24 March 2009 - Granite Grok

March 24, 2009

Notable Quotes – Jerry Pournelle

JERRY POURNELLE on democracy and tyranny (emphasis mine): “The sad truth is that democracy itself is often unstable. Intellectuals lose faith. Democracy is not flashy. It falls out of fashion. The intelligentsia feel scorned, unappreciated, and turn to new theories. There are other pressures. Republics stand until the citizens begin to vote themselves largess from …

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New Hampshire Taxpayer Tea Party on April 15th at Manchester’s Victory Park

Concord, NH- Yesterday, the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition  in partnership with the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, Granite State Taxpayers, Cornerstone Policy Research and the NH 9-12 Patriot Project, announced the NH Taxpayer Tea Party on April 15th, 2009 at 5:30 pm in Victory Park, Manchester, NH. This event is part of 200 plus tea …

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This is what happens when Government determines winners and losers?

Just as it has in the Financial marketplace ("this company, we help.  This one, we let die"), Big Government is starting to decide which are the winners and which are the losers.  Is it right?  Is it fair? Doesn’t matter – it’s still our money….sigh. The losers: Solar power struggles: DayStar warns, OptiSolar closes Two …

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