“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
Mayor de Blasio is in campaign mode, pandering his pipe dreams. If he really wanted to help create jobs, he would cut taxes and regulations to make NYC a better business environment.
Wednesday’s shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has liberal lawmakers saying the right things about “unity,” but will it last? To judge by Rep. Nancy Pelosi – no, no it will not.
Pelosi’s “blame the victim” stunt is just one aspect of the Left’s shameful response to the attempted GOP massacre (which could have been much worse, by the way, were it not for good guys with guns).
The New York Times can’t believe that this week’s shootings haven’t sparked a gun-control frenzy, but fortunately the GOP still has enough leaders guided by reason, not emotion. Rep. Mo Brooks, for example, who witnessed the violence, is now even more resolute that law-abiding citizens should be able to defend themselves, as is our right under the Second Amendment.
How did this tragedy affect your views on the Second Amendment? Are you more supportive of gun rights now? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll.
The New York Times makes an important point about this week’s political violence:
“It is facile and mistaken to attribute this particular madman’s act directly to Democrats or ‘Resistance’ members. But it is legitimate to hold Democrats and particularly their most virulent supporters in the media responsible for the gale of anger that has produced the vast majority of these threats, setting the nation on edge.”
You didn’t really believe that, did you? In reality, the Times made that point about “Republicans” and “the Tea Party” (and specifically Sarah Palin) back in 2011 after the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords by a disturbed individual with no clear political or ideological leanings, and certainly with no direct or even indirect link to the Tea Party.
As Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist points out, for The New York Times “bipartisanship” means blaming the GOP for anything bad that happens to Democrats OR Republicans.
And what’s truly stunning is that in an editorial this week, the Times knowingly and shamefully furthered the “fake news” that Mrs. Palin was somehow linked to the Giffords shooting – and when they were forced to correct the record, Team Times was still disingenuous and borderline dishonest.
One can argue that the shooter alone is ultimately responsible for his own actions – but shouldn’t that standard apply to everyone, across the political spectrum? Not at all, the Times and their fellow media elites seem to be saying.
Thinking about The New York Times specifically – has their coverage of the Alexandria shootings made you more distrustful of their purported journalism, or less? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.
This week’s violence is just the latest in a string of threats and attacks against conservatives – and The Drudge Report today features two more stories of harassment and violence against Trump supporters. Maybe they’re just trying to be like their favorite liberal artists?
How concerned are you that the Democrats’ and their anti-Trump allies are attempting to “normalize” political violence through their so-called art, journalism and internet posts?
That’s the final question in the new Weekly Poll. I hope you’ll vote today, and that you have a great weekend!
Michael Goodwin writes in today’s NY Post that political death threats becoming new, unsettling normal. Goodwin’s column, filled with facts and common sense, is well worth reading.
NY schools spend $21,206 per pupil. This exceeds the national average by 86% and yet, if you read about school budgets, you would think that New York was spending less than every other state. New York spends $64.8 billion with 2.6 million students (excluding Charter Schools), while California spends more, $75.5 billion with almost three times the number of students or 6.2 million. The figures are from the US Census Bureau and are only current through the 2014-2015 school year. Something to think about the next time you have to vote on a school budget.
Our President, Donald J. Trump, is doing his best — as an outsider — to change how things are done in Washington. Almost 6 months into his administration and things are struggling along. Anyone else would have been given more time to adjust from being a businessman — essentially a one-man show — to the head of the greatest government in the world without being criticized for every mistake. Michael Goodwin writes today that perhaps Jeff Sessions should not have been President Trump’s AG. He makes some good points, but we cannot go back and change facts, however Goodwin’s final paragraph is spot on. Health care expert, Betsy McCaughey, opines on her concerns that VA Secretary David Shulkin is capitulating to the public-employee unions and their Democratic lackeys in Congress who oppose allowing vets to leave the VA. At the end of her column, Ms. McCaughey does give President Trump credit for applying the brakes, but the federal gravy train is still rolling.
In response to this “Congressman, Capitol cops shot during GOP baseball practice,” the Conservative Party issued the following statement: “Today is a sad day in America. Today you realize that the vitriol in the political world has become so dangerous, that unbalanced people become unhinged and shoot five people practicing baseball for a charity game. Enough is enough. The contempt that certain individuals have for our system of government – the best in the world – must end.”
Today is Flag Day, let us remember the symbolism of our Flag and honor what our Flag stands for: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Economy emerges as bright spot for Trump, but, NY’s tax revenues lower. Serious future problems develop when tax revenues do not equal what is projected in order to balance the state budget.
