From right: Vlad’s plan – and how to stop him For all his caution, Vladimir Putin is somewhat predictable. Victor Davis Hanson argues for American Greatness. his goal? In order to “restore the prestige and power of the former Soviet Union.” How does this work? First, Putin moves toward neighboring former Soviet republics when the world oil price is high, and his coffers are full. So he went to Georgia in 2008 and then to eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2014. “Second, when we appear weak and eager to appease,…
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BLM disaster leaves Democrats vulnerable
The Democratic Party has finally realized its weakness on issues of culture, and perhaps no group represents the problem better than Black Lives Matter. The group’s logo bearing the group’s name has swept everything before it in recent years. Democrats have repeated it across the country. Corporate leaders obediently paid for it. Offered by sports leagues. Such was its totemic power that a more comprehensive version of the three words – all spirits matter – was considered a dangerous heresy. The BLM’s criminal justice agenda – based on the idea…
Read MoreNew York Governor, Brian Benjamin, contracted the COVID virus after a Democratic convention
New York Governor Brian Benjamin has tested positive for COVID-19 — just days after attending the state’s Democratic convention that includes Governor Kathy Hochhol and Hillary Clinton. “I tested positive for COVID today. Fortunately, I am feeling very upset, reinforced and in good spirits, as I have only mild symptoms,” Benjamin He said Sunday evening in a tweet. The lieutenant governor addressed the conference Thursday, He posted a video on Twitter of him sneaking into the podium While not wearing a mask. Later, he and Hochul holding hands on stage…
Read MoreDemocrats should blame themselves – not Con Ed – for high electric bills
Gov-wannabe Tom Suozzi is right to be angry about Con Ed’s ordering an 11% increase in electricity and 18% gas prices. However, instead of blaming the company, Suozzi should be pointing the finger at fellow Democrats — and he probably is, too. it’s a they The climate change agenda that pushed the bill up. Con Ed wants “investments in clean energy” to be funded, along with various infrastructure improvements. Finally, it hopes to pass on costs of $1.7 billion to renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions. “New Yorkers already have…
Read MoreFormer stripper Alexandra Hunt is running for Congress in Pennsylvania
Good luck checking out this one. A former New York stripper left behind her platform shoes for a political platform—she ran for Congress in Philadelphia’s turbulent Third District. Alexandra Hunt, 28, stripped naked during college to “pay the bills,” she Recently wrote in Daily Kos. And she’s not only ignoring her past career, but making it part of her campaign mission. her campaign site Offers T-shirts with the words “I may be down for money but I’m not a company” and “election hoes.” She feared the “old stigma” associated with…
Read MoreMinnesota Republican Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after battling cancer
His family revealed on Friday that Representative Jim Hagedorn (R-MN) died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 59 years old. “It is with a broken heart, a shattered soul and an overwhelming sadness that I share my husband Congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away peacefully last night,” Hagedorn’s wife, former Minnesota Republican Chair Jennifer Carnahan, Said in a Facebook greeting. “Jim loves our country and I love representing the people of Southern Minnesota,” Carnahan added. “Every moment of every day he was living his dream by serving others. There…
Read MoreRep. Sean Patrick Maloney warns Democrats about Covid mandates
The head of the Democratic House campaign organization warned members of his party Thursday not to “fall in love” with COVID-19 restrictions as many states began repealing mask mandates. “We Democrats shouldn’t fall in love with mandates when they are not necessary,” with some sense of right, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) They insisted on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “We must get rid of them as quickly as we can responsibly.” Maloney added that he agreed with New York Gov. Cathy Hochhol’s decision to lift the statewide mandate for masks…
Read MoreRepresentative Tom Suzzi says Hillary Clinton told him not to run for Governor of New York
The Long Island Democrat revealed Thursday that Hillary Clinton tried to pressure U.S. Representative Tom Suzzi out of challenging Governor Cathy Hochhol. During remarks at the state Democratic Committee’s nomination conference in Manhattan, Sozzi said Clinton – who will be the state party’s keynote speaker Thursday – was among several key party members who tried to persuade him to stay in Congress. I spoke with our keynote speaker, Hillary Clinton, a few months ago. She tried to convince me not to run, Suozzi said at a breakfast meeting at the…
Read MoreKamala Harris ignores the drugs flowing across the southern border
Fentanyl deaths have doubled in two years, and black men are seeing the largest increase in drug overdoses. So why isn’t Vice President Kamala Harris doing something about illegal drugs entering the country through the southern border? When the Biden administration took office, you promised that Harris, who is of black and South Asian descent, was a new kind of revolutionary hero for people of color, especially black Americans. And the president made her responsible for one of the country’s biggest crises (albeit of his own making), as record numbers…
Read MoreRepresentative Tom Suzzi says New York’s new district maps have been tampered with
A top Democrat running against Gov. Cathy Hochhol is siding with Republicans against his party, arguing that recently approved districts in Congress and the Senate have been manipulated. “I know it was manipulated. I mean, that’s common sense,” Long Island Representative Tom Suzzi said during an interview with The Post on Tuesday. Suozzi — who abandoned New York’s Third District re-election bid to challenge Hochul — said Democrats “wanted more seats” and “safe” districts for incumbents. Under the redrawn maps, District Three will grow from covering parts of three counties…
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