They Had No Choice

CNN isn't doing very well lately. Compared to other networks, their audience share is rather low. Their best years of the recent past were definitely the Trump Presidential years; they constantly beat him up at every chance. There was no fair and balanced to CNN then, and it is doubtful they will ever be able to move to a centrist news position now. Since Trump left office, their ratings tanked so badly they had to keep talking about him to try to improve their ratings.

This week, they suspended Chris Cuomo after emails proved he lied about the extent of his participation in helping his brother Andrew Cuomo when he was pushed onto the poliitcal gallows trap door this past summer. Cuomo hosted the top rated show on CNN, which in comparison to other network news commentaries usually rated dead last.

CNN doesn't bother to hide the fact that it is a mouthpiece for left-leaning liberal politicians, We all watched Rachael Madcow make a fool out of herself with her Trump Russian tirades, we've seen Don Lemon be nothing more than a lackey for boastful Democrats who lie (like Adam Schiff, who claimed he had the goods on Trump with Russian collusion in an interview with them and then when asked on the Congressional record, admitted he didn't)  ... and Brian Stelter, who would look more intelligent if he were a mute. Considering the foolishness that has come out of her mouth. Joy Reid is, of course, another example of a closet bigot who takes completely non-racial stories and interjects racial bias into them (as in the Gabby/Laundrie murder mystery this past summer).  Still, CNN stands behind these fools as long as they don't commit mortal sins, and even Toobinators manage to keep their jobs after completely embarrassing the network with (almost) off-camera jollies. Frankly, with the current list of on-camera personalities at CNN, I'm baffled as to why anybody would bother watching them.

Ah, but Chris Cuomo's sins rose above and beyond; even CNN couldn't ignore them anymore. When NY Attorney-General Letitia James decided to run for Governor next year (when she earlier said she wouldn't because it would look like she went after Andrew Cuomo to take his job), she had a few Aces up her sleeve - the "report" that summarized both Cuomo's activities following Andrew's trip to the woodshed. Andrew didn't want to resign, but it became pretty clear if he didn't, he would be impeached by his former friends in both Houses of the NY Legislature.

So now, today (12-4) we see CNN decided to fire Chris Cuomo for good, citing a review by a "respected law firm.' I'm no fan of either Cuomo (I've written about them before), but I do find irony in the fact that CNN can't even fire Cuomo without the excuse of a law-firm review. No review was needed; we've seen enough of Chris Cuomo threatening to throw somebody down a stairwell, we've seen enough of his lies in his Covid-quarantine video clips and we've seen enough of his big ego when he's shooting videos of himself lifting weights. CNN should have axed him long ago and the fact that it took them this long to finally do it speaks volumes about the morals and ethics of those running the show in the CNN boardrooms.

As for the advertisers that keep giving CNN money for ad slots, if I were them, I'd tie the price of that time on CNN to their Nielson audience share. Less viewers, lower ad rates ... or simply direct their advertising budget to the networks that do get consistently good audiences. Why spend money on networks with poor ratings?

So, arrivederci, Chris. Like Fredo in Godfather II, I guess you got whacked.

They only question is, in the casting of lots at the bottom of your cross, what CNN lackey is in line to take your seat?

The New Segregationists

Segregation: The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination.

We're supposedly better now; mainstream America recognizes segregation is not only wrong, but a blot on our history. Not only have we logically and morally moved away from segregation, we have outlawed the practice in Federal law. The 1964 Civil Rights act banned it in the workplace and all public places. There can be little disagreement that segregation was and is wrong.

Last time I looked, we're living in the 21st century. 57 years have elapsed since 1964; surely we must have learned by now not to practice it. Sadly, it is returning and it is a real shock when you discover just who is bringing it back: The very people and institutions that worked to abolish it!

Bill Maher will be the first person to tell you he's a Liberal, but lately he's made many statements that make Conservatives question his claim. He's no friend of 'woke' people and he recently pointed out how segregation is rearing its ugly head again in America. I'll leave a link to his words at the bottom of this essay, but the screenshot I put up here clearly displays where segregation is running rampant: On college campuses, one of the very birthplaces of the civil rights battle.

