“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it”-Ronald Reagan
If anyone thought things would change in New York with Andrew Cuomo gone, you were sadly mistaken. Gov. Hochul apparently has the same disdain for the First Amendment that made Andrew Cuomo so arrogant and self-righteous. NY Governor Calls on Facebook to Crack Down on Pro-Lifers. Governor Hochul: New Yorkers do not have the patience for another elected official who believes they are morally superior to those they serve.
Today’s Daily Update attempts to catch up on the last few weeks with the following articles you may have missed. Since there are so many articles (some will make you remember 9/11’s terror and some will hopefully make you realize how great our America is) I’ve kept commentary to a minimum. For those who did not know the late Paul Harvey (perhaps the original Rush Limbaugh), there is an awesome link at the end.
This is President Biden’s bid to destroy our military by removing patriots and replacing with those who are “woke.” Absolutely shameful action by the Commander-in-chief and those who will do their best to make it happen have a special place in Dante’s Inferno!!!! Biden White House moves to oust Trump appointees from advisory boards.
Statement from Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on Additional 12,000 New York Covid Deaths
August 25, 2021
“Governor Kathy Hochul’s admission that 12,000 more New Yorkers have perished from Covid-19 than previously reported — bringing the current grim tally to more than 55,000 — begs the question: Why is she only telling us now?
“Governor Hochul served as New York’s Lt. Governor from 2015 until yesterday, and, as the state’s second in command, she clearly had to know — or should have known — the true Covid death toll in the state. So why did she stay silent as Governor Cuomo hid these numbers? Did her pledge to be transparent begin only yesterday?”
As a person who loves and respects America, it saddens me to link to this article. I did not vote for Joe Biden, we disagree on most policy issues almost all the time, yet, seeing this headline, grieves me. Today’s world that has seen far too much terrorism and the debacle happening in Afghanistan now, tells our enemies that we are weak. Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal shows a disengaged, befuddled president. We did not become the beacon of freedom because we had a president so disengaged from his own appointees that he overrides their advice. Americans must come together and save our nation from the possibility of another catastrophic September 11th attack on our land or any other place. Graham Allen lays it out well in his accurate and excellent August 21 Op-Ed in the NY Post: Our polarized country needs to rebuild the unity we felt on Sept. 12, 2001 for if we don’t, America will collapse from within.
There was a time when Harvard was the platinum standard of Ivy League colleges, now one must question why anyone would want to go to Harvard! And question why alumni continue to support a college that is out of sync with the majority of society.
Stunning, shameful admission. Secretary of Defense: ‘I Don’t Have the Capability’ to Escort Stranded Americans to Kabul Airport. Only topped by this disgraceful admission by the Biden Administration. If Joe Biden had been president during World War II, America and her allies would not have had the fortitude to defeat her enemies. Pray that America can withstand the onslaught of our enemies for the next 1251 days. Walt Kelly (“Pogo’s” creator) paraphrased Oliver Hazard Perry’s words to General William Henry Harrison: “We have met the enemy, and they are ours” with “We have met the enemy and it is us.” Unfortunately, these words are an accurate assessment of today’s turmoil caused by our own Commander-in-Chief.
We have recommended Stephen Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity in the past, but in case you did not sign up for their emails, August 18th was another excellent piece. Click here for the newsletter for useful tidbits from the political and financial world. (Number 3 focuses on one of the sad legacies for New York.)
Here is an OP-ED from the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) written by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis: Big Tech Acts Like Big Brother which mentions the Conservative Party. (You can go to our @cpnys page to read, if you do not have a subscription to WSJ)
Sometimes you need a break from politics; this is that break. (Thank you, Carl)
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds. Samuel Adams 1722-1803, American revolutionary
Governor Cuomo’s resignation must not be the end of the impeachment process nor the other investigations that are ongoing. His resignation announcement was pathetic; a disservice to all New Yorkers and to put it bluntly a crock of manure. New Yorkers must not accept his resignation as enough penance for all that he has done to undermine quality of life for all New Yorkersand especially those who had the fortitude to come forward.
Read this article before you believe that the incoming governor will solve New York’s problems. Did she write her own press releases, or did the current governor’s machine write and issue for her? Either way it is a problem for her. For years, Kathy Hochul praised creepy Andrew Cuomo as a protector of women. What is telling in this article is the last sentence, “Reps for Hochul did not immediately respond to requests for comment.”
“… talk about a presidential term-limits amendment started in 1944 when Republican candidate Thomas Dewey said a potential 16-year term for Roosevelt was a threat to democracy. In a speech in Buffalo on October 31, 1944, Dewey said, “four terms or sixteen years is the most dangerous threat to our freedom ever proposed. That is one reason why I believe that two terms must be established as the limit by constitutional amendment.” The 22nd Constitutional Amendment was introduced March 24, 1947 and became law on February 27, 1951.
