Governor Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that Congressmen John Faso and Chris Collins “declared war on NY” with their amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA).  And the lemmings in the Democratic Party followed suit stating that the Faso/Collins Amendment would be detrimental to the health of New York.  Politico NY has an extensive article, authored by Jimmy Vielkind, which tries to be straight reporting, but leaves a lot out.  It neglects to include certain very important facts; for example, the federal government only requires Medicaid to cover 16 health benefits, however New York State choses to cover 41!   NY’s Cadillac coverage now has the costs of a Rolls-Royce What is detrimental to the health of New York is the years of having a Medicaid program that costs more than twice the national average.  New York’s costs are so far out of line that the state sticks local governments with a substantial share—and that, in turn, is a major reason our property taxes are so high.  Governor Andrew Cuomo has a very weak argument against the Faso/Collins amendment, there are numerous ways the state can absorb the 1.5% it would lose from the counties and if NY just provided the required 16 benefits instead of the 41 it choses to, the state and counties would both benefit.  Governor Cuomo should also read what his father, Governor Mario Cuomo said in 1994 and the NY Times agreed with.   As we said yesterday, we stand with Congressman John Faso and Congressman Chris Collins — and thank them for standing up for New York’s citizens.

Here is another article in Politico on the simmering feud between Collins and Cuomo.  

Just remember that everything Andrew Cuomo’s every move is now about his 2020 hopes.  

Another colossal waste of taxpayer’s money!

The Wall Street Journal calls the upcoming vote on the AHCA a defining moment.  (The article was posted on Twitter, so everyone should be able to access it.)

The Supreme Court limits presidential appointment power.  

Kathleen Gallagher writes in The Tablet about teens being feed fake news by the secular media. Parents, if you teenage daughter reads Teen Vogue you must read Mrs. Gallagher’s article so you know what your daughter is being exposed to by the editors of the magazine.  We recommend Grandparents read the article also to know what the youngsters of today are reading.    

Congressmen John Faso and Chris Collins offered an amendment to the American Health Care Act designed to help New York State taxpayers by offering mandate relief to upstate counties.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reaction is to call them “Conservative Zealots,”   Congressman John Faso was on the Fred Dicker radio show this morning to explain the necessity of the amendment.  Listen to it here.  And learn more about it here in Congressman Chris Collin’s press release.  The Conservative Party fully supports this amendment to give New Yorkers some much needed mandate relief.  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has an insatiable appetite for taxes!  Gov. Cuomo continues to find new ways to  impose and collect increasingly more taxes from New Yorkers’ and never acknowledges that the more he demands, the more people and businesses leave.  Way to go Governor, your concern for your constituents is pure malarkey.  

Here is more malarkey from some of New York’s wealthiest residents.  If they truly wanted to pay more taxes, nothing is stopping them from writing a check to the NYS Department of Taxation instead of looking for every possible write-off they can find when filing their taxes.  Hey guys, take your gross income and pay the taxes due on that.  Leave the rest of us alone.

According to this Gov. Cuomo is getting ready to play Santa Clause again next year when he distributes up to 60 discretionary funding pots, up $2 billion from last year.  His insatiable appetite for taxes — your money — will most likely be distributed in an election year to buy your vote.  

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was center state yesterday when questioning FBI Director James Comey.  

The long, sharp knives are out for Judge Neil Gorsuch, a gentleman deemed “well-qualified” unanimously by the American Bar Association.  Be sure you sign our petition telling Sen. Schumer to stop playing politics and confirm Judge Gorsuch now.  

Do you have children going off to college?  Read this before anyone signs for a student loan.  If attending college soon, one must be prepared for this and this.  

Dennis Prager opines on the most dangerous addiction of them all: Entitlements.  

Photo credit:  IBTimes.com

The NY Post editorial takes the opportunity to remind Sen. Schumer of his words in 2013.  For a smart man, Sen. Schumer seems to forget — or nefariously chooses not to remember — things he has said in the past.  

We are a government of laws, not men.  

There should be a way to hold judges who make very poor decisions responsible.  As long as the left leaning democrats in the Assembly are in control, there is no hope of passing Recall.  

One judge that will probably never need to be recalled is Judge Neil Gorsuch whose hearings kicked off today.  The Senate Judiciary Committee plan to vote by April 3rd, then the floor “fight” will begin in earnest.  Charles Hurt opines in the Washington Times on Neil Gorsuch and the corpse flower.  

Another state suggests that non-citizens voted in past elections.  

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s other power grab.

National Review investigated the Meals on Wheels and found that the press was wrong.  

