From the time they arrive in Washington, newly elected members of Congress are told they are something special, an elite class. But too many members of both the House and Senate treat their “special place in life and in American history” as a license to steal, living large at taxpayer expense, ignoring laws that apply to ordinary Americans and betraying the trust of the public that put them there.
— Capitol Hill Blue, “America’s Criminal Class”

Of course since they supposedly “police” themselves and enjoy a partisan media that nurses off the largess, this has conveniently remained under the public radar. It also partially explains why the counties surrounding the District of Columbia are some of the wealthiest in the nation.

The revelations into the Biden family “business” enterprises have also revealed just how that proud tradition continues to this day.

A list of “key domestic contacts” for a joint venture involving Jim and Hunter Biden and now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy Co. included former Vice President Joe Biden’s current running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, among other prominent Democrats, Fox News has learned. An email exclusively obtained by Fox News, with the subject line “Phase one domestic contacts/ projects” and dated May 15, 2017, Biden’s brother, Jim Biden, shared a list of “key domestic contacts for phase one target projects.”

It is unclear if any of the Democrats were ever contacted about the “target projects.”
— Fox News, 10/22/20

We’ll have to wait until the dogged at the New York Times get on the case.

And who was on this email? It reads like a mostly prominent-Democrat who’s who of “domestic contacts” for what could’ve been very lucrative projects in the United States….

May 15, 2017
RE: Key domestic contacts for phase one target projects

1. New York State
Governor Andrew Cuomo

New York Senior Senator Chuck Schumer (D)

Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) who served as special counsel to Andrew Cuomo when he was Secretary of HUD.

2. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

3. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, previous head of the DNC and former Clinton Campaign chair.

4. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D)
Senior Senator Al Franken (D)
Junior Senator Amy Klobuchar (D)

Governor Rick Scott (R) (personal friend of my friend Billy Rubin and close to my friend Ken Jenne, former Sheriff of Broward County, FL).

6. California Governor Jerry Brown (long time friend from his first term as governor).
Senior Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
Junior Senator Kamala Harris (D)
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsome (Hunter’s friend)
Mayor of Los Angelos Eric Garcetti
Mayor of San Diego Kevin Faulconer

As of now, the Biden family and their business dealings are under a liberal media-reluctant microscope.

“I just saw behind the Biden curtain and I grew concerned with what I saw,” he said. “The Biden family aggressively leveraged the Biden family name to make millions of dollars from foreign entities even though some were from communist-controlled China.”
— Tony Bobulinksi, institutional investor recruited by the Biden family to run their joint-venture with now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy Co.

There are many corporations and prominent individuals who are profiting off the communist Chinese, so this is not to be singling out the Bidens. However, the line of legality appears to have been danced over, not only by their family members, but also by those who could potentially use their political positions to shrink the width of that line.

Things could get very messy, very soon.

Had Hillary Clinton been elected president, everything we now know about the partisan corruption of law enforcement and courts would never have been revealed to the American people. With that you can be sure if Joe Biden is elected president, everything we’re now learning about his family’s business dealing will go into that dark place where inconvenient truth is hidden from view.

New York’s nursing homes weren’t allowed to challenge a controversial order to admit patients with the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday — even though it’s been blamed for spreading the deadly disease among residents. “They don’t have a right to object. That is the rule and that is the regulation and they have to comply with that,” Cuomo said during his daily briefing in Albany.
— New York Post, 4/23/20

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “rule” had deadly consequences.

Nearly two months later, more than 2,300 New York nursing home and assisted facility residents have died from Covid-19, with another 2,500-plus presumed to have died from the virus, according to new state Department of Health county-level data.
— Politico, 5/6/20

Governor Andrew Cuomo is now forcing businesses to deny service in New York City to anyone not wearing a mask. Did he think including Brooklyn residents Chris Rock and Rosie Perez in his daily presser would take the sting out his new mandate?

On the governor’s website, the YouTube video of the press conference is embedded. However, the media Q&A which immediately followed was abruptly edited out to prevent public viewing and for good reason.

We present the end of the omitted Q&A segment….

Did he really think laughing about another possible Coronavirus death was apropos? Meanwhile, his paraphrasing of the comments of a student on spring break was a tad embellished.

