As we’ve shared this week, Andrew Cuomo’s defense against accusations of corruption shows as much about his shady character as any actual misdeeds.  

The New York Post said it best: “Stonewall, repress, rationalize, deflect, lash out: These are the defenses of someone who knows he has a huge corruption problem — but refuses to fix it.”

Philosopher David Hume once wrote, “The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst” – and that’s a quote that comes to mind when I think of corruption in our great state.  There are many other familiar sayings and proverbs along these lines, such as “The fish rots from the head” or “Actions speak louder than words.” I’ve compiled some of these thoughts for the first question in our new Weekly Poll – let me know which one you believe BEST describes corruption in the Cuomo Administration. 

Before Facebook comments and tweets, there were Letters to the Editor – still one of my favorite parts of the newspaper (which I still read the old-fashioned way!).  Here are some great reactions to Andrew Cuomo’s recent not-so-great remarks about America. 

What was your IMMEDIATE reaction to Andrew Cuomo’s “America was never that great” anti-Trump diatribe? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

As one letter writer points out, America has been pretty great to the Cuomo family.  Like no other country, America provides hope, opportunity, security and prosperity to all who are willing to work for it. 

So let me ask you this, as the third question in our new Weekly Poll: What would you say is the MAIN reason that America is in fact a great nation?  

As I’ve said many times, Socialism is one of the biggest threats to America’s greatness, and it’s alarming that such a destructive ideology has now taken over the Democratic Party. 

In our most recent Weekly Poll I asked you what message you would want to send to New York’s resident Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  (Alas, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez does not seem particularly adept at receiving obvious messages.)

At any rate, one of the top vote-getters was “Stop trying to make America into the next Venezuela!” – showing just how much our blog readers understand the problem. 

Socialism isn’t working in Venezuela, and its turmoil is spreading to other countries. 
Millennials may love Socialism’s platitudes, but they would not be able to endure its realities. 

Let’s end this week’s Wrap-Up by looking at the reality of the Trump economy – talk about great! It continues to break records and build prosperity, and of course the news media continues to try to undermine this success and give all the credit to President Obama. 

And the Democrats’ dreams of halting this progress through impeachment continue. We’ll see what the news brings us next week – until then, have a great weekend! 
 

You have to admit that the man has chutzpa and is blind to his own shortcomings, as the Glens Falls Post Star (not know for their conservative editorials)  notes in its final paragraph of their editorial:  Now Cuomo claims the investigation into this stew of criminality shows that he himself is clean. We suspect the opposite is true.  (emphasis added by cpnys.)

I doubt Governor Cuomo will flaunt this fact.   Perhaps, he just does not understand that economic freedom improves lives. 

Ken Girardin writes in the NY Torch that NYS Comptroller DiNapoli blocks the union exit after the US Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME.

E. J. McMahon reminds us that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s  labor stats are misleading. 

New York’s health care cost rank 2nd in the nation, yet, only 17th best health care in the country based on cost, accessibility and medical outcomes. 

Amazon Bans Gun Book.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has her priorities all wrong; her concern for non-citizens outweighs her concern for Americans!

Lawyer for the Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Mollie Tibbetts Lied in Court.

Larry Elder opines on Trump Haters and Their Double Standards. 

Ex-officials actually use security clearances to get rich.

Angelo Codevilla opines in American Greatness on Clarity About Clearances.   

David Keene shares his insight on politics and security clearances.

The New York Sun, sums up yesterday’s federal criminal court decisions for both Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, in this one sentence:  “No crime of which either man was pronounced guilty today is as foul as the campaign underway to foil the decision of the American people.” 

If you seek to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Russia Collusion scandal, read this article written June 26, 2018.  It is an illuminating account of the Russian Collusion scandal. 

Former head of the FEC blows up media narrative that Trump broke the law, by referring to the actual law. 

The Media Keep Falling Into the Trump Trap.  (WSJ, subscription required.)

Megyn Kelly’s audience bursts out laughing when Lanny Davis begs for donations to ‘Michael Cohen Truth Fund’.   (Lanny Davis is obviously worried about not getting paid by his client.)

Rich Lowry explains how John Brennan loses to Trump in one easy step. 

Betsy McCaughey  explains why blaming “Big Pharma” won’t fix the opioid crisis. 

Gruesome Murder Case Reopens Debate on Fetal Homicide Laws.  New York is one of the 12 states without Fetal homicide laws. 

