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Sgambati Will be Vulnerable in 2008

District 4 state Senator Kathy Sgambati is a person of unquestionable competence.  Immediately upon winning election she was recognized in Concord as a valuable resource on matters relating to Health and Human Services, a state department she essentially ran for years.  And I believe the motives that guide her decision making in Concord are pure. …

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Draft Joe Kenney for Governor?

I was recently invited to join a Facebook group called “Draft Joe Kenney for Governor 2008.”  Joe Kenney, of course is New Hampshire’s District 3 State Senator from Carroll County. While I am hardly prepared at this point to join the Draft Joe Kenney movement, I think the Granite State could do a whole lot …

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Hang ‘Em High Ayotte?

Do tough-on-crime death penalty advocates have a new hero in state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte?  Perhaps.  Ayotte is seeking the death penalty against John A. Brooks for allegedly engineering a 2005 murder-for-hire scheme. New Hampshire Union Leader reporter Kathryn Marchocki points out in her story, "[t]his is the second time Ayotte has sought the death penalty …

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WHY IT’S BLUE HAMPSHIRE

Check out the op-ed in today’s Foster’s by Republican State Rep Dave Hess on education funding.  Hess is part of the "leadership" of House Republicans, so you know his views reflect the views of the House Republican leadership.  The gist of the op-ed is that we, the Republicans, know how to spend your money more wisely …

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Morality, NH style…

. Our friend Judy Paris forwards the following in response to this letter appearing in the April 26th Concord Monitor. Yes, the battle over state sanctioned same-sex "unions" rages on… In Response to Not a Religious Issue, Monitor, April 26 I have a commentary (Opposition to same-sex marriage does not equal hatred of homosexuals) printed …

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RedState in Iraq

Two RedState bloggers are presently in Iraq.  They are filing their posts regularly.You should go there are read up …

Romney – oh really?

Just saw this entry by Byron York over at the Corner: A story in the Associated Press characterizes Mitt Romney’s statements in a recent interview this way: [Romney] said the country would be safer by only "a small percentage" and would see "a very insignificant increase in safety" if al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was …

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It Is Finished

According to the Associated Press (sorry no link yet) the New Hampshire Senate just passed the civil unions legislation and have now shuffled it off to Gov. Lynch.  All 14 Democrats in the State Senate voted for it.  All ten Republicans voted against it.  As I said, I have been unable to secure even a …

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