Obviously, someone in the governor’s office realized that few would laugh with Cuomo’s reaction to Chris Rock’s brand of morbid humor. Could be one reason why so many didn’t want New Yorkers fleeing COVID-19 into their states.

FACT CHECK

There is no indication that spring break partygoer Brady Sluder has died. He was shamed into issuing a public apology.

It’s not hard to imagine how those in federal and state federal government can be so casual when it comes to their evolving time schedules as to when the nation will be fully open for business because it’s as simple as follow the money. They’re getting theirs thus there’s no sense of urgency, the “process” of politics can run it’s course because certain taxpayer-funded paychecks have been assured to come in uninterrupted.

United States Congressman and Senator weekly salary: $3,346 (assured through 9/21)
Average federal employee weekly salary: $1,730
Average state employee weekly salary varies: (highest) Washington, D.C $2,222,
….Maryland $2,086, Virginia $1,967
Former president lifelong pension benefit weekly: $4,051
Congressional lifelong pension benefit weekly: $2,676

Here’s how the elected have been financially weathering the shutdown while the American people have to live with their edicts….

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) weekly salary: $2,848
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) weekly salary: $3,878
Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) weekly salary: $1,730
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) forgoes his weekly $2,884 salary
Delaware Governor John Carney Jr. (D) weekly salary: $3,288
Hawaii Governor David Ige (D) weekly salary: $3,051
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) forgoes his $3,411 weekly salary
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) weekly salary: N/A
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) weekly salary: $2,500
Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) Weekly salary: $1,346
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) weekly salary: $3,269
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) weekly salary: $3,557
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) weekly salary: $3,063
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) weekly salary: $2,454
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) pledged to donate his $2,876 weekly salary
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) weekly salary: $3,365
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) weekly salary: $3,846
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) weekly salary: $2,775
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) weekly salary: $2,954
Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) weekly salary: $1,896
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) weekly salary: $3,747
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (D) weekly salary: $2,802
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) weekly salary: $2,956
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) weekly salary: $3,365
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) weekly salary: $3,520
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) weekly salary: $2,937

Everyday life gets even harder to endure at the mayoral level….

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) weekly salary: $4,975
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) weekly salary: $4,771
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) weekly salary: $4,157
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) weekly salary: $3,846
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) weekly salary: $3,365
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) weekly salary: $3,292
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) weekly salary: $2,833

Remember this when the political class drags this process out to collect more COVID-19 “data”, fat-and-comfortable government employees go on social media and tell those who fund their incoming paychecks to shut up and stay home, humble yourself and visit a food bank, decline to pay your rent and bills, never leave home (and if you must risk killing us all, not without a mask), and succumb to your movements being tracked and stored.

It must be nice.

NOTE — We’re not including self-centered celebrities because they don’t have the power over us they believe they have.

Next up, “contact tracing”.

Remember the name “Paul Farmer”….

If Democrats and RINOs follow the lead of their socialist mentors, an American could be required to have contact tracing approval to get a job, obtain a driver’s license, gun permit, bank account, attend a school, maybe even leave the house, and we all know you’ll probably need to have some kind of government approved health care plan (which means whomever creates the app you use, will also have access to your medical record).

I think part of the point behind tracing and the work associated with that and especially the support for people who are isolating is it’s hard to understand if you don’t do something like this how you give people confidence that you’re chasing what I would call an affirmative approach to deal with the spread of the virus. I was not of the opinion that we should wait for the federal government to head down this road. I wanted to get going on this because I do think it’s something that’s critical to our strategy to deal with containing COVID generally.
— Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R), 4/28/20

Of course, college students and other useful idiots will be required. The fact that Apple and Google are already onboard means that contact tracing functionality could be on their next app upgrades and the indoctrinated youth think this is really cool.

Contract Tracing Apps for the Coronavirus Are the New Trend. Here’s Why.

Downloading and installing an upgrade could also mean you may have given them all the “consent” legally required. Don’t buy anything we’re being told that’s voluntary because when liberals are involved, voluntary is temporary.

In case you think this is sensationalism rumor-mongering, it’s already happening in the United States….