Socialism’s Here Today, In Venezuela And South Africa — Is U.S. Next?  How much does a chicken costs in Venezuela?    The visual should make every socialist leaning democrat think long and hard about what they want to achieve here in the greatest country in the world. 

Corporate Gun Control Might Be the Worst Threat to Gun Rights. 

Michael Goodwin thinks Cynthia Nixon might have one trick left up her sleeve. 

 Kathy Barnette says:  Gov. Cuomo, America has always been great — and my ancestors were slaves. 

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams

Today’s New York Post editorial sums up Governor Cuomo with astute accuracy:  “Stonewall, repress, rationalize, deflect, lash out: These are the defenses of someone who knows he has a huge corruption problem — but refuses to fix it.”   Pity the rational New Yorkers if the irrational ones pull his lever.

Dennis Prager writes how Cuomo Exposes Left’s Contempt for America.

Andrew Cuomo Doesn’t See America’s Greatness Because He Doesn’t Know Where to Look. 

George J. Marlin outlines how Gov. Cuomo can lose to Cynthia Nixon. 

Thank you, President Donald J. Trump,.  

The main stream media adore David Hogg and ignore Kaitlyn Richards because she doesn’t sing their song.

3-D PRINTER FIREARM PARTS MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING.  

Doctor Shortages Explode Thanks to ObamaCare — Who Could Have Predicted That?

File this under:  Clueless. 

Arnold Steinberg writes in American Spectator that it is time for President Donald J. Trump to pardon Pat Nolan. 

Stephen Moore opines on who is the cleanest of them all. 

Who needs democracy when you have data?

MEMO REVEALS SOROS-FUNDED SOCIAL-MEDIA CENSORSHIP PLAN.

Governor Andrew Cuomo did not have a good week last week, and he has no one but himself to blame.   While talking to the press on the phone, he continued to insult Americans and especially New Yorkers when he insisted that while what he said was “inartful” , he is running for Governor and “As governor of New York, I believe it’s my role to point out and fight this president and fight his agenda.”   Really, Governor Cuomo, I always thought we elected a Governor to run New York State … keep our state on Excelsior’s path, not punish hard working New Yorkers with higher taxes.  It is time for us to elect a Governor that understands the difference and one that does not use magniloquence to deceive voters.  Of course, he would rather use pompous rhetoric because his record lacks the economic growth and positive message President Donald J. Trump has been able to deliver. 

Read this if you want to know how Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration treated a lobbyist Andrew’s administration called a “a felon, liar and discredited manipulator.”  (Like a visiting head of state would be an understatement.) Kudos to the NY Times for pursuing the emails. 

This is what Governor Cuomo tries to do when you state the obvious in a political advertisement. 

You have a definitive choice for Governor this year:  Marc Molinaro understands all New Yorkers, the responsibilities of being Governor and how great America is. 

Unfortunately, Robert J. Knight points out our current governor, Andrew Cuomo, is not the only person who is chasing alternative reality.

Oh my, must be something in the DNA. 

Michael Goodwin’s column, The media’s hatred of Trump is only hurting itself, is one that media should, at the very least read and at best absorb. 

New York’s 19th Congressional District Resists ‘Blue Wave’.

Pennsylvania’s 1st CD has a rather unique candidate running on the democratic line. 

Jack Phillips, won in the US Supreme Court 7-2 (not even 5-4) yet Colorado is after him again.  Tammy Bruce writes about this injustice in the Washington Times.   Masterpiece Cakeshop II: If You Can’t Say No, Your Yes Means Nothing

Guy Benson opined on the Brennan security clearance matter.

Onondaga County officials are out of touch with reality. 

The Manhattan Institute writes that Cuts in Social Security and Medicare Are Inevitable. Delaying Reform Will Make It Worse.

Data duel: Are gun-free zones really safer?

Editorial Collusion by Dozens of Newspapers Proves Trump’s Point: The Media Are Biased.  

Rep. Nancy Pelosi says that voting for Democrats this November is the best way to give illegal aliens “leverage” in Congress. If you ask me, with lawmakers refusing to secure our borders and help President Trump build the wall, it looks like those who have snuck into our country illegally, and those who want to, already have plenty of “leverage” in Washington. 

I can think of plenty of other groups who truly need “leverage” in Congress – seniors, working families, small business owners, the unborn. Which group do you believe is being ignored MOST by Nancy Pelosi and her friends on Capitol Hill? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll.

Here is an alarming story: Authorities discovered a New Mexico compound linked to “extremist Muslims” where kids were being taught how to be school shooters. Eleven children were rescued – the remains of another were recovered. 

