9 June 2014 - Granite Grok

June 9, 2014

“All politics is local: What we see here happens elsewhere” – Highway Trust Fund edition

When our “Meet the New Press” radio show was around, that was an oft said saying as a take off of what Massachusetts pol (and later US Speaker of the House) Tip O’Neil used to say “All politics is local”.  We extended it as it seemed that all of the political problems we talked about …

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GraniteGrok.com – Now Optimized for Mobile Users…..Probably

In our quest to keep you connected to the New media GraniteGrok is always looking for ways to make content delivery seamless.  We want you to have options.  That is why we made our podcast available on iTunes, iHeart, Stitcher, TuneIn, iTunes, Spreaker, and of course here, at GraniteGrok.  It is why we live stream, …

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The FDA’s War On Cheese

Cheeseboarding.  Because there is no room in the centrally planned utopia for flavor. If you were concerned that Gibson Guitars presented an unnecessary show of force when the SWAT team rolled in to seize the offending ebony fretboards, it won’t be much prettier to have the armored vehicle crash through a cheesemaker’s door.  More to …

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The Promise of Free Enterprise

The Promise of Free Enterprise Built into the foundation of free enterprise is a promise. It’s a promise that no other economic system offers. This promise has a great deal to do with your sense of well-being, that is, your happiness. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton understood this. So does renowned social scientist, …

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Massachusetts Bay Insurance Refuses to Renew NH Gun Shop Coverage

I’m not a big fan of boycotts but maybe we need to get the word out that Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company might be playing progressive anti-gun reindeer games with legal businesses in New Hampshire.  Just in case. Union Leader Shooters Outpost, a gun shop in Hooksett, New Hampshire, is claiming that it received a “non-renewal …

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Blue States Have More Income Inequality

A report on a 50 state survey using Census data reveals that the liberal science of income inequality is settled.  Blue States have more income inequality. If only America took a more “progressive” approach, the thinking goes, leaving behind conservative, red-state priorities like keeping taxes low and encouraging business, fairness would sprout across the land. …

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