My Thoughts on the Republican Midterm losses

 In my younger years I would have been devastated by the results of the recent midterm elections. Not this year, for several reasons.

As I blogged recently, the Republicans have lost their way.  I am a Libertarian who is committed to Libertarian values.  When no credible Libertarian is on the ballot I lean Republican but this cycle I voted for no one in either party.  The party has been corrupted by Republicans in Name Only, or “RiNo’s” and I will not vote for cowardice.  25 years ago the Republicans were the wall against which Socialism/Marxism/hatred could not pass.  No longer the case.  I would rather “my” party lose than vote for cowards.

Trump should resign.  He has not done anything treasonous or is as corrupt as the radical left paints him.   I fully support the “war” in Iran.  Most of the west has played "appeasement" like Europe did with Hitler.  Iran is the the soul of evil and has vowed, publicly to kill all “infidels” which is anyone not Muslim/Islam. Undeniable, that is on record. Israel gets it. The Islamist senator-elect’s best friend in Michigan declared that America deserved 9/11. Many people in the U.S. and Europe understand the gravity of Iran’s determination.  Many European countries (to my delight) do not. Sadly there is a large number of people universally and in the U.S. who hate both Israel and the U.S. But Trump only bluffed. We now live with inflation and the radical left has gained ground because Trump and his supporters lost credibility. 

Domestically the Republicans used to be the party who held off the “gimmes” but no longer.  The Republicans yield to higher taxes and more social spending which adds to the Democrats voting base - so why bother?

I read that “the media won the elections.”  There is some truth to that and there is little the Republicans could have done other than remain outspokenly committed to their principles and out-shout interviewers who shriek that the Republicans are sending babies and old folks starving into the streets.

I don’t think Republican/Libertarian values will recover and at my age that will not matter much.  The voters have spoken and will get what they deserve.  Over the remainder of my life I hope I don't get what they deserve as well.

Again, Trump should resign, not because he is evil or failed in too many of his promises.  He is pompous, insensitive, rude and self-righteous.  And he bluffed Iran far too many times with no success. I think the war with Iran was worth fighting  but to be successful we would have had to kill millions of civilians, not a popular move in a world full of frightened nations. Before he resigns he should pull a “biden” and pardon all of his administration for any crimes either already documented or later discovered.  Give the helm to Vance who might be able to salvage some of the party before 2028.  In any case with no one to investigate and persecute, more debate time will be given to running the country than it will be getting revenge on Trump.

There is a positive outcome for me.  I truly believe Europe is going to regret the cessation of Trump’s efforts.  Not now, maybe ten years from now.  Europe has no interest in stopping Iran’s nuclear threat,  I will not mourn European devastation. And if the elitists and ignorant Left in this country suffer, all the merrier.

I am concerned about Israel. I hope that nation continues to have its historical resolve.

NO TO BLAKEMAN, KOMATIREDDY & LALOTA

 October 10, 2026

Editor, New York Post

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am a Libertarian but as that party rarely runs viable candidates I remain a registered Republican.  I will be a voter without a candidate this coming November.

I will not vote for Bruce Blakeman, Saritha Komatireddy or Nick Lalota in November.

Starting with truly evil Hochul, she has no concept of human rights or our constitution.  After SCOTUS ruled against her gun hatred she proceeded with more unconstitutional regulations, which will also be tossed. One specific rule of hers is identical to one in Hawaii which has recently been ruled unconstitutional. She has famously uttered “there is no good man with a gun.”  There are many of course, her security detail included(?).  If she had to personally pay for litigation advancing through SCOTUS, she would be more discerning about which hatred to foist upon the voters in New York. She is likely giving money, or will, to Mamdani to fuel his Islamist agenda in New York City if she wins in November.  She openly resents wealthier people leaving the state, declaring they have an obligation to return to New York and pay for her programs. Recently, hoping to take advantage of the “Cornell 7” fiasco, she is damning these guys pre-conviction, hoping to gain popularity with the feminazis.  She has appointed Leticia James, to “investigate” (meaning:  “prosecute”) the Cornell 7, again, making points with man-haters whether or not the boys are convicted. The Mid-terms will be finished before this prosecution mis-conduct plays out. Neither of them will then resign if the boys are acquitted.

But Bruce Blakeman is only marginally better. Certainly a more civil and decent individual, nevertheless the first red flag was his bragging that he works well with both Republicans and Democrats. This country is far too divided to believe one can make everybody happy.  His declaration to me means he cannot make tough or controversial decisions.  I wrote him with questions about DEI in state government, offering examples, gun rights and fueling Mamdani; his only replies were continuing campaign donation solicitations (at my request he has stopped the solicitations).  I do not vote “lesser of evils.”  I have a good friend whose name I typically write-in when I have no suitable recipient of my vote, thus preserving my name on the voter roles. Blakeman will not get my vote.

