Democrats Refuse to Accept Reality

Crime continues to skyrocket across New York City as Democrats continue to ignore their fatal decision making that led to the surge in violence.

In 2020, murder in New York City saw an alarming increase. The tension and danger could be felt on the streets. Now, in 2021, those numbers are once again rising causing the city to feel more like 1991, not the safest big city as Mayor de Blasio touts. As of May 9^th, 2021 murders have increased by 27%, shooting victims by 83.6%, shooting incidents by 86.4%, and hate crimes by 68.9%.

These numbers are worrisome at any point in time, but even more as the numbers increased during the winter months and during a quarantine. We experienced a cold, snowy winter which is usually a violent crime deterrent, but it seemed to offer no assistance this year.

Perhaps Mayor de Blasio, the New York City Council, and the Democratic State Legislature should stop passing the buck and own up to what has caused this disaster. It should come as no surprise that bail reform, defunding the police, postponing recruitment classes and stripping law enforcement of the ability to do their job has led to the situation we now have.

Daily, we open our local or city wide newspapers to see children, and other innocent bystanders, being struck by stray bullets, subway riders slashed in the face, or gang violence taking over our city streets. On Twitter we see our city and state representatives offering their condolences, but failing to admit fault. Some even point to the need for gun control, ignoring the fact New York City already adopted some of the most restrictive gun laws anywhere in this country.

I fear this city is on a collision course with financial and criminal ruin and sincerely hope the voters realize we have a chance to fix this, or continue to regress backwards to the days we thought were far behind us.

Hamas Attack on Israel

The terrorist organization Hamas launched an attack on Israel as they celebrated Jerusalem day on Monday in what has turned into a growing conflict by the Iranian backed terrorists and our biggest ally in the Middle East, Israel.

The United States must stand alongside our allies that are fighting terrorists and make it clear that our actions are predicated on an America first foundation.

Though many administrations both Republican and Democrat have worked to promote peace in the Middle East, none being more successful than President Trump, bad actors, such as Iran who funds Hamas, continue to be a clear and present threat to free people everywhere.

In just a week, the fighting has grown to resemble the 2014 “50 day war” and shows no sign of slowing down.

While our thoughts are with the innocent bystanders, we must work to cripple Hamas once and for all, sending a clear message terrorist organizations do not have a home anywhere in this world.

Elise Stefanik New Conference Chair

 I want to congratulate Elise Stefanik on being elected Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference this morning in a resounding victory.

This is exciting news for both Elise and New York State as she becomes only the second Conference leader from the state, the first being Congressman Jack Kemp.

As I said in February, Liz Cheney does not represent the 70,000,000 plus Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2020. She has focused on harassing the former President and his supporters, who have carried down ticket Republicans to victory, instead of attacking the real problem at hand which is the Democrats dangerous socialist agenda.

Rep. Stefanik brings a new vision, one that is in touch with 2016 and 2020 voters, one that will look to grow and take the majority as opposed to damaging the party and keeping the gavel in Pelosi’s hand.

Elise is good for the Conference, and the New York Conservative Party. We look forward to her energized and thoughtful brand of leadership.

Pipeline Cyber Attack

A major east coast pipeline is now functioning again after being targeted by the largest infrastructure cyber-attack this country has seen.

Colonial Pipeline was shut down a week ago today after an attack was discovered against its computer system. The shutdown caused pain at the pump for consumers, many of whom had to wait in long lines for a fill up.

The pipeline that connects Texas to New Jersey is fully activated and receiving the shipments of fuel it needs to correct the week long crisis.

With the pipeline restored, it is now time to focus on the origin of the hack. It is becoming clear that this hack was carried out by the Russians and it is my sincere hope that the Biden Administration never forgets who wishes to hurt America and who our enemies really are.

‘That looks like a cover-up’: Senator Rand Paul slams Fauci for avoiding questions on Wuhan research

Gov. Cuomo says NY isn’t ready to follow federal advice on going maskless.

US pulls military personnel from Israel, urges Americans not to travel.

The Squad Is Rooting for Hamas.

