El Paso’s migrant state of emergency a taste of what nation faces as Biden shrugs at border crisis
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El Paso’s migrant state of emergency a taste of what nation faces as Biden shrugs at border crisis

ByNews Polite

Oscar Leeser, the Democratic mayor of El Paso, has bent over backward not to “embarrass” the head of his party, President Joe Biden.  As migrants poured across the border, unmetered and unvetted, he quietly grappled with the strain on the city’s resources. He provided the shelter and food the federal…

Biden worsening ‘root causes’, gov’t agencies failed Paul Pelosi and other commentary
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Biden worsening ‘root causes’, gov’t agencies failed Paul Pelosi and other commentary

ByNews Polite

Border watch: Biden Is Worsening ‘Root Causes’ “Critics with regional expertise say Biden administration policies . . . have severely worsened” poverty, crime and political instability in Mexico and the Southern Triangle — his administration’s alleged “root causes” of immigration, reports RealClearInvestigations’ James Varney. How? “The torrent of people moving…

Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary
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Va. history repeating in NY, … and other commentary

ByNews Polite

Conservative: Va. History Repeating in NY? Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe likely lost the 2021 election with his debate declaration, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Now, argues the Washington Examiner’s Hugo Gurdon, Gov. “Hochul may have just gifted deep blue New York to her…

With midterms rapidly approaching, Dem flip-flopping in now in overdrive
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With midterms rapidly approaching, Dem flip-flopping in now in overdrive

ByNews Polite

Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions With elections just three weeks off, Democrats have suddenly been singing a different tune on a wide range of issues, especially — given that soaring crime is a top issue — criminal-justice reforms and defunding the police. Here are 10 examples of almost…

Gov’t idiocy at work, FDA’s dumb plan on smokes and other commentary
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Gov’t idiocy at work, FDA’s dumb plan on smokes and other commentary

ByNews Polite

From the right: Gov’t Idiocy at Work “Cities are rapidly inventing new job titles,” reports City Journal’s Steven Malanga, and the “hottest (pun intended)” is “chief heat officer” — whose task is to “enumerate the impact of heat on the local population” and “seek ways to mitigate it.” One popular idea…

State data offer further proof that school lockdowns were a disaster for kids
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State data offer further proof that school lockdowns were a disaster for kids

ByNews Polite

Lockdowns set New York City’s public-school kids back big-time, state test data just confirmed — fresh proof that the COVID-phobic teachers union put the children’s interests last. Math scores for kids in Grades 3-8 took a nosedive — with only 38% of kids being proficient. That was a drop of…

Hochul’s questioning charges against McDonald’s ‘ax man’ is political theater
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Hochul’s questioning charges against McDonald’s ‘ax man’ is political theater

ByNews Polite

Yes, Gov. Kathy Hochul is questioning the handling of McDonald’s “ax-man” Michael Palacios. But it’s to try to blur the ugly fact that his instant release without bail highlights her own public-safety failures as Election Day nears. Palacios walked free after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office lowered felony criminal-mischief…

Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage
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Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage

ByNews Polite

Team Biden’s comment on news that school lockdowns cost America’s kids years of progress boils down to “Don’t blame us!” Seriously: President Joe Biden’s Education Department late last week issued this absurdity: “When President Biden took office, most schools in America remained closed. President Biden got to work. He put…