When will politicians stop raiding funds?  This is deplorable, thank you, E. J. McMahon for alerting the public to the fact that raiding funds is still going on, despite laws passed to end it. Raiding agency funds to close budget gaps is wrong and the Members of the Legislature must reject this proposal.

Governor Cuomo thinks nothing of raiding agencies to help balance the budget, but allowing hydrofracking that would truly help balance the budget and put people to work as well as help local counties, can't and won't be now.  Do you understand the logic? 

Governor Cuomo has benefited by the campaign finance law, in fact he is going to Florida to raise more money for his future campaigns, but he still wants to change them and make you pay for campaigns.  Time you all say no to this ill-conceived idea also. 

While the Governor is still riding high in the polls, his support is beginning to slip. 

No White House tours, but Mrs. Obama's 50th birthday party plans are well underway.  The Obama's have certainly their priorities in order.


What has the trillions spent on poverty programs done to help end poverty?  Not much. 

All I'll say on this, if that if they were employees of the RNC, the press would be all over this story demanding to know why.

The Heritage Foundation lays out 6 things the US budget should do here.

Aren't wages supposed to go up?  According to this report, they aren't.

Tomorrow is the last day you can register for National CPAC:  Click here for details.

Weekly Wrap-Up

While Gov. Cuomo tries to spin his way out of the latest New York job numbers, the new jobs report has some good news – though it reflects poorly on the Obama Era when 7.7% unemployment can be viewed as “good news.”

  

Nancy Pelosi has a strategy for stopping any progress being made on job creation, and is even successful at making Gov. Cuomo look responsible.

Sen. Tom Coburn, the guest of honor at the Conservative Party’s 49th Annual Dinner in 2011, talks some sense about spending and the sequester.

Sen. Rand Paul explains his filibuster in The Washington Times.

As the Washington Examiner notes, “Obama's ultimate answer -- that he lacks authority for domestic assassinations -- is comforting. Less so is the fact that Paul had to stage a 13-hour filibuster to elicit a straight answer to such an obvious question.”

You don’t have to agree with Sen. Paul to applaud his tenacity.

Do you stand with Rand, or with President Obama? Tell whose side you’re on in our new Weekly Poll.

Good news for the unborn – but any progress is threatened by Gov. Cuomo’s bizarre determination to increase abortion in New York.

Common sense might have prevailed, but why would such a vile individual even be considered for a special honor by the State Department?

Have a great weekend!

Did you watch any of Senator Rand Paul's democracy in action?  Americans should applaud his standing up for principle.  Kudos to those who stood with Senator Paul:  Cruz (TX). Lee (UT). Toomey (PA), Thune (SD), Barrasso (WY), Scott (SC), Cornyn (TX), Moran (KS), Johnson (WI), Flake (AZ), McConnell (KY), Chambliss (GA), Rubio (FL) and the lone democratic Wyden (OR).  (Sen. Kirk (D-IL) did bring and apple and thermos since he didn't speak,  I'm not certain if it was to nourish  Sen. Paul or help get him off the floor.)

If anyone has any doubt that yesterday's filibuster by Sen. Paul was necessary, you must read this.  Thank you to Sen. Cruz for demanding an answer.

UPDATE:  AG HOLDER RESPONDS

Kirsten Day writes about "Cuomo's big abortion mistake" in today's NY Daily News.  It is good to know that Ms. Day, the executive director of Democrats for Life of America, believes "As a high-profile Democrat, Cuomo ought to be working to reduce demand for abortions (emphasis by cpnys) by increasing societal and economic support for pregnant women, particularly the poor and women of color. Instead, he seems bent on making abortion, which is already too common in New York, even more routine."

Governor Cuomo, while still popular, is beginning to lose upstate support.  And he certainly won't like this headline. 

Governor Cuomo wants campaign finance reform, in other words, he wants you, the taxpayer, to fund political campaigns even when you do not support the candidate.  Maybe you can sign up for his townhall on campaign finance reform and ask him "where will the money come from since the state still has a deficit" or "doesn't it really only help incumbents" or "the NYC campaign finance law allows candidates to pay their relatives, how will your proposal prevent this?  Will you be able to stop fraud?"  We are sure you can come up with a few more....don't let the liberals/progressives be the only ones on the phone....

Wise words in today's NY Post editorial:  "Republicans will not persuade New Yorkers to vote Republican by becoming liberal-lites. To the contrary, they need to stand by their ideals — and bring home to minorities, low-income workers and others normally written off that the GOP offers real alternatives that would benefit them and their families."  We, the Conservative Party, stands by our principles and our platform outlines ways to benefit all New Yorkers.

The NY Post also points out the need for affordable housing in NYC, another principle in our legislative platform.  Under HOUSING, (scroll to page 4) you will find this: The free market, not government controls, is the only way to have quality affordable housing."

Some coverage on yesterday's press release here and here. 


 From Cal Thomas' column:  Government doesn't lack revenue. Government lacks restraint.

From Michael Barone's column:  "Republicans are being attacked as irresponsible for allowing the relatively small sequester cuts to occur. But maybe that was the responsible thing to do. Maybe it would be responsible to cut spending even more."

Both columns echo what we have said for years:  Spending is the problem. 

Just when conservatives worry that people are not concerned about  the need to cut spending there is good news.  The latest Rasmussen Poll says 58% worry government spending won't be cut enough.

The Heritage Foundation examines the effect of Chavez' s death.