This should be the story of the year, as Matt Walsh notes – but it doesn’t fit the left’s anti-Trump narrative, so it gets little attention. As Mr. Walsh puts it, “If the terrorists were Christian fundamentalists or white supremacists, you can bet the reaction would be quite a bit more explosive.”

It’s more proof that Trump-hatred has become an all-consuming virus on the left – we’re seeing that from the New York Democrats, of course – and especially with the mass media. 

I’ve often wondered why exactly journalists have so much hatred for President Trump – is it just because he’s a conservative? Does the fact that he beat Hillary Clinton make them especially angry? Or is it Trump voters the media elites really hate? 

I’ll make this the second question of our new Weekly Poll – and I’m looking forward to learning what you think about the media’s Trump hatred.

The Democrats’ embrace of Socialism leads to another question, posed here by Investor’s Business Daily: Who knew free stuff could cost so much?

We talked last week about socialized health care’s $32 trillion price tag – New York’s resident Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a bizarre claim this week that this doesn’t factor in funeral costs for people who die because of… sorry, you’ll have to figure this one out on your own, it’s too ludicrous for me to follow.

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez made another questionable claim this week – that she receives heaps of supportive letters from Republicans who support her agenda. 

It’s not outside the realm of possibility – there are economically-illiterate Republicans, of course – but it definitely inspired the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll: If you sent a letter to our state’s reining Socialist, what would be the most important thing you’d want to say? 

That’s it for this week – have a great weekend!

The NY Post editorial board writes that the City Council’s assault on Uber isn’t really about congestion. 

File this under “Fleeced Twice.”  New York taxpayers will be paying again for the upstate jail escape. 

Seth Lipsky lets us know Andrew Cuomo is now at war with the Bill of Rights. 

Facebook’s monthly page visits decline is real according to market research firm SimilarWeb. 

College snowflakes are winning…leftist professors are too apathetic to prepare students for the real world, or even worse, letting snowflakes believe their world is real. 

Heather MacDonald on Sarah Jeong – a boring, typical product of the American academy.

Daniel Oliver writes that HISTORY IS BUNK — IF IT’S NOT TAUGHT PROPERLY.

An Atlanta charter school (K-5) has just replaced the Pledge of Allegiance with the Wolf Pack Chant.  (Yes, you read that correctly!)

When did people who break our laws become the protected class and when did mob rule become okay?   From what Nancy Pelosi says in this article, I must believe that democrats are encouraging the mob rule and glorifying those who break our laws while most Americans are working hard to achieve all that America has to offer. 

Dems will continue to make fools of themselves as long as they continue to have Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez center stage.  She is a perfect example of a snowflake that colleges professors allowed to flourish on their campuses. 

The Washington Examiner warned us in April that campus ‘snowflakes’ are piling up in the workplace. 

Strict gun control laws were unable to stop six mass shootings in one weekend.

Jason L. Riley opines on Is Liberal Racism a Horse of a Different Color?

The NY Post editorial is quite right when it writes that nobody wants Facebook’s ‘help’ with their bank accounts. 

“The city’s Board of Elections will launch an effort to help Rikers Island detainees register to vote and cast absentee ballots if they’re in custody, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday,” reported Politico last night.  These “new voters” will be comfortable casting votes, knowing so many elected officials   wallow in corruption and share the same upstanding values that have landed them in Rikers.  Words of advice for Mayor de Blasio:  for once in your life, do what is right for the citizens who contribute to making New York City a safe, good, uplifting place to live and work.   The Wall Street Journal also notes that on Monday, Mayor de Blasio signed a bill that makes all phone calls from jail free for inmates, which he said was another step to improving in the rehabilitation process…and costing the hard working taxpayers even more of their hard earned dollars. 

Censorship of Infowars Exposes Larger Problem of Silicon Valley Bias.

In Past Years, Feinstein, Schumer Said Nominee’s Judicial Record Most Important.  Have you called Schumer and Gillibrand  to tell them the time for playing games is OVER;  Confirm Brett Kavanaugh NOW!

Bernie and his army are losing 2018.

Some people actually believe what they say, too bad they do not live in the real world. 

Trump’s Fuel Economy Plan Is A No Brainer — It Saves Money And Lives. 

Betsy McCaughey writes that electric grid hacking is more perilous than election hacking.

Please tell me that this can’t be true:  FDA Acquiring ‘Fresh’ Aborted Baby Parts to Make Mice With Human Immune Systems.

Sen. Chris Murphy:  Have you heard of the First Amendment?  

