So typical of Andrew Cuomo:  Disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo decries ‘unfair’ treatment as he bids farewell.  Bye Andy, you won’t be missed.

All eyes are on Afghanistan but the border crisis hasn’t gone away.

From the Gatestone Institute:  Night Falls on Afghanistan: Again.

Massive veterans group uses intel, satellite images to direct Afghan interpreters around Taliban checkpoints.

Iran Mullahs Closer Than Ever to Obtaining Nuclear Weapons.

Gordon Chang: China-Taliban connection – we must hold Beijing accountable for Afghan militants’ crimes.

As a person who loves and respects America, it saddens me to link to this article.  I did not vote for Joe Biden, we disagree on most policy issues almost all the time, yet, seeing this headline, grieves me. Today’s world that has seen far too much terrorism and the debacle happening in Afghanistan now, tells our enemies that we are weak.   Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal shows a disengaged, befuddled president.  We did not become the beacon of freedom because we had a president so disengaged from his own appointees that he overrides their advice.  Americans must come together and save our nation from the possibility of another catastrophic September 11^th attack on our land or any other place.  Graham Allen lays it out well in his accurate and excellent August 21 Op-Ed in the NY Post:  Our polarized country needs to rebuild the unity we felt on Sept. 12, 2001 for if we don’t, America will collapse from within.

The First Step in Saving Our Military.

Guy Benson writes in Townhall.com:  The ‘Science’ Behind School Masking Suffers Another Blow.

Well, this is unsettling:  Nearly 15 Million Mail-in-Ballots Unaccounted for in 2020 Election, Report Says.

It’s still true: the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

While all the news these days are discouraging and gloomy, remember this:  Freedom Always Wins.

Biden Administration Withdrawal Failure

The withdrawal became a retreat, the retreat became a rout, the rout became a defeat. The Biden Administration either had no plan, or a horribly bad plan, to withdraw our troops, allies and citizens from Afghanistan.

Joe Biden has now, more than ever, proven he is a first-class foreign relations disaster as President. As the Taliban overthrew a government and gained control of Afghanistan, Joe Biden was no where to be found. He spent the first 72 hours in hiding as mid-level press flacks addressed the nation on the biggest international news story in a decade.

When Biden did speak, he said he had “no regrets” on any of the decisions he made. Chilling words from a President of the United States which still has thousands of its citizens trapped in Afghanistan and a State Department informing them they cannot ensure safe passage to Karzai International airport.

Senior military and State Department officials have claimed they advised President Biden that imminent danger for American citizens and the Afghanistan people was ahead, but he ignored the intel. He ignored his Joint Chiefs, his Generals and his top Middle East experts.

It should not be forgotten that while American lives are at stake, Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump who is now a private citizen living in Florida.

Joe Biden owns this disaster. No one else.

Inflation

A little inflation is healthy. It greases the economic engine and leads to growth. Enter Joe Biden and the inflation we have been experiencing at an unhealthy level and getting worse by the day.

According to AAA the national gas price sits at an average of $3.17. Here in New York, the average gallon of gas is $3.22 and in California it sits at a shocking $4.40.

The cost of living doesn’t end there. We have seen it at the supermarket and soon we will see it at our banks in the form of mortgages and other types of loans.

As inflation far exceeds wage gains, economists warn we are sitting on an inflation time bomb.

U.S. wages grew at a 4% year-over-year pace in July, but trailed the 5.4% annual increase in inflation suggesting that while nominal wages are rising, real wages are falling. This does nothing but leave working families in the dust.

“Call it the ‘Biden pay cut,’” said Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of the Job Creators Network, a conservative U.S. advocacy group. “Rapid inflation and declining real wages are the direct result of the Biden administration’s historic spending that is overheating the economy and creating disincentives to work.”

Assembly Does About Face

As a result of an outcry from the GOP members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Assembly Democrats will not get away with sweeping their investigation of Andrew Cuomo under the rug.

It is believed that Governor Cuomo wanted protection from impeachment if he agreed to resign.  The Democrats were happy to oblige but quitting his day job as Governor doesn’t erase his criminal and civil liabilities.

