6 July 2011 - Granite Grok

July 6, 2011

This just past campaign season’s slogans included “self-governing” and “self-responsibility”

The theme of this past election was "self-responsible" and "self-governing".  Put the two together and it means that we can do with less government (and which of us doesn’t want that?). But as Kevin Smith of Cornerstone has rightfully pointed out, it means that we, all of us individuals, now have to do more.  Now, …

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Zandra Rice-Hawkins – a bitter clinger, not to a Bible or guns, but to an ideal that the voters rejected.

James O’Toole over at the Eagle Tribune decided to spin an article on "It’s time to look at NH Legislative winners and losers". Now, it was rather even-handed (three pro, three con) as far as the numbers went.  Tone?  Certainly those on the Left were more, er, strident, including our ‘Grok B.F.F Zandra ("you’re still …

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Really Getting it Straight on Right to Work

RTW is not anti-Union, it does not force anyone to leave a union, it does not prevent anyone from joining a union, it does not stop workers from forming a union. However, RTW is pro-worker. It forces unions to provide services that workers value in order to get and keep members.

House Leaders Comment on New Law to Allow Tax, Spending Caps

As an elected Budget Committee member in my central New Hampshire hamlet, I have often been accused of having an agenda.  To my critics, I say: Yup, you’re right! Certainly, as a Conservative, I do have a Right philosophy that frames my outlook when spending other peoples’ money.  My agenda is simple: Why should Government’s …

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V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

I’m on vacation this week.  So I don’t expect to be blogging much.  But you never know.