“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
Congratulations to Phil Oliva, John Faso and Claudia Tenney — the Conservative Party endorsed candidates in the 18th, 19th and 22nd Congressional Districts respectively, on winning their Republican Primary! Now on to victory in November!
John Podhoretz opines on the Benghazi Report saying in part that when it comes to radical Islam and the Obama administration, the truth is always the first casualty.
The House Benghazi Report is released and this is what Congressman Trey Gowdy has said about his report that it is not meant to be an indictment of Mrs. Clinton, but rather a look at the full picture in the run-up to the attack, the handling of the attack that night, and the effort to erroneously blame a video later. Here is some coverage of the report; from the Washington Times, here and here; from Politico; from NBC News; from the NY Post; and from Fox News here and here. You can read the full report here.
Another misguided decision from the US Supreme Court on the matter of protecting unborn lives from those who chose to end an innocent life. When highly educated members of the highest court in our country show lack of respect for innocent life, how can we expect others to? People decry guns and violence and want to curtail the Second Amendment in the name of saving lives, yet five members of the US Supreme Court essentially refused to take steps to save innocent lives. It is a sad day for America.
Our future is at state with the upcoming presidential elections. Imagine what America will become if Hillary Clinton is the person making the recommendations for US Supreme Court Justice.
Certainly Hillary Clinton shows little respect for the rule of law…as the Associated Press showed how she concealed evidence. And just today, Judge Andrew Napoltiano said that the discovery of a potentially damning email that Hillary Clinton failed to turn over to the State Department is of “critical importance,” and this revelation directly contradicts Clinton’s repeated claims that she never jeopardized national security secrets and that her emails were never hacked.
Thank you Michael Goodwin for another great column. Larry Kudlow also calls it like he sees in regarding Brexit. And support for Brexit from an unlikely person — Bill Mahar.
Great Britain has voted to exit the European Union. Some predict a great deal of trouble ahead, but others see June 23 as Britain’s “Independence Day.”
Many feel that the Brexit vote to remove Great Britain from the European Union, is a sign that voters everywhere are fed up with the status quo and want to take a stand against political elites who want to run people’s lives. Do you agree?
That is the first of our three new Weekly Poll questions. I hope you’ll vote today.
Now, back to the States…
This week we discovered that the left suddenly loves a government shutdown. House Speaker Paul Ryan rightly labeled the Democrats’ 1960s-style protest a “publicity stunt,” but their grandstanding did give us a look at the liberals’ true intentions.
Now on to presidential politics: “The Dirty Dozen” is a popular phrase rooted in pop culture, but to cover all of Hillary’s scandals it has to be expanded to “The Dirty TWO Dozen” – and still, the hits just keep coming and coming.
Donald Trump gave a speech Wednesday detailing Hillary’s corruption and dishonesty – and in that speech, we can determine the Trump campaign’s five-part attack plan against Clinton, Inc. According to The Wall Street Journal, the specific points Trump is making include:
Hillary is the insider who represents a “rigged system.”
Hillary benefits personally from being an insider while those outside the system suffer.
Trade agreements illustrate how the insider-run system hurts average Americans.
Immigration added to trade policies creates an even bigger problem.
The American people can’t trust Hillary Clinton.
I like this take on Trump’s campaign strategy, and I want to see what you think. So here’s the second Weekly Poll question: Which part of Donald Trump’s five-point attack plan against Hillary Clinton do you think will resonate MOST with voters?
Byron York of the Washington Examiner urges everyone to not overlook the substance of Trump’s speech. The New York Post agreeswholeheartedly.
Here’s our third and final Weekly Pol question: Do you believe that Bernie Sanders’ socialist supporters will follow their candidate’s lead and throw their support behind Hillary Clinton and the liberal establishment?
Let me know what you think, and have a great weekend!
Are we back in the Sixties — Dems stage sit-in on House floor to push for gun vote. Every person in America is outraged about the carnage in Orlando. No one ever should have to be subjected to the depravity that took the lives of 49 people and the 53 who remain forever scared and scarred by the evil that took place in the Pulse. The First responders must also live with the memories of those they could not save…and the utter abomination of death by someone who destroyed for the sake of destruction. And our leaders stage a sit-in. If a thousand gun-control laws were passed — nothing would change when one is a radical Islamic extremist. If not a gun, then a pressure cooker — or any means possible to kill as many infidels as possible. The call for more gun-control will not change a thing, except, maybe make innocent American’s lives more difficult.