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.  (A good column for parents of college students and those who will be sending their youngsters to college soon.)

The old Gray Lady celebrated her 100th birthday in 1951 and she was truly the newspaper of record then.  Alas, she is no longer.  Why is it that when a leftist is exposed as a radical leftist, they come up with a defense as they were only being satirical, but a right-winger is pounced on and fired.  As the Weekly Standard notes, “The search for a decent writer exposes the editorial board’s unprincipled prejudice.”   The Federalist writes this:  the New York Times has embraced the bigotry of identity politics.   

The Progressive Left think they have every right to cross the line of human decency. 

The more liberal philosophy is embraced by social progressives, cities like Chicago – where crime is in control, San Francisco – where drug use is out of control and Seattle – where homelessness is out of control, will become the norm in America.   The policies of Mayor DeBlasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo are certainly beginning to show the signs of the previously mentioned cities.  The working class must wake up and take back their cities and states and the only true way to do so is at the ballot box in November.

What de Blasio didn’t want you to know: high school admissions tests work.

Cuomo’s shameful scholarship gag order. 

Leave it to Governor Cuomo to find a backdoor to attempt another round of gun control.  N.Y. targets NRA program in backdoor gun control scheme.   Cuomo goes on TV with Joe Scarborough and tells him, NRA are the “bad guys” and the Daily Signal explains that in targeting NRA, Andrew Cuomo focuses on political nemesis, not public safety.    

Trump’s Health Secretary Is Implementing Bold, Reaganesque Reforms. 

Wait…There Was a Chinese Spy In Sen. Feinstein’s Office…That Operated For 20 Years?!

Dennis Prager writes that Pope Francis Rewrites Catholicism … and the Bible. 

The Empire Center examines Albany’s OPEB iceberg as it gets bigger.  “The liability for other post-employment benefits, or OPEB, reflects the net present value of continuing state health insurance coverage available to all employees who retire directly from a state government payroll after at least 10 years of service.”  The growing deficit affects all New York State taxpayers and must be rectified.

Working single-payer health care in New York is a pipe dream.  

I’m an immigrant — and Trump is right on immigration. 

Our AG, Keith Wofford,  candidate threatens lawsuit over ‘racist’ bill to limit ride-sharing licenses.

Talk about chutzpa!

Big Labor Spends Big Money to Overturn Right to Work.

Fact Check: Trump Says 3.5 Million People Have Been Lifted off Food Stamps.

Who Is Fact Checking The Fact Checkers?

Larry Horist opines on Intel chiefs, the Russian hoax and the unhinged press and is Trump really a threat to the Republic?

Charles Hurts writes: As The Press Turns: Democracy dies in dimwittedness.

Teen With Terminal Cancer Forgives Cyberbullies as He Fights ‘Culture of Death.’

Almost 97% of respondents in our most recent Weekly Poll said that the U.S. economy will continue to surge under President Trump, and new figures this week bear that out. 

We’re in the longest period of sustained job growth in history. Unemployment is below 4 percent – in fact, we’re at record levels of employment. Manufacturing jobs are increasing.

For our new Weekly Poll, I have a follow-up question of sorts: What do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT economic indicator for middle-class Americans? I look forward to seeing your answers – our Wrap-Up readers are a pretty smart group!

The 2017 Trump tax cuts have been one of the main catalysts for economic growth – but unfortunately much of this tax relief (especially reductions for middle-class families and small businesses) are only temporary.  

There are growing calls to make this tax relief permanent – what do you think is the BEST reason to do so? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

Democrats not only want to undo President Trump’s tax cuts, they want to ramp up spending to the tune of $32 trillion with their hairbrained “Medicare for All” socialized health care plan. 

Of course Kirsten Gillibrand is on board – she’s always eager to jump on any leftist bandwagon. If she and Bernie Sanders get their way, the government would actively ration health care, sabotage workers, and drive up taxes beyond anyone’s worst fears. 

What word do you think BEST describes the “Medicare for All” proposed by the left? That’s the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll.

Not a great week for Andrew Cuomo: His hypocrisy is showing in his rush to embrace Catholic teachings that are politically convenient. Cuomo’s corruption is clear in his use and abuse of our tax dollars for his reelection campaign, and his fiscal irresponsibility is sparking congressional action. And this week we saw more proof that his economic schemes are bad for everyone.

Let’s end on a happy note: Republicans “took a knee” at this week’s Trump rally in Florida – but for all the right reasons. 

Have a great weekend!