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A Sure Bet

  The New Hampshire State Senate has made it’s position clear.  Everything goes better with Gambling.  That pesky Lyme disease thing–probably get that passed with gambling.  And they would be more than willing to overturn any lingering Blue Laws if people could gamble on Sunday.  Want to make sure money is a form of free …

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Certainly Progressive….but for some, not progressive enough?

We keep hearing that the "rich" do not pay their fair share in taxes – that is sheer nonsense unless one’s notion of "fair" is an absolute confiscation of their money at the highest levels. (H/T: Greg Mankiw) 1st Quartile (start: $0) – running total: 0.0% 2nd Quartile (start: $18K) – running total:  40% income …

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HassanSullivan Speech – Jim Splaine speaks up after NH Democrats go after one of their own – for standing up for a Principle for which millions have died.

Jim Splaine has been in my crosshairs – mostly for not answering very pointed and very targeted questions.  And in not answering them, I grew "testy".  But not here, not now.  There ARE times and are issues that are beyond partisanship – in protecting, in whole, the foundational truths of our Republic.   For Jim …

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Monitor Get’s It Right

The people of New Hampshire take note.  Free speech is far too fundamental to democracy to be restricted on the fly by ill-conceived and little discussed measures cranked out in the waning days of the legislative session by lawyers and lawmakers who are overreacting and overestimating their abilities. Legislative leaders are writing laws limiting First …

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Notable Quote – Michael Caine

Yeah, I did. I think we should all vote like that [turning out the incumbent party after two or three terms]. Otherwise we’re just the slaves of any political party. We should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party. – Michael Caine, Academy Award winning actor   (H/T: …

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Hassan Spreads The Lie Some More

State Senator Maggie Hassan is now spreading the lie about the threat of foreign influence to political speech.  She was quoted in the Union leader this morning saying… “We’re not saying they dosen’t have a right to advocate. We’re just saying we want to know who’s behind the advocacy. If out-of-state or even foreign companies want …

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John Lynch Goes Gay (Sort Of)

The Ray and Kathy Show has this gag they do all the time, where they complain about outside money, or special interests on the right affecting local elections.  It’s a serious gas because everyone knows it’s actually a projection of their own involvement with deep pocketed outside interests with which they exert pressure upon the local …

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