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General welfare ‘excuse’ contributes to U.S. debt

Over the past 10 months we have been treated to entertaining commentary from the Woke Mob. They are apoplectic because the source of all their virtue signaling — the bottomless pit of their government programs — has been threatened by the “fascist terror” in the White House. Unable to present a coherent argument against the Administration’s anti-waste policies, the Woke Mob resorts to the same old saw – that “Trump has no compassion.” This begs the question: Compassion for whom? Apparently the Woke Mob measures compassion by how hard they squeeze taxpayers and ...

Hopeful signs continue at Chautauqua

CHAUTAUQUA—When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bush 43 administration considered several possible successors. One of them was the author of the 2024 memoir Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law. Meet Larry Thompson, who picked a fitting title for his book. Thompson, who from 2001 to 2003 had been deputy attorney general under Attorney General John Ashcroft, received a call from the White House asking whether he’d consent to being considered for the Supreme Court. Thompson writes that the call never ...

Selling memories in the driveway

It’s time for a garage sale. I haven’t tackled this particular craziness in more than ten years, but it is time. In the years since, Dear Richard and I have donated saleable goodies to a handful of local charities as well as annual fundraising sales. We’ve dragged out furniture, rugs, and I even persuaded Richard to donate many of his unused tools. We parted with three air conditioners, lamps, and more of my late mother’s earrings than a jewelry store could stock at one time. Even my handblown wedding Austrian crystal now graces someone else’s dining table. But it was okay ...

Dems learn no one is above the law

There is an old saying that goes like this: “What goes around comes around” and it very well describes the feelings of many about the indictment of New York state Attorney General Letitia James for “bank fraud.” The story first broke in April when federal housing regulators accused James of making false statements on mortgage loan applications. In August, Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed a special attorney to investigate the allegations regarding the loan after the Federal Housing Finance Agency referred the matter to the Justice Department. James was indicted in ...

Medal of Honor goes to true heroes

When a soldier, sailor, marine or an airman commits a heroic act they may be submitted by others to receive the Medal of Honor. The acts I am speaking of are usually ones where the recipient engaged in a life-threatening act. It could be that they put themselves in grave peril to save ...

Thus far, a quiet election

This is an “off year” in politics. There are no elections for federal office. That comes next year when there will be elections for Congress. That doesn’t mean that the elections this year are unimportant. Who we elect for County Executive, the County Legislature and other local offices is still important. Local elections give us the opportunity to choose elected officials who are the closest to us, and who operate most of the government that we deal with on a daily basis. Some don’t like them, but I am a big believer in political campaign signs. They remind us of our ...