Governor Cuomo:  can you explain this?  Fifty towns and villages that have lost upward of 6% of their population since you came into office?  Not a record to tout when asking New York’s citizens to give you another term.  You can’t even point to Buffalo (where you have poured millions of tax dollars into) as a success, since USA today listed it as the 34th worst city to live in in the entire nation.   New York needs new leadership; Marc Molinaro will work to restore New York’s economic engine to keep people here and revitalized cities and towns without government giveaways. 

The IG report has been released, most of it was leaked already.  You can read the full report here.  It really is disturbing that two top officials of the FBI thought they could stop a person from being elected; it is gratifying to know that they couldn’t.  Here is Guy Benson’s take on the IG report.   The FBI is ordering bias training to prevent future problems.   This appears to be new information:  IG REPORT: FBI AGENTS REGULARLY RECEIVED FREE HANDOUTS FROM JOURNALISTS.  Of course, Dem Senators Pounce on IG Report as Proof There’s No Deep State Conspiracy.  

Hillary Clinton could still face charges, experts say. 

Oops:  Comey used personal email for government business. 

I find it fascinating that left-wing thinkers are so quick to insult right-thinking individuals and whine if someone says something negative about them. 

The drive to jail NYCHA’s fraudsters…personally I think jail is too good for them.  How about forcing the fraudsters to live in a NYCHA apartment for a minimum of 5 years? 

Bombshell:  Maloney all smiles with diplomat who likened drug war to ‘Final Solution’.  Even giving her the benefit of the doubt that she is unaware of what he said, shouldn’t one of our representatives in Congress, who is responsible for drafting and voting on bills, know who she is being photographed with?  Especially before posting it like some teenager who just had their photo taken with a rock star.

Flag Day facts: 10 things you didn’t know about the American flag

The Manhattan Institute skewers Mayor de Blasio over the fact that the NYCHA had to be placed under the control of a federal monitor due to the lack of proper maintenance.  What is laughable is that the Mayor said he orchestrated to protect the residents of NYSHA. 

Henry Rex Greene opines on the dangers of assisted suicide. 

Seattle City Council listened and repealed its “head” tax to combat homelessness.  Business can fight back and win!

Pew Research says public support for the death penalty ticks up. 

Why won’t Congress cut items like this from the budget?

The Daily Signal brings us up to date on what hasn’t happened to the Internet since net neutrality ended on Monday. 

Gun control activist is now an expert on net neutrality…and he is only 18.  If only we were all as smart as he is.

A Philosophy of expedience – The Left’s jurisprudence is whatever sounds good politically.

Pompeo:  North Korea Must Denuclearize and They’re on a Tight Timeline to Get It Done.

Michael Goodwin writes in the NY Post that Trump’s historic summit is a time to celebrate – not nitpicking. 

Trump on ‘Special Report:’ US military drawdown in South Korea ‘not on the table’ yet.

Reports:  Yes, Trump Has A Plan To Kill DACA–And If It Works, The Program Could End In Weeks.

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams. 

The Korean War officially began on June 25, 1950 when the North Korean communist army crossed the 38th Parallel into South Korea.  The reality is that the Korean War became inevitable when the Allies met at the Potsdam Conference in 1945 and decided to split Korea into two parts to hopefully contain the communist and allow South Korea to practice democracy.  36,914 men gave their lives when that plan failed and thus began  the Korean War that unofficially ended on July 27, 1953.  On June 12, 2018, President Donald J. Trump began the process to end Kim Jung-Un’s belief that he can use nuclear power to control the peninsular and all her residents and any other entity that may get in the way of his plan.  He is cunning, calculating, and diabolical.  President Trump is proficient in dealing with personalities that seek the kind of power Kim Jung-Un has been acquiring all his life, but admits he may be making  a mistake.   The Singapore Summit may be the day Kim Jung-Un overplayed his hand while President Donald J. Trump called his bluff.    The NY Sun has some reservations about the future which are only natural due to the history involved.  The Heritage Foundation looks at what may come next.   Jim Geraghty opining in National Review-on-line thinks we have suspended our war games for promises and magic beans.   Guy Benson gives his analysis here and like many is filled with hope tempered by an ugly history.  Ultimately, time and the ability to verify, will let the world know if Kim Jung-Un was the better chess player.  Whatever the outcome is shame on the American’s who want Donald J. Trump to fail.

Charles Hurt opines on the G7 meeting prior to Singapore Summit.   The NY Sun says it is the collapse of the G7. 

It isn’t only in peace talks that the left want President Trump to fail. 

We are not fond of new government subdivisions, however, this may actually help government save money and keep us safe.

Study: Welfare Benefits, Minimum-Wage Hikes Might Harm Poor Neighborhoods

Governor Cuomo plays the martyr.

De Blasio can’t dodge blame for NYCHA disaster.

Molinaro:  Cuomo’s shady $1M Cadillac grant needs to be returned.

Common sense reigns in the Supreme Court decision on purging records.

The Post endorses Dan Donovan for Congress. 

