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December 27, 2017

Data Point – Consumer Confidence

The percentage of those who said business conditions were “good” increased to 35.2% from 35%, while those saying business conditions were “bad” slipped to 12.1% from 12.3%. People claiming jobs were “plentiful” fell to 35.7% from 37.5%, while those claiming jobs were “hard to get” hit a 16-year low of 15.2%, down from 16.8%. “Consumer confidence …

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To Silence One Commissioner NH Democrats Would Use The Government to Silence Them All.

The NHGOP sent out an email today on the easily triggered, toll-hike loving Chris Pappas, complete with a quote from a Union Leader Editorial. “For some reason, Frank Edelblut drives Democrats at the State House completely crazy. Edelblut recently tweeted to Executive Councilor Chris Pappas about the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition, using a phrase Pappas …

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Pope Francis doesn’t see his irony on how “foreigners to the Vatican” are welcomed

This from a guy who lives behind a 39 foot high wall: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis strongly defended immigrants at his Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday, comparing them to Mary and Joseph finding no place to stay in Bethlehem and saying faith demands that foreigners be welcomed. Francis, celebrating his fifth Christmas as leader …

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Democrats – the egg nog of Politics?

From Kurt Schlichter at Townhall: When we gather together this Christmas, it’s going to be super-awkward since everybody is dead because Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Scam, repealed net neutrality, and cut taxes. The depredations of Genghis Khan, the Black Plague, and the repeal of the Obamacare mandate – these are pretty …

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Why does the Left always knee-jerk to have Government solve all ills?

From Instapundit, this was just too good to pass by.  Sometimes, brevity is the best and this does it well (emphasis mine): Shot: Why Do Intellectuals Support Government Solutions? — Julian Sanchez, Libertarianism.org, October 9th, 2012. Chaser: Leftists never take responsibility for their own lives. This is why they must constantly blame others for their problems, cry for …

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