David Bossie makes this observation about President Biden’s agenda;  Buckle up for Biden’s next big crisis – our economy is in peril thanks to his radical agenda.

120 Retired US Military Officers Warn of Conflict Between Marxism, ‘Constitutional Freedom’

Potential ‘Mutinying?’: White House Press Corps Fume Over Biden Administration’s ‘Extra Control’ Over Media Coverage.

From inflation to jobs to the border, Biden is flailing — when will the media notice?  (Actually, they notice, they just choose not to report it.) Fortunately, there are some news organizations that do report on the Biden Administration’s shortfalls:  No ethics needed for President Biden’s best buddies.  And then there is this:  Biden Nominee at State Runs Center Funded Mostly by That Agency.

The adage, follow the money, still rings true:  Easy Being Green: Biden’s Clean Energy Fundraisers Reap White House Rewards.

Victor Davis Hanson writes in Daily Signal that the Biden Administration Is Mocking Ancient Wisdom.

Consumer Prices See Largest Yearly Jump Since 2008 as Evidence of Inflation Mounts.

Down the Tubes: The Tax Man Cometh.

Sorry, but they’re called ‘mothers’ — not ‘birthing people’

School Budget Spotlight 2021-22.

Teachers:  it is time to replace Randi Weingarten, seriously, is she the only person who “has your back” what about your credibility?  Teachers’-union boss fumbles on 1619 Project, school openings should scare America.  Today Randi flip-flops on school openings, my guess is that Randi can’t stand the heat from the rank and file.

Black Parent Compares Critical Race Theory to KKK Intimidation Tactics.

Bob McManus opines in City-Journal:  Cancel the Columbus, Keep the Dysfunction.

Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers $5 Million Ransom: Report

‘Defund’ lash-back as New York Republicans push stronger, pro-cop laws.

8 Takeaways as Senate Panel Deadlocks on Bill to Nationalize Elections, Nullify Voter ID

America Playing With Fire.

Cuban Immigrants Warn Americans of ‘Misery for Everybody’ If They Choose Socialism: ‘Learn the Truth’

The Past and Present of the Chinese Communist Party’s Bellicosity.

Xi Jinping Talks Chaos: Pandemic Provides Favorable Situation to CCP.

The CDC is about to recommend new guidelines…CDC Announces Vaccinated Americans No Longer Need to Wear Masks Indoors in Most Situations  Updated CDC guidance will still call on Americans vaccinated for coronavirus to wear masks in crowded indoor settings, such as public transportation, hospitals, and prisons, but not schools or offices.  (What about Churches???)  And most importantly, will the Emperor allow New Yorkers to comply with the new guidelines?

Science Letter Breaks ‘Chokehold’ on COVID-Origin Narrative, Says Lab-Leak Theory ‘Viable’

Colin Reed: NYC mayoral primary – ranked-choice voting means things could get even worse for hard-hit city.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has no incentive to let taxpayers control their own money as long as he has a friend in the White House who also has no concerns whatsoever for the beleaguered taxpayer. New York governments are getting $24 billion in stimulus aid. Here’s where it is headed.

Professor Explains Flaw in Many Models Used for COVID-19 Lockdown Policies.

The CDC Has Been Dramatically Overstating Outdoor Transmission, According to Epidemiologists.

Mainstream media misinformation and the high cost of COVID-19 ignorance.

Rand Paul Urges Fauci to Abandon Gain-of-Function Research, Citing Possible COVID Lab Leak.

Court-Packers Say Court-Packing Is Not Court-Packing.

From the Wall Street Journal (subscription required):  Department of National Child Care/ The Biden plan would cause costs to explode for little benefit.

America’s Failed Experiment in Public Housing.

Free the Gig Economy/The Biden administration wants to keep the labor market stuck in the past.

Liz Peek: Biden’s Jimmy Carter connection – here, already, is where their policies are alarmingly similar.

Katie Pavlich:   Hamas Is Now Heavily Attacking Tel Aviv.

Biden must not abandon Afghan interpreters.

Heather MacDonald writes in City-Journal: Diversity Over Discovery/Biden’s war on merit puts America’s scientific edge at risk.

