30 March 2017 - Granite Grok

March 30, 2017

Peter Lemiska: A common sense analysis of sanctuary cities

By Peter Leminska The refugees and immigrants who come to America to escape poverty and oppression need safe haven.  The vast majority of them are good, hardworking people, and how they get here is unimportant.  Compassion for immigrants overrides federal immigration laws. That represents a basic tenet of the liberal mindset, the force behind sanctuary …

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BlogTweet of the Day – who to blame from a life-long Democrat

Heh! “In a message posted to his Twitter page Wednesday, Schneider illustrated how U.S. voters had been rejecting Democrats and voting them out of power long before the 2016 election.” https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/847121599564169216 (H/T: Big Hollywood)

NH Arts Advocates Losing NEA Money Should Ask The Clintons for Cash

Donald Trump’s budget removes taxpayers from mandatory tithing to the National Endowment for the Arts. Arts advocates in New Hampshire are preparing to mobilize to fight for the one million they stand to lose. But since it’s just a million, why not ask the Clinton’s for it instead? They were huge supporters of the often …

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How Socialism Ruined My Country

Is Bernie Sanders right? Are people living under socialism better off? Brazil is a good case study. Felipe Moura Brasil, a journalist and Veja magazine columnist, explains how his country has fared under socialism. – Prager U

Why Did Kate D’Adamo Try to Gag New Hampshire’s Human Trafficking Task Force?

Kate D’Adamo was picked to lead the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. But as noted here, D’Adamo is a national advocate for legalizing prostitution, and the two are intimately connected. Decriminalizing pimping and the sex trade would tie the hands of investigators. The buyers and the sellers would be able to continue their devastating …

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“If everyone is Hitler, then nobody is”

From The Mark Steyn Show, here’s a SteynPost that starts with Mark’s famous observation on the left’s standard slur – that, when everybody’s Hitler, nobody’s Hitler. By way of illustration, he examines a particularly feeble charge against a Trump counselor. © 2017 Oak Hill Media Inc/Mark Steyn Enterprises (US) Inc. All rights reserved. One of …

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Wisdom and Patience

Heh!  This morning I thought I smelled skunk when I let one of my dogs back in.  My daughter-in-law who came by said there was a skunk under my car. I waited until after work to do my errands… (H/T: Susan)