Congress

Call The Pelosi Twins – The House Vote To Repeal ObamaScare is Today

May 16, 2013

Let Carol Ann Shea-McKluster know that…now that we all know what’s in it – we still don’t want it!

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The utter corruption of Congress challenged…

May 16, 2013

…by the simple courage and honesty of one man, Dr. Rand Paul:

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April 27th GrokTALK! Guest Segment – NH House Rep Bill O’Brien

April 28, 2013

This week on GrokTALk! New Hampshire House Republican, and former Speaker of the NH House, Rep Bill O’Brien talks to Skip and Steve about budgets, deficits, dishonest accounting gymnastics, devolving power from Concord and returning it to the towns and the people, and how his exploration of a potential congressional run is going. To download [ Read more ]

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Congressional Democrats in DC – Can Congress grant ourselves a waiver from Obamacare – it costs too much!

April 26, 2013

And I am hoping it is going to cost them dearly – and not just as another deduction from their Federal tax paid payroll checks. Like many Conservatives, my heart dropped when the Supremes declared it Constitutional – being penalized for simply being an American citizen that breathes if you decide to do “nothing”? A [ Read more ]

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When does a President become a dictator?

February 12, 2013

This from today’s Washington Post: President Obama is considering a series of new executive actions aimed at working around a recalcitrant Congress….One of the first orders is expected this week….The moves underscore Obama’s increasingly aggressive use of executive authority….. Query: Does the U.S. Constitution provide for a President to bypass “a recalcitrant Congress” when it [ Read more ]

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Annie McKluster Doesn’t Pay Her Taxes? [Updated & Bumped]

February 5, 2013

The New Hampshire Young Republicans (NHYR) want to know why Congress-critter Ann McLane Kuster (I prefer McKluster) is worth an estimated $1.8 million dollars but can’t manage to pay her property taxes? “While Annie Kuster pushes a message that we all need to chip in a little extra, she has failed to pay her fair [ Read more ]

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Data Point – NRA Popularity

January 20, 2013

I point out that the approval rate of Congress is less than a colonoscopies at (31 – 58%). The approval rate for Obama is 52% (H/T: Gallup)

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Barack Obama, Ben Ghazi, And Warren Women Walk Into a Bar….2.0

November 7, 2012

It occurs to me that the Obama Administration has a huge problem ahead of it. With Republicans retaining the US House, the various investigations will proceed unhindered. New ones will begin. And the idea of asking uncomfortable questions about the scope of Executive power should be brought to the fore. The US House has significant [ Read more ]

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Guinta Calls Shea-Porter

November 7, 2012

Congressman Guinta called Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter to congratulate her on her win. (From the Guinta Press Release) “I would like to congratulate President Obama, Governor-elect Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman-elect Anne McLane Kuster and Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter on their victories. “What’s important in these races is the future of New Hampshire. I am committed to continuing my [ Read more ]

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Dennis Lamare – Nashua Telegraph Interview

July 18, 2012

NH CD-2 Republican Primary candidate Dennis Lamare (Challenging incumbent congressman Charlie Bass), was recently interview by the Nashua Telegraph. Dennis is running as a Constitutional Conservative and in defense of State sovereignty. He who would act to limit the abuse of congress and vote against anything the US Constitution has not empowered the Congress to [ Read more ]

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Really, Judd – Part 2

May 24, 2012

“I’ll believe it’s a crisis when the people who tell me it’s a crisis start acting like it’s a crisis.“ – Glenn Reynolds, owner of Instapundit, law professor, columnist, author Sometimes, the posts just write themselves… Judd Gregg: This means that if there is no middle ground, nothing happens. Big issues of significant national concern [ Read more ]

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Really, Judd?