Charles Ellis Schumer was born November 23, 1950, graduated as valedictorian, went on to Harvard and Harvard Law School and earned his law degree in 1974, passed the bar in 1975 but never practiced law. He was first elected in 1974 and has held elected office since then. His only job outside of being an elected official was during high school. (New York Senator Chuck Schumer actually worked for Kaplan – his first job – spinning off test prep materials on the mimeograph machine.) Sen. Schumer’s father owned a small exterminating business that young Schumer thought was a huge albatross around his neck. Obviously, it was hard work, long days, little time off as anyone who owns their own business knows. That and his only job apparently soured the soon to be US Senator on being his own entrepreneur, like Bill Gates, Peter Theil, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and the countless others that have created businesses providing jobs for others. Senator Charles Schumer never had to meet a payroll, pay for health insurance, create an atmosphere that supported what made the greatest nation in the world; he chose to be an elected official and tell us how we must use our hard earned paychecks…every day since 1974!
If ever there was a person that personified the need for term limits it is the current Majority Leader of the US Senate.
“Two more women approached the state Attorney General’s Office with allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Attorney General Letitia James released her sexual harassment report against him last week,” reported the evening edition’s NY Post of August 9. 2021.
The 18 RINO’s (or GOP surrender monkeys, as Mr. Moore calls them) who voted to invoke cloture (and move the bill through the Senate) are listed here in Stephen Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity. His essays always have very useful information; you can sign up at the bottom of the column.
Dem Budget Includes Green Card Giveaway, Mass Amnesty. “The new budget proposal from Senate Democrats will dramatically increase the number of available green cards and include amnesty for illegal immigrants, according to an official fact sheet on the $3.5 trillion budget circulated by leadership.”
Our nation is clearly on track to lose the very essence of what made us the beacon of freedom to the rest of the world; the fact that we have established rules of laws that our elected officials take an oath to uphold. When the Commander-in-Chief stand at a podium and says ““The bulk of the constitutional scholars say it’s not likely to pass constitutional muster,” then pushes his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ban evictions once again — knowing full well he was likely breaking the law and violating his oath of office; the highest elected official in the United States of America blatantly ignores his oath of office. America wake up! We are a nation of laws and when the most powerful man in America makes a mockery of our them how can we expect to have the citizenry to respect our constitutional republic ‘s laws? (Note the increase in crime throughout the United States of America.)
Our national debt is worse than what is being reported, yet “the Squad” demands more – determined to destroy the nation that has given the world so many advances in its standard of living while maintaining the mantle of oligarchs they believe they, and only they, are entitled to wear.
History – when reported/taught honestly – acknowledges that collapse of a nation comes from within. America has been the beacon of freedom since its birth, but those who seek to destroy this great nation (the elitist oligarchs) are becoming stronger and may soon have the strength to extinguish our beacon of hope and freedom.
President Joe Biden, sadly for us – those who love and respect America — your place in history will not be among the leaders that future generations will want to emulate.
ICYMI: One of the best monologues I have ever watched, thank you Ben Domenech! Scroll down to the bottom and watch the full monologue; it is well worth the 7 and a half minutes.
Statement from State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on New York City Vaccine Card Requirement
August 4, 2021
“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s punitive and impractical vaccine card requirement for entering restaurants and theaters is bound to create confusion and hostility among New Yorkers and the businesses that serve them. Civil liberties aside — and there are serious issues at stake here — vaccine cards are easily forgeable and shop owners can’t be expected to be able to verify them. The expense of hiring extra personnel to check cards, moreover, is more than many of these restaurants can financially endure.
“The mayor’s plan also defies logic: if both vaccinated and unvaccinated New Yorkers can pass along Covid-19 to others, what would this plan accomplish other than punish New Yorkers who choose not to be vaccinated?
“New Yorkers can also expect the de Blasio plan to creep into all areas of private business. What’s starting at restaurants and theaters may soon logically expand into every type of shop and office. Inside space is inside space, no? Do we really want to live that way?
“Underage New Yorkers used to flock to underground shops in Times Square and other places to buy fake paper driver’s licenses to get them into bars. Next, entrepreneurs will be selling fake vaccine cards — guaranteed.
“This is an ill-conceived idea that will put an unworkable burden on businesses, drive a wedge between city residents, and kickstart new underground forgery businesses. New York doesn’t want any of those things. Mayor de Blasio should scrap this plan before it begins.”