The investigation will now be completed, and a report issued. This will go a long way to ensuring that Andrew Cuomo is held accountable for his actions. No one is above the law.

Resigning simply took him off the taxpayer payroll. Justice will only come about through a full airing of the many wrongs he and his senior staff made over the years.

It is shameful that the Democratic Assembly attempted to do him one last favor.

Twitter Is Allowing the Taliban to Use Their Platform – But Not Trump

“Squad” Reps Collected Thousands in Rent While Advocating Cancelling Rent

Kamala Harris: Voter Approval of VP Declines

WATCH: Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin says US doesn’t ‘have the capability’ to get all Americans out of Afghanistan

Heastie’s Role in Nursing Home Scandal Hangs Over His Decision to End Cuomo Impeachment Proceedings.

Kathy Hochul should probe Cuomo’s COVID nursing home scandal, report says (This is the report described in the NY Post article ‘Like fire through dry grass’.)

There was a time when Harvard was the platinum standard of Ivy League colleges, now one must question why anyone would want to go to Harvard!  And question why alumni continue to support a college that is out of sync with the majority of society.

China is already taking advantage of Biden’s bungling of Afghanistan.

A Chinese Warning for U.S. Tech.

Two Intelligence Failures by America’s Leaders.

So, we’re just trusting the Taliban not to kill Americans now?

Congress poised to grill Biden officials on messy Afghanistan exit.

Biden panned for ‘shameful’ comments on Afghan withdrawal during ABC interview: ‘It’s really bad.’

Damning pic of a weak leader: Devine.

Stunning, shameful admission.  Secretary of Defense: ‘I Don’t Have the Capability’ to Escort Stranded Americans to Kabul Airport.  Only topped by this disgraceful admission by the Biden Administration.  If Joe Biden had been president during World War II, America and her allies would not have had the fortitude to defeat her enemies.  Pray that America can withstand the onslaught of our enemies for the next 1251 days.   Walt Kelly (“Pogo’s” creator) paraphrased Oliver Hazard Perry’s words to General William Henry Harrison: “We have met the enemy, and they are ours” with “We have met the enemy and it is us.” Unfortunately, these words are an accurate assessment of today’s turmoil caused by our own Commander-in-Chief.

Biden WH memo before Taliban takeover sought to end protections for Americans trapped abroad.

Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban.

Biden Reveals How Many American Citizens Might Still Be in Afghanistan.

Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Has Left the West Defenseless against Islamist Terrorists.

Biden’s Appalling Mistake is a Watershed for the West.

Afghanistan withdrawal: Biden continues bunker strategy after widely panned ABC interview.  “The president took all public remarks, press briefings and press conferences off his schedule as he and his administration deal with the blowback from their botched troop withdrawal that saw Kabul fall into the hands of the Taliban.”

Biden has set the inflation time bomb.

Larry Kudlow writes about The Secret of Statecraft That the Gipper Understood and Biden Fails to Grasp.

Despite all the rhetoric from the left, Poll finds growing support for voter ID requirements.

We have recommended Stephen Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity in the past, but in case you did not sign up for their emails, August 18th was another excellent piece.  Click here for the newsletter for useful tidbits from the political and financial world.  (Number 3 focuses on one of the sad legacies for New York.)

“God Bless America” performed by the West Point Band.  Thank you to all have served, who are serving and who will serve, we are forever indebted to all of you.

From the New York Sun: Obituary for Afghanistan

Afghanistan falls in chaos: Five takeaways.

Biden Defends Afghanistan Pullout amid Chaos in Kabul, Acknowledges Taliban Takeover Caught U.S. by Surprise.

Then there is this:  Report Reveals Just How Much Biden Lied to Us on Afghanistan.  From National Review:  Intel Agencies Warned of Afghan Collapse as Biden Publicly Downplayed Possibility

Biden vs. Biden: Speech defending bungled Afghan exit exposes inconsistency and inaccuracy.

From Politico:  What Biden lost in Afghanistan.

Gatestone Institute:  From Biden to the Taliban with Love.

Biden shifts blame for Afghanistan falling to Taliban.

Biden looks weak, makes American look even weaker.

Fall of Afghanistan Seen as Historic Failure for Biden.

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Situation in Afghanistan.

