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Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom and how the Government is taking that away. As an evangelical Christian and Conservative with small "L" libertarian leanings, my fight is with Progressives forcing a collectivized, secular humanistic future upon us. As a TEA Party activist, citizen journalist, and pundit!, my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture.

Notable Quote – Prof. Don Boudreaux

On Education (emphasis mine): Here’s a better idea: shift education responsibility to parents. Mr. Hettleman likely disagrees, given that in his op-ed he doesn’t once mention parents or families.  But it is mothers and fathers – not politicians – who have the greatest interest in the welfare of their children and who know their children … Read more

Well THAT must have been a shot to the Light Bringer’s self-esteem!

From the acclaim of hundreds of thousands in stadium settings to a lonely clap; I don’t think that I have EVER seen a US President give a speech or a joint presser only get a single person clapping.  Slowly.  And everyone else just wanting to get out of the area. I watched it several times … Read more

Cold? You betcha!

Now, I wait all summer for February as I do prefer the colder weather.  However, I have had it – enough! . Here in NH, it has been downright all winter long – it got cold and stayed cold.  ALL winter time.  I can’t remember the last time that we had single digit temps in the … Read more

We’re used to the idea here in NH, so why not others?

 NH Constitution: [Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means … Read more

Data Point: What was promised, didn’t

The questions is: will the American Public hold him responsible for the riches promised but not delivered?  Who will be held accountable?  What was promised, enjoying a robust rip-roaring economy if we just followed Obama’s proscriptions and policies, have delivered less than half than “better future to come”. Remember, he and his accomplicies decided that … Read more

Well, when someone is paying for you, what’s not to like?

Obamacare -Year of the SnakeIf you look at my previous post, you will see the name of Republican Herb Richardson who voted for BradleyCare today – the expansion of Obamacare’s Medicaid program.  So much for that Plank of the NH GOP Platform, eh?

Sidenote: does any Conservative in NH have a sufficient amount of scotch tape and glue to put it back together again?  Or even want to?

So, what’s the connection between the post’s title and Richardson?  This (emphasis mine, reformatted)

LANCASTER — Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown, a Republican of Massachusetts, who won the seat formerly occupied by the late U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy in a special election and is now seriously considering a run against Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, visited the home of Rep. Herb Richardson, a Republican of Lancaster, and his wife Rita on Saturday afternoon…The top issues that Brown believes differentiates the Republican Party from the Democratic Party are its deep concerns about the skyrocketing national debt and deficit spending, the lack of jobs, and Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) that, he says, is crushing job creation….He characterized Obamacare as a “monstrosity” that’s hurting the middle class.

All fine and dandy thus far – it is what got Brown elected his first run for the US Senate from Massachusetts.  But then: 

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This Week – Liberal tries to defend the anti-religious HHS mandate by using religion (or something)

I really can’t get my head around what or how US Congressman Keith Ellison (R-MN)  said on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” (yeah, I watch the Sunday talking head programs, mostly, so you don’t have to) about the HHS Mandate and religion.  It is clear that he believes that Government should be able to control one’s expression of religion (e.g. not how YOU believe you should live but by Government’s belief system – and yes, Obama has made it clear there is one) except of course, when it comes to Islam. Such as that corporations MUST give their employees free abortifacients even if it violates deep and long held religious views against it.  How else can one put it that having The State forcing people to act contrary to their conscience is anything BUT Tyrannical?

Anyways, it probably a good thing that the Obama Admin is not letting him anywhere near the Supreme Court to help out; I just can’t logically unpack his paragraph:

Let’s step back from the whole Obamacare Affordable Act debate and ask ourselves what this would really mean. Do we really want a corporation to be able to have its own religious views AND impose them on its employees?  What would that mean for our separation of church and state for individual liberty?  What would it mean for corporate personhood?  This is scary territory and people need to win.

Well, I have no clue what HE means other than he’s with Obama: believe as the Government demands., but I shall try: 

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“…governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

The full line from the US Declaration of Independence is: “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”  Meaning that the American philosophy that we allow ourselves (we give our consent) to be governed by our elected Representatives.  Which also means that there can be a time where that consent, if given in the past, can be withdrawn in the current period or some time in the future?  Are we starting to see a tipping point where that consent is starting to be withdrawn?  We have already heard from Connecticut and have commented on the situation there that it seems that the vast majority of gun owners have decided that they do not consent to the odious firearm statutes that have turned law abiding citizens into Class D felons simply for having purchase something that was legal in the past and are now illegal.  And that has declared them to be on the same moral level as sex offenders (for having to register with the State).

We heard that in NY that other gun owners are in non-compliance with the hastily passed SAFE Act that equals the regulations in Connecticut and those in NJ are starting to do the same:  

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Guess who from NH has dropped Obamacare from their campaign site?

Big Government:

Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA), a first-term representative whose district includes parts of Ventura County, Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley, has apparently removed her support for Obamacare from her campaign website. As recently as late February (see cached image above), Rep. Brownley claimed that the “Affordable Care Act…made some much needed improvements to our health care system.” That section is now gone.

Heh!  So I was curious: who from the NH all-gal Democrat Pack has removed Obamacare from their website too (or hasn’t added it, if a new site)?

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So it IS Democrats that are taking Medicare away from Seniors!!!

