#Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner

#Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner

“Lee Zeldin walks back talk of pro-life health commissioner” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) is backing away from recent remarks suggesting he would appoint a pro-life health commissioner if elected – comments which have become a political lightning rod for rivals after a draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade was leaked to the public…

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#Democrats thumbing their noses at voters over NY gerrymander

#Democrats thumbing their noses at voters over NY gerrymander

“Democrats thumbing their noses at voters over NY gerrymander” What unmitigated gall: New York’s highest court slaps down Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats for trying to ram through unconstitutionally gerrymandered voting districts — and how do they respond? By resorting to sneaky new ways to force those districts on voters anyway. The maps disenfranchised…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2022” Premature primaryAfter a federal judge tossed out the redistricting maps for congressional and state Senate seats, the new date of the primary has been scheduled for Aug. 23 (“Nix on ’mander map plea,” May 5). I think this is a form of voter suppression. The date of…

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#Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022

#Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022

“Letters to the Editor —May 7, 2022” The Issue: President Biden’s comment calling the “MAGA crowd” the “most extreme political” group. President Biden on Wednesday said the “MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history” (“Joe’s ‘Extreme’ Malarkey,” Editorial, May 5). So much for healing and unity. It is…

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#How outrage took all the joy out of Twitter

#How outrage took all the joy out of Twitter

“How outrage took all the joy out of Twitter” “What is the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?” the president of the United States asked 10 years ago at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “A pit bull is delicious.” Of course, to echo E.B. White: Explaining a joke is like dissecting a…

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#Asian communities need to be heard despite NY Dems gerrymander efforts

#Asian communities need to be heard despite NY Dems gerrymander efforts

“Asian communities need to be heard despite NY Dems gerrymander efforts” In a sharp rebuke Wednesday, a federal judge denied Democrats an emergency injunction to impose New York congressional-district lines the state Court of Appeals found unconstitutional last week. Granting the request, the judge said, would impinge upon “free, open, rational elections.” Newly politically active…

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#Democrats’ dirty supreme May surprise

#Democrats’ dirty supreme May surprise

“Democrats’ dirty supreme May surprise” Political surprises generally come in October. This one came in May, in the middle of the night no less. The shocking leak of the Supreme Court draft decision that overturns the constitutional right to abortion is already achieving its main objective. It is giving Democrats something to run on this…

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