19 May 2013 - Granite Grok

May 19, 2013

Your friendly neighborhood tax-exempt, private corporation, 501(c )3 public charity

SB 102 would allow cities and towns to choose whether to elect or have appointed members of their conservation commission.  Sound reasonable – give voters the choice to elect the folks who have a rather substantial say in the manner in which town monies are appropriated and expended. But no, seems as though the entire …

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Abuse of Power Scandals Make the Case for Limited Government

I’m frequently bewildered when I observe the Big Gov pom-poms shaken, Big Gov banners unfurled, and its flags waved with roaring cheers and applause. I wonder if those doing the somersault splits have actually thought through what they are doing flips over. Have they thought beyond the obvious short term, immediate consequence of more Government …

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Cartoon Of The Day – But When Will They Come For Obama?

It is clear that the people, even some Democrats, hate Obama’s creations – ObamaCare, the out of control IRS, DHS, EPA, and more, and some are clamoring for accountability, but so far, few are calling for Obama’s head. What will it take before the people demand accountability at the top? His creations are threatening our …

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Belknap County Conservative Republicans’ Family Fun Day – interview with Don Walker

After doing GrokTALK! first thing in the morning in Concord, I headed up to Laconia to Funspot where the Belknap County Conservative Republicans were having their Family Fun Day – under the tent, free food, and opening up their arms to the public at large to talk about the Republican Party Platform, Constitutional values, and …

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Mary Stuart Bile, er Guile, er Gile Schooled…

…by none other than Kate Baker, the extraordinary young woman who is the Executive Director of the Network for Education Opportunity. I swear, for the life of me I do not understand why Dems and Progressives are always ready to throw poor and disadvantaged children under the government school bus.

Obama Aide on IRS Scandal: “The Law Is Irrelevant”

Turns out that the Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer shed some light on the Administration’s perspective on the IRS scandal.  This morning on “This Week”,  Mr. Pfeiffer cavalierly averred that the law is irrelevant with regards to the IRS scandal. Oh, well that clears things up.  What difference at this point does it make anyway, that …

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