Morning Journal--Ron Paul on our Middle East policy

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The May PMI manufacturing index came in at 52.3 versus expectations of 52.1.

            The May Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index was reported at 49.0 versus estimates of 51.0.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/ism-manufacturing-index-declines-in-may.html

            April construction spending was up 0.4% versus forecasts of up 1.0%.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/construction-spending-increased-in-april.html

                May vehicle sales were better than expected.

   Other

Politics

  Domestic

Quote of the day (short):

http://cafehayek.com/2013/06/quotation-of-the-day-652.html

  International War Against Radical Islam

            Ron Paul on the US bankrupt interventionist policies (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-03/ron-paul-iraq-collapse-shows-bankruptcy-interventionism