7 January 2014 - Granite Grok

January 7, 2014

How Appropriate – Democrat who Lets MA Residents Vote From Her Nashua Home Submits Norelli Medicaid Expansion End-Around

Fraud supporting Nashua Democrat Cindy Rosenwald has submitted the Medicaid expansion amendment to avoid having to holding public hearings or any actual legislative discussion about a multi-billion dollar entitlement expansion in New Hampshire. Nashua Rep Cindy Rosenwald.  You remember her?  She’s the Democrat who let the cat out of the bag regarding that $802 million …

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Rule#1 Entitlement Expansion Inevitably Crowds Out Other Priorities

Still thinking about expanding Medicaid In New Hampshire?  Or maybe you are just indifferent.  Well you can’t afford to be. The bait expires and the annual stipend is not guaranteed.  In fact, given the Federal debt and deficit situation, any expectation that the Feds will not cut funding to Medicaid and other programs as debt …

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More Than 100,000 Non-Essential Employees Paid To Do Nothing

Wastebook 2013 More than 100,000 non-essential federal employees being paid a salary of at least $100,000 were furloughed as non-essential. Each of these was paid $4,000 for the time off of work during the shutdown. … A sampling of just three federal agencies found more than 35,500 federal employees earning $100,000 or more who were …

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Judge Overturns Chicago Ban on Retail Gun Shops In City

Trib A federal judge on Monday stripped away a key element of Chicago’s gun ordinance, ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed gun stores from operating in the city. U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang found that the city failed to convince him that banning the sale of guns by licensed dealers was necessary to …

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Congress

“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”—Mark Twain

Is the reason for this that we have gone past that tipping point?

Interesting article on Frank Luntz who I know only by his multiple appearances on Hannity (Fox News) or after debates of one type or another.  He (or the host) asks a focus group of ordinary folks of mixed political persuasions and either getting “hand raise” answers or “intensity dialing”.  Well, I haven’t seen much of …

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