January 2018 - Granite Grok

January 2018

Uh-oh – last night’s Trump SOTU address was NOT good news for Democrats

If the Democrats were looking bored, dour, angry, mad, and worse, they have much more to be worried about now.  Based on a snap poll from Monmouth University after last nite’s address, their desired Blue Wave Tsunami is diminishing into a ripple (emphasis mine): Compared to its December poll, the new results (taken from interviews between January 28 …

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New Boston Has Town Policies – Depending Who You Are

As New Boston plays “Whack-a-Mole” with a commercial property that has been in existence since June 1965 as a repair garage/towing service, now deemed a “junkyard” in order to strip its vested property rights, a few questions pop up. “Duke’s Garage,” the business in question, was issued a summons in 1970, by New Boston Police, …

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A Taste of the SOTU: ” Americans are Dreamers Too”

“As President of the United States my highest loyalty, my greatest compassion, my constant concern is for America’s children, America’s struggling workers, and America’s forgotten communities.” He continued, “I want our youth to grow up to achieve great things. I want our poor to have their chance to rise. So tonight I am extending an …

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I Guess The NH Media Want’s New Hampshire to Tax Your Income

Is there a Media editorial blackout on opposition to HB 628, a tax on income disguised as an unnecessary, poorly written “family leave act” entitlement? Opponents of the measure report that while they have submitted letters to the editors of several New Hampshire newspapers they have not seen their remarks find their way into print.

Trump Puts 30% U.S. Tariff on Imported Solar Panels – China Moves Manufacturing to the US

Democrats better hang on to their s**tholes because Trump just hit another one out of the park. Just one week after the Trump administration announced a massive 30% tariff on imported solar panels, one of China’s largest solar panel manufacturers announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in the United States. The company, JinkoSolar, said on Monday …

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Michelle Levell: Ask Your Legislators to Support School Choice

By Michelle Levell The House Finance Committee is considering SB 193, the Education Savings Account bill, and we expect them to schedule a session soon to vote on it. We need people to write to the committee urging them to support this critical bill that empowers our most vulnerable children with educational opportunities. We’ve developed …

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Blogline of the Day – On the news that MLB told the Cleveland Indians to drop their logo, Chief Wahoo

“Trump’s going to suggest Elizabeth Warren be the new Cleveland mascot isn’t he?” Frankly, if I had to choose between Fauxcahauntus and Wahoo, I’d go with the latter. To the other point, how many customers does the MLB (“that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred pressured Indians chair Paul Dolan into making the change“) think it will …

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Is New Hampshire Ready For Another Unsustainable Social Experiment?

By Len Turcotte There is a bill currently making its way through the legislative process in our state that should be of great concern to NH’s fiscally responsible and liberty-minded citizens. HB628 (Family Medical Leave Insurance) would implement a bureaucratic social scheme above and beyond the federal program that already exists. There are four main points …

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