The Daily Signal explains that this isn’t fake news.  

Fox News has the latest on the FBI investigations of Russian ties.  FBI director, James Comey will not comment on the obvious leaks that the press have reported.  

Robert Knight opines in the Washington Times on freeing religion from government’s grip. 

In a win for corrupt officials everywhere, this week we finally found something that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is good at – escaping prosecution for corruption.  The New York Post makes no bones about it – it’s too bad the Mayor is incompetent at everything else.

How would you describe the news that de Blasio will get off scot-free on these corruption charges? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll. 

As you answer, consider the irony that de Blasio could now face a challenge from someone who’s even better at corruption. How likely is it, in your opinion, that Hillary Clinton will run for Mayor of New York City? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

Meanwhile, President Trump this week continued his unheard-of-in-D.C. strategy of keeping his campaign promises by releasing a budget that scales back government’s size and scope and strengthens our defenses.  It’s a great start at putting Washington in its place – and it also puts Republican lawmakers on the spot as their promises of limited government are put to the test. 

The Washington Examiner has the winners and losers – what do you think is the most sensible cost-cutting measure in President Trump’s newly-released federal budget proposal? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

As President Trump follows through on the promises he’s made, many sense a more optimistic spirit in our economy… and many businesses are going back to hiring mode. 

Is it “un-American” for businesses and entrepreneurs to feel confident about the Trump economy? Chuck Schumer and the media elites may very well think so.

There are still reasons for concern – especially (as we’ve seen this week in the courts’ dangerous, “Twilight Zone”-style rulings on President Trump’s immigration orders) since activist judges are going above-and-beyond to defy the White House rather than simply apply the Constitution.

Have a great weekend!
 

How do you walk away from corruption charges when the District Attorney states that you “violated the “spirit” of the election law”?  How does that DA have any credibility to charge anyone with a misdemeanor/crime in the future?  It just boggles my mind how certain people get away with not abiding by the same rules that everyone else has to abide by.  

Mayor de Blasio continues to talk out of both sides of his mouth.; he takes credit for rent freezes in called for and made by the “independent” board he appointed.  

The Democrats sudden amnesia about Obamacare.  Noted economist Larry Kudlow points out the 13 tax cuts in the new Ryan health care bill that should unite republicans.  

Ryan Concedes: Yes, Things Need To Be Changed For Obamacare Replacement Bill To Pass The House. 

Politico Poll: Plurality Supports GOP Healthcare Plan, Trump Approval Hits 52 Percent.  

The Daily Signal says Trump’s skinny budget paves way for a leaner government.  Here is more on the Trump budget.  Education advocates will be disappointed.  

Investor’s Business Daily says Fed’s Rate Hikes Are Really A Bullish Validation Of Trumponomics.  

Sen. Schumer admits Obamacare needs help…and offer’s no real answers, says democrats can’t offer solutions if the republicans repeal it.  His interview with Bret Baier was quite an eye-opener that you can view here.

Ben Shapiro opines about more judicial overreach.  

Have you signed our petition to keep Doyle in prison?  Please do all that you can, have family and friends sign also, to keep Doyle in prison.  Click here to download petition.  Or click here for the Parole Board directly. Please sign today as he is due to come before the Parole Board in about two weeks.  

The Board of Regents did it, they lowered the standards for teachers by eliminating the literacy exam for potential teachers.  I’m still trying to understand how they earned their teaching degree if they can’t pass a literacy exam.  Students deserve more.  Here is what Fox News is reporting on this absolutely outrageous action by the Board. Here is Ben Shapiro’s take on the decision.  

According to some female legislators in Albany, “early voting” would make it easier for more women to vote…and it lot more possible for voter fraud…but I guess that doesn’t matter to them.  

Judge Andrew Napolitano drops a bombshell on Fox and Friends this morning!  Read it here.  Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich lets you know that one should not dismiss President Trump’s claim of being “wire-tapped” without knowing all the details.   

The OMB director, Mick Mulvaney, explains the CBO assessment of the new proposed health care bill.  Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, is not a fan of this proposal as he explains in the Daily Signal.  Well all understand his concerns, yet we also know that former Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey is completely opposed to Obamacare (since the minute it was released) and sees the new proposal optimistically.  Newt Gingrich would eliminate the CBO if he could. 

What has happened to Sen. Gillibrand?  There was a time that Sen. Gillibrand understood the 2nd Amendment, however, lately, it seems as if she has tossed the 2nd Amendment out the window.  

The Washington Times opines on Gamesmanship in Gotham.  

The US Attorneys appointed by former president Obama have been fired, now it is time to fire IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.  

