Hochul, James put their embarrassing anti-Trump agenda over New Yorks needs
As I watched the tone-deaf, sad-sack comments by Gov.Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday, an idea came to mind: Why don’t they just go whole hog and say New York is seceding from the union?And why stop there — declare a new civil war because, well, Donald Trump is going to be president and we don’t want that!Wawawawa.Grow up! There’s no crying in politics.I have seen many bad performances by public officials, but Hochul and James hit rock bottom.
Their peevishness indicated New York is ready and eager to rumble with the new Trump administration.No grace, no patriotism, only the crazy-talk assumption that the worst-case scenario is inevitable.Their view is so blinkered that they must be getting their fake news from outlets that have a fetish for calling Trump Hitler and warning that he is going to destroy America.By comparison, the concession speech Vice President Kamala Harris gave was full of grace and patriotism.
The final results humiliated her, but still she managed to keep it together for 10 minutes and resist any impulse to flash anger and seek revenge.Of course, Hochul and James also demanded more money from the Trump administration.So first you attack, then say gimme, gimme.A brilliant strategy! Surely Trump will be moved to open the federal purse.Hochul and James are a two-person wrecking crew.
They have done nothing for New York except move it ever closer to the cliff.Businesses and residents are fleeing their money-grabbing clutches, and they mark the election with a puerile defiance.In a joint release, they announced “a strengthened partnership, including new dedicated staff, to address potential federal legal threats to reproductive freedom, gun safety laws, and other key issues.”Hochul said her office also formed a “Freedom Initiative” to develop plans to address any policy and regulatory “threats” from a Trump administration.This is what passes for action in Albany.Having aides with time for this partisa...