He didn’t say that, did he? President Joe Biden was asked about the
resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday, who was finally
undone by his sexual harassment scandal. The New York attorney general’s
report was damning. It led to prominent Democrats finally throwing the
New York liberal under the bus. He had served his purpose. The irony is
that Cuomo is being forced out by the wrong scandal. The NY AG’s office
also cited Cuomo’s executive order on nursing homes as a policy that
spread COVID that killed thousands of the elderly. Cuomo’s office also
tried to bury the death rates, undercounting nursing home COVID deaths
by half. That’s the true scandal, not saying that this campaign of
serial sexual harassment was terrible, it was—but mountains of dead
bodies were created because of this guy. And he got away with it.
Yet,
while Biden called for Cuomo’s resignation, he did say it was sad for
him to go because he did a “helluva job” as governor. He may have groped
tons of women and signed an order that led to thousands of deaths, but
he was good on infrastructure.
Biden says that Andrew Cuomo "has done a hell of a job" as a governor apart from his personal behavior.
"That's why it's so sad." pic.twitter.com/bLHolMNb3z
Biden
spars with CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins over
whether it's possible to separate Governor Cuomo's personal behavior
from his legacy as a Governor. pic.twitter.com/MNBSPab569
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 10, 2021
The New York Post had a great front-page story, noting that Cuomo’s exit signals an “end of his grope” (via NY Post):
Tomorrow's cover: At the end of his grope. Gov. Cuomo finally resigns https://t.co/tyCWqW8WQl pic.twitter.com/CPGCi8Q2Ff
— New York Post (@nypost) August 10, 2021
“I
think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I
step aside,” Cuomo said from his Midtown office, telling New Yorkers
that he would step down because of the time and toll a previously
promised fight to stay in office would take.
Cuomo’s resignation
marks an ignominious end to the Democrat’s three-term run as governor,
the same number of terms to which his late father — Gov. Mario Cuomo,
whom the younger Cuomo idolized — was elected.
By resigning
before his term ends, Andrew Cuomo will not match the three full terms
as governor that the family patriarch served.
“This is one of the
most challenging times for government in a generation,” said the
outgoing governor. “Government really needs to function today,
government needs to perform. It is a matter of life and death.”
“Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing [the] state government should be doing.”
The impeachment fight, he said, would “consume government.”
“It will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars,” he went on. “It will brutalize people.”
So, does he have to give the Emmy back, too?
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) August 11, 2021
Well,
Cuomo and his goons know a thing or two about brutalizing people. Aides
and journalists have come forward about the bullying and thug-like
treatment they were subjected to over the years. That’s on top of the
unwanted touching. That’s some statement there, Joe. Hey, the guy may be
a sexual predator, but he sure knows how to maintain roads and bridges.
I would hope the White House staff cringed during this exchange. The
man is simply aloof.
Sir.. the path.. sir... sir.. POTUS is wandering again. Repeat, POTUS is wandering again. https://t.co/pjlVP0OgOK
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 10, 2021
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