15 December 2012 - Granite Grok

December 15, 2012

What Poland can teach the U.S.

Did you know that Poland is “the only country in the European Union to avoid recession in 2009 and has been the fastest-growing EU economy since”? Wanna know why?

A Review Of Simpler Notions

“I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you, and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality – you’re told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.” —Richard Dawkins In a simple sort of way, Archie gets it.

A Common Thread

“Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” —Robert Kennedy In the wake of this recent horrible tragedy in Newtown Connecticut, the anti-gun grabbers wasted no time coming right out of the block to renew the arguments for taking away our gun rights. While First Responders were …

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Liberal Policies and Culture Increased Newtown Death Toll

What horrible events occurred today! The parents and Newtown Connecticut community must be wondering if they can endure the pain. Obviously our hearts go out to the families and community. Already leftists are crying for more gun control. A rational person would look at the number of murders in Washington, DC or New York City …

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Sadness – of many things

As I remarked to TMEW as we went out for a quick bite to eat “This is not a problem with guns.  This is a problem with morality and culture if everything we are hearing is true”. And we have to remember – we don’t know all the details.  We do know that Adam Lanza …

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Is The NH House Ready for More Darth Norelli?

Lord Vader brooked no failure and punishment was swift and final. New Hampshire Democrat  Terie Norelli, as either Majority or Minority leader, has never been one to tolerate dissent either.  And while she’s not (to our knowledge) ever strangled anyone with the force, she has strangled their careers, used inter-caucus bullying and intimidation to bring …

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Guess the USDA doesn’t like contrarian points of view left in comments on their blog

USDA: Americans aren’t doing what they’re told Well, that was the headline of a post over at the Washington Examiner.  Any combination of a Federal agency and words intimating that our Overlords ain’t happy with what their subjects are doing with “their” suggestions ABSOLUTELY gets my attention: When Americans go to the grocery store, they …

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