Letisha James views the judiciary as her personal AR15 to be used against anyone with whom she does not agree.  Again, she is going after the “Cornell 7” though completely silent when 8 women accused former governor Cuomo of sexual harassment. She too would be more careful if she had to personally pay for failed litigation. (I am cautiously optimistic that most of the boys will be cleared and cost the state and Cornell millions. Remember the Duke LaCrosse Four?) The only government official who has applied even rudimentary justice in the investigation of this  case is the Tompkins County DA, (County in which Cornell is located) Mathew Van Houten. Assign some of Leticia James body guards to protect this one honorable individual.

On the other hand, I will not vote for her competitor, Saritha Komitareddy. I regret that I cannot vote for her.  She is perfectly credentialed with top notch experience. However, she accepted the endorsement of the “Black Caucus.”  The racial divide and the hatred black “leaders” have for this country is, in my opinion, the most critical issue we are facing, having begun in the Obama dynasty and following through the Biden regime .  I asked her, twice, why she accepted that endorsement and received no answer.  That alone is my reason for not voting for her.  I have yet to learn of any organization with the word “black” in it that works to the benefit of all people. This might be her  elephant in the room.  I am a white male (neither proud or ashamed of my race or gender)  She does not get my vote.

Lastly, Nick Lalota, Federal House representative, does not get my vote.  I am a senior and am concerned about the lack of government assurances that social security and Medicare (not Medicaid) - the latter for which I have paid for 64 working years and continue to pay in my retirement years - will last me the rest of my life.  He has made sure that Suffolk County roads received a million dollars. Bravo! I would rather brave potholes since social security and medicare are higher priorities on my list.  To his credit, he has written back but had a sponge in his mouth when he did.  I did not see any assurances.

The Republicans are in a tough spot in “blue” New York.  They will not commit to common sense values if they believe that commitment costs them power and it might; but either they are willing to fall on their swords or they will not get my vote.  Unused power is worthless. I will forever respect unabashed libertarian (or conservative) truth to power; not deceptive election strategies. I would rather live under a despot like Hochul than a RiNo.

John Tyson

Saint James

Milquetoast80@protonmail.com

IMDB ad Amazon do it again

 Below, after the punctuation you will read my recent review of "Best Medicine"   This is a copy of "Doc Martin" a British production about a cranky doctor and the relationships he built and the ailments he treated in a rural area of Great Britain.

Netflix just released this reinvention and it is absolutely awful.  It is racist (favoring blacks and Asians) curries to gays and is badly written.  It is unabashedly woke.  I wrote a scathing review on IMDB (an Amazon product).  That review follows this preamble.

After a week I noticed it had not been published.  I wrote IMDB and - sure enough - I had violated all their rules. Literally I was not allowed to use the word "woke" and say nothing that might appear to belittle the actors or their writing.  I am not yet done frothing at the mouth.  In 2026 it is nearly impossible to escape social comment (usually favoring the woke) that is pervasive in the media.  My review was polite, no obscenities.  I believe criticism of social norms is quite reasonable since much of cinema criticizes social. Norms as they see them.  

I will think about it for a while and without violating nay of their "rules" I think I can come up with excoriating notes.  Not as specific as my review but critical enough that it will get the readers' attention.

Happy Sunday to the reader.  Hoping Fall comes soon.

IMDB review follows:

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If you liked “Doc Martin,” produced in the years 2004 - 2022, featuring a blood-fearing, pompous doctor in South Wales, Great Britain, laced with funny characters and serious moments and relationships, you might want Dramamine if you intend to watch the horrible remake, “Best Medicine” on Netflix.  Netflix just cannot help being woke, many productions are indeed saturated with woke and this one takes the cake, completely destroying the stories and characters in the original production.  Unless you are woke.  Even then the writing is so cheesy it is tough to either laugh or take seriously.  I will note that there may be spoilers in my review.  It is not my intent.  My wife can tell me anything without "spoiling" the show for me and it is still all new to me. 80 year-old memory! On the other hand if I tell her one word beyond the title she says I am spoiling it for her.

The original, as I recall, consisted of all whites, straight sexually and a neurotic doctor (and many other characters) the viewer could take seriously.

The revision is allegedly filmed in Maine which is 3.4 percent minority in total but less so in the northern/Eastern regions where it was allegedly filmed. In truth it is filmed in northern rural New York.  Netfilx’ mission is force-feeding woke to we who  are so  over-run with various phobias.  In a cast of maybe ten important characters, we have one gay, an interracial couple (black male, white female of course) a Hispanic woman, a black (I think) sheriff and an Asian woman.  Not in sync with the population.  In the original there was a pack of disrespectful high school girls who would mock Doc Martin when they passed him.  Lo and behold, one of the three now is an effeminate male. 

