Cuomo's brush with stardom will fade — and rightly so

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Cuomo's brush with stardom will fade — and rightly so
The Hill, Apr 23, 2020, Liz Peek

Governor Andrew Cuomo lost his cool at his press briefing recently when asked by a reporter why New York should not begin to lift its restraints on some businesses.

“You want a job? Go to work at an essential business,” the governor answered snippily, scoffing at the notion that some people might like to go back to work.

It was an unusual crack in Cuomo’s façade. Perhaps the governor can see the future, a future in which he no longer commands the attention of the nation, and in which his brief brush with national stardom fades.

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But his moment may be passing, and rightly so. Cuomo’s stardust will quickly dissolve under closer examination of his record as governor. Some of his closest advisers and donors have ended up in jail. He has wasted billions on economic boondoggles like massive solar panel factories while denying the state significant resources by banning fracking. More recently, according to those who know, he has simply checked out.

Meanwhile, New York is notable for having the highest taxes in the nation, leading the country in population losses and being one of the most unfriendly states (number 47) to small businesses. 

The governor is no mere bystander to these unhappy trends.



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