President Trump is still winning – a new poll shows he leads Hillary Clinton by 20 points in favorability ratings, and a sociological experiment designed by liberals to show that sexism is rampant in our culture actually proved that Hillary would be even less likeable as a man.

And this week we learned that illegal border crossings decreased by 40 percent in January – that’s a win for America, and even liberal news outlets like The New York Times and CNN are being forced to admit that President Trump’s principled stand for secure borders is actually solving the illegal immigration problem. 

This is a great topic for our new Weekly Poll, so here’s the question I hope you’ll answer now: What do you think is the PRIMARY reason behind the drop in illegal border crossings under President Trump?

Meanwhile, it’s not just President Trump but also American workers who are winning as the newest jobs report crushes expectations.

Health care has also been in the news this week.  Biased media outlets have been peddling reports that Obamacare has somehow miraculously become very popular – and it seems that establishment Republicans have fallen for this hoax, as this week they introduced what Erik Erickson calls “Swampcare” in an utter betrayal of conservative values. 

Let’s bring back a dose of reality: What do you like LEAST about Obamacare? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll. 

National Review says the Republican plan is pretty bad – but is it better than nothing? The Daily Signal outlines why the GOP’s Obamacare plan isn’t real repeal, but offers hope that conservatives have a willing negotiating partner in President Trump. 

It’s a day that ends in “Y” so of course Andrew Cuomo is pushing a tax increase – a so-called “millionaire’s tax” that will hurt more than just the wealthy. With our state already imposing one of the highest tax burdens in the nation, and with job creation and development hurting as a result, the last thing New York needs is another big tax hike. 

What do you think – how much will yet another massive tax hike hurt New York’s economy? That’s the third and final question in our latest Weekly Poll.

Other news I hope you didn’t miss this week: 

A liberal activist pled guilty to voter registration fraud – yet another case that exposes the liberals’ dishonest claims that voter fraud doesn’t exist.

The American Bar Association has given its highest possible rating to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch – so of course “progressive” activists and Democrat Senators are stepping up their opposition.

And is this what’s behind all the intelligence leaks designed to undermine President Trump? 

Have a great weekend!

This is a must watch video: Lost Voices in the Transgender Debate: Liberals and Conservatives Unite.  

Bill Hammond explains, with straightforward reporting, how the new GOP health care proposal will effect New York State here and here.  The Heartland Institute (their  mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems) examines the GOP proposal for health care.  Congressman John Faso was a guest on the Fred Dicker radio show this morning and spoke very succinctly about the new health care bill.  

Assemblyman Francisco Moya, a Queens Democrat is trying to reward those who come to New York State ILLEGALLY by allowing them to have a driver’s license.  What part of ILLEGAL does he not understand?  New York State should adopt Recall so all of the elected officials who refuse to honor the oath they took when accepting the responsibility of being an elected official can be removed.  

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools.  The Washington Times reports that U.S. spies fear WikiLeaks carried out biggest intelligence breach since Snowden.  Charles Hurt had this to say about the “leak”.  Joseph Curl has this to say about all that has happened recently:  We live in truly terrifying times.   Here is what Matt Vespa writes on Townhall.com.  Then there is this:  U.S. officials aware of CIA security breach in 2016, say WikiLeaks papers authentic. Feds launch criminal probe into Wikileaks dump of CIA docs.  

Michael Goodwin’s column in today’s NY Post could be Lord Acton quote “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” instead of FBI chief Comey asserting power like no one in history.  Director Comey isn’t concerned, he’s here for another six years.  

National Review editors call for transparency in the wiretap brouhaha.  

Under de Blasio’s Renewal-Schools program, consultants win – kids lose.  

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.  

Jim Geraghty writes in National Review about GOP-amacare with a critical eye.  He’s right, the bill offered yesterday leaves a lot to be desired from the conservative perspective, but there is time to make some more substantial changes, however, it will never be a perfect bill.  Government does not belong in the health care business, but that ideal is long gone unfortunately, so we have to work together to eliminate some of the more objectionable aspects of the proposal.   Here is the  first quick article by the Heritage Foundation on the proposal.  The Washington Times has another quick assessment here.   

Mayor de Blasio will do almost anything to be re-elected.  While he is right to block the “Right to Know” act, everyone knows he would sign the bill on the day after he was re-elected.  Is it any wonder why politicians are not trusted?