Pollster: Biden receives F grade from independents for Afghanistan speech.

Was this reporter actually watching Biden’s remarks or drinking the spiked “Kool-Aid” he was selling?  MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: ’95 percent of Americans Will Agree’ with Biden’s Afghanistan Remarks.

Taliban leader released from Gitmo under President Obama

 

Pentagon Warns of Worsening Terrorist Threat After Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan

Ex-SEAL who killed bin Laden blasts Biden, calls on Gen. Milley to resign.

Unfortunately, there are 1245 days left in the Biden Administration

Cuomo may, make that should, face more alleged misconduct: Assembly asked to investigate botched handling of ethics case involving ex-Cuomo aide.

How toxic is Andrew Cuomo now?  Enough to have a top PR firm scrub took steps to distance itself from scandal-plagued Cuomo.

Churchill: Fear of further revelations spurred Cuomo to quit.

Look Who’s Pushing Socialist, Racist, Gender-Fluid Education.

How 2 Unconventional Education Styles Fostered a Love for America’s Founding.

Are These 7 LGBT ‘Kids’ Books in Your Child’s Classroom or School Library?

‘Squad’ Member Who Wanted to ‘Cancel Rent’ Received Thousands in Rental Income in 2020.

Pro-lifers for choice are dangerous.

Roe v Wade got its legal history wrong, say experts.

‘I think more about what I can do than my limitations’

What I learned about victimhood while writing a book on successful people with disabilities.

The Orwellian manipulation of the words ‘assisted dying’

A superb video dissection of critical race theory.

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”  Edmund Burke.

Biden to Address Nation (at 3:45) as Afghanistan Withdrawal Spirals into Chaos

Afghanistan…this never should have happened this way.  U.S. Evacuation Flights Out of Kabul Temporarily Halted amid Tarmac Chaos.

Miranda Divine writes:  Joe Biden’s defeat will echo for eternity.

Mainstream media crushes Biden for ‘flat-footed,’ ‘humiliating’ betrayal of Afghans as Taliban takes control.

Obama-era Afghanistan ambassador has ‘grave questions’ about Biden’s ‘ability to lead’ US.

Taliban seize power as Washington debates what went wrong.

Another Biden disaster to destabilize the United States:  Biden’s Plan To Outsource The U.S. Oil And Gas Industry.

Joe Biden isn’t the next FDR, he’s the next Jimmy Carter.

White House Refuses Transparency: ‘We Are Not Going to Be Providing’ Info on Who Biden Meets in Delaware.

In case you missed this:  Democrats’ Radical $3.5 Trillion Agenda.    Forty years later, what would Reagan think?

Last week our daily update believed Andrew Cuomo was in denial; however, after his interview with the New Yorker, this writer believes the man is truly delusional and dangerous.  The man stated “I’m not gonna drag the state through the mud, through a three-month, four-month impeachment, and then win, and have made the State Legislature and the state government look like a ship of fools, when everything I’ve done all my life was for the exact opposite,” Cuomo continued. “I’m not doing that. I feel good. I’m not a martyr. It’s just, I saw the options, option A, option B.”  Wow!  Cuomo’s arrogance, egotism and condescension is beyond description.  If he believes what he said, he must never be elected to any position, including, but not limited to, dog catcher. And if his brother Chris advised him that voters would believe his over confident statement, then simply put, they – voters – do not understand the responsibility they have in placing people in elective office.

Michael Goodwin writes:  So long to this at-odds couple.

ICYMI: Bob McManus writes in the City-Journal:  Scores Soon to Be Settled.

Cuomo impeachment probe suspended after governor resigns despite ‘credible’ evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembly judiciary committee members demand publishing of Cuomo’s impeachment investigation

This is an article from the Albany Times Union that was updated this morning:  Assemblyman: Judiciary report on Cuomo to come.

Charting American Decline.

Communist China Continues Illegal Actions in the South China Sea.

China’s Xenophobic Plan to Shut Out the World

Do Masks Work? A review of the evidence.