Aside from the woke force-feeding, the replacement characters are hard to fathom if you are a fan of the characters in the original Doc Martin.  The new doctor is just not believable or interesting. The new cast of characters is out of place and to me are cast quite poorly. Their scripts are too goofy to believe. The writing is corny compared to the original Doc Martin. The doctor himself is not funny nor can he be taken seriously.  Both doctors come across as stoic, lacking emotion  or caring.  That is in sync but the original Doc Martin (Martin Clunes) was more believable. I have no examples and won’t look for any since for me it is episode one and done.

My wife and I are extremely disappointed.  We loved “Doc Martin”; watched the series three times.  I won’t watch any additional episodes of this woke garbage.  In an era with serious shortage of quality film we had really looked forward to this.  What a disappointment. Given my poor memory, the original  “Doc Martin” will be a new show again when we watch it one more time in the future.

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New York and USA Politics to Die for

 New York and USA Politics - to die for

I am old enough to remember Eisenhower, JFK and the succeeding presidents.  Reagan and Trump are the only two I enthusiastically supported and Trump is now worrisome to me.  When I was younger, the democrats were more labor and social oriented,  aggressive but respectful pursuing their agenda.  The republicans were business and small government oriented.  Too, the republicans were respectful. This blog will not discuss the incivility in government now.  Just yesterday a wacko said to congress that Islam will kill all Americans. I understand she is getting a Federal charge from that.  I hope so.

I won’t take the high road.  I am no longer on Facebook but when I was I received many vicious, vile comments on my posts, typically from people who had no substantial rebuttal but enjoyed exercising hate.  Same with X and I have never had anything to do with Tic Toc, Instagram or any other “social” site. Without hesitation I meet hate with hate.  I don’t initiate it but won’t let evil pass.

Now, Republicans are actually intimidated by the Left (except Trump) and more frequently shy away from volatile yet critical positions even where those positions are enumerated in the constitution, First and Second Amendments come to mind.  The wacky left can threaten hate, assault and murder folks with the blessing of wacky judges and the republicans hide in fear that prosecution of the blacks and wackos will cause riots and more hatred. 

Again, I am not one to take the “higher ground.”  Bring it on.  I will defend myself as best I can as we witness the government’s unwillingness to protect me especially if the criminal is a minority.

I am a Libertarian, who with only one exception, has never voted for a democrat.  Frequently I do not vote for Republicans either.  A phrase that has been around forever that I like is that I will not vote “the lesser of evils.”  Moderates claim that belief is destructive - shooting myself in the foot - but I will not vote for a candidate who passively allows the leftist/muslim agenda to grow.  I won't vote for folks who take my constitutional rights from me, just at a slower pace than the rabid democrats. I would rather New York and the country fail than vote for candidates who saw it coming and did not fall on their sword to stop it.  Unfortunately across the political spectrum the mantra is not good government but rather growing and holding power.  The democrats are unabashed in their hate for our country and we will see how far they get in November but the Republicans should be shouting out loud that Marxism/muslin governance will not only not gain ground but will lose ground if the republican succeeds. National guard?  Whatever it takes to stop those willing to use violence to cancel my speech or the speech of quality folks in power with whom they do not agree. I think the Republicans are more concerned about power than good governance, and democrats -  well they keep on being big government white-hating pond scum. I am not an insider but I have a hunch the republicans are trying to balance their 2026 and 2028 platforms with power they may lose or gain.  Offend a marxist minority?  Might lose the election.  So, ignore the important issues and hope the wacky leftist candidate is rejected…but to what value? If the governor, or legislator soft-pedals critical, constitutionally directed government roles, we will further succumb to truly dangerous government.  So, I will not vote for a “Republican in Name only” (RiNo).

In New York, BRUCE BLAKEMAN, the Republican, is hoping to unseat HATHY HOCHUL (A truly abhorrent  “governor”).  Unfortunately BLAKEMAN is a RiNo, unwilling to tackle the destructive inroads of the left.  His first solicitation (they love donations from people whom they have no intention of representing) included his “positions.”  How nice.  How many voters DON’T want safer streets, clean air and lower taxes?  I do too but he skirted several extremely important issues.  After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled most of Evil HOCHUL’S gun laws unconstitutional, she then created a list, literally, that looks like a shopping list, of places one may not take a legally-owned gun. One requirement is that before a gun is taken on to someone else’s property, the bearer must obtain written permission from the owner.  An observer asked, “So if I pull into a gas station to fill up my car I have to get permission from the owner since I have a gun?”  I am not connected to a  gun lobby (though I have several guns which I am not afraid to use, legally licensed including a concealed-carry permit).  Frankly they scare me and have never been a hobby but I will not hesitate, nor will I suffer any remorse for shooting someone who intends to hurt me or my family.  So, I don’t know what the status of her egregious law is but I believe Evil HOCHUL’S list is currently in the courts.  This horrid human being (?) proclaimed “there is no good guy with a gun.” I hope her security is unarmed, though I doubt it. By the way, there are plenty of good guys with guns; just don’t look on MSNBC or CNN to find them.