It seem the dorms in our esteemed American institutes of learning (over 100 were sampled) are 42% segregated by ethnicity; orientation programs are 47% segregated and college graduation cermonies are a whopping 72% segregated. Further, it almost seems blacks are fine with it that way. If they weren't, it wouldn't take much for them to stop the practice with a few well-placed protests.

I don't usually give liberals a compliment when they utter their usual poppycock, but in this case, Maher is right. There should only be one national anthem (although I disagree with him that it doesn't necessarily have to be the one we have now; I wrote about that foolishness in a previous blog). Citing Whoopi Goldberg as a buffoon on the topic is enjoyable to watch. Whoopi thinks a black national anthem is needed and whites need to be ... re-educated about it ... No thanks, Ms. Goldberg. We're still mourning the loss of Aunt Jemima, thanks to those who already reeducated us. Thankfully, when the real national anthem is skipped at athletic events (as it has been lately), there are people who sing it A cappella anyway.

This is the second of a three-part series I'm running on why racism has become a major divider of America. Part one was about race baiters, the next generation and for that I was called abysmally ignorant and a racist by my liberal brother (which means my points landed dead center). I forgive him; the brainwashing he endured (but refuses to acknowledge) in 10 or so years of higher education all but erased any common sense he had.

The last part of my thoughts are going to center on Critical Racist Theory, the true evil it is and how it has (along with the race baiters and new segregationists) reversed the progress made in the last 50 years.

The future looks dim as far as to how America is going to fix this. The racial and political divide are simmering as I speak, and I fear for the future of my native soil. Remember, when times are bad, the political winds are fertile for a despot to come along promising to fix it. About a hundred years ago, the seeds were sown and it did happen. And we all know how history has a habit of repeating itself, because people don't change. Technology and the environment change, but people are people and if there is any one thing history has taught us, it is that people will barter away freedom for security when the chips are down.

Hell, just look back a year and a half if you don't agree with me.

Here is the link to the Maher clip on YouTube: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

Race Baiters: The Next Generation

Sooner or later, you get tired of it and tune it out. We're all used to people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson rushing in to whatever fire of racism they hope to amplify by adding their own brand of gasoline to the fire. We saw it with Michael Brown in Ferguson, we saw it in Floydopolis and now we're seeing the next generation of those that make an excellent living throwing gas on whatever fire they can dub racist. It is no secret that those that make a living writhing their hands over racism don't worry about where their next meal is coming from ... and we know that when a problem is truly solved, the money following the problem dries up. So it is in the interests of the race baiters to keep fanning the flames (and making damn good money off of it at the same time.) If you don't believe me, take a look at how Jackson's Rainbow Coalition extorts takes donations from businesses to facilitate racial harmony in the workplace. Or take a peek back when Fat Albert hyped the Tawana Brawley scam and discovered there is money to be made when screaming about racism, even it it is cooked up. Al wasted no time in cashing in on it and to his credit realized that morbid obesity doesn't bode well for longevity ... so he went on a diet. Everything but his fat head lost weight, but I have to admit he does look good in those Armani suits on TV, even if he can't pay taxes on the enormous wealth he has accumulated beating the drums of racism over the last few decades.

Some of these martyrs used by the race baiters are not exemplary citizens. Michael Brown had just committed robbery when he made the mistake of thinking he could top off his day by assaulting a police officer. It didn't go well for him, but the circus of rioting and destruction that ensued ruined the lives of many in Ferguson who had nothing to do with it. Of course, the usual race baiters flew in and added their own fuel to the fire.

But there is a new generation of race baiters waiting in the wings, and sadly some of them are part of the CNN organization: Joy Reid and Don Lemon (seriously, Lemon? God does have a sense of humor). Let's talk about Joy first, because I'm still chivalrous and believe ladies should go before gentlemen.

This last week has seen America focus on the Gabby Petito story. We all know the story to date and of course, the story isn't finished yet. But at some point, it will be. America is following this story because it has all the elements: Mystery, crime, murder and human passion. Each day something new rivets us to the story.

So what does Ms. Reid do? She injects racism into a story that has absolutely nothing to do with racism. Her online comments are despicable as the family of Gabby grieves the loss of their daughter. What were her comments?

It goes without saying that no family should ever have to endure that kind of pain. And the Petito family certainly deserves answers and justice. But the way this story has captivated the nation has many wondering, why not the same media attention when people of color go missing?

