5 May 2015 - Granite Grok

May 5, 2015

Data Point – Consumer confidence crashing

“It’s bad news when Americans lose confidence in the economy. When confidence deteriorates, consumers become worried about their jobs and their paychecks, which in turn makes them want to spend less. And considering that personal consumption accounts for 68% of gross domestic product, the consequences can be huge. During the week ending Sunday, Gallup’s US …

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GrokTALK! – GOP It’s Hard to Know Ya!

We talk Jaspercrats on the House Judiciary Committee (hello! primary); NH RNC Committeemen (and women) actively undermining the Republican party platform; and the Republican House passed a bill to harpoon local transparency this week. We also spend some time on the casinos, the Hoell amendment, and other stabs at liberty with regard to gambling. Listen …

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Mexican Helicopter Crossed Border – Fired on US Border Patrol

Judicial Watch: DHS Records Detail Mexican Government Helicopter Crossing Border and Firing on Border Patrol 2014, attack by a Mexican government helicopter on U.S. Border Patrol agents.  The Mexican helicopter crossed into U.S. airspace before firing on U.S. Border Patrol personnel. The Mexican government initially denied that the attack near Arizona’s San Miguel Gate occurred, …

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NH GOP Committeeman Steve Duprey approves of this following headline:

In cleaning out some of my old bookmarks, I ran across this: GAO Confirms: Planned Parenthood and Other Groups Use Taxpayer Funds to Promote Abortions After all, money is fungible, right Steve Duprey?  Your money, my tax money – what difference does it make now?  We’ll just call it “Duprey Abortion Approved” – such a …

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After spending $130 Million, THEN they discover the simple truth that mere money cannot fix?

“…how to improve human capital” We have heard the knashing of Progressive teeth with their usual wails: We must spend more money to fix Baltimore”!  The epitome of the Progressive / Socialist mantra – we must take more from those that have to give to those that have-not.  After all, these poor oppressed people are …

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What Happened in Garland, Texas?

Forget all the media Hype and pictures of SWAT teams; a uniformed traffic officer working security at the event took out the two ‘Alleged’ terrorists with his duty sidearm before they could even get a few feet from their vehicle.