The second of four issues I wrote BLAKEMAN was about the First Amendment.  I wanted him to be quite clear that public institutions do not interfere with speech, be it on campus or against the government itself.  I was discharged from a volunteer firefighter position for taking a public position against an expenditure the good old boys wanted.  My position did prevail and because I have an NDA I cannot speak further about it.  My experience is indeed “truth to power.”

The third issue is MAMDANI’S Islam New York.  I don’t believe the city of New York can thrive given the continuing harm to capital and income MAMDANI is creating.  MAMDANI will have to ask Evil HOCHUL for money.  She has given some and is inclined to give more to the city but has to be careful about it.  New York is already the second highest taxed state in the union (Hawaii is first) nor do New Yorkers, even in the city, think much of socialism.  If Evil HOCHUL  wins this Fall, all bets are off. She will be deceitful about it but will give him my tax dollars.  The other potential source is the Feds.  I do not believe during the Trump administration the Feds will be giving my tax dollars to MAMDANI.  If the Dems take the white house in 2028 then again, all bets are off. If that happens perhaps the Republicans will hold on to the House or the Senate. We have to wait two years for that election and if we are lucky New York City may show signs of fatigue before 2028, not that CNN or MSNBC will cover it.

The fourth issue is “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” - “DEI”-  which, without rebuttal, is racist and sexist.  Understanding BLAKEMAN is busy raking in the results of his solicitations, I offered to give an aide a tour of a few examples and not interrupt his busy day. SURPRISE:  BLAKEMAN did not write me back.  I did continue to get solicitations from him for a while.  I don’t know what stopped that though I  did write to the New York Republican party demanding they stop him from soliciting me.  I will not vote for BLAKEMAN and hope to have letters printed in a few newspapers explaining my reasons as November nears. I would rather Evil HOCHUL drive this state to ruin than someone who calls himself a Republican, a “protector” of my safety, my civil rights and my wallet. BLAKEMAN is not that candidate.

One last problem I have with BLAKEMAN,  he claims he has the support of both Republicans and Democrats.  That does not work for me.  Keeping everyone happy means he will not make uncomfortable controversial decisions.  Indeed politics SHOULD be about compromise but the political divide in our country is too intense for compromise.  To claim “I can please everybody,” is suspect.  You do that by taking only weak stands.

SARITHA KOMATIREDDY: is scary.  She hopes to unseat LETICIA JAMES, New York’s Attorney General, a black racist and Trump hater. KOMATIREDDY is running under the Republican banner and has the support of the state Republican party.

This candidate has strong credentials.  Exceptionally strong, but I noticed she accepted the endorsement of the “AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCUS.” Given the state of racial relations I believe this is foolish and racist. The hate and divisiveness fostered by Obama,  Biden and the blacks in Congress will bring this country down.  I will not vote for anyone who accepts the endorsement of a race-based organization.  I wrote to her about this and, voila, no reply. She did ask for money however.  Again, she is incredibly qualified but given the hatred black organizations have for whites and her acceptance of an endorsement from a race-based organization, she will get neither my vote or my money. 

Also, her platform includes a promise to prosecute violence against women (division by gender).  I am a man; is this supposed to make me feel safer?  I prefer her to diabolical LETICIA JAMES but will pass this contest on the ballot.  As a white male, I cannot vote for her.

This adds up to a man without a vote.  There are other Republicans for whom I will not vote either.  NICK LALOTA seeks a second term to the Federal house.  I have written to him on several issues.  I do get a reply but the replies do not address my concerns.  I think he has a sponge in his mouth.  His exact positions are difficult to learn.  Oh, wait, he did secure funding for road improvement in Suffolk County (New York). I know so few local politicians and do not vote for people I don’t know.  Typically there are bond issues or “resolutions” on the ballot.  I research those and vote.  Voting even on one issue or candidate is important.  If a New York voter does not vote for two years that voter’s name is removed from the rolls (not sure of that).  I have visited the polling place many times before and voted for one item from several pages of candidates and issues.  Oh well.

