The Political Page, Part 2, T+235 -- September 12, 2017

Wow, this must just bum out The Washington Post; Barack Obama, Inc; and Hillary Clinton, LLC: having to report that middle class income hit its highest level on record in 2016. This occurred under then-President Obama's watch and could have been reported by no-President Hillary today, but this story will be reported during Trump's first year as president. Wow, talk about catching a wave.

Median household income in America was $59,039 last year, surpassing the previous high of $58,655 set in 1999, the Census Bureau said. The figure is adjusted for inflation and is one of the most closely watched indicators of how the middle class is faring financially, as the Census surveys nearly 100,000 homes.

Too bad, Hillary didn't have this data in 2016. Of course, she should have visited Wisconsin also but that's another story.

More from the article:

America's poverty rate also fell to 12.7 percent, the lowest since 2007, the year before the financial crisis hit. The percent of Americans without health insurance for the entire year also dropped in 2016 to just 8.8 percent, largely thanks to expanding coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Not noted, of course, with the deductibles and co-pays, very few middle Americans can actually afford health care, but that, too, is a another story.

For those who like those statistics, you may also like to know that 61% of respondents would like to see Hillary Clinton retire. I think after her book tour ends, that will probable be the last we really see of her.

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Smart Woman

From CNN, reporting on the new White House communications director:

Hope Hicks, 28, had not moved into the office designated for the White House communications director, instead opting to remain at her current desk just outside the Oval Office.

Smart, smart non-move. Smart woman. Only 28 years old.