17 January 2013 - Granite Grok

January 17, 2013

Notable Quotes: Wayne LaPierre

  “There is not a national, one-size-fits-all solution to protecting our children,” he said. “But do know this – President [Obama] zeroed out school emergency planning grants in last year’s budget and scrapped “Secure Our Schools” policing grants in next year’s budget.” Washington Times Related: Washington Guardian

Crony Capitalism

The State Employees Association of NH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Service Employees International Union, is set to open talks soon with Governor Hassan. For those of you private sector pukes still workin’ for the man, I have three words, well, actually more than that, taken from the existing SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement (which can be read …

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Another Day With NH Democrats….Two More Taxes…or is it Six?

The Concord Monitor is reporting on a  plan by New Hampshire Democrat David Campbell (D- Nashua), that would eventually extract $115,000,000.00 million more dollars per year out of the pockets of struggling New Hampshire families.  He’d like to raise the gas tax and the increase the cost to register your vehicles every year. His ‘plan’ …

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I was going to do this – but the Everlasting Phelps did a pretty good job…

The Everlasting Phelps is a new blog to me and had a bit of a commentary on Obama’s Executive Orders – all 23 of them.  I have some concerns about some of the Exec Orders  (as in, is there any authorization in real law to substantiate the claim to do this, or is this  simply …

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Molon Labe…Mr. President

Can’t verify if this is real (sure looks it, but would this be possible?).  Either way, it is highly appropriate.  If you don’t know what Molon Labe means yet, read the definition.

Blogline of the Day – on the decline of nations

Especially the United States: We don’t build those anymore either. . . . We stopped looking to the stars and began staring at our feet. In 40 years.   Hmm, just after the New Left begun the Big Welfare State; go figure (H/T: The Corner)