BALTIMORE, Maryland Monday, August 15, 2016 - Hillary Clinton screams - literally screams - that she is absolutely going to raise taxes on the middle class. Have you heard this woman scream? Not exactly pleasant. OK, let us be honest. She is obnoxious. And she wants to have at me and you, not the rich, not the wealthy, not some other group that Americans don't like (ISIS, Iranian Mullahs, Harry Reid). Nosireee. Hillary wants our money, or, more precisely, more of our money. She's being obnoxious (again), and nobody cares. Is this crazy or what?
Most Americans are the middle class, and Hillary wants even more of our money. But Trump isn't ramming that down her throat. No ads during the Olympics. No ads during baseball. No ads during Mark Levin's TV shows. I don't get it. I don't like it. Hillary promises that she is going to take even more of our money than Obama already takes, and he takes a whole lot. Yet Trump is silent about it. Trump silent? Only about Hillary purloining our money. And it is a purloining when they get as much as they already do.
Some folk seem to enjoy ripping our cities. Others are afraid of the city. I like Cities. Enjoying them takes a bit of common sense. Don't wander through the latest Milwaukee uprising, you know? Stay away from Black Lives Matter Rallies. But don't let a few bad apples ruin a good thing. Don't live like you are afraid. Americans come together in cities. Mostly, that is good. It is when we are afraid of each other that bad things take place.
Speaking of Milwaukee, it is worth mentioning that what is going on there is a real shame. The police shooting that is said to have sparked it seems completely justified. The dead man - although only 23 or so - had a rap sheet that was book length. He had a shiny silver gun in his hand and wheeled around during a foot pursuit as if to take aim at the officer that was chasing him, and that officer shot him, as well he should have. And that is the "spark" for the riot. That was the excuse given for a lot of really down and out folk doing a lot of looting and violence. This kind of thing does no good. No one will get the idea of coming together from it. It will not spark positive dialogue. It will make a lot of observers as angry as they can get. David Clark, the outstanding Milwaukee County Sheriff, really ripped into the participants. Good for him. He called the riot "underclass behavior." He also blasted the social system that discourages families from staying together. It is hard to imagine why Democrats, which have run almost every large city, exclusively, for decades, have not redone the system to encourage family structure. But they haven't. Instead, they adopt policies that directly undercut urban families. Among these awful polices are the ones that bring tens of thousands of immigrants into these cites to compete for the few decent jobs available with the black folk and poor white folk who have been there for generations. Still, the clamor for real change comes from outside the Cities. The political folk who come from the cities seem to limit their policy initiatives to the "more money" tact. This, at a time when the country is hopelessly in debt and has no money to send there even if there were an inclination.
Sports: AL East Turning Into Season-Long Dogfight: In San Francisco yesterday, the homestanding Giants jumped on the Orioles and led, 7-1, after six innings. It was the rubber game of the series. The home team had been playing poorly - their six and a half game AL West lead at the All Star Break is down to one game - and lost the series opener to the Orioles on Friday. But San Francisco won on Saturday and now had a big lead. It did not last. Baltimore got two runs in the seventh, two in the eighth and three more in the ninth. Mark Trumbo bashed his AL leading 34th HR, but it was clutch-hitting Jonathan Schoop who got the monster two out hit in the ninth. He smashed an 0-1 pitch over the fence for his 12th game-winning hit of the season, a three-run homer that put the Orioles ahead for the first time in the game. Schoop, under-appreciated, now has 18 homers. It kept Baltimore just one-half game behind Toronto, which also won, as did Boston. The Red Sox come to Baltimore beginning Tuesday for a key two-game set. Here is the AL East Standings, up to the minute:
1. Toronto Blue Jays: 67 wins, 51 losses, .568 win pct., 2 game win streak
2. Baltimore Orioles: 66 wins, 51 losses, .564 win pct., one-half game behind, 1 game win streak
3. Boston Red Sox: 64 wins, 52 losses, .552 win pct., 2 games behind, 3 game win streak
4. New York Yankees: 60 wins, 57 losses, .513 win pct., 6 and one-half games behind, 1 game losing streak
5. Tampa Bay Rays: 47 wins, 69 losses, .405 win pct., 19 games behind, 1 game win streak
Burnley Drops Premier League Opener: Leroy Fer's 82nd minute goal was the only score for either side as Burnley lost its Premier League opener, 1-0, to Swansea City. Fer, who got away with pulling Michael Keane's jersey on a corner kick, and sending Dean Marney down in the box, scored on a rebound, after Tom Heaton saved the original shot. Burnley had not lost since Boxing Day, 2015. The Claret visit Liverpool next Saturday.
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