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October 2, 2013

Guest post by Greg Moore, Exec. Dir. of AFP/NH: Medicaid expansion would hurt families across New Hampshire

Greg Moore : Medicaid expansion would hurt families across New Hampshire   Is it ideological to question a plan that could cause more than 20,000 New Hampshire residents to lose their doctor, make all of us wait longer to get health care and put New Hampshire closer to having an income tax? If you said …

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DC Lawmakers donating their salaries away during the Fed Govt shutdown

Saw this first over at The Blaze: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Tuesday became one of the latest lawmakers to say he would be forgoing his congressional salary during the government shutdown, telling The Salt Lake Tribune he’s asking “that they hold my check until this is resolved.” Members of Congress’ pay is ensured even …

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Guest post by NH State Rep. Jane Cormier: “Much Ado About Nothing…” FACT or FICTION?

“Much Ado About Nothing…” FACT or FICTION? On Monday evening, Virginia Barry, Commissioner of the NH Dept. of Education, held a forum for school boards and administrators at Bedford High School. It was quite an event with about 175 people in attendance. But, only members of NH school boards/administrators were allowed to ask questions or …

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Make Sure To Bow Before the Duchess of Madbury the Next Time You See Her Highness.

Did you know that House Republicans sent three Continuing Resolutions to the Senate before the October Deadline? And did you know this as well… The Republicans in their CR to fund the government expressly reiterated that Members of Congress and their staffs, as well as the President and Vice President and top Obama Administration political …

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Idea for a T-Shirt: “Obama Shut down the Federal Government And All I got was my Freedom back.”

One  DoE affected by the Shutdown™, the Department of Education, not to be confused with the Dept. of Energy, has a $70 Billion dollar budget it spends primarily on nothing that has anything to do with teaching children.  (It is, as are most federal agencies, an Oasis for lobbyists, rent-seekers, and the handing out of …

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Negotiations

Obama wants America to think this is all the Republican’s fault but if that were true, how come they all showed up to find a way to prevent the shutdown….and not one single Democrat could be bothered? Because Obama told them not to show up.   He wanted it.  Make him own it.

Perhaps very good advice on which to contemplate….

Remember: The people telling you a government shutdown is a disaster are the same ones who told you 3 weeks ago that we had to invade Syria. — I got your #Unity right here (@jtLOL) October 1, 2013