Libertarians have little purchase.  I evolved from Republican to Libertarian when a Libertarian Party officer offered help with my candidacy for an elected office (I was shellacked!).  I declined the help because I did not know what the party was about.  I then attended a few conventions.  Libertarianism immediately made sense to me.  I am registered Republican but vote in the absence of party preference.

I look forward to the 2026 elections.  I say seriously that elections are more fun than sporting events to me so my interest is keen.  I hope for outcomes but if they lose, the public and I can learn from the results.

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Mamdani & Hochul Love Islam and Marxism

 To the astute and critical thinking observer watching the future budget of the state and city as well as the political elections in New York State are worth more than a ticket to a Broadway play. I have my ticket and popcorn.

I start out by listing  the players with a brief political bio.

“GOVERNOR” KATHY HOCHUL:

Is a leftist democrat who defied the SCoTUS ruling on the 2nd Amendment (additional litigation ongoing,) claiming “there is no such thing as a good guy with a gun.” Though not declared, she is a socialist who looks for any tax dollar she can find to buy votes and fund her social programs overwhelmingly approved by the large majority of leftist democrats in the state legislature.  There is no social program that is not on her radar.  She has deep ties to ZORAN MAMDANI (described later) the mayor of New York but is downplaying those ties for political reasons. She did not attend his inauguration.  She succeeded Andrew Cuomo who lost in part because of well-documented sexual harassment. Worthless but not as radical as Hochul. There is no giveaway she does not support and if you disagree you are free to leave as she has clearly stated, unapologetically.

BRUCE BLAKEMAN is the current county executive for Nassau County on Long Island.  He has Donald Trump’s endorsement but has been very demure in expressing his political beliefs/agenda. The common expression for these milquetoasts is “Republican in Name only” or “RiNo.’  I have written to him for clarification of his position on DEI and Amendment 2 which has done nothing more for me than getting me added to his solicitation list.

NICK LALOTA is the current Federal House Member from Federal District #1, Suffolk County (in which I live) He is doing his best to make sure everybody loves him (except for me of course).  I have written to him several times, most recently on what is called the “SALT” cap, (“state and local taxes”), in the past on Medicare/Medicaid, demanding he not compromise my medicare, for which I paid over my entire career and for which I continue to pay in my retirement years.  Medicaid is a “gimme” and too often Federal legislation equates the two even though the recipients of the latter have paid and pay nothing for it. He was elected after LEE ZELDIN, a true RiNo, lost to Hochul and was subsequently given a post by Trump.  I do not understand that appointment.  Awful local representative of the working class.

ZORAN MAMDANI, an Islamist/marxist, was elected mayor of New York City last November on a pure socialist and Islamic platform (city run grocery stores, free day care, free transit, stringent rent controls, asset taxes, no arrest of perpetrators of domestic violence against women).  MAMDANI stated during his campaign that domestic violence calls are low priority.  Since most domestic violence is against women, perpetrated by men that should alarm the purple-hairs who adore him.  I saw a picture of four purple-hairs walking the street with Mamdani signs.  Either they have a death wish or they are incredibly stupid.  Purple hair is one step further away from Islam than is the simple lack of burkas. With respect to Islam,  PEACEFUL (as opposed to BLM and ANTIFA) anti-Islam demonstrations in front of the mayor's house he labeled Islamaphobic and racist.  During this demonstration, two Islamic radicals tossed bombs at the demonstrators.  Mamdani said it was Xenophobes who tossed the bombs.  All is on film and he is now being personally sued for $65 million by the demonstrators for defamation of character. To my knowledge he has never apologized. I certainly understand that his pride is worth $65 million.

Here is what the above players face:

The “middle class” blue voters bought MAMDANI’S promise of Utopia.  The rich, except for some of the more self-righteous, did not.  I trust benefits program recipients voted for him as well.  New York is a “blue” state, except for the more rural north.  I live on Long Island, a part of SE New York, and while Suffolk County votes red, it does so only for the most timid of candidates, ie. Rino’s, ie Zeldin and Lalota..

Let’s start with the demise of New York City.  MAMDANI has been dealt some legal blows already. He cannot provide free transit (which he promised) as the state manages the transit systems. He will eventually be sued by employees for harassment based on religious beliefs that oppose Islam. Would HOCHUL pay for Mamdani’s Utopia?   Absolutely; but she is hamstrung by what will be increased revenue  shortfalls. If the Federal Congress turns “blue” in November she will be seeking aid for Mamdani from the Feds.

