“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? 

Have a great weekend!
 

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has an agenda, and this statement proves that she is deaf to where New York City residents stand when it comes to honoring a convicted terrorist.    The Speaker always seeks the spotlight, however, on this issue she avoids the press.  

The NY Post and the rest of New Yorkers want to know how would the mayor keep juvenile criminals off the streets?  

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.

Congressman Chris Collins has no fear of the Governor’s stated plan to remove New York’s  GOP Members of Congress.  In fact, Congressman Collins says, bring it on!

New Report Shows Visa Overstays Are Up. How Congress Can Help Better Enforce Immigration Law.  

William McGurn, writing in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), explains why the elites hate.  

‘The King and I,’ Starring Hillary Clinton by Bill O’Reilly’s staff.  

Comey’s Coy Testimony Indicts Himself, Not Trump.   Watch for yourself here.   Loretta Lynch Told Comey He Should Call Clinton Probe a “Matter,” Not An Investigation.  Comey Admits to Leaking: I Had a Friend Give My Memos To a Reporter.  Comey: Nobody, Including The President, Asked Me to Stop The FBI’s Russia Investigation.  Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony.  

Photo Credit:  ABC News 

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.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis will march in a Puerto Rican Day Parade…in Sunset Park.  

A push for congesting pricing is back…. why do some keep pushing bad ideas?

Kudos to the Democrat & Chronicle for asking the question:  NY spends $8B each year on job programs. So where are the jobs?   

NY’s state health exchanges may have exorbitant rate hikes in 2018…. why is the Cuomo Administration not releasing the details of the rate increases?

Betsy McCaughey writes how the war on e-cigarettes is now national.  

I’m an Attorney General Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban. Here’s Why.  

President Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises.  More good news from the Trump Administration.  Surprise: The United States is the Leading Reducer of Carbon Emissions…what will the naysayers say now?  10 Things to Know About Christopher Wray, President Trump’s Pick For FBI Director.  

Michael Brendan Dougherty writes in National Review:  Stop Comparing the London Attacks to Freak Accidents and Natural Disasters. 

Here is what some Imam’s are preaching…

BREAKING: Comey’s Opening Remarks Released Ahead of Thursday Testimony.  

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.  

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.  

De Blasio’s Puerto-Rican-Parade pants are on fire.  

Right Mr. Mayor, like you have done such a great job…NOT. 

Bill Hammond questions Gov. Cuomo’s resistance Rx..   

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.”

CA Governor Flying to China to Defy Trump on Climate Deal.  He really should read the US Constitution before he makes a complete fool of himself.  

Any doubt that Governor Cuomo is running for President?  However, Gov. Cuomo should remember this.  

President Reagan,  we celebrate what you gave us while we still mourn your death 13 years ago today.  

Matthew Continetti writes about another great conservative icon (who has also left us), the irreplaceable William F. Buckley, Jr. 

Ralph Z. Hallow opines on the NYS Conservative Party’s annual dinner in the Washington Times. 

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.  

More bad news for New York:  State population getting older as young people leave upstate area.  This is a major reason why young people are fleeing New York:  New York ranks 32 among states as best location to find jobs, study shows.  

The Mayor, believes that taking mass transit would be “cheap symbolism.”  However, he has no problem with Oscar Lopez Rivera’s cheap symbolism in saying  “ I’m just marching as a “humble Puerto Rican grandfather,”     The latest Puerto Rican parade twist is just damage control.

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.  

This New Hampshire County Switched From Obama to Trump. How the Opioid Crisis May Have Influenced That.  

How true!  

Will the main street media cover the fact that President Trump is helping veterans?  Or the plans to change American air travel? 

“I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” President Trump stated brilliantly as he announced his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.

And don’t forget the citizens of Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Pomfret and every New York city and town across the state that has been left behind by the liberals’ radical environmental agenda.  

As Kellyanne Conway puts it, President Trump promised to protect America and that’s exactly what he’s doing. (If you made it to our 55th Annual Dinner last night where Kellyanne was our special guest, you know what an extraordinary spokesperson she is for this Administration!)

