by drjmcurtis | May 9, 2016
Telling CNN’s Jake Tapper “he’s not yet ready to back” GOP presumptive nominee 69-year-old real estate mogul Donald Trump, newly minted House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) found himself in whole lot of hurt. Making a rookie mistake, Ryan wants to debate with Trump about...
by drjmcurtis | May 8, 2016
Uncertainty about a June rate hike by the Federal Reserve Board triggered the latest round of selling on Wall Street, leaving the Dow Jones Industrials closing May 6 at 17,740, about 700 points from its May 18, 2015 high of 18,312. Recent jobs gains left Federal...
by drjmcurtis | May 7, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) reluctance to back 69-year-old real estate mogul and 2016 GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump shows he’s not fit for his current job. Newly minted Oct. 29, 2015 as House Speaker, Ryan doesn’t yet understand his job as GOP...
by drjmcurtis | May 6, 2016
Representing the slim Tea Party and ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus in the House, newly minted House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) went out-of-line refusing to give his blessings to 69-year-old presumptive GOP nominee real estate tycoon Donald Trump. Speaking to CNN’s...
by drjmcurtis | May 5, 2016
Telling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop fighting in Aleppo, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria of “repercussions” if Syria doesn’t accept regime change in Damascus. Kerry knows that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran President Hassan Rouhini...
by drjmcurtis | May 4, 2016
Trouncing GOP presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the May 3 Indiana Primary, 69-year-old real estate tycoon Donald Trump was the last man standing, knocking his last rivals in the GOP race. Trump dispatched 18 candidates,...
by drjmcurtis | May 3, 2016
Killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] near the town of Erbil on a reconnaissance mission before the battle for Mosul, an elite Navy Seal paid the ultimate price. Pulling out U.S. combat forces from Iraq Dec. 15, 2011, President Barack Obama has been...
by drjmcurtis | May 2, 2016
Watching his Feb. 27 truce unravel, 70-year-old Secretary of State John Kerry warned that fighting had resumed in the Saudi-backed rebel-held territory of Aleppo. President Barack Obama can’t get U.S. Syrian policy straight, sending Kerry to make deals with the Syrian...
by drjmcurtis | May 2, 2016
Starting his kick to the finish line, 69-year-old real estate tycoon Donald Trump looks poised to win the May 3 Indiana primary, putting an explanation point on his claim as the presumptive GOP nominee. Picking 61-year-old former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 30, 2016
Hosting a peace conference May 11 to resolve issues between Ukraine and Russia, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier hopes to bridge differences between the estranged nations. Since a pro-Western coup toppled Russian-backed Ukrainian President Viktor...