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DISQUS Doodlings – Kudos to the 47 Republican Reps that Refused to be Assimilated by the Democrats
Once again, New Hampshire Democrats try their hand at “Freedom Shaming” against those resolutely refusing to be assimilated by the Ray Buckley Borg (a Star Trek reference for the uninitiated).
The Collective Pushes NH Republican Dan Innis Out Over Opposition to Portsmouth Mask Mandate
Many towns and cities in New Hampshire are passing mandatory mask ordinances. Some include soul-crushing penalties of up to $1,000. This is a modern equivalent of “Ver are your papers, please?” where the question mark is really an exclamation point over a mask.
I’ve Always Said that Govt has Crowded out or Co-Opted Charities…
I’ve always said that Govt has crowded out or co-opted charities but I don’t think I’ve ever written about it in terms of retirement. Thought about it, never wrote about it. Glad Michael Strain did.
Here’s Another Democrat Senior Who Might Be Suffering from Dementia
So, we’ve got us another Democrat senior who might be suffering from dementia. Someone who can’t stand not being the center of attention. No, not Obama, but you’re getting warm.
Actually, no, I don’t believe you’re whole and I don’t believe you do either, Joe Biden
Look, I know, it’s a small video clip. It doesn’t give much if any context. But context can be gotten from other sources and by other means and Dementia Joe has taken the art of the Biden Gaffe to a whole new level (which, sadly, is not upward).
Campaign Sign Stealer Jim Babcock Shouldn’t Drive Angry
UPDATED and BUMPED: Yep, still angry. I was out at the end of my driveway two days ago when he came squealing around the corner in his black Toyota pickup with his bike locked into the bed. He saw me and it sounded like he mashed the gas pedal through the floor boards (given the engine roar), and squealed again on the other side of my property (my lot borders his street on one side and the only way out of the neighborhood on the far side). Gosh, I do remember him yelling at me for speeding while driving at a FAR lower speed. Glass houses, stones, and all.
I just smiled. He’s gonna be a hoot when his hearing is finally scheduled…speaking of….
Yesterday, I got a call from a good friend…
HB1159 – like a Zombie from the Crypt, it’s alive at 10am this morning. UPDATE: It’s now dead forever more
UPDATE and BUMPED: Hmm, I had edited this earlier but WordPress seems to have lost it. The Criminal and Justice Committee voted, 11-0, to “not recommend further legislation”. To my surprise, the motion was by Rep David Meuse who said it had First Amendment problems and implications for the Press. He also said that there … Read more
Notable Quote – What is Needed for a Prosperous Economy?
Both the Right to Private Property and The Rule of Law is being attacked in what seems to be hundreds of cities across America. Lawless mobs made up of Black Lives Matter and Antifa (and other assorted ne’er-do-wells and other riff-raff wanting a “Grand Adventure”) laying siege to these targets.
BlogQuestion of the Day: Do You Know where Your Riots Are?
“In 57 days, ask yourself do I really want the country run by the same party that runs NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland & Chicago?”
Liberty and Justice for All; A Statement of Reaffirmation
The Corner (at National Review) has a serious post that I consider to be an opening shot against the Marxism that has taken hold in Academia. That, in the last two or three years, has burst out of that bubble in screams of Totalitarianism, Safetyism, and Presentism.
Aria DiMezzo Kerfuffle – The ‘Transgender Satanist Anarchist’ Republican nominee for Cheshire County Sheriff
OK, I’ll be truthful here – I really just wanted to bypass this whole matter altogether. However, we are here to serve our readers and LOTS of you have been leaving comments or sending in emails asking us our thoughts about the ‘Transgender Satanic Anarchist’ Republican nominee for Cheshire County Sheriff.
The Next Time Someone Tells You the Government Can Make Better Things
DCE over at Weekend Pundit JUST HAD to wind me up on this subject – AGAIN! That’s his image above and I HATE these freaking gas cans! I’ve ranted about “the gas cans Government ‘bestowed’ upon us” before and will probably continue to do so now that snowblower season is fast approaching.
California Made Their Own Electricity policy – The Feds Should Let Them Sit in The Dark.
We have “Shades of The Daily Sun and now-former reporter Mike Kitch, who believed that anyone with money should have it taken from them by their politicians, to bail out folks whose own politicians have screwed them over for years.
Blogline of the Day – Equity over Freedom
Black Lives Matter rioting is the French Revolution attacking the American Revolution.
Remember – Equity is just another word for racial quotas. Freedom is the word that means YOU choose for you and not someone else.
Notable Quote – Politicians need to learn that sometimes the “best” of “doing something” really is “do nothing”
[P]oliticians invariably feel the need to “do something.” Despite volumes of evidence from disparate fields like economics, social work, ecology, and medicine, it never seems to occur to politicians that sometimes doing less, or even doing nothing, is by far the better approach. Why should it occur to them? When politicians act and their actions … Read more
Data Point – Police “systemic racism”?
Reformatted, emphasis mine: Approximately 50 million police-civilian interactions every year 11 million arrests each year (22%) Of those 11 million 1,000 alleged perpetrators / arrestees are killed each year (0.009%). Of those 11 million, 250 were Black (0.0023%) and 500 were White (0.0045%) The percentage of police shootings that involve a white cop and an … Read more
Yet another reason why I no longer talk to pollsters
As I said here, about phone polls, I really don’t want to waste my time and I’m not wanting to answer silly questions that I know that are setups for a desired result. How do I know? Well, by the question’s construction – and I’m not the only one (emphasis mine).
What COVID19 Looks Like Without NY and NJ – Pandemic? What Pandemic?
As I’ve blogged about before, only a tiny fraction of all US counties contain the vast majority of COVID19 deaths. New Jersey and New York have most of them. So, what does America’s “Pandemic” look like without those two. This chart shows the difference.
Notable Quote – It used to be about the Constitution
Our Founders wanted a limited Government constrained by the Constitution. But if our elected Representatives refuse to even talk about the Constitution’s limitations upon them, how can it be limited?