Teachers’ union chief Randi Weingarten defends use of 1619 Project in schools.

Woke-ism will swallow our kids unless we restore the West’s great traditions.

Thankfully, people are waking up to the division the “woke movement” is doing its best to sow throughout our education systems, corporate boardrooms and our families:  Scholars Line Up to Join Anti- ‘Woke’ Online Education Platform.  Keep spreading the news that there are alternatives ways to protect our American Dreams.

Is the Biden administration the end of the American Dream?

Larry Elder’s column, Blacks Don’t Need ‘White Savior’ Politicians, should be sent to every person pushing the debunked 1619 project, but they would only call him Uncle Larry while denouncing it.

Former NFL Player: ‘We Gotta Get God Back in Our Schools’ to Solve Racial, Economic Divide.

Ransomware is a real problem and we are not doing enough to protect our everyday lives because they are too involved with preserving their power over our freedoms.  US Fuel Shortages Possible, Gas Prices Jump After Hackers Hit Colonial Pipeline: AAA.

Xi Jinping: “Marxism is winning the global ideological war”

Yes, it’s time to lift the cap on NYC charter schools.  But will the Democratic-controlled Legislature listen to common sense or remain beholden to the Teacher’s Union?

From the Epoch Times:  Trevor Loudon writes that the Socialist Revolution Is Underway in America.

Larry Kudow opines in the NY Sun:  Wait a Minute, Joe — Trump Rules Could Keep Boom Alive Another Five Years.

Pays not to work: How Biden benefits are grinding the economic recovery to a halt.

Bidenomics is already starting to slam the US economy.

The Message Washington Needs to Hear Right Now: STOP!

Victor Davis Hanson: Conservatives Need To ‘Fight Back’ Against Corporate America’s Assault On Their Values.

The Progressive movement is doing its best to destroy every aspect of the Judeo-Christian values of America’s foundation, the wolf is no longer hiding in the sheep’s clothing, it is flaunting its destructive nature.  Biden HHS Redefines Sex as Non-Biological in New ‘Anti-Discrimination’ Rule Change

This is good advice for every parent in every school that is contemplating the debunked agenda.  Dad who decried antiracism initiatives at Brearley urges parents to join fight.

A Welcome Backlash against Critical Race Theory.

The Who’s Roger Daltrey: Woke Generation Creating A ‘Miserable World … For Themselves’.

At long last, honesty.  Facebook Oversight Board member criticizes indefinite Trump ban: ‘Their rules are in shambles’

File this under: How can a federal judge be so blind?  Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (a recess appointment of William J. Clinton, and then nominated by George W. Bush) indicated that he can’t discern any meaningful difference between topless females and topless males.  Thanks to Robert Knight for informing the public, in his Washington Times column, about Ocean City’s bare-chested women tops off a ridiculous woke agenda.

F.A. Hayek on ‘the Supreme Rule’ That Separates Collectivism from Individualism.

And Then There Was One: G.O.P. Defends Its Last Seat in Queens.  As State Vice Chairman, Thomas M. Long notes in the article, “The division is killing the Republican Party,” Mr. Long said. “The average person gets disgusted and walks away.”  So true, which leads us to ask you:  Isn’t New York (and our beloved America) worth fighting for?

Exclusive: Conservatives Crack Down on Chinese Political Influence and Tech.

Communist China: World’s Biggest Climate Polluter Keeps Polluting.

Cyber-Attack Shuts Down Biggest Gasoline Pipeline in US–Colonial Pipeline.

From Gatestone Institute:  China Aims to Become the World’s Leading Space Power by 2045.

Andrew Cuomo’s pathetic SALT obsession.

Bob McManus opines in the NY Post about the Cost of left’s anti-anti-crime folly: 4-year-old shot in Times Square.

Olympic-sized battle looms over transgender athletes at Tokyo games/Female athletes ‘told to be quiet’

When did unions forget they were formed to protect their members, not their leaders?  Union Leadership Evaded Pay Cuts as Pandemic Devastated Membership

A Pastoral Letter on the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholics in Public Life; By the Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco:  Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. 

