Funny how God often rewards people with sunshine just when they need it.

Today's Tids Issue 3,608

Opening Stuff:

Life is like a symphony. The music of masters may replicate romantic calms, vigorous storms, emotional crescendos or frenzied daily activity. The powerful music can reflect political agendas, religious beliefs or simple human love. The music is often poignant, touching, moving, arousing, and yes, disturbing. But in the end, the central theme always comes together in a heart pounding, goose bump tingling climax. And the ills of conflicted contemplation are smothered in pleasant contentment.

Trump U could put the Trump campaign on Probation.

I’m happy to see some new rules coming that will limit those deplorable “Payday Loans”. Yeah, I know that most people using this legal loan shark option have put themselves in the position of no way out. I never like overregulation, but I see this as unscrupulous humans preying on the misfortune of others. If the  lenders have no heart, then they deserve to be punched in the gut by a government agency. Yes, we get much of our annoying government overreach mainly because of vile, inhuman beings.

BTW, did you see where AIGs “Hank” Greenburg-will now go to trial for Fraud? The NY AG has been fighting to bring this case of criminal activity to trial since 2005. Huge fines don’t stop the illegal or deceptive and unethical activities of business leaders, but jail time might.

I don’t where I’m going, but I think I may get there in the end.

The Question:

Who was Francis Folsom? Bonus: Subscription TV and Internet service companies rank lowest among all companies in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI). What three companies are at the bottom of the CSI?

The Headlines:

--US Adds 173K Private Sector Jobs In May; New Applications For Jobless Benefits Fall; US Manufacturing Expands In May..

--OPEC Says Business As Usual; Oil Prices Drop As Oil Field Pumps Continue Humming.

--Goldman Drops Target price For Apple From $136 to $124; Stock Currently Selling At $97.30.

--India GDP Booming; Latest Growth Number At 7.3%.

--Texas Communities On the Brassos River Continue To Fight High Waters.

--California Dem Primary Now Considered Neck And Neck.

--UNECEF Warns Iraqi Army ISIS To Go Slow In Fallujah; 20,000 Trapped Children And Even More Adults Indicates Dire Situation.

Seven days without a pun makes one weak.

In the new Mitch McConnell memoire, it is noted that among many in DC. President “O” is known as Professor Obama. That is because he often lectures other smart people about things they already know, often better than he. The local insiders agree that Obama is smart, but that he doesn’t have to continually prove it with rhetoric.

Unfortunately for Repubs, Trump continually gives the other side lots of ammo to run with. And we all know that if the Clintons are known for doing anything right, it s taking advantage of a political opportunity.

As I look across the political landscape, the only thing governing my decision is the Supreme Court nominee.

That shooting scare at UCLA yesterday turned out to be a student killing a professor because of bad grades. What are the odds that somebody in the California legislature will propose eliminating grades for all schools.

President Obama is fond of saying, “I was excreted by the American people”, implying that everybody in America and Congress should do exactly what he wants and blindly accept everything he does. Why don’t smart media people ever make mention that Congress was equally elected by the same American people and the advantage given to his opposition may mean that the American people want to keep him at bay?

Old shoot-himself-in-the-foot Donald has lost the huge PGA tournament played for 33 years at the Trump Doral Golf Club. It is going to Mexico City, prompting DT to suggest that the PGA should get plenty of kidnapping insurance! The reason the tourney is moving is because long time sponsor Cadillac’s contract ran out and for a year the PGA could not find a replacement. The reason most often given by prospective sponsors was a dislike of Trumps slurs against various people and groups. And the Bleep goes on.

Every day, ObamaCare takes another step towards becoming the biggest fiasco in American history.

Yeah, like ISIS is going to listen to UNECEF.

Yeah, like Trump is going to listen to Advisors.

When a son said that his ambition was to drive an army tank, his father said, “I won’t stand in your way.”

The Answer:

Francis Folsom was the only woman ever married in the White House. At the young age of 21 she wed Grover Cleveland and became the first lady. She grew up in Buffalo where her dad was a lawyer from an old early American Family. Originally from England the family was among earliest settlers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bonus: The bottom five in the CSI are worst MediaCom, followed by Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Charter Communications and Suddenlink. The good news is that their ratings are becoming more positive. Last year bottom dweller Comcast rose out of the basement to 7^th worst, just above “All Others”. The biggest factor leading to the general dissatisfaction seems to be the no alternative monopoly positions of most of the companies. No alternative kills those in a free enterprise society. Just think about how many companies would be at the bottom of the list in a government run socialist society?

The big news is that the Feds are going to mandate a diminishing amount of salt on foods of all kinds. I wonder how that will affect my Cheetos?

Anybody who doesn’t appreciate a good play on words should be punished.