Well, the answer actually has a name: Missing White woman syndrome. The term coined by the late and great Gwen Iffil to describe the media and public fascination with missing White women like Laci Peterson or Natalee Holloway, while ignoring cases involving missing people of color.

So there you have it. Somehow we're supposed to stop feeling sorry for Gabby and her family and replace the emotions we're feeling with anger about racism. Frick du, Frau Reid. And ironically, how do I describe a person of color in the media who blames the media for ignoring people of color without using the word hypocrite? ...  I'm not sure I can. And as usual, all the words before but in her quote are insignificant because she doesn't really care about the Petito family -- she's got her racism 101 paint kit out and is filling in the numbers with some really far-out colors.

And next we have Don Lemon. This waste of a perfectly good spinal cord also added his racial gasoline to the fire by trying to say the Laundrie familiy exercised white privilege by refusing to talk to the police. Here's how he spun it:

You ask any person of color, you ask a Black man who – if they have that sort of privilege.

Gee, can I ask OJ or Jusse Smollett if privilege didn't play a part in walking for their crimes?

Here's a heads up for you, Lemon. Everybody has that right. All they have to do is exercise the right. In the Laundrie case, it's obvious crimes were committed but not yet discovered ... and Gabby's fiance ran to a lawyer, who told him what any lawyer would tell a client no matter what color skin they were: Don't talk to the police, period.

Is America aghast? Yes, but that's the system and that's the constitution. If Whites, Blacks, Latinos, Asians or anybody chooses not to talk to the police - that is their right. There is plenty of other evidence and I'm assuming it will be brought out if Laundrie turns up alive ... which is speculative at this moment, because no matter what, his life is pretty much ruined going forward.

So there you have it: Race-Baiters, the Next Generation.

Isn't it comforting to know that the future of solving race-based issues is in the hands of idiots who think that pretty much everything is racist?

The Wheel of Justice Turns Slow, But it Grinds Exceedingly Fine

 Gee, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. (Guffaw) ... Just kidding. A few hours ago (It's Tuesday, August 3 2021) NY Attorney General Letitia James released a 165 page report concluding that Governor Andrew Cuomo did, in fact sexually harass many women. The report includes conversations with victims, an interview with Andrew Cuomo and also used emails as evidence to support its findings.

I've written about this guy before ... quite a few times. If you search my blog, you can see first-hand what I think of him. Spoiler alert: I don't think very highly of him. As a New York resident, I've suffered under his so-called "leadership" in many various ways. His taxes are the highest in the nation, his expanded abortion policy is unconscionably murderous, his mandate to put Covid patients in nursing homes resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and his maniacal ego have impacted every New Yorker.

So I say with no tears in my eyes as I utter the famous Italian phrase vaffanculo, Andrew Cuomo.

Take your book full of lies about how you wonderfully managed the Covid pandemic and stick it up your ass. You are almost done as I write this; the only thing left to question is how you are going to exit the Governor's mansion - either by resignation, legislative removal or if you somehow manage to delay things until next years election with the voters removing you ...

One thing is certain: Your days in power are very, very numbered. I hope you resign, but if that doesn't happen, I hope the legislature removes you. As you join the heap of disgraced and sleazy Democrats like John Edwards (2004 VP candidate who knocked up his Mistress while his wife was dying of cancer and then coerced a friend to say he was the father) and Elliot Spitzer (Client number 9), please think about honor and how it is so easily tarnished in public life ... and then please consider this:

Even Richard Nixon did the honorable thing and resigned.

You don't want to go out the door lower than Dick Nixon, do you?

PS: Take Fredo and that lying/dying networks of fools with you, please.

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

If there is one thing you can count on, it is change. Nothing is forever, or so it seems. The world you knew growing up and the world as it is now are different; some of the change is good and unfortunately, some of the change is bad. We are supposed to learn from our mistakes so as to not repeat something that was bad, but I'm not sure America is headed in that direction. America is divided at the moment and we can debate when it started and who is responsible until the cows come home, but the first six words of this sentence leave little to debate. As a people, we are divided and part of that division is the differences in urban vs. suburban lifestyles, experiences and education. Inner city folks don't think like small-town folks do because they live very different lives. The experiences of growing up in either area, for the most part mold how people view life, government and culture. Cities are usually rich in culture, but inner city schools fall short of testing scores in suburban areas. Inner city schools have the same curricula standards because of state mandates but have a tough time hiring and paying their educators when they are in competition with their immediate neighbors. When it comes down to money spent per student, suburban schools easily outspend city schools and those are simply the facts of life.

