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Hat tip out of the gate to fellow NHI front pager Richard Olsen Jr. for this fine bit or wordsmithing on Nashua Rep Seth Marshall’s brief letter to the Nashua Telegraph about a pamphlet on the burden of property taxes. Mr. Marshall (it appears) feels blessed as if the contents of this pamphlet revealed the answer …
Stunning, simply Stunning (the chutzpah!)I kept on debating with myself – how do I describe this – this absolute corrupt crony capitalism example coming out of – wait for it – the land of Obama? Here’s the essence: Illinois Legislature says to electric company "Hey, give …
“…but it’s rarely done in such a transparently corrupt fashion. “ Read More »
This country is facing yearly deficits of epic proportions – and the nation’s debt load is threatening to put us into Greece’s fiscal territory. So, what does Obama decide to do? Start floating the idea that only a new tax – a VAT (Value Added Tax) – is our only salvation. This is not an …
From Gallup: Who says that Republicans should NOT be paying attention to the "social issues"? Often, other Republicans feel "burdened down" by the issues that social conservatives consider important. I disagree with many that pooh-pooh that issues like abortion, like parental notification, like marriage. Why should I, like other social conservatives, merely cede this …
Regular readers of the ‘Grok know that Professor Walter E. Williams is one of my favorite pundits – and as an engineer, I do like his logical way of putting things plainly. I picked these out of his latest missive: Listening to America’s liberals, who now prefer to call themselves progressives, one would think that …
Cognitive Dissonance – the ability to hold two opposing views at the same time, and feeling good about both! Yup, Chan again over at Weekend Pundit brings this to our attention: IMAO: liberal: Someone who’s still angry about slavery 145 years after it ended, but wants you to "get over 9/11″. One of the comments: …
A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism: is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings. – Ludwig von Mises
"The only people who have monopolies on good ideas are those people who have good ideas" – Skip Murphy Not their managers – the people themselves. Over at Weekend Pundit, Chan is raising a flag about the ossification of the creative process here in America and has put this up as a quick take as …
No, the ‘Grok was not there – Sheridan Folger is responsible for this 80 minutes of blogginess video. In it, three folks speak to the group: former NH Senator George Lovejoy Rich Ashooh (striving to be the Republican nominee in NH’s First Congressional District) Jim Forsythe (striving to be the Republican nominee in NH’s Senate …
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Rumor has it that John Lynch could have a primary challenger named Tim Robertson (D-Keene). Robertson has been kicking around the NH House for years warming a seat over at the Criminal Justice and Public Safety commission where his primary contribution has been making friends in the party and sponsoring bills that are inexpedient to legislate. Robertson’s …