Inside an ‘army’ of COVID-19 contact tracers in Massachusetts
What to Know in Washington: Ragtag Virus Tracer Army Takes Shape
Coronavirus News: NYC hiring 1,000 contact tracers
DC plans to expand its ‘Contact Trace Force’ to slow the coronavirus’ spread
What is a contact tracer and how are they helping to slow the spread of COVID-19 in East Tennessee?
Here’s What It’s Like To Be A Contact Tracer In Cabarrus County (NC)
‘You may have been exposed to the virus’: What to expect when a contact tracer calls you
Indiana plans to centralize COVID-19 contact tracing through state health department
How California’s contact tracing army could serve as model for nation’s reopening
Iowa Guard soldiers deployed for coronavirus contact tracing
Connecticut’s new coronavirus contact tracing strategy will use cellphones and volunteers to track infections as the state emerges from the pandemic
Contact tracing back in the spotlight as Texas approaches COVID-19 peak
Pa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to begin
Georgia Among States Working To Build Contact Tracing Abilities

UPDATE

It turns out, it’s worse than we all thought.

So, if you think you can just decide not to participate because this is the United States of America and we have Constitutional rights, think again.

The result has been consistent neglect and the latest pandemic scourge has been no different.

Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases in the city and more than 70% of deaths, despite making up 30% of the population. Other cities with large black populations, including Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans and New York, have become coronavirus hotspots.
— BBC, 4/7/20

Had those in charge of those metropolitan areas been Republican, they would be household names Democrats and their media would keep immersed in the public conversation. But as we’re talking about blacks in Democrat-controlled areas, some review is in order.

ILLINOIS

Governor J. B. Pritzker (D)
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D)

As of 5 April, 1,824 out of Chicago’s 4,680 confirmed Covid-19 cases were black residents, said city officials on Monday. That compared with 847 white, 478 Hispanic and 126 Asian Chicagoans. Chicago has seen a total of 98 deaths as of Sunday, with 72% of them black residents.

While lamenting the fate of the black community, some politicians acted like the Coronavirus wouldn’t never stick to them.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends getting a haircut amid coronavirus outbreak, says stylist wore ‘a mask and gloves’
Chicago library employees protest Lightfoot’s decision to keep all 80 libraries open during pandemic
Wife of Illinois mayor cited for violating stay-at-home order after attending bar party, police say

MICHIGAN

Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (D)

In Michigan, African Americans make up 14% of the population, but they account for 33% of the coronavirus cases and 41% of deaths, figures from the state health department showed on Monday. Detroit, Michigan, is about 80% black, and the city together with its surrounding suburbs accounts for around 80% of confirmed coronavirus cases.

At one point it was all about public anti-Trump #resist imagery…

Michigan governor threatens doctors who prescribe hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19

… until reality hit home.

Gov. Whitmer reverses course on coronavirus drugs, is now asking feds for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
Detroit Rep. Karen Whitsett says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life amid COVID-19 fight
Duggan urges those with fever to stay away from City Hall

WISCONSIN

Governor Tony Evers (D)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D)

A similar disparity has emerged in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the most segregated cities in the US.

A Democrat “segregated” city. Some things never change.

African Americans made up almost half of Milwaukee County’s nearly 1,000 cases as of last Friday and 81% of its 27 deaths, despite black people accounting for 26% of the population there, according to a study by ProPublica.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle played political games with public safety.

Union criticizes Barrett after city waited eight days to tell city workers of coronavirus case
Gov. Tony Evers: ‘We will have an election on April 7’
Federal judge blisters Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers for not delaying Wisconsin’s election

LOUISIANA

Governor John Bel Edwards (D)
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D)

Some 40% of Louisiana’s coronavirus deaths have occurred in the New Orleans area, where the majority of residents are black. Health officials have previously said the Big Easy’s residents suffer from rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension that are higher than the national average, making them more vulnerable to Covid-19.

As was the case during Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Democrats blew off early warnings and blamed a Republican president for the aftermath of their hesitation.

Cantrell defends Carnival season as coronavirus numbers rise
Cantrell: New Orleans would have called off Mardi Gras if coronavirus ‘red flags’ were raised

NEW YORK

Governor Andrew Cuomo (D)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D)

Despite neither the BBC or ProPublica mentioning black numbers in New York City, mounting public pressure produced results.

Latino and black residents in New York City have higher mortality rates from coronavirus, according to preliminary numbers released by the city on Wednesday morning. The early data shows that of those who have died from coronavirus in the city, 34 percent were Latino residents, while 28 percent were blacks.
— Gothamist, 4/8/20

Many states and organizations that are gathering racial data are still suffering from gaps in the reporting.