It should come to you as little surprise that families living in the cities move out when they can afford to. I don't fault the city school districts, it's obvious they do as much as they can with whatever resources they have. And I don't fault anybody for trying to improve the lot of themselves and their family; this is part and parcel of the opportunity America offers to those willing to work for it.

So, our suburban neighborhoods with their picket fences, little pink houses and 2 cars in the driveway are the American dream. Attaining this lands you squarely in the middle class, which is not a bad place to be overall.

But that dream is being threatened. Regardless of your political affiliation, please click on this link and spend a few minutes seeing what might be coming to your neighborhood in the near future.

 CLICK HERE and afterwards, please continue reading below.

Ah. Not in my area, you think. Think again. In New Hartford, NY ( a small town of ~20,000 adjacent to Utica NY, a city of ~60,000 ) it might be here sooner than you realize. Read on:

As I grew up, New Hartford was a sleepy small town with a good mix of farms (over 50), a good school system and working middle-class post-war families. There is a business corridor which has grown exponentially along with the school budget. Surprisingly, the population hasn't grown much as there is a fair turn-over of properties. It should be noted that property values are higher than their city equivalents in most cases. Clearly, New Hartford is a desirable place to live and raise your children in and property values reflect this. Town government (I served 12 years on the Town Board here) knows this and protects homeowners by recognizing that people want their neighborhoods and property values maintained. Zoning laws recognize residential properties as the most valuable in spite of the large business base that has grown over the years. And why not? People matter more than brick and mortar buildings and always will. It is with that thought that some property in New Hartford is now endangered with the placement of multi-family units in agricultural and single-family-zoned areas. There are, by the way, 2 dairy farms (I'm fortunate to live next door to one of them), a tree farm and a cash-crop farm left in the town now. Change and technology put the vast majority of farmers out of business. Things certainly have changed.

You watched the video clip above, right? Is Tucker full of BS or does the point he's making have merit? In smalltown New Hartford, NY unused farm property was bought last year by the Municipal Housing Authority based in Utica in spite of the neighbors banding together and fighting it. What they are not fighting is the sale of the land, what they are fighting is what the MHA has in mind for it. The MHA wasn't ashamed to let people know that they would like to build multi-unit buildings on it; specifically tailored for low-income families. The neighborhood is livid about this possibility and after approaching the Town Board, is now awaiting to see what the MHA really wants to do with this land tract. In spite of the single-family zoning in place, the MHA closed on the property last November and now is the owner.

It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out what they have in mind. They didn't buy the property to grow beans or corn - they have plans, and that plan is to utilize the property using their business model, which is ... subsidized apartment rentals. To them, the zoning doesn't matter. They have plans, and if they can't get them past the local town government, look for them to seek judicial intervention or worse, lobby for new federal laws to override and mute the will of the town residents.

That this could happen in America is shameful. But then again, after 12 years on the Town Board, I've seen more than my share of shameful events occur and to tell you the truth, I didn't enjoy watching good and decent people get shafted.

Neither will I this time, either.

One Good Scam Deserves Another

I first saw him when he went on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson doing a comedy routine. To get on the Tonight Show as a comedian, you had to be good. Carson's talent scouts only took the best, and they had their pick of the crop. I thought he was funny then, and I still find humor in the things he says. And my wife and I saw his movie (Religulous) in which he pokes fun at various religions and their followers. As usual, he used humor to drive home his opinion that there is no God ,,, a view that I disagree with. People are free to believe (or not believe) as they wish in America.

Of course, I'm talking about Bill Maher, who has a late-night show on HBO where he discusses current events and politics. He's been a liberal mouthpiece for years as his comedy morphed into critical analysis of his views of right and wrong in the world.

You can go on Youtube and find him and his liberal guests (Joy Reid from the Communist News Network among others) laugh at Ann Coulter when she suggested Trump had the best chance of being elected in 2016. Sometimes his comedy backfires, as that clip is now eternally famous.

