May 2010 - Granite Grok

May 2010

Thoughts on NH CD-2….

I got included on an email thread (somehow – I still find it amusing that someone would want to know what I think…I’m just an ordinary schlub here in central NH; nothin’ special…).  Anyways, a couple of ruminations on the state of the Republican Primary race in NH-CD2…after, of course, "re-setting" it from being an …

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Monitor Get’s It Right

The people of New Hampshire take note.  Free speech is far too fundamental to democracy to be restricted on the fly by ill-conceived and little discussed measures cranked out in the waning days of the legislative session by lawyers and lawmakers who are overreacting and overestimating their abilities. Legislative leaders are writing laws limiting First …

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HassanSullivan Speech – Jim Splaine speaks up after NH Democrats go after one of their own – for standing up for a Principle for which millions have died.

Jim Splaine has been in my crosshairs – mostly for not answering very pointed and very targeted questions.  And in not answering them, I grew "testy".  But not here, not now.  There ARE times and are issues that are beyond partisanship – in protecting, in whole, the foundational truths of our Republic.   For Jim …

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Certainly Progressive….but for some, not progressive enough?

We keep hearing that the "rich" do not pay their fair share in taxes – that is sheer nonsense unless one’s notion of "fair" is an absolute confiscation of their money at the highest levels. (H/T: Greg Mankiw) 1st Quartile (start: $0) – running total: 0.0% 2nd Quartile (start: $18K) – running total:  40% income …

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