MicroGroks
An observation by Charles Krauthammer Here’s my question: Why are we drilling in 5,000 feet of water in the first place? Many reasons, but this one goes unmentioned: Environmental chic has driven us out there. As production from the shallower Gulf of Mexico wells declines, we go deep (1,000 feet and more) and ultra deep …
I believe in Unintended Consequences: this is one Read More »
Andy Sanborn, candidate for NH Senate District 7, vents his ire concerning Commander-in-Chief Obama’s decision to go to Chicago instead of laying the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Yeah, I did. I think we should all vote like that [turning out the incumbent party after two or three terms]. Otherwise we’re just the slaves of any political party. We should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party. – Michael Caine, Academy Award winning actor (H/T: …
I received an email from my co-worker, Karen, yesterday morning pointing me to this video: The Warrior Song. I played it, and sure enough, I had already posted it up on the ‘Grok this past Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 2009). At the time, I wrote the following: The ‘Grok loves our vets and those that …
And now, the Youngest is amongst them and is one. Read More »
I wrote here that I had already talked several times with Youngest since his arrival in Afghanistan. One of the things that immediately impressed me was the quality of the phone call. I use a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol – think Skype or a phone from your cable company) all day long – the …
About that background noise when I talked with the Youngest? Read More »
Well, I still put this into category of "Government: not the surgical skill of a scalpel but the force of a howitzer" Kathy Sullivan, even with the walkback of her earlier missive included here, is still pulling a trigger instead of wielding a knife. She must believe that by making it less onerous, it becomes …
We’ve (Steve and I) have been pounding one single idea since HassanSpeech reared its extremly ugly face, via former NH Democrat Chair Kathy Sullivan and NH Senator Maggie Hassan, for a couple of days here. Some of you may be a wee bit tired of it, thinking "ok, move along". No, we won’t. This issue, …
I realize that I may be piledriving this issue into the ground, but there’s a reason: Read More »
Last Saturday after the Rochester 912 Project Republican NH CD-1 debate, I had the chance to do another in the series of GraniteGrok’s "Micro-Interview". This time, the question was, after getting a reminder of their answer on "Repeal the 17th Amendment?", was "Did the 17th Amendment weaken or strengthen the Founders’ vision of a Republic …
Last Saturday after the Rochester 912 Project Republican NH CD-1 debate, I had the chance to do another in the series of GraniteGrok’s "Micro-Interview". This time, the question was, after getting a reminder of their answer on "Repeal the 17th Amendment?", was "Did the 17th Amendment weaken or strengthen the Founders’ vision of a Republic …
Last Saturday after the Rochester 912 Project Republican NH CD-1 debate, I had the chance to do another in the series of GraniteGrok’s "Micro-Interview". This time, the question was, after getting a reminder of their answer on "Repeal the 17th Amendment?", was "Did the 17th Amendment weaken or strengthen the Founders’ vision of a Republic …
