People used to say that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. I wonder if the same sort of principle applies to progressives who have been elected governor, and assume responsibility for the health of their state’s economy:
Here’s New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:
New York will be destroyed if the deductibility of state and local taxes is included in any final plan that passes the House.
His next door neighbor Connecticut is a perfect example of a state economy wrecked by “progressive” high tax policies.
PS. In a previous post I wrongly claimed that 53 Alabama pastors had signed a letter in support of Roy Moore after the recent scandal. That was not accurate; the letter was written several months ago. But this Boston Globe story suggests that not much has changed:
Over the last week, the Globe called dozens of evangelical pastors in Alabama and elsewhere who had supported Moore before the allegations emerged, gleaning from a list of names posted to the Facebook account of the candidate’s wife.
None of the nearly 10 pastors reached by phone said the allegations of sexual misconduct changed their views about Moore. Several said the allegations made them more proud to vote for the former judge.
Repeatedly, the pastors attempted to discredit Moore’s accusers in personal terms, with some dismissing their emotional stories as “crocodile tears” and “fake news.”
“I don’t know how much these women are getting paid, but I can only believe they’re getting a healthy sum,” said pastor Earl Wise, a Moore supporter from Millbrook, Ala.
Wise said he would support Moore even if the allegations were true and the candidate was proved to have sexually molested teenage girls and women.
“There ought to be a statute of limitations on this stuff,” Wise said. “How these gals came up with this, I don’t know. They must have had some sweet dreams somewhere down the line.
“Plus,” he added, “there are some 14-year-olds, who, the way they look, could pass for 20.” . . . “You’re asking me to believe them,’’ Raddish said, “when their own mother didn’t have enough red blood in her to . . . go and report this? Come on.”
And here’s how Jim Geraghty of the National Review responded to the pastors:
Yeah, why didn’t those mothers go down to the local district attorney and report that their daughters were being inappropriately sexually pursued by . . . the local assistant district attorney?
Meanwhile . . .
Donald Trump’s national security adviser reportedly mocked the US president and called him a “kindergartner” during a private dinner. . . .
During the meeting General McMaster mocked Mr Trump calling him an “idiot” and a dope, adding he had the intelligence of a “kindergartner”, five sources told BuzzFeed News. . . .
Last month it was claimed secretary of state Rex Tillerson referred to Mr Trump as a “moron” during a meeting at the Pentagon.
When the reports emerged, Mr Tillerson repeatedly refused to answer when asked whether he had made the comments.
Meanwhile Republican senator Bob Corker has previously likened the White House to “adult daycare”.
I’ve decided to stop insulting Trump. From now on I’ll just report the views of his staff.