Bill Maher is nobody's fool, to be sure. Before he comes on and speaks, he's well-read on the issues and doesn't overextend himself into no-mans territory. Occasionally, he even talks like a Republican, as he has done a few times lately.

For example, he defended Israel's military response when Hamas attacked them with 4000+ rockets recently, even though liberals are mostly siding with Hamas. That surprised me somewhat.

But I confess, his latest words on higher education amused me to no end when he went on and ripped it as a racket that sells a very expensive ticket to the upper-middle class. He bolstered his argument by saying the following:

Now that graduation season has ended and we won't be spoiling anyone's big day, let's talk about what higher education in America really is: a racket that sells you a very expensive ticket to the upper-middle class.

President Biden's American Families Plan asks the American taxpayers to pony up hundreds of billions so that everyone can go to college and billions more for subsidized child care so that our kids can go to school while we go to school.

Now the right is calling Biden's plan ‘social engineering,’ which is over-the-top, but Biden's plan is an endorsement of a particular idea that the more time humans spend in classrooms staring at blackboards, the better.

Liberals see more school the way Republicans see tax cuts – as the answer to everything. We imagine going to college is the way to fight income inequality, it actually does the reverse.

I know that free college is a left-wing thing, but is it really liberal for someone who doesn't go to college and makes less money to pay for people who do go and make more? Especially since colleges have turned into giant luxury day care centers with overpaid babysitters anxious to indulge every student whim...

And then he uttered the best line of the evening, one loaded with this pearl of wisdom:

Say what you want about Lori Loughlin. At least she understood that one good scam deserves another.

 

Mr. Maher, may I suggest you take another look at the Republican party and how we think. If you keep thinking and talking like this, we'll patiently await your inevitable arrival.

As the Sun Sets on Andrew Cuomo's Political Career

 Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

It's Saturday, March 13, 2021. The sun is shining. Before we go to bed tonight, we'll set the clocks an hour ahead. Spring ahead, Fall back as the saying goes. Tomorrow, the sun will set an hour later than it did today. We're gaining almost 3 minutes of sunlight every day and although this number will go down as we approach the longest sunlight day of the year (June 21, when summer officially arrives) ... we will still gain some daylight until then.

However, there is one person in New York State who may not look forward to great New York State sunsets, and that person is Governor Andrew Cuomo. I use the term Governor loosely now, because while he still is the de-facto Governor of NYS, he's not one that can impose harsh policy on it anymore. He's been defanged; the power he once wielded has abated and now, instead of using his energy to craft and dictate policy, he's using it to merely survive in office.

This is good news.

Andrew Cuomo is on the way out. As I write this, it's not if, it's when. Worst case scenario is, he rides out his term and in November of next year (2022) he will not be re-elected. Somebody else will be sworn in as Governor in January 2023. It's a year and 9 months away, and as I figure it, that's the absolute best he can remain in office.

But I'm hopeful, as more women come forward that his term will be severely abridged. I'm facing east and holding my prayer beads that he will be gone sooner than that. Much sooner.

Let me make one point clear: I do not support vigilante justice, not jumping to conclusions. As I write this, there are now seven women claiming to be sexually harassed by the Luv Guv. One of them claims she was groped under her blouse. Andrew Cuomo deserves a chance to defend himself, both in a legal court and also the court of public opinion. These are allegations, not etched in steel facts. Yet, anyway.

But as the number increases almost daily, one does have to begin to wonder. As the body count climbed in the Bill Cosby case, his good reputation was erased. When he was convicted and jailed, then we knew: He did it.

Nobody has alleged Andy Cuomo dropped a roofie in their drink and took advantage of them - let's get this out there. And asking for dates in a stupid manner isn't illegal either. But groping is, and if the allegation has any evidence tied to it, it should be heard. Also, changing a job position or moving the employee around after being turned down for a date doesn't bode well for the Gov either.

All this is interesting, but without dates, times and some sort of corroborating evidence ... most of it will stay where it is: As allegations.

I'm wondering why people are on the mini-bus when there is a much larger issue to deal with when it comes to Andrew Cuomo, and that's the nursing home death scandal.