Meanwhile, all was not rosy in The Big Apple.

The Missteps Of Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Coronavirus Response
De Blasio Stays Firm on Keeping N.Y.C. Schools Open as Outbreak Spreads
Coronavirus in New York: As deaths and cases soar, should NY leaders have acted sooner?
How New York City’s Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block
De Blasio’s senior staff in near revolt over his coronavirus response

Democrats have proven over most of their history that they could give a rip about black people. Black children are disproportionately aborted, have the worse public education in the nation while being denied proven alternatives, Democrat politicians tolerate neighborhood shootings every weekend that would make national news had they occured in a white neighborhood. Blacks are only important when it comes time to keep Democrats in positions of power and now that President Trump has made near-historic inroads for the black vote, pointing to a Republican bogeyman is right out of the ol’ playbook.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for coronavirus reparations for minorities, claiming higher numbers of COVID-19 fatalities in low-income communities stems from underlying inequality.

“COVID deaths are disproportionately spiking in Black + Brown communities,” Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted to her 6 million followers on Friday morning. “Why? Because the chronic toll of redlining, environmental racism, wealth gap, etc. ARE underlying health conditions,” the Bronx-born lawmaker added.
— New York Post, 4/3/20

And just whose fault is that?

“GM Financial auto loans to customers with FICO scores below 660 rose from 87% of total loans in Q4 2010 to 93% in Q1 2012. The worse the FICO score, the bigger the increase. From Q4 2010 to Q1 2012, GM Financial loans to customers with the worst FICO scores — below 540 — shot up 79% to more than $2.3 billion. The second worst category, 540-599, rose 28% from about $3.4 billion to $4.3 billion.   Prime loans, those above 660, dropped 42% to $676 million.“ The bottom line is that GM’s $6.6 billion dollars in sub-prime loans are ten times larger than GM’s prime loans of only $0.676 billion dollars. In the mortgage bust, the sub-prime loans were only one half of the total.In 2010, GM acquired AmeriCredit and changed its name to GM Financial. Americredit had been financing GM vehicles using the following criteria:

— $2,000 minimum monthly income.
Prefer 1 year job history.
Prefer 1 year residence history.
No credit scores below 500.
Prefer at least 3 years of credit and 5 lines of credit.
Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies must be discharged.
Cannot currently be involved in credit counseling.
Must be able to pass a standard ID check.

The housing mortgage bubble began inflating in 1999 when Andrew Cuomo at Clinton’s HUD issued the following decree? “HUD Sec. Andrew Cuomo today announced a policy to require the nation’s two largest housing finance companies to buy $2.4 trillion in mortgages over the next 10 years to provide affordable housing for about 28.1 million low- and moderate-income families. Cuomo said the historic action by HUD raises the required percentage of mortgage loans for low- and moderate-income families that finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must buy from the current 42 percent of their total purchases to a new high of 50 percent.” The Federal government required that half ($1.2 trillion dollars) of the $2.4 trillion in new mortgages be made to sub-prime borrowers.

GM’s sub-prime auto loans will mostly default in any economic downturn. GM through its GM Financial division will be stuck with a big supply of repossessed vehicles to dispose of, a greatly reduced number of potential buyers and the resulting big losses. Who will GM sell its new vehicles to then? Those with even lower credit ratings?

When GM was taken into bankruptcy, its financial arm GMAC was changed to a separate entity and was renamed Ally Financial. Ally Financial made some of the sub-prime loans for GM and presently funds other GM operations such as dealer inventory. In stress test results released this week (March 2012), Ally Financial Inc fared by far the worst of 19 banks examined by the Federal Reserve, adding to questions about the ability of the former lending arm of General Motors to pay back some $12 billion in taxpayer money. A second (GM) and a third (Ally) bankruptcies are ahead?

GM and Ally are pending failures for US taxpayers and Obama. In its latest monthly report to Congress, the U.S. Department of Treasury said it expected to lose $25.05 billion on the bailout. When the sub-prime chickens come back to roost at GM, US taxpayers will lose all their remaining $10.1 billion worth of stock. Forbes predicts GM will go bankrupt in the second Obama term or under Romney.

Imagine: the delusional prodigal Obama has promised to repeat this with all other troubled industries in our land.