8 November 2013 - Granite Grok

November 8, 2013

GOP Civil War: Let me remind Mitch McConnell of something about “grown-ups”

In a backhanded slice against the TEA Party, MINORITY leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell said: …The victory of a more electable Republican, is significant, Mr. McConnell says. To govern, parties must win. To win, parties must “run candidates that don’t scare the general public, [and] convey the impression that we could actually be responsible …

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Notable Quote – Jonah Goldberg

The difference, however, is that conservatives tend to see government as a necessary evil, and therefore see policymaking with some humility. Liberals tend to see government as a necessary good, and see ordering people to do things “for their own good” as a source of pride, even hubris. From a conservative perspective, telling people how …

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Senator Shaheen (and the Democrat Parties Hypocrisy) On ID and Vote Suppression

As a distraction, someone in NH Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s office has been releasing Facebook Status updates–from time to time–asking you and I to oppose what the Professional left describe as vote suppression, by Republicans. If you are new to this game, that is code for, expecting someone to present an ID to vote.   It …

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Everyone in New Hampshire Should Run Against Elected Democrats On This

Yesterday the Democrats in the New Hampshire house forced a vote on SSHB0001_i, medicaid expansion for New Hampshire.  By forced, I mean that no one was given the opportunity to read the bill they were being asked to vote on.  A bill that would tie New Hampshire tighter to the constraints of ObamaCare; a bill …

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NH GOP National Committeeman Steve Duprey on “Flat Earth TEA Partiers, and Ted Cruz Fans”

Even a casual reader of the ‘Grok knows that we have been writing about the Civil War now raging within the NH GOP and the GOP is general; the VA Governor race has brought that to the fore.  Nice to see, on the topic of expanding Medicaid here in NH, that former NH GOP Chair …

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Well, Country Singers, here’s a good way to have the IRS to come a’callin’

After all, Glenn at Instapundit is always reminding us what Obama does for his enemies: In 2009, President Obama “Joked” About Auditing His Enemies. I’m not a C&W kind of guy – in fact, not much into music any more at all.  But I was rather surprised at how few words could skewer so much.  …

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“What happens when you can’t afford to pay higher premiums, get no subsidy, and can’t afford the tax, what does the Government do to you”?

I do watch Fox’s Special Report for the roundtable but never watch the Internet version that happens afterwards – I wish I had seen this segment but the Daily Caller did where the question was asked.  My question is why is the Obama Administrative so hateful towards the upper Middle Class so much that, with …

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