We now know the nursing home death number counts were changed ... and lowered. A recount of the numbers tell us it is at least double. His executive order in March of 2020 (rescinded in May 2020) forced Covid into the weakest population sector in the state, and that is nursing homes. When this colossal mistake came to light, he had the unmitigated gall to blame Donald Trump for it.

Why would he fudge the numbers? For personal and monetary gain, say I. If you read his book in which he congratulates himself on every other page, he asserts NY came in fourth out of fifty states in nursing home deaths. With the new numbers, we're number one. Andrew Cuomo's executive order killed tens of thousands of our most vulnerable population. (Look for this book on the Dollar Store shelves in the near future, keeping company with books from Hillary Clinton and the like.)

So, as the heat is turned up, and as it becomes clear that both the NY Senate and Assembly (both in the hands of Democrat control) are abandoning him, he's taking a real gamble: Does he think he can really ride this out for almost 2 years more? Is he that stupid?

Richard Nixon experienced a similar situation: As Watergate unfolded and his lies were exposed, he also lost his Republican protectors in Congress and the Senate. It became clear: If he didn't resign, he would be impeached. He took the easier way out and resigned.

I suggest Andrew Cuomo be put in the same position: Resign or be impeached.

As a resident of New York State, I can only hope.

New York State's motto is Excelsior, which means Ever Upward.

Goodbye, Andrew Cuomo. Thank God your political career is (almost) over. Your plans to move to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 4 years are pretty much extra-crispy now.

As the days lengthen and the sun sets later every day, isn't it kind of ironic that your days in Albany are growing shorter?

So, Who Will Take the Fall for Andrew Cuomo?

 Once in a while, the liberal media cranks out a surprise. The surprise of February 2021 is how they have turned on one of their favorite sons - NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. It took a while, almost the better part of a year for them to gravitate to the position that maybe he did something wrong by sending covid-positive patients into nursing homes ... and then did something worse by trying to cover it up.

After the first shots were fired about nursing home covid deaths being tied to his executive order, Andy tried various ways to deflect the criticism. His first attempt at blaming Trump for it didn't really grow wings and take off, so in his second attempt to deflect being the target of a probe, he had his own state-run health department issue an investigative report. Of course, this report absolved him of all blame.

Duh. When your boss (or any boss) tells you he wants an investigative report, what they mean is they want a report that blames somebody or something else  - -  and it's also handy if it absolves them of any wrongdoing too. That's a well-known part of a political patronage system that doles out jobs and holds the keys to continued employment and advancement.

Is there anybody stupid enough to really believe the felch dispensed by his own Department of Health? Please step forward, I have some dog really good stocks I'd like to sell you.

Of course, the mainstream media (MSM) sat on this story all last year because .. well, there was an election and they couldn't fling mud at one of their own blessed because they needed it to fling at what they view as the reincarnation of Satan ... and it's pretty obvious where the dung they hurled landed.

Then, the NY Attorney General (a close ally of Cuomo) revealed the nursing home deaths were grossly under reported. A newspaper reporter sued under the freedom of information act and noticed a huge discrepancy between nursing home reports of death and NY DOH reports and brought this to the attention of the AG. To her credit, she refused to be part of the cover up and went public.

As this news took off, another bombshell landed squarely in Cuomo's camp. A communication between one of his staff members and the Democrat leadership in Albany surfaced. Melissa DeRosa, a staffer that sits at Andy's right hand revealed that the real numbers were squelched in fear that it would make Cuomo look bad while giving the Republicans ammunition to politically fight with. It's pretty clear now - a  cover up had been going on for the better part of last year.

But I still have faith in Andrew Cuomo to slough it off by coming up with a fall guy (or fall girl) to take the blame for whatever PC term he dubs this scandal now boiling and scalding his administration. The only question is, who will this fall person be? What crony-puppet will they dredge up to sacrifice to redirect the blame from Andrew Cuomo?

Here's a list of possibilities:

• Melissa DeRosa, whose days in Albany are probably already measured on a short stick for blabbing about it anyway...
• Dr. Howard Zucker, the NY Commissioner of Health who heads the DOH that falsified the numbers in the first place... or
• Some relatively-unknown low-level pawn in the administration who will be willing to take the blame ... and who knows what deal will be cut behind closed doors to make this happen, or
• Scooter Libby. He was the fall guy for VP Dick Cheney; he took the blame and was later pardoned. I hear he's tanned, rested and ready. Ok, scratch out Scooter. He's already done one fall-guy tour and in politics, you only get to be a fall guy once in your life.