Conservatives have warned that HOCHUL and MAMDANI will drive out conservatives but more important to those two, is the wealth that often goes with them. They do not care that people of differing political beliefs leave; they care that they do not take their money with them. HOCHUL has said the money is welcome but not different political beliefs.  Thus HOCHUL is on board with the Islam/marxist philosophy but does not have the money to pay for MAMDANI’s utopia without raising taxes.  She is up for re-election in 2028.  MAMDANI will need state dollars well before that. He may work with HOCHUL to avoid implementing his programs until after (he hopes) she is reelected.  The only way HOCHUL can give him money is through tax increases and while she is truly evil, she has a brain and understands the middle class might be fickle enough to not re-elect her if she digs into their pocketbooks further. Raping the rich?  Peachy; just leave my middle-class bank account alone. Voters love social programs until they have to pay for them. As an aside a NYC neighborhood protested a mental health facility being built in their neighborhood.  They did not object to it until they learned it would be in their neighborhood.  So, HOCHUL is between a rock and a hard place and I love it.  After  the 2024 election she quite loudly told Republicans to move to Florida; because they do not “share” her social values.”  Recently, she is filmed asking for them to return (with their money) since she still says she wants their money to pay for her social programs, not that DEI should include political diversity. New York is behind only Hawaii in the highest tax rates in the nation. We as citizens are not better served.  The money is gobbled up by unions and social projects. HOCHUL (she is not alone) has never seen a private sector dollar she did not covet. My wife and I do not have an income that she would dare latch on to. We are middle class and if she latched on to personal income to a degree that included us she would be raising taxes on millions of people.  Again, she is evil but not stupid.  We don’t have that much and while Suffolk County legislators are not high quality people my guess is that they too will be cautious about raising local taxes.

Both assembly houses in New York State are “blue.”  Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Senate by two to one.  In the House a little more than that majority applies. I do not know the philosophical/fiscal makeup of the representatives but it is safe to assume many of them will not be willing to raise taxes though my guess is they would still retain the majority even if they did.  This is a sad state.  But, one more time: money talks and the middle class who love their blue representatives and programs, I suspect, cannot be counted on for continuing support if they must pay more to support those programs.  The flight of the wealthy red voters will mean the woke marxists majorities will become larger in government but the tax grabbers will have to be cognizant of some threshold beyond which they will lose elections.  I do not know where that threshold is.

MAMDANI, while not acknowledging that wealth is fleeing his hoped-for Utopia, has already said he will have to fund his deficit by raising taxes on the MIDDLE CLASS.  I love it when the woke crush themselves in the jaws of their making.

MAMDANI intends to implement a wealth tax. This means that an individual who has amassed an estate post-taxes will be required to pay a tax on the value of the estate.  His suggested figure is a net worth of $750,000 or more.  In many parts of New York city a house alone can cost that much.  This means that people we do not believe are wealthy are going to pay more to fund his Utopia.   

Businesses and wealthy individuals have been leaving New York for Florida (remember HOCHUL urged them to do so because they do not support her vision of New York).  I do not know the amount of money that has left the city but one number suggested was over ONE TRILLION.  Trump left long  ago; other refugees are not so famous.

Goldman Sachs said it is leaving New York City, leaving no function behind. Goldman Sachs has been a landmark in the city for decades. ELIZABETH ADAM, a Youtube podcaster, posted at length about this with stunning figures on the loss to the city.  Goldman Sachs is moving to Texas and Utah and the annual operating costs it will save are in the millions and she pointed out the higher earners who move will save in one year, enough money for a down payment on a nice house and their income taxes will be lost to the state as well. Other companies leaving or lessening their presence are Citadel, JP Morgan Chase, Icahn (billionaire Carl Icahn).

I do not know how to copy and paste but here is the link to her video.  It is a wake up call:

https://youtu.be/TDKVcKf66ul?si=II74Mpcl3h-T5U_g

If this does not work.  you might be able to paste it into Youtube.  Otherwise search:  “Elizabeth Adam” Mayor MAMDANI panics as Goldman Sachs Abandons New York for Dallas Texas.”  If you hope for the failure of this once great city this will be an interesting watch. I guarantee it. Ms. Adams articulately posts much about the vice in which the city is being squeezed.

Enter NICK LALOTA, “our” legislator to the Federal House.  He recently boasted that the cap of Federal Income tax deductions for State and Local Taxes, “SALT,” has been raised from $10,000 to $40,000 in many cases. He proudly voted for that raise. I do not believe the government has a right to the money of the wealthier but what LALOTA does not acknowledge is that the federal budget, in the unlikely “if”, is “zero sum” and we tax the wealthier less then we will tax the middle-income earners more.  Again, I don’t begrudge the wealthier paying less in taxes but if the government does not reduce costs (and it won’t) then the revenue will be made up from folks in other tax brackets.  Meaning?  He is not a friend of the middle class as he proclaims to be.

The responsibility, ultimately, is upon the voters to elect officials from whom they gain iron-clad commitments to reduce taxes, only possible if the government reduces programs and operating costs.  If the voters do not do that, they get what they deserve. Unfortunately I get what they deserve as well but my income level is not likely to see much in income tax hikes.

