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JFK & Obama: The contrast is more than just black and white…

June 30, 2009

 

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What does SHE have to do with anything?

June 30, 2009

Other than being the newly crowned fashion queen, what does the President’s wife really have to do with anything in the life of an ordinary citizen? Elected to nothing, what business does the First Lady have with legislation and budget and economic issues? And what exactly does she know about such matters, anyway? While I [ Read more ]

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Boehner: National Energy Tax Punishes American Families

June 29, 2009

Democrats "studying" the bill… Guest Post by Congressman John Boehner If there’s one thing the American people should demand of their elected representatives, it’s that’s we should know what’s in bills before we vote on them.  Unfortunately, that seems to be too much to ask of the Democratic-controlled U.S. House, which under the heavy hand [ Read more ]

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Guinta slams Shea-Porter on her vote for new energy taxes on NH citizens

June 29, 2009

D’uh. In a statement released today, Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta rightfully slams Carol Shea Porter for her vote on the Cap and Trade energy tax bill: Once again standing with Speaker Pelosi, not NH Hampshire residents:Carol Shea-Porter Votes for the Job Killing Waxman-Markey National Energy Tax Shea-Porter Casts Critical Vote that could Cost Constituents Millions [ Read more ]

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Debunking the myths surrounding NH’s new budget

June 29, 2009

Guest post by NH State Senator Jeb Bradley… Supporters of the recently enacted State of New Hampshire budget were quick to claim that it was responsible and that they made tough decisions during difficult economic times. Talk about myth and spin – this budget fits the bill – literally! Myth #1:  State spending will decrease [ Read more ]

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Gee, it took you this long to figure out that we aren’t all that special?

June 29, 2009

Cute! Caution – one word may not be Work safe so keep the volume down (H/T: Tom)

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The Liberals say we have to tax more for the most vulnerable

June 28, 2009

Well, they are starting to make the small companies that employ the people that pay the taxes that "protect the most vulnerable" (hmm, tell me, WHY is it that we need Government to be the in-between for charity actions again?). In short, proponents of Government doing more and more (and requiring more in order to [ Read more ]

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Just imagine… We MUST stand with these people, yearning to be free of the Islamo-fascist shackles that bind them.

June 28, 2009

I found this video most telling (and disturbing). It appears that a large gathering of protesters all hit the street on a given signal, which is followed by gunmen firing into the crowd, and a man can be seen getting shot. I cannot imagine the feeling of helplessness one must experience being a "subject" living [ Read more ]

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Beware those that do not learn their history…

June 28, 2009

Obama’s own book, Dreams From My Father, said that he always sought out the socialists and Marxists when he moved from school to school during college.  Given the influence of his self-avowed Communist mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, while he was growing up in Hawaii, I am not surprised at all at his tendency to want [ Read more ]

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Notable Quote – Worlds of Warcraft

June 28, 2009

World of Warcraft is a huge multi-player online fantasy game with various kinds of roles.  Not exactly where I would have expected a Notable Quote to originate from.  However, TMEW (The Most Esteemed Wife) forwarded this over to me: Maturity is knowing  you were an idiot in the past, wisdom is knowing you will be [ Read more ]

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Why didn’t he talk about the spreading of HIV?

June 28, 2009

And this is part of the reason why Government / Socialized / Nationalized healthcare will fail (I’ll leave the crony capitalism, like when companies like GE go running to the Feds to take their position at the biggest financial teat possible): political correctness Read the following missive from President Obama: WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack [ Read more ]

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On the Cap and Trade energy tax bill

June 27, 2009

This lady is quickly becoming one of our favorite members of the present US House… Minnesota Republican Representative Michele Bachmann on Waxman/Markey energy tax bill: "We know this will result in a reduced standard of living for Americans."  

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Unions – one for all and all for….oh, never mind…

June 27, 2009

And unions bash the companies for whom they work for not caring about the little guys: A last-ditch effort to avoid the layoffs of 100 Michigan State Police troopers has failed. Members of the Michigan State Police Troopers Association voted against a furlough plan that would have called for sacrificing some of their own pay [ Read more ]

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Watch Cap & Trade TAX Debate LIVE. Boehner is ON A ROLL!

June 26, 2009

Rush hour in China. After Cap & Trade, they’ll be the ones driving the SUVs & selling their bicycles to us. Watch the US House debate live by clicking here. Watch C-Span even if you don’t have cable. Pretty cool. Too bad the subject has such a horrible possible outcome. Boehner: "All pain for the [ Read more ]

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Update for NH citizens for the “American Energy Tax bill known as the Waxman / Markey Cap and Trade”

June 26, 2009

I just called my Congressman’s office – Carol Shea-Porter (for those of you in CD-1, her Washington office is 202-225-5456).  Here is here official statement: The Congresswoman supports the America Clean Energy and Security Act.  For the average cost of a postage stamp each day, the bill will create jobs, protect our environment, and strengthen [ Read more ]

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So Obama hates the coal and electric industries, eh?

June 26, 2009

Bumped up from Nov 02 – just for a reminder. This is NOT about saving the planet – this is all about more Government control over a vast area of our lives, as energy is the foundation of a modern society. That said, the Waxman bill is fitting in with what Obama wants – to [ Read more ]

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Notable Quotes – Founders admonishment against Debt

June 25, 2009

I wish our current "Country Fathers" would listen to our Founding Fathers.  Instead, as I have said before, they are acting more like teenagers that have learned to forge Dad’s name on Dad’s credit card. And just like the teenagers, this current crop does NOT want to be anywhere around when the bill comes in [ Read more ]

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Waxman / Markey – the cost

June 25, 2009

Congressman Waxman (D-CA) has been pulling out all the stops in trying to get more Democrats to sign onto this monstrosity – now up to 1,200 pages. Shades of the Porkulus bill – which is pretty much what it is!  The Porkulus is going to tax us way beyond belief as the debt kicks in.  [ Read more ]

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Healthcare – Who should make the tradeoff? Consider Obama’s new “Joe The Plumber Moment”!

June 25, 2009

I previously posted about whether or not  Healthcare is a right – again, the money clause was: Simply defined, a right is something that an individual can exercise (as a sovereign individual) without asking anyone’s permission. It also carries the complementary notion that in exercising that right an individual cannot obligate anyone else to participate [ Read more ]

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Doing the job the major media won’t do… Tea Party 2.0 is now “in the can.”

June 25, 2009

Chances are, if you get all of your news from NewsNine WMUR TV, you wouldn’t know that there was a sizeable and noisy anti-spending rally taking place on the front steps of the State House in Concord as lawmakers from both Houses considered a new state budget for New Hampshire. Featuring a roster of speakers [ Read more ]

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