Cuomo: An Abusive Politician Self-Destructs

Andrew Cuomo

Well, it finally caught up with him.  Over there in The New York Post Bob McManus, the retired editor of the paper’s editorial page and a seriously astute observer of New York politics both at the state and New York City level, wrote this after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he would be resigning. The McManus headline: The rise and fall of Andrew Cuomo, New York’s glowering heavy Wrote McManus of Andrew Cuomo: “Biographer Michael Shnayerson in 2015 described the younger Cuomo as ‘his father’s all-knowing, all-purpose henchman … his father’s heavy,’ adding: ‘He was a nasty piece of

Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants For Democrats Who Fled State

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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) signed arrest warrants for the 52 House Democrats who fled the state to subvert democracy last month. “Phelan spokesman Enrique Marquez said warrants were signed for 52 Democrats who failed to return during the fifth day of the House’s second special session, leaving the chamber eight members short of a quorum,” the Washington Post reported. The Democrats fled the state after Texas Governor Gregg Abbott called a special session to vote on an election security bill which the Democrats claimed restricted access to voting. “As soon as they come back in the state of

Biden Admin Begs OPEC To Increase Oil Production

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Joe Biden

On Wednesday, the Biden administration released a statement pleading with OPEC to increase oil production so the United States could increase its import of oil to reduce gasoline costs, which have soared largely as a result of President Biden policies restricting domestic oil production. “Higher gasoline costs, if left unchecked, risk harming the ongoing global recovery. The price of crude oil has been higher than it was at the end of 2019, before the onset of the pandemic,” the statement said. “While OPEC+ recently agreed to production increases, these increases will not fully offset previous production cuts that OPEC+ imposed during

Defense Secretary Announces Vaccine Mandate Plan For Military Members

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On Monday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released a memo stating that COVID-19 vaccines will be added to the list of required vaccines for members of the U.S. military by mid-September at the latest if President Biden waives the necessity of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Austin added that the timetable for mandating vaccines could be accelerated if they receive FDA approval before the mid-September goal. “As many of you know, President Biden asked me to consider how and when we might add the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to the list of those required for all Service members. So,

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