I do not believe there is a “leader" on the horizon who has the courage to say “enough” so MAMDANI’s utopia and HOCHUL’s quiet support of MAMDANI may well work for awhile but eventually the ostrich voters will have enough. What may have to happen if for a strong, articulate conservative runs against Hochul.  BLAKEMAN is not that person. The person will lose but the pieces of his/her case may boost chances in following elections as the sheep finally understand what has happened to them.  What happens then?  Who knows; the government may have entrenched expenditures into law so government administrators will have little choice except to fleece their local taxpayers.  BRUCE BLAKEMAN, the aforementioned gubernatorial candidate does not have the courage of his few convictions to fight New York’s bankrupt future.  Eventually house cleaning will have to be from the legislature first to give local governments more freedom to rein in costs.  If he is elected (I hope he is not) he will have many swords on which to fall and he will not be willing to do that.  He is a coward.

THE FUTURE:  I hope to see New York City file bankruptcy and it may have to do that unless HOCHUL  bites the bullet and fleeces the taxpayers further.  Wealth will continue to flee the city so to  fill the budget MAMDANI will have to tax the middle class (who voted for him) and that will cause further flight of people who are in a position to leave.  I can leave; my income is from a Washington State pension and social security. My house on Long OIsland will be easy to sell.  It does not matter where I live…Texas is too hot however and Florida is too humid. Wyoming and Idaho are nice and those states do not hate Libertarians. The rich will increasingly flee as the taxes continue to become more burdensome and reach lower earners. Bankruptcy of New York is inevitable.

I have popcorn in stock and believe me I really do hope the people who voted for these demons suffer. I won’t suffer.  Thee sheep will get what they voted for and if Utopia does work, they get that life to enjoy but I believe it will fail.  I will lose nothing but will enjoy the losses of the sheep.There is nothing on the New York state or city budget that suggests taxes will do anything but rise.

Let me get to my popcorn.

Have a nice summer.

Blakeman requirements for donation

Bruce Blakeman is the Nassau County, New York Executive running for governor of New York against incumbent Governor Evil (aka Hochul).    Below is what I wrote him since I don’t think he is sufficiently aggressive to tackle the damage the woke marxists have done to this state.

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Good Day Mr. Blakeman:

Your solicitation for campaign funds is NOT an emergency.  If you send any more solicitations, please tone that down. Fire, assaults, traffic crashes are emergencies.

I am a male, 80 year-old Libertarian, who long ago stopped sending campaign contributions as even the candidates I liked reneged on campaign promises and I learned that the candidate rarely wants public input, just money and that does not work for me.  If I contribute nothing to you I doubt it will matter much but “to thine own self be true” thus here is what I require of you for my vote and possible contribution.  Governor Evil is a horrible person but I do not vote lesser-of-evil.

1.  Unabashedly and loudly support the 2nd amendment.  It is a part of our constitution and a politician who is embarrassed about it will not get my vote (I have a CCP and in 50 years have never shot anyone if  you can believe it!).  Bad guys will always have guns and I want a fighting chance. Governor Evil is wrong; there are “good guys with guns.”  Read her list of places a holder may not take a weapon and you will see she gutted the 2nd amendment. I want a governor who unabashedly attacks that list and does not hide behind litigants.

2.  No DEI.  Yes it does exist.  62% of Suffolk County is white.  Hispanic is ⅓ of that and blacks are ⅙.  Take a walk into the Stony  Brook University hospital and see if the employee demographics matches that of Suffolk County.  If the aide you assign to that wants my company I am available.  DEI violates all civil rights law. For chuckles, in the Smithhaven Mall, near the entrance to the Stony Brook medical extension is a kiosk for Medicaid services.  Notice any picture of white applicants or technicians?  I don’t either.

3. No help for Mamdani.  Make that a clear campaign promise.  You do address that in your letter but Mamdani  intends to rape the rest of New York and Hochul is trying to figure out how to do that; knowing it is politically risky. Be forceful in promising no state aide.  He is a dangerous man and NYC is being scrutinized as an experiment in a culture the country repudiates.  Make sure he is not successful due to taxpayer help from the rest of the state.

4. Rescind bans on fossil fuels.  You allude to this.  The banning of gas ranges is tyrannical. Provide me all the natural gas and electricity I choose to use.

I understand if elected you will deal with a Leftist legislature.  Use your veto and you may have to fall on your sword.  While I think you can win, I truly don’t know what the odds are.

