30 January 2014 - Granite Grok

January 30, 2014

Si vis pacem, para bellum

After today’s sub-committee “hearing” on HB 1589, Universal Background Checks, I am saddened to have to admit to myself that any foolish beliefs I held about representative government and due process are the stuff of children’s dreams. I’ve always liked to believe that I am a logical, rational person who is able to connect dots; …

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Inmate Democrat Lawmaker…Sounds Like Progress!

Massachusetts state Rep Carlos Henriquez (D) must have his eye on the speaker’s chair.  He’s serving six months of ‘practice’ in a Billerica jail cell.  Henriquez was convicted for backhanding, punching, and choking a girlfriend, but refuses to resign. The Boston Herald is reporting that the Massachusetts House is trying to get him to resign, …

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Oh, and By The Way, Andrew Hemingway Is Probably Running For Governor of NH

The Union Leader has already reported this, so why should we wait. Bristol high-tech entrepreneur and conservative activist Andrew Hemingway will announce his candidacy at an event in Manchester, a source close to Hemingway’s fledgling campaign told the New Hampshire Union Leader. Hemingway, 31, will make the announcement at a “Solutions First” rally at The …

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Ruh-Roh! No Democrat Money Left Over For House Races?

There is an article up at Michael Graham.com that talks about the concern among Democrat strategists that they can’t win the House and they could lose the Senate. They are.. .”..so dispirited about any chance of picking up the US House–that they’re writing off the latter and shoving all their chips (and cash) on the …

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Senator Shaheen – Tell Me again. What Exactly Do We Need You For?

The most Partisan President rambles on in unspecific platitudes with but one exception.  He is prepared to act like a king to get what he wants if Congress won’t give it to him.  It’s his most consistent theme of late. So how does New Hampshire’s Senior Senator respond? While other Democrat Senators up for re-election …

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