It is extraordinary how easily people in the West embraced authoritarian lockdown measures. Governments must have been shocked how little resistance there was to their new laws.
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Notable Quote – How Easily We Gave up Our Freedom?
See, Gov Sununu, A Girl Beat You to It. – Gov Kristi Noem Shows Him How It’s Done – Again!
We’ve praised South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for her handling of the Wuflu – frankly, respecting adult Citizens in having responsibility for themselves instead of shoving the Government’s thumb down on top of everything in the private sector.
Data Point – Who Worries about What across the Red/Blue Divide?
It is clear that there are differences between the Red (Republican/Conservative) and Blue (Democrat/Socialists/SJW Disciples) sides on just about everything. One look at the above chart and I think every issue on it should be there.
Statists Really Do Believe That They Are the Golden Ones From Whom All Blessings Flow
Statists really do believe that they are the Golden Ones from whom all blessings flow (wonder how many will get THAT reference!). Bernie, AOC, and the other Democrat Socialists who believe that Govt does have such powers just can’t conceive of the terror that Reagan brought up with those words.
Testimony on HB458 – Rolling Back SB142 – an Unconstitutional Unfunded Mandate
Yesterday I thanked the elected NH House Republicans for “listening” to GraniteGrok and deciding to unwind SB142 another unfunded mandate. It mandated supplying menstrual products in school district bathrooms and locker rooms in violation of the NH Constitution, Article 28-a.
Data Point – Could A Majority of Americans Trust the Media Less?
After the election of Donald Trump as President, the Left’s media (e.g., Washington Post, NY Times, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, LA Times, CBS, NBC, for starters) delivered what the Left’s electorate wanted to hear.
Rush Limbaugh’s Death Certificiate: “Greatest Radio Host of All Time”
Rush Limbaugh will go down, like Andrew Breitbart, as one of the very few on the Right that will continue to be an influence long after his Golden Mic has been ensconced in its glass presentation cabinet at the front of the Limbaugh Broadcast Museum.
Blogline of the Day – Yes, Indeed, They Are Mental Midgets
“I’ve long been fascinated by the Left’s need to pull down all giants of the past. It’s as though they know they’re intellectual midgets who can never measure up, and at the same time are trying to hide it from everyone else.”
From Dangerous Documentaries: A Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
The Politically Incorrect Guide, a project of Dangerous Documentaries and the Capital Research Center, kicked off this morning, releasing its first episode, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution.”
Data Point – Outlooks have changed on George Floyd’s death
He was the Black man that Minneapolis. Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with his death by keeping his knee on Floyd’s neck. Subsequently, toxicology results showed that it was more likely that he died of drug overdoses from fentanyl, meth, 4ANPP, and Norfentanyl.
So, how DO I get started?
Lots of people are moving from “I vote” to “How do I get more active? How do I get started?” It can be rather bewildering (even though it may seem rather straightforward). I got an email from a new reader asking this very question (emphasis mine):
Notable Quote – How much are you willing to pay for ‘safety’?
And am I supposed to pay for your idea of what is “safe”? Even if I am willing to accept a higher level of risk / danger than you? If safety fanatics are allowed to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, that can also kill people. Already safety crusades are cracking down on … Read more
GrandFamilies Study Commission
As many of you may remember, I was part of the Senate Grandfamilies Study Commission that was tasked on creating a report for the Legislature on steps that Government can do (or in getting out of the way!) of Grandparents who suddenly are now responsible for their grandchildren (as we were with then new born Grandson thirty years after raising our own).
Josiah Bartlett: Why Are We Still Debating School Openings?
President Biden on March 2 announced a goal of administering at least one vaccine to every educator in the United States by the end of the month. The head of the American Federation of Teachers praised the announcement, saying, “vaccinations are a key ingredient to reopening schools safely.”
Data Point – Now if only the Fed employment had followed suit
For someone that believes in a more limited government doing less (and thus, allowing we individuals to do more in a “Permission-less” Society). The more that an entity grows headwise, the more the need for that head count to justify its existence. Yes, legislators are always creating more and more statutes that requires more “work” … Read more
Palate Cleanser – Some random thoughts
Sent to me by a Loyal Reader – and just in time, I might add! Some thoughts for the Day: Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house. It’s weird being the same age as old people. When I was a kid I wanted to be … Read more
Friday Open Thread – From SHAMPEACHMENT to Sham Insurrection
From Impeachments rising from sheer political hatred of Trump to Fortress Pelosi because she hates all of us, what to do? Giving rotten food to the National Guard protecting her shriveled butt in DC is no way to reward her SHAM Praetorian Guard isolating our betters from we, the Great Unwashed.
A word about Christopher Maidment besides “Welcome back!”
As many of you know, Christopher “graduated” from GraniteGrok and got a “real” gig over at NH Journal for a while; we wished him good luck even though we knew his byline would be laid to rest. Oh, WAIT!
Notable Quote – Calling Gov. Sununu! Calling Gov. Sununu
Humility not required, it seems: … I have never met an advocate of government intervention who did not admit, inadvertently, his own capacity for commissariat functions. He always has a plan, to which others must submit, and his certainty that the plan will produce the contemplated results does not permit him to brook criticism. Always … Read more