6 December 2008 - Granite Grok

December 6, 2008

Another reason why smaller government is often better…part 1,456,877

First, the government (Congress) came for the car manufacturers….and the Government-elect (Obama) is out to get the coal and electric industry. Now, the government (EPA) is after your cheeseburgers and bacon:   For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for …

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Invited, then disinvited…

Unions – a prickly sort of organization, especially the teacher kind.  Seems they don’t take lightly to criticism, especially when it is dead on: The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that its Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Steve Breen, had been invited to speak about his work to students of Sunset View Elementary School. But the invitation …

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Another reason why smaller government is often better…part 1,456,876

I posted here about a problem that government first caused (and this too!). Well, here’s another: Auto Hearings: Hypocrisy 101    [Henry Payne] Detroit, Mich. — Last summer, Pennsylvania senator Bob Casey joined his Democratic colleagues in piling $85 billion in new regulatory costs on the Detroit Three by mandating a 40-percent fuel-efficiency increase by 2020. …

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Meet the New Press radio. Mounting an all out defense…

Starting Saturday morning at 9 am! As usual, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and AnkleBitingPundits brings an array of items and guests for your consideration– ALL STARTING AT 9AM! As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip, if you are beyond the broadcast area of Newstalk 1490 WEMJ, simply click here …

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