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May 18, 2009

GA Republicans endorse the FairTax!

A Tweet from Bill Smith from ARRA came across – the Georgia Republican Party has officially endorsed the FairTax!  The resolution is as follows (emphasis mine): The best news of all came during the resolutions portion of the program. Under the "Government Reform" resolution, we finally were able to put the Fair Tax as the …

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Best example of a definition of Lib judicial activism I’ve seen so far

Betsy’s Page has a great line as she blogs about a Stuart Taylor piece: He once again debunks the myths that have grown up around the Lily Ledbetter case. Plus that was a case that proved that you didn’t need judges with empathy. The Supreme Court applied the law as written. Congressmen didn’t like the …

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Lynch Lied. Marriage Died.

New TV ad from Cornerstone running in NH through Wednesday:     Commenting on the ad, CPR-Action Executive Director, Kevin Smith, stated, “We’re running this ad to remind New Hampshire’s citizens that Governor Lynch broke his word by misleading voters to believe that he opposed gay marriage.  It is also our intent to inform the …

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen needs to take the lead in stopping Waxman-Markey ‘Cap and Trade’ Bill!

Guest Post by former State Senator George Lovejoy… New Hampshire Senators sent to Washington have long been respected for their traditional common sense.  It is a long cherished value of the Granite State and on many issues New Hampshire Senators have taken the lead in getting colleagues from both parties to apply this ideal on …

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NH Senate Update

State Senator Jeb Bradley provides a nice rundown of what’s happening in our Senate in this guest post… This past week the New Hampshire Senate considered numerous pieces of legislation that while not nearly as important as the looming debate on the budget, nevertheless affects citizens’ lives from personal liberties to health care.  I will …

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