In any event, the good news is that Andrew Cuomo's pipedream of running for President in 2024  is probably nothing more than that -  a pipedream. This scandal will shadow him for the rest of his life ... and deservedly so. As you can tell, I'm not a big fan of Andy. I already view him as a butchering murderer of fetuses ranging in age from a few weeks to 5 seconds before they take their first breath, and now he's added his own brand of a selective geriatric eugenics program to his resume.

I'm not sure if Cuomo is going to survive this putsch; I hope he's ousted. But I'm not going to bet on it because I view him as a self-indulgent narcissist, and I think he'll fight like hell to finish out his term which is up for re-election in 2022.

If he's stupid enough to run again, I'm hoping he loses the remaining 15 out of 62 NYS counties he managed to win last time. We'll see. A lot can happen between now and then.

But one thing is certain: He's an anathema now, and the likelihood he'll go to DC as anything other than a visitor is rather doubtful now.

And this is good news, period.

Stealing the 2024 Election

The law of contradiction is pretty simple. A can't be the same as B if they are mutually exclusive. And in divided America, there are certainly plenty of A's and B's. Republicans and Democrats are rather far apart. This is not an earth-shattering revelation; the divide has been there for quite a while. It grew exponentially during the Obama years and the scorch-the-earth policy of the left during the Trump Presidency added to it. America is not unified; it is solidly divided and it is not going to heal in the next four years.

I find it paradoxical that Joe Biden in his call for unity has turned a blind eye to what his party is doing. A last minute 3 day kangaroo court impeachment designed to prevent Donald Trump from running in 2024 is not just shameful, it's destructive to the country. Trying to convince the average American that he incited people to riot at the Capital while ignoring the years of violence that elected Democrats publicly advocated for insults the law of contradiction. You can't have Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters and other high-ranking Democrat notables urging violence towards Trump supporters and then point the finger of incitement at Trump.

(But they will give you tips on how to overthrow others they don't like)

We can't have nuts like AOC and Michael Moore telling Republicans they need to be reprogrammed (like the re-education camps of South Vietnam circa 1975) or that they favor imprisonment for Trump. You can't have Trump supporters put into a database for selective punishment as some radical nutcases on the left have spoken about. You can't give the Nadlers, Schiffs and FartSwalwells of the world a bully pulpit to keep pouring gas on the fires of division if you truly want unity. You can't hold a Senate trial that will end up in a mostly partisan vote to impeach a President that isn't even in office anymore. It's a circus side-show meant to stick another knife in Trump's back and we know it. Unity? Seriously? Are you shitting us? 

Make a statement now. You can't have your unity while your party is trying to steal the 2024 election, Joe. What are you and your fellow Democrats so scared of that you want to preempt Trump from running again in 2024? With all the claims of election fraud, wouldn't you want the next election to be as clean as it can be?

The law of contradiction also won't let the past be changed; even that power is denied to God. Oh, you can color it a few shades, but you can't change it. After 4 years of watching such things as immediate demands for impeachment (the day after the 2016 election), the massive effort to dissuade Trump electors casting their electoral votes for him (click Here to refresh your memory) and the Meryl Streeps/Alec Baldwins/Robert De Niros of the world trash Trump on the liberal-owned media regularly, why would anybody on the left be so dim-witted as to think the right is going to want to unify with them? Frankly, we don't want to, and we're also scared of your brainwashing machinesre-education camps. It's bad enough liberals run the colleges and universities we stupidly send our children to for what is little more than liberal indoctrination.

You can't have unity while your party wants to burn Trump and his supporters, Joe. Those are mutually exclusive and the law of contradiction won't let you have both. It's one or the other.

You want unity, Joe? Speak out against these wrongs that your party is doing. Speak out against the people in your party that espouse retribution. Speak out against the violence your party tacitly condones. Distance yourself from these radicals if you want true bipartisanship.

Then maybe, just maybe, we'll listen. We'll consider it. Until then, expect a rough ride, sans unity.