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I think I can truthfully say that it is going to start to become much more interesting here on out…they’re all easing out of first gear and getting ready for the "second gear" of this race. Just getting back from Rochester, NH where the Rochester 9/12 group invited me down to live blog the event. …
Live Blogging – after the Rochester 9/12 sponsored US Senate Debate (Republican) Read More »
Two weeks later and Rep. Peter Schmidt (D-Strafford 4) still has to park in the No Parking Zone when other spaces are available. Yes, this is a follow up to my earlier post–Peter " No Parking" Schmidt. Apparently Peter is a real stand up guy. Veteran. Works hard. Always shows up in Concord. I appreciate …
“We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers (“irritated ministers” – I love that; that’s spot-on) or resistance by force. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right …
“May you live in interesting times.” That’s the old curse. And wow, are we doing just that. These aren’t just interesting times, they’re downright fascinating…and verging on grotesque. I follow political and cultural trends. These days odd patterns are emerging…heading off the charts, in fact. For instance, on April 21, 2010 Las Vegas casino zillionaire …
Greedy Politicians . Steve had a good post concerning how tax money is viewed by politicians: Sure, it’s your money. You earned it. Had you not bothered to put up with the bureaucracy in the first place in an effort to create a better life for yourself and those you might employ we’d not be …
One of the silliest phrases around is "…doing the jobs that Americans won’t do" – which is a farce for it leaves out the most important part of that premise – "at the price at which the employers are willing to offer and Americans are willing to accept". And yes, I do ascribe to the …
From The Enterprise Blog: In 1871 … only 51,020 civilians worked for the federal government, of whom 36,696 were postal employees. The remaining 14,424 constituted the national government for a country whose population exceeded 40 million. Ratio = 784 Today? Population: 310,000,000 Federal Employees (2008): 2,768,886 Ratio = 112 Add in State and local employees …
Factoid: The size of the Federal Government long ago Read More »
I had this post a bit ago concerning the announcement that the US Environmental Protection Agency had been tasked with getting Americans to enjoy the joys of all the regulations flowing from government. NetRightNation had the right response: From NetRightNation.com: The EPA has decided to start a video contest, seeking to gather films promoting government …
Here’s a short video to watch – EPA, are you listening? Read More »