Here is an OP-ED from the Wall Street Journal (subscription required)  written by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis:  Big Tech Acts Like Big Brother which mentions the Conservative Party. (You can go to our @cpnys page to read, if you do not have a subscription to WSJ)

Sometimes you need a break from politics; this is that break. (Thank you, Carl)

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds. Samuel Adams  1722-1803, American revolutionary

Governor Cuomo Resigns in Disgrace

 On Tuesday Andrew Cuomo gave one of the most disingenuous resignation speeches in human memory, but at least he resigned.

We trust that his stepping down will do nothing to slow the myriad investigations into his misbehaviors, including covering up nursing home death data; profiting $5.1 million from his obfuscation of those deaths; using state-paid employees to write his tome, and allegations of both physical and verbal sexual abuse of at least 11 women.

Mr. Cuomo’s behavior has shown the need for far greater transparency in New York State government, and so many questions for him still need to be answered.

We continue to call on the Assembly to proceed with impeachment proceedings, along with the Albany County Sheriff Department’s investigation into the criminal complaints levied against Governor Cuomo. He must be held accountable for his actions.

Incoming Governor Kathy Hochul

The Conservative Party wishes incoming Governor Kathleen Hochul well in her transition to New York’s top executive office. New York has faced much adversity over the last 18 months, and it is time for leaders to put the needs of the entire state over themselves.

However, we will continue holding her to account for allowing Mr. Cuomo’s gross, well-known behavior to go on for the past seven years she served as his Lt. Governor. Often times, the Lt. Governor verbalized how proud she was to work alongside Governor Cuomo. With the information we now have, it is unlikely that she and her staff could have been so blind to the many misdeeds occurring in the Cuomo administration.

We cannot afford another clubhouse politician as New York’s Chief Executive. We need and deserve transparency from a Governor the public can respect and puts constituents first.

Cayuga County Conservative Party

The Cayuga County Conservative Party held their annual clambake honoring long time party leader Greg Rigby. The event was a great success, and I was beyond pleased to see the Cayuga organization functioning so well.

I want to congratulate Chairman David Pappert and his committee on a great afternoon. The more than 200 people in attendance was a clear indicator of the good work he and his committee are doing.

Greg Rigby and his wife have re-located to South Carolina and we wish them nothing but the best. Greg has been a dear friend and leader within the Conservative Party holding positions as both Cayuga County Chairman and State Party Vice Chairman. He will be greatly missed here in New York State.

Moderate Dems defy Pelosi and ‘Squad,’ block $3.5T spending plan until infrastructure passes.

Eleven Senate Democrats voted against testing illegal migrants for COVID-19 at the border.

Taliban insurgents take Kandahar, Herat as US plans to evacuate Americans from embassy in Kabul

Top Biden Officials Visit Mexico to Discuss Illegal Migration While Kamala Harris Relegated to Phone Duty.

Governor Cuomo’s resignation must not be the end of the impeachment process nor the other investigations that are ongoing.  His resignation announcement was pathetic; a disservice to all New Yorkers and to put it bluntly a crock of manure.  New Yorkers must not accept his resignation as enough penance for all that he has done to undermine quality of life for all New Yorkers and especially those who had the fortitude to come forward. 

Lest we forget:  Some 15,000 dead seniors and 11 harassment victims later, Andrew Cuomo finally resigns in disgrace as New York governor.

E.J. McMahon writes in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Andrew Cuomo Is Gone, His Economic Mismanagement Not Forgotten.

Ronan Farrow writes about Andrew Cuomo’s War Against a Federal Prosecutor in the New Yorker.

Read this article before you believe that the incoming governor will solve New York’s problems.  Did she write her own press releases, or did the current governor’s machine write and issue for her?  Either way it is a problem for her.  For years, Kathy Hochul praised creepy Andrew Cuomo as a protector of women.  What is telling in this article is the last sentence, “Reps for Hochul did not immediately respond to requests for comment.”

From the Albany Times Union:  Hochul plots course as incoming governor after Cuomo’s resignation/ Says her administration will never be called “toxic.”  Did anyone expect her to say it would be toxic?  Amazing how one could be involved with the Cuomo Administration and not be aware of the toxicity permeating on the 2^nd Floor of the State Capitol…Albany has never been known as a place where “secrets” are secret.  The Cuomo Administration was well known for its bullying tactics, in fact he was quite proud of them.