What would happen to you if you blatantly and publicly ignore the law?  Do you think you would be absolved and forgiven, or that no one would care?  Think of all the reports of youngsters being arrested for pointing fingers, making a "pop-tart" look like a gun and other absurd reasons, BIG Brother is right there, intimidating those who can not defend themselves.  But our President thumbs his nose at his responsibility and the press applauds him.

Didn't anyone ever tell President Obama you can't have it both ways?

And that you shouldn't exaggerate the truth.

And they (the Press) play his game.  Fortunately, not all the Press is in his pocket.  What would our Founding Fathers say about today's Press Corps?  Would Alan Colmes have their respect?

Good question, so where do they send the bill to Governor?  Taxpayers get ready to pay more....

Governor Cuomo didn't count on this group to oppose his radical abortion plan and we are pretty certain that he was surprised at the coverage they received.  Read about those who know Governor Cuomo's proposal is unnecessary and harmful here, here, here, here, here and here. 

George J. Marlin writes about Woodrow Wilson's views. 

More from Thomas Sowell

Wednesday's with Walter E. Williams

The New York State Assembly is poised to pass a minimum wage bill today (see our memo's opposed to the bill here) and we urge the Members of the Legislature to read what the Heritage Foundation has to say about raising the minimum wage before casting their vote. 

Larry Kudlow speaks out on Sequestration.   And John Podhoretz writes "He did it to himself", while the Washington Examiner believes the President is bruised. Human Events makes a point.

A little late in posting this, but as the old saying goes, better late than never. 

Charles Gaspirano asked the question "Where is Chuck Schumer when you need him"    MIA and so is Senator Gillibrand and Governor Cuomo when it comes to the banking regulations that are harming New York's economy.

The DOJ continues to undermine families.   I would tell them to read this, Marriage and Politics,
but it would only fall on deaf ears and blind eyes.  Americans elected an Administration that believes government is your family and is doing all it can to end the American Dream that acknowledges the strength of family, not government.  

Pete DuPont is right:  The entitlement mentality can't survive a weak economy. 

John R. Lott, Jr., writes "What Motivates Mass Murders", certainly his words must be considered by elected officials.

Tuesday's with Thomas Sowell.

What was City Council Speaker Quinn thinking?  "Innocent teenagers" and the City should pay up?  Is this the leadership becoming of a Mayor?  New Yorker's must be wary of this kind of thinking.  And New Yorkers should be questioning why people make certain endorsements....what is the motive?

Why is Governor Cuomo considering lowering the age to 18 to play "Quick Draw' in bars when you can't legally drink until you are 21?  Perhaps a better question would be:  Why the need to expand "Quick Draw" at all, why does the Governor have an insatiable need for money?  Turn off the spigot, spending is out of control.

Will hydrofracking ever come to New York?  Not if Governor Cuomo's former brother-in-law has a say, and he obviously had his say. 

The NY Post has a good editorial "Ethics for fun and profit." 

When did the politician's role become helping their friends and ignoring the cost to taxpayers?

Bob McManus has a good column in today's New York Post. Jimmy Vielkind, writing in today's Albany Times Union, seems to echo some of what McManus wrote.... very interesting that both have some of the same concerns.

George J. Marlin writes about LI Power: The political hot potato.

Forget Steve Austin's $6 million man, we have a $6 TRILLION man!

Will the President help Americans or will he continue to stifle the Keystone XL Pipeline?

Weekly Wrap-Up

“Shuttered businesses, higher taxes and spending, more crime: The reasons not to allow casino gambling in New York are compelling and many.” That’s from my take on the push for casinos in New York, featured in today’s New York Post.

Where do you stand on this? Do you agree with the Conservative Party, or Andrew Cuomo and the liberals? Give you opinion today in our new Weekly Poll.

Remember the last time the Cuomo crew promised us the sun, moon and stars: “I am proud to be a New Yorker today,” the Governor said when he signed his control bill back in January.  “Not just because New York has the first bill, but because New York has the best bill.”

The bill was “common sense,” according to Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins – or, “responsible” as Mayor Bloomberg put it... because they had all read the bill in detail and understood all of its provisions, right?

Wrong.  Cuomo and friends are now scrambling to fix what they heralded as the best bill ever, and the Governor is especially eager to address Hollywood’s concerns over the new gun controls (with police concerns being a mere footnote to the new adjustments).  Gotta keep those West Coast campaign contributions coming, after all...

In Washington, sequester hysteria has become laughable thanks to Maxine Waters, who predicts that spending cuts could cause 170 million jobs to be lost.

As National Review helpfully points out, “134 million people have jobs in America.”

How many of Rep. Waters’ 170 million jobs killed by sequester will be teachers? None, despite the claims of the Obama Administration.

As Charles Krauthammer says of Obama, “His incentive to deliberately make the most painful and socially disruptive cuts possible (say, oh, releasing illegal immigrants from detention) is enormous. And alarming.”

Give Team Obama credit, they can twist the facts about any number of topics at the same time.  Take Michelle Obama: To hear her tell it, her “Let’s Move” anti-obesity program started trimming kids down five years before it was launched.

With all the manufactured crises being generated by the Obama Administration, it’s easy to forget that there is genuinely cause for concern when it comes to Social Security, Medicare and especially America’s national defenses.

In contrast to the Obama Administration’s fear-mongering over the federal budget, the President wants us to believe that there’s absolutely nothing to worry about when it comes to border security. Not true, says people who actually know what they’re talking about.

But when you have incompetents running the show, this is what happens.

Have a great weekend!