A while ago, we changed the blogroll to list some of the conservative leaning blogs here in NH. One of my goals is to sweep through and see what they are talking about on a fairly regular basis, so here’s the first try!
Amy Kane from Atlantic Ave brings back a fond memory for me:
When I was young, my Dad owned a 45 ft. Custom Chris Craft fishing party boat with a flying bridge and room for 3 "fighting chairs" home ported in Cohasset, MA. Growing up, there were a lot of one or two man boats like this in the harbor and my Dad knew them all. Even if a bit rough around the edges, these guys pretty much had hearts of gold. Our politicians could learn much from them.
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From Moultonboro Speaks, a bit of news concerning the effects of SB2. Oh wait – they DON’T have SB2 (which changes a town from voting on Town affairs in person to a ballot form)!
Meredith Public employees to form union…but Meredith is not an SB2 Town, how can that be?
Meredith Public employees to form union…but Meredith is not an SB2 Town, how can that be?
Remember all the scare tactics thrown around by public officials before ballot day about how town employees do not get raises and lose benefits under SB2? That SB2 encourages public employees to unionize to protect their jobs and benefits?Well, it’s very interesting that some public employees in Meredith (where voters narrowly defeated SB2 in the past two years) are in the process of forming a collective bargaining unit. Imagine that. Unions in non-SB2 municipalities……what’s this world coming to.
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Lori from ConChrist has some news that caught my interest:
Possible End To "Anchor Babies?"
A Georgia lawmaker is proposing a law that would close this loophole.
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, a Republican candidate for governor of Georgia, has proposed changing the long-standing federal policy that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born on U.S. soil, a move opposed by immigrant rights advocates.Supporters of Deal’s proposal say “birthright citizenship” encourages illegal immigration and makes enforcement of immigration laws more difficult. Opponents say the proposed law wouldn’t solve the illegal immigration problem and goes against this country’s traditions of welcoming immigrants.
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Deal and his supporters say the 14th Amendment wording was never meant to automatically give citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants.
“This is a sensible, overdue measure that closes a clause that was never meant to be a loophole,” said Bob Dane, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which seeks tighter immigration restrictions.
The article states that the law was meant to apply to freed slaves, but that illegal immigrants today are making it harder for INS to deport them if they have a child born here in the states. According to the proposed law, the only way someone could be a citizen here if they were born here is if at least one parent is already a citizen.
I say go for it.
I’m down with this….takes away a method for gaming the system.
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Moultonboro Speaks also talks about
the influence of "free money" from the Porkulous Bill – it seems that they have the same problem we do in our Town with higher costs. We would have approved of $20K things to be acquired by our Police Dept via a Stimulus JAG grant. I agree with one of my other Budget Committee members who said, in effect" – Great, we’ll cut their budget this cycle by the same amount of the grant!" Remember, There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!
Fox Hollow intersection to be fully funded….. at $138,750 more than Warrant Article
The Moultonboro Board of Selectmen announced last Thursday that the Fox Hollow intersection project approved at Town meeting in March will be fully funded by a Federal Stimulus grant…. for $600,000. The numbers presented at Town meeting indicated $461,500. That’s great news and should put some $200,000 or so back in the taxpayers pocket.
Our Town Administrator was quoted in this weeks Meredith News as saying that “We need to figure out why their (DOT) numbers are a little higher…" 30% more is not a little higher. It’s off the mark by almost one third. Where did that original estimate come from?
Who care’s about cost when you’re not paying for it….oh, wait!
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Cathy from Citizens for Reasonable And Fair Taxes – Croydon reminded me of what the Glenn Beck 9/12 Project stands for.
Do you believe our government is out of control and government spending is out of control? If you hold seven of these nine principles to be true and these twelve values to be true consider joining the Newport 9.12 group.
1. America Is Good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas JeffersonThe 12 Values
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude
Go ahead, try to argue against these with me!
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Cathy also points out:
17% of Scripps Spelling Bee Semifinalists are Homeschoolers
With only 2% of all students are homeschoolers it is just great that 17% of the Scripps Spelling Bee Semifinalists are homeschoolers. Here is a round of applause for their parents and these 7 children. Good luck to all.
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