What is wrong with the Assembly’s thinking:  Assembly moves to protect trafficking victims — and some pimps, too. 

And unfortunately, it is not only the Assembly that isn’t thinking about what is best for taxpayers.  How union construction privileges bleed taxpayers dry.   Bill puts sick kids second. 

How the Assembly can fight corruption and give the taxpayers a break. 

Michigan comes to its senses and repeals its prevailing wage regulations for road.  It will most likely save taxpayers 10 to 15%.  Yet, the NYS legislature is thinking about making it law here in NY.

First it was the Mayor, now it is his wife:  Nonprofit led by mayor’s wife gets millions from donors with city business. 

Michael Goodwin’s column on Sunday defended the government and slammed the NY Times.

Top DEA agent slams de Blasio’s edict on marijuana. 

Bill Mahar wants the economy to crash – and hurt our citizens – just because he wants Trump out as president.  Seriously?  And to add insult to injury, Robert De Niro is so full of hatred that he has to swear “blank” Trump while our President is trying to make the world a better place negotiating with North Korea?  What is wrong with these entertainment elitists?

Bill Clinton is no different than Bill Cosby.   

After one of the best jobs reports ever, the Trump tax cuts continue to make America’s economy great again.  Ironic, isn’t it, that many corporations that are celebrating the tax cuts with boosts in pay and benefits for workers, actually supported Hillary Clinton – who would never have given the economy such a massive jolt.

There was bad news this week, though, about Social Security and Medicare – both programs are facing fiscal catastrophes.  Washington’s answer for too long has been to do nothing, and Obamacare actually weakened Medicare. And now Bernie Sanders and the Democrats want “Medicare for All” that will put more burdens on the program.

Here’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll: What concerns you the MOST about Medicare and Social Security’s financial collapse? 

As Democrats go left and then even farther left, our conservative candidate Marc Molinaro is actually presenting sound ideas for New York. 

What do you think would be the BEST outcome of electing a conservative governor? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

Molinaro also understands that unlimited power helps entrenched pols like Andrew Cuomo take more and more control of our lives – so he’s pledging to limit himself to two terms if he’s elected governor and calling for term limits… two four-year terms for state offices including governor, and 12-year limits for state lawmakers.

Kudos to him for moving the term limits debate forward – and let’s keep it going with this third question in our new Weekly Poll: What is the main reason that you think term limits would be good for New York? 

Other news items I want to make sure you didn’t miss this week: 

• Many are celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a baker who didn’t want to participate in a gay wedding, but some think the decision was correct but “half-baked.”
• There seems to be no end to the Obama Administration’s efforts to help Iran – maybe this is the kind of collusion that should be investigated?  

Have a great weekend!
 

An article in today’s Daily Caller is making everyone aware of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) influence in social media.  The problem with this is that SPLC has a history of inaccuracies and routinely labels conservative organizations as “hate groups.”

The Obama-era program that won’t go away; it isn’t Obamacare, rather it is Obama’s “Operation Chokepoint” designed to investigate and punish businesses that engage in commerce that the Obama administration deemed to be on the “fringe.”   The Obama Administration truly has deep tentacle’s that are almost impossible to disengage.

Jonathan S. Tobin writes in the National Review on-line what the left has planned for its next crusade.  While the possible bill language sounds innocent enough, it is not. 

Social Security is rapidly going insolvent.  For the first time since 1982, Social Security is dipping into tis reserves.  If it continues on this path, recipients will face an automatic 21% decrease.  Even with this devasting news there are politicians who want to give illegal immigrants all the benefits afforded to citizens, which would only bring Social Security to insolvency much sooner than 2034.   Guy Benson notes that Medicare is in the same awful shape, perhaps even worse.   Both could be stabilized, if politicians only had the backbone to do it. 

It is way past the time to cut programs like this.  Congress must examine where our tax dollars are going, and end grants that are predestined to reach the conclusions the applicants want.  Here is another study that is a waste of taxpayer’s hard- earned dollars. 

One more reason to never give up, despite what the doctors tell you. 

NYC’s top schools wouldn’t survive de Blasio’s testing plan.  Bob McManus takes the Mayor to task on his latest boondoggle idea.  BREAKING:  Speaker Heastie says bill will not be taken up this session, but will be considered in 2019.  It is time for us to organize against this movement. 

George Soros pours money into DA races; does he earn some of that money from these races?  (Just a rhetorical question as the blog needed to lighten up a bit today. I wonder if Soros will be the big winner of the day.)

BREAKING:  Comey defied authority during Clinton probe: inspector general.

Is anyone surprised?  Andrew McCabe wants immunity for testimony on Clinton email probe — or he’ll plead Fifth. 

There is a campaign on to help child victims of sexual abuse, however, the bill that is being pushed by lobbyists and big money contributors is a biased bill.  Read former Associate Justice (of the NY Court of Appeals)  Susan Phillips Reed’s assessment of the Hoylman/Rosenthal Bill here. 

