Where have all the LEADERS gone?

Mayor de Blasio is living in a make-believe that is akin to Peter Pan’s Neverland world if he really thinks this will resolve the current crime crisis in New York City:  De Blasio plans to cut NYPD budget by $1 billion as NYC shootings spike.  That is his answer to this:  Fresh signs of NYC spiraling out of control.

File this under chutzpah:  Minneapolis council members who voted to abolish cops get private security.  (At taxpayers’ expense.)  This one gets filed in the same place:  NYC curfew during George Floyd protests was unconstitutional, class-action suit says.

450 NYC businesses damaged during George Floyd protests

Charles Love opines on What ‘woke’ whites get wrong about blacks’ priorities.

Governor Cuomo just cannot admit he and his DOH Commission were wrong:  Cuomo defends decision to put COVID-19 patients in nursing homes.  And he certainly does not like people pointing out that he was wrong:  Gov. Cuomo complains of ‘political heat’ over coronavirus nursing home deaths.  Cuomo’s Covid Chutzpah (from the WSJ subscription required)

Rep. Stefanik blasts Cuomo’s ‘height of hypocrisy’ for probe of NY student who visited Florida.

The Coronavirus Surge in Florida, Arizona, Texas Isn’t the Same as New York’s Crisis (from the WSJ subscription required)

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions.  See Chairman Kassar’s statement here.

Robert Knight opines in the Washington Times how Democrats bless stimulus checks that flow to strip clubs and the dead.

Tomorrow is Thomas Sowell’s 90th birthday…how sad it is that the media glorify the likes of Al Sharpton and not Thomas Sowell.  Perhaps that is why most media has lost the respect of true Americans.  CPNYS wishes you a very blessed day as you have blessed our lives with your writings and observations.

In case you missed these articles over the weekend:

New York needs leaders who’ll stand up for the NYPD — and against soaring crime.

NYPD chief blames surge in shootings on ‘lawlessness’ created by recent reforms.

272 uniformed NYPD cops file for retirement after George Floyd death

Police ‘Reform’ and the Making of a Racism Narrative.

So, Governor Cuomo, still think the criticism is partisan politics?  Lawmakers urge Cuomo to overhaul nursing home oversight amid coronavirus mess.

David Keene writes in the Washington Times that Rioters who burned police stations and businesses may find their nemesis, Trump, reelected.

19 Black Americans Explain Why They’re Conservative

Yes, Lincoln and the Union Freed the Slaves.

Yet another noted columnist, Armstrong Williams, explaining why the NY Times 1619 Project is wrong.

4 Things the Liberal Media Won’t Tell You About Black Lives Matter.

Modern Slavery and Woke Hypocrisy.

Mitch McConnell slams ‘total hypocrite’ Chuck Schumer for blocking police bill

The Speaker of the United States Congress is shameless:  Nancy Pelosi Smears Tim Scott.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a woman responsible for the passage or defeat of federal legislation, feigns ignorance of basic facts regarding the history of this great nation.  This November We. The. People. can change her title to Minority Leader. The Room Where It Happens, Indeed.

Democrats’ disturbing turn to the frivolous

Pushing Back on Cancel Culture

The statue-smashers are assaulting democracy and civilization.

Reopening Is Not a Failure.