Biden Administration Leaving Afghan Interpreters Behind

We are undoubtedly less safe today than we were on January 19, 2021, the day before the new administration was sworn in.

Since then, Chinese war planes have buzzed Taiwanese airspace raising tensions, Iran has published chilling images depicting the United States Capitol on fire, and Russia continues to inch closer towards the Ukraine.

Now, it appears we can add Afghanistan as the next nation we will have to keep a close eye on as President Biden prepares for a full withdrawal of U.S. forces.

This will surely lead to a re-emergence of the Taliban who has vowed retribution against Afghans who worked with Americans.

In 2006, Congress approved a special number of immigrant visas be provided for Afghani and Iraqi translators who are deemed at risk for their work with the United States. With the pullout of US troops pending, those who have provided much needed translation services will be put in grave risk.

Secretary of State Blinken has not committed to addressing the backlog or expediting the process in which the visas are processed leaving many concerned for their safety.

There is no excuse for this; the red tape holding up the special immigrant visa from the U.S. must be expedited to allow these brave Afghans to escape what will be a certain death once our troops have returned home.

Every American should be outraged that the Biden Administration encourages migrants to cross into America through our southern border looking for America’s generosity, yet, has not opened America’s doors to welcome the Afghanistan interpreters who assisted our military men and women throughout the last two decades.

Stefanik Looks to enter Leadership

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik appears to have accumulated the support needed to be named the next Chair of the House Republican Conference currently held by never Trumper Liz Cheney of Wyoming, including the support of former President Trump himself.

Rep. Cheney, who is believed to have White House or cabinet aspirations heading in 2024, continues to push her personal vendetta against former President Trump in an unacceptable manor proving she is out of touch with the more than 70 million citizens that voted for him. Her inability to put her feelings aside and work on behalf of the overwhelming number of Republicans who support Trump and his policies make her unable to serve as the Conference Chair.

The job of the Conference Chair is to message to Republican voters while setting and supporting the legislative agenda Conservatives and Republicans alike wish to see set into action.  Congresswoman Stefanik is aligned with President Trump which makes her aligned with the base that supported him.

Stefanik has been a steadfast supporter of the President and has worked tirelessly to elect more women to Congress. In fact, she has made it a priority of hers and to say she has been successful is an understatement.

Stefanik has proven she can be a leader in both Washington D.C. and New York State where she provided much needed assistance to the winning campaigns of Claudia Tenney and Nicole Malliotakis.

In 2014, the Conservative Party was proud to endorse Stefanik over her GOP primary opponent and we remain proud to be supporters of Team Elise.

Zeldin Quickly Accumulating Conservative and GOP Support

 Lee Zeldin who is seeking the Conservative and GOP endorsements for Governor charged past a key statistic in both parties over the last week.

He now commands 57% of the Conservative Party weighted State Committee vote based on the many County endorsements he has received. Meanwhile, he holds 56% of the statewide GOP weighted vote.

While both conventions are still many months away, it is clear that there is strong interest in the Zeldin campaign within the Conservative Party all over the state.

In another good sign of things to come, Zeldin is not only impressing the party faithful, he is also impressing donors with around $3 million raised thus far. His endorsements and early fundraising abilities have solidified his candidacy heading into the summer.

Jen Psaki admits she tells Biden ‘don’t take questions’

Governors Say Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have Not Reached out During Border Crisis.

Texas and Arizona WATCH: Teachers’ union boss says widely debunked ‘1619 Project’ is a ‘factual version of oppression in America’

BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Has Funneled Business to Company Run By Father Of Her Only Child, Records Show

America’s Border: Cui Bono? – Who Benefits?

ICYMI:  Today’s press release by Chairman Kassar.

Chairman Kassar also discussed various and sundry topics on Alan Chartock’s radio program earlier today:  click here to listen.  

How the White House is hiding the true cost of its spending plans.

From Gatestone Institute;  Arabs Warn West: Do Not Let Iran Fool You.

Be prepared:  Biden set to flex clemency powers.

