the guiding hand of its captain. There was no master on the bridge to guide the ship as it floundered through uncharted waters. And it ultimately lost its bearings. As with that ship, in the case at hand: nolle prossed (dismissed) -Judge Michael P. ToobinAs such, Toobin said that "Adherence to the long-standing principles discussed herein mandates that a special prosecutor be appointed to conduct an independent investigation of the actions of any person or office involved in all aspects of the case," adding that "if reasonable grounds exist to further prosecute Smollett , in the interest of justice the special prosecutor may take such action as may be appropriate to effectuate that result." the fabricated incident reported by Jussie Smollett," adding that they will "fully cooperate with the court appointed special prosecutor."View image on Twitter attempted to have the case transferred to the FBI from the Chicago Police. Foxx said she recused herself from the case after having conversations with one of Smollett’s relatives before he was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly faking a hate crime against himself. Foxx’s top deputy, First Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Magats, took over the case, and prosecutors ended up dropping all charges a month after Smollett was arrested, after the “Empire” actor performed 16 hours of community service, and agreed to forfeit his $10,000 bail, but did not admit guilt. Hundreds of emails and text messages later released by Foxx’s office showed two weeks before the charges were dropped, Foxx texted her staff, dismissing him as a “washed-up celeb who lied to cops,” and telling them he was being charged too harshly. - CBS2 Chicago Empire , while Fox announced that the next season will be its last.
