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How dare those voters take ability to pay into consideration when they vote!

"Communication breakdown?" Regular readers know that when it comes to funding government during tough fiscal times, we favor spending reductions over tax increases. (Heck, we feel that way even when the economy’s good…) With the advent of the Official Ballot form of government– or, as it’s better known, "SB2"– voters in NH towns that have …

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More Guns, Less Crime. Again…

Florida, like New Hampshire, allows citizens the right to carry concealed firearms. Would-be criminals never really know who’s packing and who is not. The Palm Peach Post reports on a recent incident at a West Palm Beach supermarket: Grant was a daily customer who’d never been a problem, said Hernandez, who manages the large supermarket at …

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Notable Quote – Daniel Webster

"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions." – Daniel Webster

Endangered species sighting: An elected Republican in the Granite State that actually seeks to implement core Republican principles.

As we face uncertain economic times here in New Hampshire, there is one politician that stands head and shoulders above all others: Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta. Unlike many of his fellow elected Republicans who have apparently hunkered down, not wishing to make too many "waves" headed into an election year, Guinta is providing the type of …

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Glass Houses…..stones……

   Over at NH Insider was the following press release from the NH GOP Chair, Fergus Cullen:  CONCORD – Fergus Cullen, Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement today: “The wallets of Granite State residents are getting killed at the pump these days, but Barack Obama doesn’t seem to mind. Even …

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NHAC Ramping up to spin spending down

Spending cap initiative A conservative group is coordinating efforts in four cities to cap municipal spending at the rate of the consumer price index beginning in 2010. The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition is working with activists in Manchester, Concord, Merrimack and Rochester to put proposed changes to those communities’ municipal charters on the ballot in …

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