Hochul promises to ‘fight like hell’ for New York…like she did when she dutifully praised the governor as a protector of women?

In case you want to know what happens to The Gov’s pension.

Empire Center Appeals COVID FOIL Request Delays.

America needs term limits in every level of government!!

Some background:  “Washington’s voluntary decision to decline a third term was also seen by many people as a safeguard against the type of tyrannical power yielded by the British crown during the Colonial era.”

“… talk about a presidential term-limits amendment started in 1944 when Republican candidate Thomas Dewey said a potential 16-year term for Roosevelt was a threat to democracy. In a speech in Buffalo on October 31, 1944, Dewey said, “four terms or sixteen years is the most dangerous threat to our freedom ever proposed. That is one reason why I believe that two terms must be established as the limit by constitutional amendment.”  The 22^nd Constitutional Amendment was introduced March 24, 1947 and became law on February 27, 1951.

Charles Ellis Schumer was born November 23, 1950, graduated as valedictorian, went on to Harvard and Harvard Law School and earned his law degree in 1974, passed the bar in 1975 but never practiced law. He was first elected in 1974 and has held elected office since then.   His only job outside of being an elected official was during high school.  (New York Senator Chuck Schumer actually worked for Kaplan – his first job – spinning off test prep materials on the mimeograph machine.)  Sen. Schumer’s father owned a small exterminating business that young Schumer thought was a huge albatross around his neck.   Obviously, it was hard work, long days, little time off as anyone who owns their own business knows.  That and his only job apparently soured the soon to be US Senator on being his own entrepreneur, like  Bill Gates, Peter Theil, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk,  and the countless others that have created businesses providing jobs for others.  Senator Charles Schumer never had to meet a payroll, pay for health insurance, create an atmosphere that supported what made the greatest nation in the world; he chose to be an elected official and tell us how we must use our hard earned paychecks…every day since 1974!

If ever there was a person that personified the need for term limits it is the current Majority Leader of the US Senate.

The Washington Examiner opines about Biden’s radical remaking of America.

Driving another nail into America’s coffin:  Biden to deliver ‘forceful’ call for Congress to lower drug prices.

Producer prices soar 7.8% annually in July, most on record

China: Crisis-Testing US Presidents.

Europe: Mass Protests Against Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports’

Infrastructure Bill Implements Green New Deal Via Corporate Welfare.

Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd Stands for America In An Era So Few Top Athletes Will.

From The Fulcrum:  Claims of voter suppression in newly enacted state laws don’t all hold up under closer review.

Start the countdown:  14 days from today Governor Andrew Cuomo will be former Governor Cuomo!  Read Chairman Kassar’s statement here.  Watch Andrew Cuomo’s disingenuous resignation speech here.

“Two more women approached the state Attorney General’s Office with allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Attorney General Letitia James released her sexual harassment report against him last week,” reported the evening edition’s NY Post of August 9. 2021.

Tom Precious writes in the Buffalo News:  Assembly to move ‘with all due haste’ in impeachment process against Cuomo.  The question becomes will they since they are supposedly investigating other potential crimes or will they be spineless and let others do the work they are charged with. 

Cuomo detractors say resignation shouldn’t be end of scandal, governor should be ‘prosecuted and arrested.

One awful bill, one terrible bill: Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both.

Sen. Bill Hagerty writes in the Washington Examiner:  We must rein in partisan government spending.

The 18 RINO’s (or GOP surrender monkeys, as Mr. Moore calls them) who voted to invoke cloture (and move the bill through the Senate) are listed here in Stephen Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity.     His essays always have very useful information; you can sign up at the bottom of the column.

Here are the key parts of Democrats’ $3.5T budget resolution they aim to pass without Republican votes.

Dem Budget Includes Green Card Giveaway, Mass Amnesty.  “The new budget proposal from Senate Democrats will dramatically increase the number of available green cards and include amnesty for illegal immigrants, according to an official fact sheet on the $3.5 trillion budget circulated by leadership.”

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined Maria Bartiromo on this past weekend on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ on business in China, infrastructure bill.

The Children of H&M.  A woke corporate ad campaign shows that there are many ways to exploit the young.