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Charles Krauthammer is one of my favorite pundits to read and to listen to: erudite, well spoken, and has the ability to twist a word to twist a knife – with him, an argument (as he showed when mopped the floor with Mort Kondracke last night during the Special Report All Star segment, leaving Kondracke …
Well, it certainly was bound to happen. As the ‘Grok started to respond to the news over at Now!Hampshire here, the "other" side of the blogosphere over at BlueHampshire started to rouse itself from its somnambulance with a call for Letters (after the jump). So, I get to write another Letter which was printed two …
I tried to do an abridged version of my "Recountings of the County" posts here; I’m not sure that it worked as well as I had wanted in trying to summarize my ire of "Bathroom Bud" Martin raising my property taxes when, as a Budget Committee member, I had worked hard (along with pretty much …
Bud Martin will do it his way – with your dollars Read More »
Another gem from Dr. Walter E. Williams…and speaks to the heart of confiscatory tax policies that are on ALL working families’ horizons. And for any Liberals reading this, this is NOT about flint-hearted people not volunteering – this speaks to the morality of rent-seekers to demand that which is not theirs to begin with. I …
If only I own me – what moral right to you have to take from me? Read More »
Sounded good in theory, eh New York Times? Gets a bit more complicated when it is in your own house, eh (emphasis mine)? NYT editorial, Dec. 28, 2008: The argument against unions — that they unduly burden employers with unreasonable demands — is one that corporate America makes in good times and bad, so the …
Another one of those economic teachable “Fine for thee but not for me” moments… Read More »
As I mentioned on today’s show, when Chan (DCE at WeekendPundit) called in, there is a bank in MA that is about to get pummeled by the Feds. It was the location that first caught my eye: East Bridgewater, MA. Why? That’s where TMEW was living when we first met – I had just moved …
Here we go again – the Community Reinvestment Act rears its ugly head Read More »
UPDATE: Part 10 in the series is up! Here is where the various strings and thoughts start coming together concerning the fragility and the importance of how we treat marriage (or not). —————————————————————————————— The Amazing Power of The Culture (Part 10) [Maggie Gallagher] Between 1960 and 1980, cultural elites (those with cultural power, the power …
Starting Saturday morning at 9 am! As usual, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and Now!Hampshire.com 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 …
