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Well, this one he cannot get away from and blame on Bush – that ice storm earlier this week that hit the MidWest? More deaths there than from Katrina! So what is emergency effectiveness of "turn up the heat in the Oval Office" Obama and his FEMA head, Nancy Ward, to this killer ice storm …
Well, time to yet again talk about the "goings on" here in Belknap County from a Republican standpoint. No, not necessarily THE Republican, but one that looks at what is happening during the budget season, looks at what the Republicans on the Convention are doing (re: NH House Representatives that are from Belknap County), and …
Recountings from the County – The Convention takes over Read More »
It’s been a little bit of time since the last story told – time to get caught up. First, with a bit of a correction – Doug got quoted wrongly by the reporter in an article back on 1/14 in the Citizen: Lambert said he and Murphy "have been trying to kick the dinosaurs out …
…the Republicans there have washed their hands of this bill – the Democrats own it and its results AND its costs. If, by some chance the bill actually works, this will blowback on that Republican decision. I believe it is very doubtful that this bill will be successful in the original terms of being speedy …
Following on the heels of the partisan Democrat vote in the House yesterday… Read More »
Well, it started when the Congresscritters abused the Big 3 Auto CEOs for arriving with their hands out for money. The problem is the class envy / populism that was gin’d up over the expensive biz jets like these: The problem? The premise was to "save" these companies, right? Well, the jury is out on …
Bailout efforts causing job losses – but not the way you think Read More »
You know, I’d really like to be saying something new and nice. Problem is, when politicians make decisions, that affects us all (which is the real reason I got politically active – I was sick, tired, and mad at decisions that changed the life of me and my family in which I had no input …
Recountings from the County – still spending with growing costs ahead? Read More »
From NRO (H/T: assist from @Robeno on Twitter): Roll Call reports that President Obama is considering Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.) for Commerce Secretary. The story ends with this uncharacteristic error: The governor of New Hampshire is a Republican who would have the ability to name Gregg’s replacement. Gregg is up for re-election in 2010 …
Well, Doug posted about the "horse" bill here and we had a local horse lover, Jean Lavin, on Meet The New Press (podcast here) to talk about a Democrat Rep’s attempt to crassly use horses to "help out the state". In fact, the local paper, the Citizen, summarized Rep Carla Skinder’s (D-Cornish) words: Rep. Skinder, …
Liberals love a "progressive" income tax policy in which "those that can better afford it pay more". In other words, only the rich pay the freight. And given the last tax info from the government, we are all but at that tipping point: For Tax Year 2006 Percentiles Ranked by AGI AGI Threshold on Percentiles …
This is what happens when you decide only the rich should pay income taxes Read More »