For decades, I’ve been listening to the puke that the Democrats have put out that Republicans just hate Seniors and are just waiting to take Medicare away from them.  Yet, guess who really IS taking away Medicare from Seniors?  Yup, with their vote for Obamacare, they took $700 BILLION out of the Medicare program. Democrats … Read more

Obama: We don’t need no stinkin’ Hellfire or Tomahawk missiles!

“like running a white flag up on a very tall flag pole and saying, ‘We are ready to be walked on,’”

Determined Weakness. That’s right – the Obama Pentagon budget is getting  rid of two of our most potent weapons: the Tomahawk cruise missile fired from US Navy ships and submarines and Hellfire missiles from our aviation assets of all services.  Kaput, gone, no more stocking.  Who needs offensive weaponry, I guess Obama is thinking, when we’ve reset up relationship with Russia, China is building up its military solely for parades, North Korea looks at their ICBMs only as party fireworks, the Middle East has no more Islamist problems, and those Iranian mullahs – such kidders!  And the Socialist government in Venezuela is so showing up capitalism and the crowds in the square are just so peachy keen!  What better way to “fundamentally transform” the United States by taking it from being the lone military Superpower to an also ran way down the list?

Er, not so much (emphasis mine, reformatted) – and it speaks for itself without comment from me:

President Barack Obama is seeking to abolish two highly successful missile programs that experts say have helped the U.S. Navy maintain military superiority for the past several decades.   The Tomahawk missile program—known as “the world’s most advanced cruise missile”—is set to be cut by $128 million under Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal and completely eliminated by fiscal year 2016, according to budget documents released by the Navy.

In addition to the monetary cuts to the program, the number of actual Tomahawk missiles acquired by the United States would drop significantly—from 196 last year to just 100 in 2015. The number will then drop to zero in 2016.   The Navy will also be forced to cancel its acquisition of the well-regarded and highly effective Hellfire missiles in 2015, according to Obama’s proposal.  The proposed elimination of these missile programs came as a shock to lawmakers and military experts, who warned ending cutting these missiles would significantly erode America’s ability to deter enemy forces.

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HB 413 – BradleyCare

As Steve points out (“Yes, The NH Democrat Majority House Passed Bradley Care“), the NH House has also voted to implement Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion.  I just figured that I’d point out the Republicans that voted for this – who seemingly have abandoned their belief that Republicans stand for limited government (this will be one of … Read more

This advice should ring true to ALL Republicans – not just to NH State Senator Jeanie Forrester

Permission granted to post (and follows along with the words I just wrote:

Jeanie,

I’ve heard that the NH Senate – and quite a few senators – are thinking of voting in favor of SB 244.

I was wondering if you’ve made up your mind and if you’ve had any discussions with other senators about the 2nd Amendment in the US Constitution.

My guess is that most of the senators made it out of grade school, so they probably can understand this simple sentence:

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

You get that don’t you? I’m sure you do.

“ … shall not be infringed” means that no law shall ever be passed that does anything to LIMIT, UNDERMINE or ENCROACH on the right to keep or bear    arms. Period. 

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Guest Post by Radical Moderate: “Obamacare is a direct attack against the middle class.”

Obamacare is a direct attack against the middle class. The ‘poor’ receive free healthcare. The level of those considered ‘poor’ has just risen dramatically here in New Hampshire thanks to Medicaid expansion and with no limitation on Medicaid eligible people relocating to New Hampshire causing the level to only rise higher. The ‘wealthy’ can afford to pay for healthcare. Wealthy defined … Read more

Bill Maher: “why vote for Republican-lite when you can vote for a real Republican”

I just thought “My, the Democrats think the same way – just in reverse on this! – and this from the religion hating, Republican hating Bill Maher.  But what gets me is that he laid down THE marker question to his panel of Lefties:  Why won’t the Democrats just come out, be brace, and be against the Second Amendment? And then you see US Senator Keith Ellison (D-MN) start to panic and try to defend the standard “incrementalist” strategy – because he KNOWS that if Democrats really said what they wanted, they’d never hold office again.  And he basically admits it, too.  As the Youngest would say “Political Cowardness”.

Note: I just put it after the jump – it’s auto playing and real annoying if on the front page – and I don’t see any switches to turn it off.

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Only the RIGHT has Yahoos….so says ABC’s “This Week with Geoge Stephanopolous”

The discussion was about the US Senate elections coming up later on this year and whether or not control would shift to to the Republicans…

Sidenote: and Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com is now saying that is a 60% chance that will happen; I’m unsure of that percentage but probably good with his assessment that even with the advent of Scott Brown’s entry into the race, the chances of the NH GOP capturing Jeanne Shaheen’s seat is only 25%.  Even if the percentage is higher, there are a lot of Conservatives asking themselves “less of two – again” even as the Establishment seems to be in a pre-tweener swoon over his candidacy.

…but there was one exchange that really sat wrong where the phrase “Democrats with bylines” really reared its media-bias head: 

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Notable Quote – Cardinal Raymond Burke

Emphasis mine: It is true that the policies of the President of the United States of America have become progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization. He appears to be a totally secularized man who aggressively promotes anti-life and anti-family policies. Now he wants to restrict the exercise of the freedom of religion to freedom of … Read more

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