15 November 2010 - Granite Grok

November 15, 2010

Now the media is reporting on the Speaker race – almost as much as we have!

Gene Chandler or Bill O’Brien: which should be the next Speaker?  Yes, I am discounting Susan Emerson (who sounds like compromise is her whole raison d’etre of running) and John Reagan (who has made very little splash in this pool).  Thus, only Chandler or O’Brien are in the klieg lights. We here at the ‘Grok …

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[Updated] Why You Should Contact Senator Mitch McConnell

If all they wanted to do is ensure that the federal dollars we send to DC provided some equal value to the state that pays them they would act diligently to ensure that the Federal government did not take more than it needed for its few and limited responsibilities. (No one will ever accuse a New Hampshire Democrat of that.)

An Open Letter to Republican Freshmen Members of Congress

(Sarah Palin’s open letter to the newest members of the 112th congress) Welcome to all Republican Freshmen and congratulations! Congratulations to all of you for your contribution to this historic election, and for the contributions I am certain you will make to our country in the next two years. Your victory was hard fought, and …

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Making The Sausage

One of my readers did me the honor of pointing out a grammatical error I had made in a post, not once, but four times. He politely explained the issue, while pointing out that he still appreciates my work. For my part I knew the rule, but sometimes it’s not quite that simple.

Message in a Speaker

This coming Thursday, Republican state representatives will send a clear message about their intentions for the next two years when they choose their candidate for Speaker of the House.  That is because the two major candidates, Gene Chandler and William O’Brien, represent two starkly different forms of conservatism. Chandler is the quintessential same-but-less conservative.  That …

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