I agree with the President – the Paris Accord is a BAD deal for Americans… a poorly-negotiated plan that overregulates our country at the expense of our economy and job growth, while giving a free pass to the top global emitters, like China. As the world leader in energy production the last thing the U.S. needs is a bad deal that will harm American workers.

What do you think is the BEST reason for freeing our country from this Obama-Era boondoggle? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll – vote now! 

Liberals are of course outraged, but President Trump is doing the right thing for America, plus a huge favor to our economy. 

What do you think President Trump’s determination to get America out from under the Paris Accord says about his leadership? That’s our new Weekly Poll’s second question, and I look forward to seeing the answers. 

Of course Hillary Clinton chimed in on the matter, because she cares oh-so-much about reducing carbon emissions. Do as I say, not as I do – that’s the Clinton Way.

Hillary has hit a new low in her “blame game” post-election crusade, ascribing her loss to a long list of enemies while ignoring her own worst enemy: herself. 

What do you think this says about Hillary’s leadership? That’s the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll. 

BREAKING NEWS: Oscar Lopez Rivera won’t be honored after all in the upcoming Puerto Rican Day Parade – not formally, anyway… but he will still be part of the festivities. But is the damage already done? 

Have a great weekend!

Malliotakis calls for de Blasio to drop out of Puerto Rican Day Parade.  “I think it’s completely outrageous that we have a mayor and a Council speaker who think it’s appropriate to not only attend, but to march alongside the leader of the organization that claimed responsibility for these attacks on our city,” said Malliotakis, a member of the state Assembly.   Did you know that Staten Island Borough President, James Oddo endorsed Nicole’s run for Mayor?  And today, former candidate for NYC Mayor, Joe Lhota, also endorsed the Assemblywoman.

Michael Goodwin is blunt in his assessment of today’s democrats.   Goodwin reminds me of one of former President Ronald Reagan’s famous quotes, “I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.,” and that was long before (1962) the democrats in leadership positions  today find it necessary to honor a convicted terrorist

Manhattan Institute’s The Beat has more background information on the terrorist. 

Here is another democratic leader who is so far to the left that he is determined to curb American’s right to free speech.   Ironically, the person who committed the murders is a Bernie supporter and has nothing to do with the Trump speech Wheeler wants to cancel.  

Robert Knight opines on from suppression to coercion.  

FACT CHECK: Does the Trump Budget Gut Medicaid?

Obama’s regulations in 2016 to drain economy by $2 trillion.  You can read the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s report here. 

Heather MacDonald opines on The Left’s Unilateral Suicide Pact.  

Take that North Korea:  Successful U.S. missile interceptor test cast as warning to North Korea, Iran.   

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams. 

We hope you all had a safe and uplifting Memorial Day and had the chance to partake in Memorial Day festivities.  Thank you to all our veterans, those who gave their all, those who are still giving and future veterans who will take up the cause of freedom…we pray for you and your families

Chris Pope writes in National Review online about the single-payer mirage an excellent article that everyone who support single-payer health care should read, including elected officials. California is shocked as to the cost of this progressive dream, taxpayer nightmare.

We used to be deplorable, now we are crazy!  Hillary, let it go, you failed, you lost because of things you did, just let it go and try to be a good grandmother, not a bitter curmudgeon. 

Late Friday night, Governor Cuomo came to his senses and decided he would not march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade.  Certainly, took him long enough to decide and to be honest, he most likely thought it was a safe bet since so many others had already withdrawn.  The extremism of Speaker Mark-Viverito is obvious with her support of a convicted terrorist.   It even spills over to the woman Mark-Viverito has endorsed to replace her in the City Council since she is term-limited out this coming January.

The Governor was right to reject marching in the Puerto Rican Day Parade, however, the NaturalizeNYprogram he started, has total disdain of the taxpayers forced to pay for it.  If one cannot afford the $725 application fee to become a citizen, one can register for a lottery drawing to be awarded the fee. 