May 24, 2012

“working” is only goodness when “working” is on the right stuff and achieving the right results inline with proper governance A few days ago, former US Senator from NH Judd Gregg had an Op-Ed in The Hill (an inside- DC-political-baseball newspaper) was decrying the loss of the “bipartisan centrist” and it included : …Our politics [ Read more ]

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Congressional Stalemate is better than Financial Disaster

March 27, 2012

Is Congress at a stand-still? If so, is that good or bad? Americans elect representatives whose views, they believe, are best for our country and our people. Since Americans disagree about these things, there will be disagreements, conflicts and even stalemates in Congress. Our nation’s founders wanted to ensure that extreme legislation, violating their principles, [ Read more ]

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GrokTV Event: Ron Paul – Q11, Q12 & Q13: Policy on Israel, have to use a charity hospital, dealing with both parties in Congress

January 9, 2012

And the “Press Gaggle” ( aka “press availability” or it can be called “the time when reporters and MSM Press can ask silly questions to show their Editors they are actually doing something to earn their expense accounts / salaries”) – added after the jump! LAST OF THE QUESTIONS! Question 11: What is your policy [ Read more ]

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Pelosi Corruption Scandle Hits 60 Minutes Tonight.

November 13, 2011

Throw Them All Out, which hits bookshelves nationwide on Tuesday, reportedly contains a powder keg of original investigative information that suggests Pelosi leveraged her insider status to acquire her highly profitable Visa IPO and then used her congressional authority to shield Visa from disadvantageous legislation.

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Turner & Amodei Win – Referendum?

September 14, 2011

You know as well as I that it is only a referendum when a Democrat wins, so the special elections to fill two US House seats, the ones that resulted in two Republican Wins, not a referendum. Dope slap, bitch slap, slam dunk, home run, owned; these are more appropriate descriptions of what happened last night, particularly in the cold blue underbelly of the Big Apple.

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The ‘Weinergate’ Effect (On Congressional Tweets)

June 10, 2011

According to Mashable, congressional Tweets are down 30% since the Weinergate debacle unfolded. The lesson in the aftermath seems to be that less Twitter is better if your day job lands you in the Capitol building.

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Sen. Rand Paul confronts our enemy

May 21, 2011

She appears in the person of an unctous, self-satisfied, smug, federal government bureaucrat…and she means to control us all:

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Shea-Porter To Face Democrat Primary

April 29, 2011

The Concord Monitor is reporting that Portsmouth businesswoman Joanne Dowdell intends to challenge former Congresspersonista Carol SEIU-Porter for a shot at Frank Guinta in 2012.

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Congressman Guinta Questions Ben Bernanke

February 9, 2011

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It’s A Knock Out!

January 6, 2011

OK. It’s not threatening vehicular manslaughter, but I can see the progressives filling their diapers in rage on this one. They do so love Nancy. Thankfully this is the work of Jay Leno so if anyone is sewn so tight that they are actually offended by it, call him to complain.

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Reading The Constitution…

January 6, 2011

Reading the Constitution to progressives on the floor of the US House is like a priest reading from the bible at an exorcism. They scream out and writhe, swear, insult, spew hatred, and do everything in their power to intimidate you before you can get to the end. They started screaming days ago, actually.

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Guinta Not Taking Health Care From The Federal Government

January 6, 2011

In an interview with Think Progress, New Hampshire Congressman Frank Guinta states that he will not be taking the Health Care portion of the benefits package afforded to members of Congress. Snippet taken mid-interview. TP2: He’s referring to the Federal Employees Benefits Plan that all members receive. GUINTA: Well, I think there’s a difference between [ Read more ]

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Day 50

December 22, 2010

As the sun rises over New England on December 22nd, 2010, we will have begun the fiftieth day since the November 2nd Election. As it comes to a close, fifty full days will have passed. Fifty sunrises and sunsets. Fifty breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. And by some estimates, as many as 250 billion phone calls will have been made in that time period, and not one of them (to the best of my knowledge) was from Carol Shea-Porter to congratulate Frank Guinta on his victory over her in the the NH first congressional district race.

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Just Throwing This Out There…

December 10, 2010

The House Democrats have balked at a bi-partisan deal that while not perfect, is an actual compromise, and would end a good deal of the uncertainty about tax increases (that is stagnating the economy) by ensuring that for the most part, there are almost none. (The estate tax survives)

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