Joe Biden Comes Down against Stay-at-Home Parenting.

Biden Wants to Give American COVID Vaccine Patents to China.

Unacceptable:  Lawmakers want billions in government spending on unusual pet projects, Fox News finds.

Move over Marine Corps, AOC’s pushing for 1.5M-strong ‘Climate Corps’.  More taxes and regulations that will surely have a negative effect on what made America the greatest nation – uplifting other countries – being a country that lets entrepreneurs create opportunities for people to earn a living.  Did she not take any economic classes at Boston University…or do they only teach Keynesian economics?

Biden’s tax hikes will thwart the economic prosperity he’s promising.

Biden’s actions masking the science: Devine.

Governor Cuomo, New Yorkers leaving the Empire State has little to do with the weather, it has to do with how the state is run!  DeSantis signs Florida election bill limiting drop boxes, mail-in voting live on ‘Fox & Friends’.   Of course, the ink wasn’t even dry when those who want to control every aspect of voting filed lawsuits.

From the Washington Examiner:  Investigate Cuomo.

Jason J. McGuire opines in the Albany Times Union that New York must reopen the Capitol to the public.

Enough with the COVID Zealots.

Two items that may interest you:

• May 7 at 4:00 PM, Sen. Phil Boyle will have a debate on Medical Aid in Dying.  Click here if you would like to watch it.
• There will be a ZOOM meeting on Human Trafficking on Wednesday, May 12 between Noon and 1:00 PM sponsored by VOW for Women (Voice of Women for Women) but you must register by May 10, 2021: vowforwomen@gmail.com or call 914-548-3588 for more information.

 

You Can Hold Your Ground Against Critical Theory.  This is one of the rare “must reads” articles we include in our daily update now and then.  The last paragraph sums up what we are facing now with the wokeism many of the “woke” are trying to enforce.  “If you don’t fight this nonsense now, wherever it’s showing up in your community, soon there will be nothing good, true, or beautiful to defend. We will be ruled by lies and power while being told we’re progressing toward truth and justice. We’re in an open war, ideologically speaking. There is no “safe” any more for people of good conscience. Choose which kind of “unsafe” you can abide. Fighting lies is always preferable to being ruled by them. I believe the truth will prevail.”

The clock of history is five minutes to ‘Darkness at Noon’.

Stephen J. K. Walters:  Anatomy of a Crime Wave/Baltimore’s experiment with de-policing has been disastrous—and deadly.

Victor Davis Hanson asks the question:  Are Americans Becoming Sovietized?

Gordon G. Chang’s latest article in Gatestone Institute:  Microwaving the White House: Enemies Are Now Sonic Attacking Americans from American Soil.

Gerard Kassar, Conservative Party Chairman – NY government hurt NY more than Covid.

Shelly Silver’s release from prison after 8 months an obscene miscarriage of justice

Tom Basile writes in the Washington Times on Combating Biden and Democrats’ ‘Cult of Free’.

From The Federalist:  Democrats’ H.R. 1 Election Takeover Would Also Control What Americans And Politicians Say.

Angelo Codevilla opines in American Greatness on Oligarchy, and Remedies.

McConnell Says Not One Republican Will Support Biden’s $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan.

This is unsettling: Biden Admin May Partner with Private Firms To Gather Online Data Without Warrants.

The Dangers of Biden’s Spending Binge.

From the City Journal:  Undermining Success/President Biden needs economic prosperity to pay for his many programs, but his tax plan will thwart business incentives.

Biden has no excuse for his massive spending because the crisis is over.

When did we elect her?  Jill Biden a key figure in push to pitch White House plans.

This would be unheard of a few years back:  New York’s Hospital Industry Ranks Near the Bottom of Two Quality Report Cards.

From the Gatestone Institute:  Biden Administration Needs to Halt Talks with Iran’s Mullahs.

The City Journal alerts us to The Monster Is in the Classroom/Schools indoctrinate children as young as eight in race and gender essentialism.

The Daily Signal explains How Critical Race Theory Is Taught in Public Schools.

