SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

NOW WE ARE ENLIGHTENED – FROM FOX:   Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued Thursday that authorities should stop building prisons and instead focus on underlying public health issues as New York City seeks to address a recent surge in violent crime.  New York Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, called on Congress to earmark $400,000 toward a program called "Stand Up To Violence," which seeks to address gun violence through counseling and community outreach. Ocasio-Cortez said it was "not acceptable" to use jails as "garbage bins."  "If we want to reduce violent crime, if we want to reduce the number of people in our jails, the answer is to stop building more of them," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The answer is to make sure that we actually build more hospitals, we pay organizers, we get people mental health care and overall health care, employment, etc. It’s to support communities, not throw them away."  A nice thought, but we've found through sad experience that the most effective way to reduce crime is to apply the lessons of modern law enforcement.  One of those lessons is the certainty of punishment.  If would-be criminals believed they would almost certainly be punished, and incarcerated, they might well decide not to do the crime.  Remember, Rudy Giuliani reduced the murder rate in New York City by 80%. 

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK – FROM GATEWAY PUNDIT:   Joe Biden is taking several days off to celebrate nurse Jill’s 70th birthday.  Biden arrived to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware Wednesday to spend a few days at home to celebrate nurse Jill’s 70th birthday.  Joe and Jill rode bikes in Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware on Thursday as bystanders cheered.  Of course this was all for show to make it look like Joe Biden is spry.  Sycophantic reporters showed their support for Joe Biden taking a leisurely bike ride in the middle of the week...Imagine the media’s reaction if Trump took off on a Wednesday and spent several days putting around as gas prices surged, ransomware hackers attacked infrastructure and migrant kids were stuffed in Covid-infested cages.   If Trump did it, impeachment would be proposed.  A full Congressional investigation would demand to know who paid for the bikes.  And the air in the tires.

June 3, 2021