Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Data Point – Approval for Republicans > Democrats in Congress?

March 13, 2020 Skip

More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats’ performance — 40% vs. 35%. The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October, before the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the same period, congressional Democrats’ approval rating has … Read more

Blog Question of the day – Russia, Russia, Russia!

March 12, 2020 Skip

Seriously – the Russians bought a $100,000 worth of Facebook ads. Mini-Mike spent the better part of $1 BILLION dollars. Who had their message more in front of voters?

“This isn’t a reason for government to mandate paid leave (or Teslas) for all workers”

March 12, 2020 Skip

Among the most common claims used to make the case for government provision of paid leave is that not every working woman gets paid leave, which supposedly demonstrates a market failure. Still, data show that 63% of women today have access to such leave, a 280% increase since the 1960s. The women who don’t receive … Read more

Data Point – The US has a SPENDING Problem, not a Revenue Problem

March 12, 2020 Skip

The United States has a SPENDING problem, not a revenue problem. So, how much did the US take in?

Is Gilford seeing public employees politicking at the polls?

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 Skip

Posted as received with a bit of REALLY light editing. ********* From: Kevin Leandro Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:25 PM Subject: RSA 659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees To: Richard Grenier <ragsbar26@gmail.com>, <Gus.Benavides@nemoves.com>, Dale Chan Eddy (dale.eddy@aflglobal.com) <dale.eddy@aflglobal.com>, Dale Chan Eddy (shockwave@tarnover.us) <shockwave@tarnover.us>, Board of Selectmen <BoardofSelectmen@gilfordnh.org>, Scott Dunn <sdunn@gilfordnh.org>, <mcgonagle@metrocast.net> Gentleman, In June … Read more

Angelo Farruggia for Gilford Selectman: Because you love where we live

March 9, 2020 Skip

Note: I plan on voting for Angelo Farruggia over Kevin Hayes for Gilford Selectman. Please add your vote to mine! -Skip *************** Hello Friends and Neighbors of Gilford. My name is Angelo Farruggia and I am running for the open Selectman seat in the Tuesday March 10th election. Many of you know me from spending … Read more

NH State Rep Jan Schmidt approves.

March 8, 2020 Skip

It really is something, isn’t it? While Communism was conceived by two Germans, it came to fruition in the new Soviet Union. While it also died in the Soviet Union, it is only because of the anti-American Intelligentsia that it seems to have survived here in the US.

People are unhappier than at any time since data began to be collected. Why is that?

March 4, 2020 Skip

Reuters reports in 2019 “Suicidal thinking, severe depression and rates of self-injury among U.S. college students more than doubled over less than a decade.”

Bloomberg purchase a new set of questions

At this point, Bloomberg should consider buying something else

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Skip

UPDATE: Bloomberg has suspended his run for the Presidency. I knew I kept that picture around for a reason – just not the one I thought I’d be using it for. Michael Bloomberg’s run for the Presidency went bankrupt right at the first debate when Elizabeth Warren put on her Tulsi Gabbard mask and politically … Read more

Honk if you don’t care!

March 3, 2020 Skip

Sorry, I just had to put up this example of Master’s level trolling; The only thing I couldn’t figure out is it the FIRST boat or the SECOND boat with the horn? | Grok Facebook (Follow us)

Data Point – And I thought Bill Binnie had a bad ROI for his NH US Senate campaign years ago!

March 3, 2020 Skip

Was Tom Steyer’s Campaign the Worst in Presidential History? Billionaire spent $3,373 per vote and earned zero delegates. That would be delegates to the Democrat National Committee convention that could vote in the Presidential nomination process. …According to the FEC, Steyer has spent $253,718,074 through January 31, 2020. All but $3,555,597 was from his own pocket. … Read more

The problem isn’t Gun control, it is SELF-control

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Skip

Again, the chasm between the Left and the Right on this issue is enormous. It can’t and won’t be solved until the root problem is finally admitted to, recognized, and acknowledged. But, I fear, it won’t because it really isn’t about Gun control as the Left is yammering.

Data Point – Democrat Prez Wannabees not Religious

March 3, 2020 Skip

Remember, this is the Party that booed the idea of God being in their Platform during their 2012 Convention. Given that our Founders leaned heavily on Judeo-Christian values as they created our country, that was quite problematic. And this ain’t helping things.

Democrats: Vote Biden! Joe Biden: Up your taxes!

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Skip

So this is our choice on the Democrat side?

Bernie: I’ll give you all this free stuff but your taxes are going to skyrocket!

Biden: I’m going to do what Democrats do except I’m going to TELL you I’m going to do it, unlike all those others.

Blogline of the Day – there’s a reason behind “Dumbing down”

March 2, 2020 Skip

How modern education has destroyed the next generation’s soul — students are taught self-esteem and sexual promiscuity more effectively than science and civics. Not just their souls – the ability to be leaders. To be able to be rational, thinking citizens. Our education system, by accident or deliberately, has gone to a side rail. We … Read more

Denyse Richter Step Up Parents Pic by Rich Beauchesne Seacoastonline

Step Up Parents: A TRUE Case of Christian Charity from the Heart

March 2, 2020 Skip

I have railed for years that most “charities” aren’t anymore – they no longer canvas their friends or the public for funds in which to turn around and help others in need but Step Up Parents is not one of those.

Bernie and about Castro literacy program

I wonder if they taught the guy (getting the blindfold and hands behind the back) how to read his death sentence?

March 2, 2020 Skip

I wonder if they taught the guy (getting the blindfold and hands behind the back) how to read his death sentence? Bernie, you liked Fidel and Raul AND Che – help us out here. Could that victim read before they shot him? Oh, he could?

Quick Thought – The Fix is officially in by the DNC. Break out the popcorn!

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 Skip

With Steve reporting that Amy Klobuchar has hung up her Prez Wannabee campaign sneakers, what was in the background is now in the open. The question imperative is WHY did both Buttigieg and Klobuchar line up behind Biden and not Bernie? Especially Buttigieg – with his earlier thesis praising Bernie on ideological points, his articulation … Read more