Seriously?  Has the Board of Regents completely lost their purpose which according to the NYS Department of Education is “Our mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. Our vision is to provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world., “How will they be able to do this if they cannot pass the Academic Literacy Skills Test, which is designed to measure prospective teachers’ reading and writing ability. I think the Board of Regents should hear from people concerned about the possibility of this passing on Monday.  Click here to let them know eliminating the Academic Literacy Skills Test is unacceptable.  

Mayor de Blasio’s questionable school consultants cost taxpayers millions.   Money that could go into actual student needs, might I add. 

New York is most unionized state – by far.  

Why do we need a $2000 credit to buy an electric car?  Aren’t you sick and tired of having government bribing you to do what they want?  If people see an advantage in buying an electric car, then buy it.  It seems to me lately that government is the only entity that gets away with bribing people. 

Why does government have to subsidize the cost of diapers?

Cal Thomas opines on the Trump effect.  

If you read the papers about Obamacare, you would think that everyone who has signed up for Obamacare wants to keep it.  According to a survey by Black Book Market Research, only 22% of those on Obamacare rate the coverage as good or excellent.  Maybe they were the people who received  $21.8 million in Obamacare tax credits who were not eligible to receive them. and still get them due to the ACA’s “good faith” provision.  

Mercedes Schlapp writes in the Washington Times how the democrats in Sessions obsessions break out ugly playbook.  

Robert Knight goes even further opining how the Democratic Party and ‘progressives’ of all types are mounting a dangerous ‘resistance.’  

Mark Levin appeared on Fox and Friends and broke down President Trump’s wiretapping claims. If you missed it, here is the video clip — well worth watching.  

Also worth watching is James Rosen explaining how the Obama Administration investigated him.

And this from Townhall.com — there may well be a paper trail to follow re wiretapping.  

Not unexpectedly, the Supreme Court returns case on transgender bathroom access to lower court.  Although the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals is considered to be conservative, the final decision may not be one that conservatives will support due to the fact that The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond sided with Grimm in April, saying the federal judge who previously dismissed Grimm’s Title IX discrimination claim ignored the Education Department’s guidance on bathroom use.

3 Different Ways State GOP Lawmakers Are Fighting Sanctuary Cities.  

Revised executive order by President Trump regarding travel ban becomes effective on March 16.   Here is what you need to know about it. 

George J. Marlin says N.Y. public schools pay more, get less.  

Did you miss this over the weekend?  Or this?  Or Michael Goodwin’s column?  We tweeted or posted on our mobile App. Get our App or follow us on Facebook and Twitter and we will keep you informed of all the hot topics over the weekend.  

Another week, another round of the Left’s meritless attacks on the Trump Administration – this time with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the crosshairs. 

Make no mistake: The liberals’ goal is to destroy the Trump presidency, and if Republicans don’t stick together, the Democrats’ “new McCarthyism” (assisted by the media’s fake news) will succeed.

The Democrats’ hypocrisy (exemplified, of course, by New York’s very own Chuck Schumer) is galling – but it’s not surprising.

“This is how the Democrats are going to behave – to delegitimize the President,” says one Justice Department veteran. 

Rush Limbaugh makes no bones about it: “This story is about Barack Obama and the Democrat Party attempting to sabotage the Trump presidency and do everything they can to either render it meaningless and ineffective or to get him impeached or force him to resign.”

I want to put this question to friends of the Conservative Party today: How concerned are you that left-wing Democrats and the national news media are conspiring to delegitimize the Trump Administration and effectively overturn the 2016 presidential election? 

That’s question #1 in our new Weekly Poll.  Let me know what you think!

Regardless of the Democrats’ latest witch hunt, the biggest news this week is President Trump’s game-changing address to Congress on Tuesday.
 
“It was a great speech for Trump — optimistic, upbeat, bipartisan, but clear on what he hoped to accomplish,” Investor’s Business Daily says of the President’s address to Congress – and I couldn’t agree more.

What word do you think BEST describes President Trump’s speech this week? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll the results should be very interesting.

There’s optimism in Trump’s America, and many citizens are even more hopeful after the President’s address.  

How would you describe your level of optimism for the country right now? That’s the third and final question I’ve set for you in our new Weekly Poll. 

Two issues stood out for me.  First, President Trump signaled a renewed commitment to repealing Obamacare, and though this topic is yet another that’s littered with fake news, make no mistake: The facts are on our side. 

Also, reality supports President Trump’s commitment to securing the borders and protecting the nation from the myriad, devastating impacts of illegal immigration.  We’re seeing more evidence that the President is right to raise concerns about illegal alien voter fraud – and right here in our state, we’ve witnessed frightening proof that a lax immigration system (combined with inept and/or naïve public officials) can do real damage to individual Americans.  

Have a great weekend!