7 Ways Biden Wants to Make America More Like California…where the exodus rate is almost as bad as New York’s

Victor Davis Hanson writes about the Decline of American Universities.

Dennis Prager: What Creates Leftism? Affluence Plus Secularism.

Race Demagogues Are Poisoning Our Politics.

Trump’s pollsters: Democrats’ racial terrorism strategy will backfire again.

America First Legal Pursuing Lawsuit Against Critical Race Theory: Stephen Miller.

Rich Lowry writes in National Review that The Cops Shoot People of Different Races for the Same Reasons

States with strictest lockdowns ruined livelihoods — without saving lives.

Andrew Cuomo alienates Democrats as scandals continue to unfold.

New report details even bigger lies by Cuomo to cover up nursing home scandal.

What could possibly go wrong…besides everything.  Cornell partners with Cuomo administration to develop citizen COVID-19 training.  What is wrong with Cornell?  Do they not read the papers?  Are they unaware that the Cuomo Administration is under investigation for their handling of COVID-19?  I really worry what the citizen COVID-19 training would include; has Cornell forgotten history or have they scrubbed the atrocities that occurred prior to WWII?

While I am on my soapbox, I must ask, what is wrong with these women?  ‘Cuomosexuals’ form Facebook fan group, flood state hotline.  I can’t help but ask if Ghislaine Maxwell would be considered a hero by them?  How can they have such little regard for the women – who worked for Cuomo – didn’t meet him in a bar while out and could control the situation – that they urge their members to confront the accusers on-line.  If any of them have daughters, is this how they want their daughters treated?  I am a woman who has worked for many an Italian man; they never treated me with the disrespect Cuomo treated his employees with.  These women who belong to this Facebook group and its offshoots are enablers of men who believe they are so charming that they can do as they please to any woman.  No man and for that matter, no woman should ever be able to take advantage of another human being under any circumstances.

Governor Cuomo and his followers must realize he truly has a problem when the Times Union, who has followed his career for ages writes this editorial:  Mr. Cuomo’s duplicity.

Powerful teachers union influenced CDC on school reopenings, emails show.

This Previous Psaki Claim Reveals a Lot About the CDC’s Newest Scandal.

Inside the mental health shadow pandemic caused by COVID-19.

Oh, So Now Herd Immunity Cannot Be Obtained?

Cuomo must realize he is losing control so today he announced:   ‘Major’ reopening of New York state on May 19, lifting many capacity restrictions.   It is not at 100% yet, and social distancing/masks will still be required…but it is good news.

The US Government’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio Is Worse Than Greece’s Before the 2008 Crash (And It’s About to Get Worse)

Larry Kudlow opines in the New York Sun how Biden Forgets the Order of Our System – God, the People, the Government.

How does this TV host have her own show?  Rhetorical question, Tiffany Cross is on MSNBC.  ‘From Cotton to Congress to Clown’  MSNBC Host Trashes Tim Scott, Says He’s ‘Thirsty for White Approval’.

Robert Knight always has excellence columns in the Washington Times; this one goes to the top of the list:  The war for the soul of America/Biden and his party are hollowing out the soul of the country, not rebuilding it

Joe Biden needs to stop lying about the cause of the border crisis and start fixing it.

Biden’s bogus bid to claim credit for galloping growth.

China is Trying to Break up the Five Eyes Intelligence Network.

 

Biden Delivers First Address

 President Joe Biden delivered his speech to Congress and the Nation Wednesday night. It was the least watched address in recent memory failing to crack 27 million viewers.

Biden went months in office without holding a press conference, his address marks only the second time he has made public comments since taking the oath of office on January 20^th.

Americans are learning it is expensive for them when Biden talks as it is clear his priorities are massive tax hikes.  One specifically large increase is to the capital gains tax which would see New Yorker’s taxed at more than 50%.

“When you add in the state capital gains rate, you’re looking at a 54.3 percent top capital gains rate. New York City also has a separate local tax on capital gains. So you’re looking at about a 58.1 percent tax rate,” Garret Watson, a senior policy analysist with the Tax Foundation, said to NY1.