The $10M set aside becomes even more distressing when New York’s fiscal picture has become murkier in light of the fact that tax receipts were $601 less than projected.

George J. Marlin outlines part of Governor Cuomo’s spending in his latest column here.

The NYS Court of Appeals has a life-saving opportunity today as it hears the appeal of Meyer v. Schneiderman.  The plaintiffs’ ill-founded claims have been rejected by a trial court judge and by a unanimous panel of Appellate Division judges; it is hoped that the Court of Appeals will reject them as well. The New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide has more information on what the lawsuit and proposed legislation is about. 

Senator Chuck Schumer just loves to spread the politics of fear, while Larry Kudlow spreads the hope in President Trump’s proposed budget. 

Unanimous Supreme Court ruling slaps down a controversial 9th Circuit Court decision. 

Guy Benson tells us how two left-wing publications commemorated Memorial Day. 

Another week of President Trump’s allies being convicted of high crimes without a trial – and we’re seeing more and more leaks designed solely to undermine our President… even if it jeopardizes the country’s security. 

This week’s attack in Manchester is the logical result of Barack Obama’s “smart power” agenda as President – another mess left for President Trump to handle. Yet Obama still seeks to govern “in exile,” lecturing Americans about “hiding behind walls” while literally hiding behind a wall. He fits right in with the Democrats’ inane pop-star fans, as does the bitter Hillary Clinton with her endless lectures to the American people.

Which group do you believe is MOST determined to sabotage the Trump Administration? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll.

The President’s speech in Saudi Arabia earned praise from national security experts and opened the door for a renaissance in the Muslim world. Naturally Nancy Pelosi and the liberals lost their minds over it.

What do you believe is the MOST POWERFUL quote from President Trump’s address to the Muslim world in Saudi Arabia? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

This week President Trump delivered a balanced, “optimistic” budget – a true stimulus – to a seemingly unbalanced Congress. Washington hates it, and naturally Chuck Schumer and the liberals lost their minds over it. (See a pattern here?) Let’s take care of some of the liberal myths right here, right now.

What do you like BEST about President Trump’s new budget proposal? That’s the third question in our new Weekly Poll.
 
“A great win in Montana” – that’s how President Trump describes the good news for Republicans this week, as a (literally) hard-fought special election for the state’s at-large House seat went to the GOP. Ironically, the Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. 

Now if only Republicans in Washington would stop falling for the media’s “divide-and-conquer” strategy against President Trump. Investor’s Business Daily counsels Republicans to act like they’re going to lose control of Congress in 2018 and make much-needed reforms while they can – and make no mistake, the Democrats are already plotting the destructive policies they’ll approve if they do take back the House. 

Fleet Week is here – a chance to say thanks to those who keep us safe. And some gave all defending America… let’s remember them and the real meaning of Memorial Day this weekend.

Have a great one!

Oh Melissa, did you think no one would remember this:  Melissa Mark-Viverito’s parade hypocrisy. The NY Post editorial board wants to know if Gov. Cuomo will march to honor a terrorist?  All New Yorkers want to know if the man who craves to be president will march to honor the co-founder and bomb maker of FALN. 

And so, it begins again: State acquires 6000 acres of protected land in Oswego County.  In 1973, the state began acquiring land in the Adirondacks under Governor Rockefeller.  Take a look at the changes over the years.  The Adirondack Council wants even more control.  

The Observer reminds us that Mayor de Blasio either has an incompetent staff or he is hoping that we forget he vowed he would provide a list of donors who didn’t get city favors.  The Mayor has a solution to the parking mess he created, and your tax dollars will be used to hire 100 more traffic enforcers.  (City employees, great pension, and benefits, indebted to him for a job, could that have been his plan all along.)  Here is what the editorial board of the NY Post thinks of his shenanigans.

