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WEAK: From ‘The Buck Stops Here’ to ‘Passing the Buck’

Taking responsibility It is truly amazing how much U.S. leadership has changed from Harry Truman, a real wartime president, to Donald Trump and Governor Andrew Cuomo, who deem themselves “wartime leaders” against a pandemic. In the late 1940s, we had a president with a sign on his desk, “The Buck Stops Here.” President Truman clearly…

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Governor Cuomo, You’re Failing New Yorkers. Lead Or Get Out Of The Way.

As someone who lives in Upstate New York, I have been especially interested in Governor Cuomo’s response to the health crisis affecting our state. During the beginning of the pandemic, I found the governor’s press conferences sober and responsible. My appreciation didn’t rise to the level of adulation, but it did represent a break from…