Michael Reagan had a huge Mamdani meltdown in his Jan. 3 Newsmax column:
New York City’s socialism supporters received a preview of what life under real socialism will be as their hero Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the new mayor on New Year’s Day:
—Lavish promises.
—Long lines.
—Lateness.
—Special treatment for insiders.
—Indifferent service from city employees.
—No food.
—No water.
—And, oh yes, hold your water.
[…]Although the Mamdani website warned attendees there would be no access to portable restrooms “due to safety concerns,” what the website didn’t say was that revelers without a reason to revel would have to exit the secure area to find a bathroom and then experience the security line again if they wanted to rejoin their comrades inside.
That wasn’t the situation for the 4,000 insiders who received an invitation to the festivities.
Those worthies sat “comfortably in City Hall’s outdoor plaza” where answering the call of nature wasn’t a major production and they weren’t standing the the cold.
We think the word to describe these folks is “nomenklatura,” described by the Oxford Reference as, “an élite within Soviet society with special rights and privileges, such as access to special shops, hospitals, or schools.”
And in the Big Apple: bathrooms.
There it was in one handy event — a preview and a warning.
And to come full circle, some attendees rejected what their eyes saw, “I’m not disappointed,” said Shane Turner, a Mamdani devotee from Brooklyn. “I came here to witness history. The past four years felt like hell under the previous mayor.”
We predict this time four years from now Turner will have a new definition of hell.
In his final column, on Jan. 6, Reagan attacked a fellow Republicann(while bashing non-Republicans even more):
MAGA voters and many taxpayers view the Somali Scandals in Minnesota as an outrage that should result in jail sentences, deportations, citizenship revocation and legislative reform.
In contrast, our comb-over conservative elected officials view the scandal as a hook that will get them on TV.
Case in point is all-show-and-no-go Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., (or should we say R–Close Up). He’s the chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee and is already preparing for his next shot under the TV spotlight.
Newsmax’s Charlie McCarthy has the story, “The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing next week on alleged government fraud in Minnesota, Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced Wednesday.”
The TV Extravaganza, excuse us, hearing begins this week and Minnesota state Reps. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove), Walter Hudson (R-St. Michael), and Marion Rarick (R-Buffalo) are scheduled to appear.
Sorry, folks.
This is small ball.
These three members of the Minnesota Legislature have been outspoken whistleblowers.
They have repeatedly called attention to the Somali Scandal.
Of course, they will be overjoyed to appear before what Rep. Comer hopes will be a national audience.
It’s another chance for them to expose incompetent Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and his equally incompetent administration.
In a scandal this big, it takes more than two to tango.
What about the administration and the bureaucrats who signed off on the more than $1 billion stolen by Somali thieves?
[…]This brings us back to Ringmaster Comer. He’s not in the executive branch.
What options does he have? Here’s a suggestion: Introduce legislation to repeal this fraud-ridden program and replace it with a lean, strict program which protects taxpayers first.
Send the legislation to the Senate and let the Democratic Party go on record opposing reform and supporting fraud.
Oh, wait. That’s not an option either. Post-LBJ filibuster rules let leftg wing Democratic senators kill legislation in the shadows without ever taking responsibility.
That means enjoy the hearing because that’s it.
The same day, Newsmax reported that Reagan had died.