John Tyson

LEGALIZE ASSISTED SUICIDE

 MY CASE for ASSISTED SUICIDE

Let us imagine I am about to be hospitalized for kidney failure or (and, if I am lucky) liver cancer either of which will both be fatal.  I might choose to forego corrective surgery or treatment and donate my organs.  What remains is how I die.  I don’t want expensive medical treatment but I do want to die with dignity and I (or my proxy) decide when that will happen.

It is time to legalize assisted suicide in our country.

I have a loving family and right now would NOT choose to stop medical care and end my own life even if I developed a terminal disease.  I believe there is nothing that can convince a family member that I loved him or her if I choose to end my life. Choosing to end my life, I am dismissing their heartbreak by asserting it is not important to me to be around him/her any longer.  When I die, I won’t care any more but to those who survive me, my choosing to die is dismissive of their love for me and is abject betrayal. 

I face nothing fatal at this point.  I work strenuously to provide for my health and quality of life.  I have a solid ”live wish” but at my age my body is beginning to retire.  I have little to contribute to the economy, my family or the betterment of society. This is not a “poor me” or “I am useless” statement.  It is a matter of fact. I have done my “share.” I love life but might in different circumstances choose to give my organs to someone who potentially has much longer to live than do I.  Will I have a “live wish” down the road?  Who knows?  What if I am alone and could cause someone else to live by donating my organs earlier rather than later. I am an organ donor. I might choose that option.  As the feminazis like to say, “my body, my choice.” When I end my life really is my choice and in fact there is nothing anyone can do to stop me but legalized assisted suicide allows the chooser to indeed “die with dignity.”

I have much life to live and many people I hope to please and many I hope to anger so don’t watch the obituaries quite yet. I write these thoughts as I reflect on the similar thoughts my father expressed to me 25 years ago.

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WHAT IF I COULD DONATE MEDICAL CARE

 COULD MEDICAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY BE BETTER PROVIDED TO YOUNGER PEOPLE INSTEAD?

25 years ago my late father wondered aloud if it is good policy to spend  hundreds of thousands of dollars on medical care for elderly, dying people.  His musings were not born from selflessness.  My father, a successful business executive, posed policy that might deprive him of care as he aged, allowing someone else to live.  He was the philosopher and armchair politician.  I wanted him to live long and healthy thus the significance and numerous ramifications of his ideas escaped me.

Now, 35 years later with increasing frequency I recall his thoughts.  I am 79; I have had a triple heart bypass, two stents, eye surgery and other less important procedures.  I am on many drugs that prolong my life and health and to my credit I work very hard to maintain my own health.  

Except I probably eat too much chocolate.

I am entitled to my medical care.  I paid into Medicare for 50 working years and continue to pay for it in my retirement.  I have a generous supplement, for which I pay a great deal.  MEDICAID gives  health care to people; health care (MEDICARE) for which I pay dearly; MEDICARE that I believe is threatened by the siphoning of funds for MEDICAID, which the entitlement group receives for free. We should care for kids and let adults care for themselves. I do not care if ADULTS die in the streets for lack of food or medical care resulting from their life choices.  I prepaid and continue to pay for Medicare and I expect no degradation of my benefits.  No, I am not wealthy; I have provided for my family and me for my entire life and now I EXPECT the benefits for which I prepaid and continue to pay.  Politicians execute policy that benefits people who have never learned that the natural consequence of not caring for oneself is death.

Instead, what if:

1.  I can forfeit all further benefits which are then available to a relative or friend - perhaps a family provider - OF MY CHOICE who cannot afford health care?

2. I can donate my benefits to a non-profit OF MY CHOICE that will provide care for their legitimate - my criteria- clients.  An axiom to remember is “God helps him who helps himself.”  In no case would I want my health benefit to be given to people - professional victims - who choose to do nothing to care for themselves. In other words, do not “bleeding heart” (I know, that is not a verb) my donation.

There must never be an entitlement to any benefit I donate.  As the donor I have a complete right to vet a potential recipient or agency to make sure their values are in line with my values, i.e. no discrimination in any form that conflicts with my values.  For example, a third party agency may NOT include DEI in its selection process.  Because of the possibility an agency might not follow my wishes, I insist on the final vote on their recommended recipient and ALL vetting information would be provided to me; HIPPA is waived. Many years ago I participated in an exercise where a group of us had to determine the recipient of a kidney, choosing from several candidates deliberately painted quite differently. I broke out in a sweat. The ability to decide between life and death - to play God - of another person is a horrifying task but one which I will manage if I have the opportunity. As the donor I have the unmitigated right to decide the beneficiary and my choice will favor a person with my values.  By the way we gave the kidney to a young father of a family of four.

Judgmental, value-laden?  Of course!  But as I am the one making the donation I have an uncompromised right to select an individual whose values I share and for whom I feel sympathy. Charity begins at home, not in politics. NO DEBATE.

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