While Biden was eager to talk about a massive tax increase, he conveniently shied away from discussing the crisis at our southern border, refusing to acknowledge the humanitarian and national security crisis his administration has created.

Republican Senator Tim Scott delivered a thoughtful rebuttal to President Biden’s speech, but the liberal left has chosen to ignore Senator Scott’s unifying message in order to launch personal attacks based on race.

“Intolerance so often comes from the left with words like ‘Uncle Tim’ and the ‘n-word’ being used against me,” Scott said. “And last night what was trending in social media was ‘Uncle Tim,’ they doubled down on this concept of liberal oppression. It is stunning in 2021 that those who speak about ending discrimination want to end it by more discrimination” said Scott.

The Biden administration and its allies have shown no desire to do anything other than tax and spend on far-left, progressive programs while pursuing D.C. statehood, which passed the House on a party line vote, and packing the Supreme Court to ensure a Venezuelan style decline in America.

Cuomo’s Coverup

 Details on Governor Cuomo’s corrupt coverup continue to come to light as we learned this week that the Governor and his staff hid the true number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes for nearly half a year.

Top aide to Cuomo, Melissa DeRosa, emailed New York State health officials admitting the administration was “anxious” in regard to the pending DOH nursing home report. The administration then worked to downplay their roll in admitting COVID-19 positive patients as they lied about the destruction stemming from that decision.

The DOH report stated the number of nursing home deaths was close to 10,000, far more than the administration had reported. Cuomo’s decision, the report found, ultimately led to 35% of the states total COVID-19 deaths.

While the Governor was involved in one coverup scheme, he also had a side hustle going. While thousands of New Yorker’s died in nursing homes, Cuomo lined his pockets. It is reported he enriched himself to the tune of $4 million dollars with his book, praising himself for his response to the pandemic.

The Governor was given a lucrative book contract because of his carefully constructed image as a leader in the early days of the pandemic. Had the real numbers been released, that image would have been shattered. Denials from his administration that the book had no relevance simply don’t pass the smell test.

By following the money, the truth is revealing itself.

New York to Lose Congressional Seat

New York’s decline in population will lead to yet another House of Representatives district disappearing thus leaving the state with less representation.

The aggressive tax and spend, progressive defund the police, and regressive public safety laws implemented by Mayor de Blasio, Governor Cuomo, and the Democratic State Legislature have led to an out migration pattern that is not soon to be addressed.

New York was once represented by 45 members in Congress.  Since 1952, that number has shrunk to 26. In fact, the only handful of years we did not see a decline in Congressional seats are the years that Governor George Pataki presided over the state.

The outmigration continues to plague New York, not only in the loss of revenue, but now the loss of representation in our nation’s Capital.

We now wait as district lines will be redrawn and announced sometime this coming fall. It is too early to speculate on exactly what the landscape will be later this year; but the census numbers have confirmed that our state is shrinking in population and influence while less taxed states continue to grow.

Spring Reception

  As a reminder we will be gathering in Tappan, New York on May 26^th for an in-person reception.

I am happy to announce Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis will be our speaker. The Congresswoman has taken on a leading role in Washington D.C. on behalf of New York’s 11^th congressional district. She has been an outspoken critic on the Democrats attempt to pack the court, and most recently has been the leading voice on calling for the DOJ to release documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the September 11, 2001 atrocities.

Additionally, I am excited to award Bob Smith, an original founder of the party, with the J. Daniel Mahoney award. Bob is the President and Founder of Smith Affiliated Capital and has been active for decades. Bob is more than deserving and I look forward to honoring him.

Finally, we will present Senators Ortt, Borrello, Helming, O’Mara and Assemblyman DiPietro with our top legislative rating awards for their commitment to supporting and voting for good causes throughout New York State.

The venue is a truly special place and piece of New York history. The Old ’76 House is America’s oldest restaurant and is listed as a National Landmark.

For more information and to register click here. 

Biden contends Trump administration failed to plan for migrant ‘overflow’

Taxpayer costs soaring for Biden border surge, contracts show

Progressives take credit for Biden’s huge spending plan: ‘We are setting the agenda for the Democratic Party’