Critics blast Mayor de Blasio’s school desegregation plan, as well they should.  The Manhattan Institute provides the reasons why Mayor de Blasio is wrong.   

Keith Wofford, the Conservative Party candidate for Attorney General, vows to “Clean House.”

File this under “greed.”

Good advice here:  Watch your wallet until the Legislature goes home. 

The NY Post editorial makes some very good points on the rush to ok sports gambling. 

Disgraceful:  Obama Administration Secretly Helped Iran Skirt Financial Sanctions. 

How Chief of ICE Responds to Jerry Brown and Andrew Cuomo on Illegal Immigrants. 

74 years later, we honor the patriots who saved the world on D-Day:  from the Daily Signal; the Washington Times and the History Channel.  We Salute YOU – the Greatest Generation. 

Wednesdays with Walter E. Williams.

Senate Majority Leader cancels August recess…citing Democrats’ “obstruction” and the need to pass spending bills. 

The Daily Signal examines Trump’s and Mueller’s Constitutional Powers. 

The editors of National Review call yesterday’s Supreme Court decision Broad Enough to Matter.  Wesley Pruden opining in the Washington Times says the gay times roll, but the Supremes stop the music.

Bill Hammond asks the question, “Is the death spiral back?”

R. J. Lehmann opines in National Review on-line that New York’s Assault on the NRA Sets a Dangerous Precedent.  This is a loophole that has to be closed. 

Here is another proposal that is a dangerous precedent, put forward by the new Attorney General in NYS. 

Chairman Long signs on to Conservative Action Project’s latest petition:  CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE “AMNESTY” DISCHARGE PETITION.  Read it here. 

It is unusual that the NY Post editorial board runs consecutive editorials on the same subject.  Today is the 2nd day blasting Mayor de Blasio’s plan to diversify the city’s 8 elite high schools. 

Molinaro blasts Cuomo for keeping donor cash after film studio flop. 

Poland’s Catholic Church bucks Pope Francis’ liberal embrace.  Kudos to Poland’s Catholics. 

William McGurn, writing the in the Wall Street Journal, wants to know what the FBI knows, when did it know it and how did it learn it?

This article by Cheryl K. Chumley is one that should be widely distributed on social media and to your friends. 

Dennis Prager opines on Google’s new slogan.

Guy Benson:  US Restores Top Ranking As Most Competitive Global Economy, As Democrats Fret.

Taxing the Rich? Assembly wants money spread around.  Note this paragraph, “Taxing the wealthy in New York City is once again part of a discussion for bolstering the ailing New York City subway system, a move that’s unlikely to take place this legislative session considering opposition in the state Senate. (emphasis added).  It is extremely important that this November voters delivers a Republican/Conservative majority to the Senate.  The Democrats will deliver ever increasing taxes if they are not held in check; the wealthy will move out of New York State and you will pay the ever-increasing taxes. 

It is so easy to waste money when you don’t earn it and have the ability to just take it from those who do earn it.  State will pay $1.7M to get rid of unsuccessful movie studio…after it paid $14 million to build it.  Mayor de Blasio will use $7 million of your tax dollars for a study – A STUDY – for de Blasio’s trolley idea.  Just the study will cost $7 million, image what the trolley will cost to build.  I guess this is why these two are in government because if they ever tried to become CEO’s of a business, they would be gone before they were able to drive the business into bankruptcy.  Remember this in November when you have the opportunity to vote for governor!

Mayor “de Lusional” is back on the delusional path thinking is plan to diversify the eight special schools is “blessed.”  The NY Post editorial board decimates Mayor de Blasio’s idea to destroy New York’s top schools, rightfully so. 

Here is another reason why Mayor de Lusional is delusional:  New York City violated its own policy by letting criminal aliens free: DHS

Saturday’s Adirondack Daily Enterprise editorial decimates Governor Cuomo’s spokesperson!  Kudos to them. 

New York City wants to add an “X” category to birth certificates.  Did you know that currently if parents – in New York City – of a newborn do not want to identify a sex, they can say the sex of the child is undetermined or unknown…isn’t this also detrimental to a child? 

California has some rather unusual travel bans.  And as long as California keeps passing laws like this, they will lose the population capable of paying the bills. 

Mika and Joe and their morning panel turn on Bill Clinton. 

Why should states that protect illegal immigrants be rewarded with more political power?  Good question.  Hans von Spakovsky answers the question here and informs us that Alabama has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Census Bureau. If the state wins, it could have major political ramifications and restore fundamental fairness in political representation in Congress.

Supreme Court sides with Colorado baker who refused to make wedding cake for same-sex couple.  While the decision was based on Colorado’s anti-religious bias on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the vote was 7-2 with only Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissenting.   Religious liberty has be strengthened, but, Guy Benson reminds everyone it is a very narrow ruling  that still leaves some questions open.   Dan McLaughlin has some of the same concerns in his National Review on line piece.   David French, also writing in National Review on line, is a bit more optimistic noting that tolerance, it appears, is not a one-way street.