It looks like a book deal is in the works for the former director, but how will we know if the book is honest and not just a fired employee looking to establish that he was fired without cause?
“The Comey Show” didn’t live up to the hype – by most accounts it was a pretty weak case put forth by the former FBI Director. But the Democrats’ hatred of President Trump was and still is strong.
We did learn that President Trump has not been under FBI investigation – as Sen. Marco Rubio wisely pointed out, this is seemingly the ONLY nugget of information that somehow wasn’t leaked out by Team Comey.
Seems like Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and virtually the entire media owe President Trump an apology – but I certainly won’t be holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
We also learned what many of us suspected – that Obama’s Attorney General Loretta Lynch wasn’t seeking justice but playing partisan games with investigations (er, “matters”) into Hillary’s wrongdoing. Will Hillary be adding Mrs. Lynch to her laundry list of people to blame for her 2016 defeat?
Suddenly The New York Times is concerned about Loretta Lynch’s independence – did this not occur to them almost a year ago after her secret tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton?
The Times had problems of its own as Comey testified that one of their blockbuster stories about Trump and Russia was fake news. The New York Post lays out the liberals’ dilemma: You can’t trust both Comey and the Times.
Now, on to this week’s poll questions. Of course the James Comey testimony was the week’s big news, so we’ll start there: What do you think is the BIGGEST IMPACT of Comey’s Senate testimony?
There are endless lists of “winners” and “losers” in the wake of Comey’s testimony. Who among the anti-Trump forces do you believe came out of Thursday’s spectacle as the biggest loser? That’s our Weekly Poll’s second question.
Finally, a question that was practically written for me, and just in time since quite a bit of this week’s Wrap-Up deals with fake news and media malpractice: A new Quinnipiac poll asked a question about the media’s coverage of the political scene, and whether it makes Americans feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry. How would you have answered if you had been included in this poll?
Talk about stirring the pot, what is Governor Cuomo talking about when he says “Start with me” regarding deporting immigrants. Really, Governor Cuomo, how downright reprehensible to compare American citizens born here to those who enter our country illegally. Do you lock your door at night or do you leave it open for anyone to come in your home? (Of course, you don’t have to worry about locking your door since you have the constant presence of your taxpayer funded state police detail give you protection; ordinary citizens do not have that luxury.) My grandparents emigrated to America, as did yours, legally. That is all we ask, that anyone who wants to live in America, to do so legally, by knocking on the front door and asking to come into our home. Governor, identity politics, the politics that drives you, is reprehensible.
NY City increases its budget by $1.7B over last year’s budget and overall by 22% since de Blasio has been Mayor. The Mayor and members of the City Council applauded themselves on the increased spending, while over-taxed middle-class families worry how they can sustain the constant increases in taxes to pay for all the new and expanded handouts.
June 6, 1944…73 years later, we MUST remember D-Day and thank the greatest generation for their sacrifices. Today we thank the brave young men and women who are protecting the values the greatest generation fought for … Freedom…the freedom to be all that we can be. We Salute you and pray for you and your families.
Do you want to know how your property taxes become so high? Unfunded mandates!
Betsy McCaughey writes: the war on e-cigs is now national. Betsy certainly hits the nail on the head with this, “Hypocrisy has reached new heights, even by Washington’s standards. The same left-wing senators who support needle-exchange and methadone programs to reduce harm to drug addicts and demand condoms for high-schoolers are waging war against the most effective harm reducer of all — e-cigarettes.”
Governor Cuomo thinks he is already president of the United States as he bullies private health insurance companies by telling them if they withdraw from the Obamacare Health Exchanges they will not be allowed to participate in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Plan. He will also require them to provide the 10 essential “health benefits” required by Obamacare…all of this bluster prior to knowing what the final revised bill will contain. Some believe that Gov. Cuomo’s plan would bring more uncertainty to NY Insurers. Meanwhile, Obamacare continues to fail.
Poor Bill, his legal troubles have been very costly, how will he pay for them? Will taxpayers ultimately end up paying them?
Linda Chavez ends her NY Post column with this “Turning the story of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election into a partisan issue helps further Russian aims, and the real loser is American democracy.” Read the rest of her how Hillary’s sore-loserism helps Vladimir Putin column here.
The NY Sun thinks former Mayor Bloomberg is on thin ice and that he should read the US Constitution when it comes to the Paris Accord.
