Skip, Author at Granite Grok

I just think I’ll leave this here…

January 12, 2020 Skip

And leave it up to you as to the answer of the question. But is it because of the changing of our politics? It has been said that Socialism attracts weaker men (at which point, stronger men take advantage of them politically) Or is it because of the feminization of Society? Let me know… (H/T: … Read more

“Atlanta PD Will No Longer Chase Criminals if They Flee From Cops”

January 12, 2020 Skip

Let’s see, we’ve got multiple Democrat States with Democrat Attorney Generals stating that they are no longer going to prosecute low level crimes (e.g., urinating or defecating in public, drug usage in public ways, retail “shrinkage” up to $1,000, squatting on other peoples’ property, ignoring low level drug dealers) – that’s just a license to … Read more

So what have Presidents Clinton Obama and Trump done for black Americans

Data Point – Average unemployment rate by President

January 12, 2020 Skip

President Trump starts off 2020 having presided over a lower average unemployment rate than any president at a comparable point in office in recorded history.

Notable Quote – Deirdre McCloskey

January 12, 2020 Skip

The High Liberal [Progressivism/Socialism -Skip] story is, in a few brief mottos to stand for a rich intellectual tradition since the 1880s: Modern life is complicated, and so we need government to regulate.

Solar Power Plant: Scorching Birds and One Billion Dollars

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 Skip

It wasn’t bad enough that the solar thermal plant, Ivanpah, which cost $2.2 Billion to scorch birds, got the environmentalists all in uproars about desert flora and fauna, it scorched a lot of money as well.

Palate Cleanser: Let’s see how old you are – did you recognize them BOTH right away?

January 11, 2020 Skip

There is truth in these two line: There is nothing new under the sun What comes around goes around Frankly, I really don’t care what happens to the Prince and Markle. It just shows that Royalty aren’t always selected for their brain power and some women are just plain jerks in separating their husbands from … Read more

Gov. Sununu tells the NH House and Senate what his fiscal positions are for 2020 and 2021

January 11, 2020 Skip

This letter was sent to us by a loyal reader and NH State Representative. It outlines some red lines that Soucy and Shurtleff should not cross. Emphasis is mine.

Proving Once Again That Journalists Are Mouthpieces for Socialists

January 9, 2020 Skip

We Conservatives want the other side to keep talking and talking and talking – and the Left lives to silence their opponents. It is becoming clear that “journalists” are becoming the shock troops for the socialists Cancel Movement, where only the “approved” speech can be uttered.

So Steve Duprey has hired RightVoter to keep his NH GOP Committeeman seat? Wanna do a GrokGauntlet with us?

January 9, 2020 Skip

The timing couldn’t have been better as yesterday, the news came out that incumbent Committeeman Steve Duprey hired the Republican outfit, RightVoter, to manage his campaign to keep that position. The reason why I mentioned timing is that Chris Ager, the current Hillsborough County Chair and candidate to replace Steve Duprey, dared to enter our … Read more

Notable Quote – James Buchanan and Roger Congleton

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Skip

It is evident that a constraint or limit on the taxing power or authority of government means little unless this constraint is also accompanied by constraints on the spending power. If a government can implement direct transfers in a discriminatory manner, then members of any ruling coalition can capture for themselves any desired share of … Read more

Can NH State Representative Deb Stevens (D-Nashua) understand this kind of math?

January 9, 2020 Skip

As shown by the attack on the Texas church, guns can SAVE lives as well as take them. Unfortunately, in NH State Rep Deb Stevens fevered imagination, no one that owns a gun has good intentions unless they have a Government ID.

Data Point – ALL Democrats are now the country’s best gun sales guy?

January 8, 2020 Skip

The surge of gun buying by Americans of all stripes, in all parts to the country continues, and took a big jump last month. As the National Shooting Sports Foundation reports, December 2019 adjusted NICS background check totals — a good indicator of retail gun purchases in the US — increased 15.1 % from a … Read more

On Democrats Praising a Terrorist who Killed Hundreds of Americans

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Skip

“As someone who went toe-to-toe with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Afghanistan, I can assure you that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani got exactly what he deserved when he perished in a U.S. drone strike. What he certainly doesn’t deserve is praise from Democrat lawmakers who would rather mourn a war criminal than credit … Read more

It may be a stalemate with Iran but the US is sending heavy military assets to the region

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Skip

Popular Mechanics has a round-up post listing all of the assets it knows about that are being sent over to the Middle East. I’d suggest reading the post but here’s a bulleted list:

Blogline of the Day – Straws, straws; the Democrats need straws!

January 8, 2020 Skip

Note: there may be several of these today so don’t be surprised if this gets updated with more. Democrats Grasping At Straws To Impeach Trump Now Regret Banning Straws. “We started grasping for straws but suddenly realized we had banned them a while back,” a downcast Nancy Pelosi told reporters. “We really should have seen … Read more

A way to force them to “Honor your oath”? A Remonstrance on HB 687-FN (Extreme Protection Orders)

January 8, 2020 Skip

If the voters themselves don’t care, we’re done for. Or at least I thought we were for how else does one hold a politician that refuses to honor their oath? Surprise!”

Spoiler: Remonstrance.

RED ALERT! SB469 – Local town noise ordinances to kill ranges, kills off automatic weapons firing, affects shooting exercises

January 7, 2020 Skip

YIKES, who knew that such a short bill (put in by Democrats) could wreak so much damage on shooting sports? It’s almost like that want to regulate shooting ranges out of existence!

NH State Rep Deb Stevens: PLEASE keep talking and talking and talking and…

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Skip

She just keeps proving our point – the more she talks, the more we report on her talking. Kimberly’s post had the first tranche on NH State Rep Deb Stevens‘s totally unhinged rant about those of us on the Right are on the edge of started Civil War II.

The “obvious and simple system of natural liberty.”

January 7, 2020 Skip

The supreme and inestimable merit of the exchange mechanism is that it enables a vast number of people to cooperate in the use of means to achieve ends as far as their interests are mutual, without arguing or in any way agreeing about either the ends or the methods of achieving them.

Gilford School Board: “They seem intent on making this happen irrespective of people’s concerns,” – Part 4

January 7, 2020 Skip

And at last night’s School Board meeting, they did – passed the Transgender and gender non-conforming students policy unanimously except for one of the Gilmanton School Board members in dissension. Even after it was pointed out during the Public Comment session #1 that there were STILL internal and diametrically opposing inconsistencies within the policy – … Read more