Can’t we do anything without government help? Gov. Cuomo announced a new initiative to keep pedestrians safe across the state with a $110 million pedestrian safety plan. People, this is YOUR tax dollars. You are going to work every day to put a roof over your head, food on your table, clothing on you and your children, maybe some entertainment and taxes to the government so they can devise a pedestrian safety plan. When did we stop teaching our children to not run into the street, cross at the corner and look both ways — and nowadays to put the phone down when walking. Seriously, $110 million?
Live Free or Die — thank you New Hampshire! On June 21, 1788 New Hampshire became the 9th State to ratify the US Constitution, thereby making it the law of the land as of March 4, 1789.
Here is Charles Krauthammer’s take on why Obama allows — or should I say encourages — any links to Islam… as Charles says the larger issue is an administration that has no respect for historical record of actual events.
However, the issue continues to percolate. Katie Pavlich brings us up to date on the latest Judicial Department release of the 911 transcript, which are still not a complete release.
Orlando has dominated the news this week, and it has been a stark reminder of the dangerous denial about radical Islam from President Obama and the Left.
Obama has turned Sunday’s jihadist terror attack into a personal gun war.
If only he were so diligent about actually fighting terrorism. America has suffered a terror attack every year under President Obama’s reign – many of them preventable. Even members of his own administration admit that his policies are failing.
According to Democrats due process is no longer a constitutional right, but a “red herring” that is “killing us.” (Keep in mind, Sen. Joe Manchin, who is leading the anti-due process brigade, describes himself as a “moderate” Democrat.)
As liberals leap at the opportunity to restrict our freedom, more people are starting to realize that Donald Trump’s warnings on immigration and terrorism make sense. (And like many Americans, Trump is gravely concerned that more terror attacks are on the way.)
Though there have been occasional hints of responsible coverage, overall the media’s handling of the Orlando attacks has been biased and even lawless.
Orlando and its aftermath are the focus of our new Weekly Poll questions: Why do you think President Obama is so eager to change the subject to gun control? What worries you the most about the Democrats’ plan to use terrorist watch lists to restrict Americans’ Second Amendment rights? And are you concerned that more terrorist attacks are on the way?
I look forward to seeing how people respond to these questions, and encourage you to vote now.
There has been other news this week – Obamacare continues to be a costly disaster, and job growth in New York under Andrew Cuomo continues to stagnate.
The Obama Administration is ruling by fiat again! Everyone agrees that a known terrorist should not be allowed to purchase a gun…any gun. The problem is who decides who is on the “no fly list”. No one really knows who does the list and once on it…it is almost impossible to get your name cleared. What we do know is that there are some in government out to harm those who dare to disagree with them and that should give all of us a reason to be cautious of a “no fly list” with little recourse to clear your name.
Michael Goodwin writes in his column — Obama’s tantrum a striking display of failed leadership — He laid waste to a field of straw men, cable-TV pundits and the always-evil “partisan rhetoric,” by which he means anyone who disagrees with him. It was a striking display of personal anger and pent-up grievances — and a total failure of leadership during a national crisis.
And lest anyone tries to argue that Australia’s gun confiscation worked in reducing mass shootings, read this. Not convinced yet, read this.
The Democrats in the Senate continue to ignore facts and demand more gun control. They obviously do not understand just how brilliant our Founding Fathers were — granting an ordinary citizen the right to bear arms in order to preserve the freedoms granted after freeing themselves from the tyranny they had endured.
Ralph Peters has a few suggestions — other than gun control — on how to defeat the Islamist fanatics.
More bad news about New York’s economy. E. J. McMahon explains New York was one of only 10 states to register no growth or even a decline in real (inflation-adjusted) GDP in the last three months of the year, during which the U.S. as a whole registered growth of 1.7 percent, the federal Bureau of Economic Affairs (BERA) estimated.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli had more bad news for New Yorkers: The state pension fund barely broke even. The fund gained only 0.19% — far short of the fund’s target of a 7 percent annual rate of return. This will likely cause the contribution rates of state government and hundreds of localities to rise in coming years.
The Watertown Daily Times isn’t too enthused with Start Up NY…another boondoggle created by Governor Cuomo to give false hope that jobs would be created.