Grover Norquist: CBO Is ‘Guessing’ on AHCA Analysis.  The Daily Signal writes about the key takeaways of the CBO Score.  And Guy Benson does a fact check debunking the most outrageous claims made by the main stream media.. By the way:  It’s Failing: Obamacare Premiums on Federal Exchange Have Soared By 105 Percent Since 2013.  It’s fact, not fake: Americans crushed by ObamaCare premiums.  

On the Trump budget proposal:  Dems blast budget cuts, conservatives give thumbs-up.  Investor’s Business Daily has this to say about President Trump’s budget proposal.  

From the Daily Signal:  Trump is Not Pro-Russia, Despite what the media says. 

Where is the main stream media on the fact that President Obama allowed this and this?  Obviously, it does not fit their narrative; the privacy and safety of Americans is secondary to their agenda of protecting the legacy of Barack Obama.  

Congressman, is this why you went to Congress?  We thought you just wanted to fight for your constituents.

Sometimes the left just makes me laugh out loud.  Guy Benson, writing in Townhall.com, informs us that in the recent California state party election for chairman, some progressive party members allege voter fraud and are demanding voter ID.  Imagine that, progressives in California demanding voter ID to prevent fraud in their elections — sweet, sweet news.

The democrats have some strange rules lately:  (Didn’t they preach about a “big tent”?)  Suicide by litmus test.  

The NY Post editorial opines on the truth in President Trump’s “savage” cuts and the Washington Times runs this headline –  Trump sends optimistic budget to pessimistic Congress  – in  S. A. Miller and Stephen Dinan’s article regarding the President’s budget proposal.  The Daily Signal has this assessment of the proposal.  Mick Mulvaney defends cuts before Congress.  

Mayor de Blasio, shooting his mouth off without knowing the facts (Again!), campaigns on the politics of fear. 

Europe’s denial of Islamic terrorism threat perplexes security specialists.    

Michael Goodwin:  Trump is right: Fight against terrorism is battle of ‘good vs. evil’.  

The NY Post editorial says:  Stay angry after Manchester.  

Betsy McCaughey on the latest deadly “super bug” 

Governor Cuomo does Hamlet “to march or not to march, that is the question?”

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.  

Kudos to the Yankees and JetBlue as they join the list of those boycotting the Puerto Rican Day Parade.  And the NYFD union joins the boycott. 

Will someone please explain this to me...NYPD Commissioner will not march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade (he is 100% correct for not marching) due to the honoring of FLAN’s co-founder and the bombs he is responsible for making and terrorizing NYC,  then we learn that the  NYPD is refusing to comply with the feds’ request to detain illegal immigrants — anyone of which could have the same mindset of Oscar Lopes Rivera since NYC is a sanctuary city where terrorists know they have a better chance of not being caught.  It isn’t only a problem in New York City:  Staggering number of visa overstays now biggest problem in illegal immigration. And as a reminder, at least five of the nineteen 911 hijackers overstayed their visas.   

Programming Alert:   Wednesday, 5/24. Chairman Long will appear on  NY1’s Town Hall meeting to discuss immigration with other distinguished guests and a live audience.  For more information, click here. 

Governor Cuomo continues to pursue his presidential pipe dream, albeit, he is not using his bullhorn when increasing spending.  

Bill Hammond has a great column in today’s NY Post regarding the democrats lunatic push for single-payer health care.  For your information, California’s price tag on universal health care is in, and it’s bigger than California’s budget. 

Republicans go to jail, democrats run free.  

The left isn’t going to like former CIA Director James Brennan’s remarks to Congress today.  

And the progressive left will really lose their minds when they see President Trump’s first taxpayer’s budget.  This is what Stephen Moore has to say about President Trump’s tax cuts.  The Daily Signal has this to say about the budget.  

By the time the progressives see this in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) they will be so overwrought they won’t be able to think.  (Too bad most PL’s [progressive liberals] do not read the WSJ)

Donald Devine recognizes that the PL plan is impeachment.  Read his thoughts here. 

Peter Barry Chowka makes a valid point in this American Thinker piece. 

Roger L. Simon opines in PJ Media —  Manchester: This time they came for our children.  Another horrific example of the evil in today’s world.