13 April 2011 - Granite Grok

April 13, 2011

Do you REALLY need Govt, Cecile Richards?

Politico: Online gifts to Planned Parenthood have surged by 500 percent since Republicans passed a budget amendment stripping the group of its federal funding… …Planned Parenthood’s Facebook fans surged 992 percent after the House approved the budget amendment to defund the group in mid-February. More than 810,000 supporters signed its petition denouncing the amendment — …

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This is one of those “cool” things that needs to be watched…beautiful…

The interposing of technology over the arts over geo-spatial locations: a community literally and simply of the mind and video. Back in the 80s, I was a deacon at my church and we had a day-long "getaway" planning meeting to plot the short and mid term direction of the church.  At the time, I was …

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Merrimack Election Results. (No!)

As an obligatory followup to this, here are the results from Merrimack’s Town Elections yesterday. New fire station- no Restore 3 public safety positions, no. Upgrade wastewater facility, no. Town budget, no.(default is 2 million less, more or less) Reinstate 2 firefighters, no. School budget, yes (it was less than last years). Teachers collectivist bargaining …

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Pelosi Doesn’t Want To Fix It

Pelosi stood against reforming a bankrupt retirement scheme, and now she is taking the same tack here: Medicaid should not be reformed lest it appear as if it needs reform.

FRANKLY SPEAKING By Congressman Frank Guinta: Take a deep breath – the real battle over spending cuts is just starting

Take a deep breath – the real battle over spending cuts is just starting Late last week, Congress reached a deal to keep the federal government funded until the current fiscal year ends on September 30th.  When it is passed, the lengthy headache caused when the previous Nancy Pelosi-led Congress failed to pass a budget …

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What If You Held An Election And Nobody Came?

I’d like to report to you the complete results from Merrimack’s Town Election yesterday, but I’m having one of those “If a tree falls in the forest…” moments. Neither the Union Leader nor the Nashua Telegraph had any mention of the event. It is as if it never happened.