Cuomo's Compassion: Federal Overreach vs. His Own COVID Orders
Cuomo's sudden concern for federal overreach (archive.newsweek.com/andrew-cuomo-rips-ice-raid-in-nyc-as-abuse-of-federal-power-10917129) elicits a knowing nod from anyone who remembers New York's COVID-19 response. This is the same governor who, during the pandemic, issued executive orders that granted himself sweeping emergency powers and, for example, directed nursing homes to accept
COVID-positive patients, a policy directly linked to thousands of elderly deaths. His administration allegedly then undercounted these deaths and obstructed federal investigations, according to a 2021 report from the New York State Attorney General’s office. So, an 'abuse of federal power' is bad, but an alleged abuse of state power, resulting in a documented report of undercounted deaths and a
federal inquiry, is merely 'challenging times'? One might question if principles about governance are genuinely held, or if they're just convenient rhetorical tools for attacking political opponents. Some 'abuse of power' is more equal than others, it seems.