OK, I’ve got tons of stuff built up, and this is back from February when “Pothole Pete” (his nickname from his time as Mayor of South Bend, IN) finally deigned to visit E. Palestine where the train wreck (HIS area of expertise) disaster happened.
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Skips Sauntering Snippets Trust (or lack thereof) and Politicians Special Edition
Skips Sauntering Snippets Trust (or lack thereof) and Politicians Special Edition We used to be a high Trust (and honesty) Society. Woe to us as we are rapidly moving to a low Trust one and more to an “Us vs Them” (especially as in “Politicians are their own Special Interest Group”). Doubt me? Our nation’s … Read more
Daily Sun Has an Article on Belknap County Sheriff Bill Wright and It’s Not a Flattering One.
Now, I don’t have any dog in this fight but the Daily Sun doesn’t go after most elected officials (the Gunstock Incident excepted and they did kinda pick sides). I read the article and I have no insight or expertise on Human Resource so I’m not going to comment on the thrust of what reporter … Read more
Blogline of the Day – Is There a Bit of “Anti-Patriarchy” Going On as Hollywood Seemingly Wants Strong Female Leads Instead??
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Is Paramount Feuding with William Shatner? “The exclusion of James T. Kirk in modern ‘Star Trek’ marketing is yet another example of efforts to diminish Shatner’s contribution and to emasculate strong male characters on television and at the movies.” Look, his ego is indeed as big as the outdoors (er, the solar system? or Milky … Read more
BAZINGA! We’ve Made The Big Leagues! GraniteGrok Has Been Flagged By The Southern Poverty Law Center
Hahahahahahaha! Us – GraniteGrok! The SPLC, the grifters selling their “legitimacy” built up pursuing the KKK and other hate groups (hardly ever are their groups on the Left included) has flagged the ‘Grok as an “AntiGovernment General Group” (reformatted, emphasis mine).
It’sss BAAAACK – The Weight Loss Challenge. Yep, the Thermometers are Back!
Years ago, I had a “diet race” with DCE from Weekend Pundit (we live in the same town) and we both started out around 245. For weeks, every Monday, we’d put up that week’s weight loss results. Yes, I won. The sad thing is that after a while, we both put it back on. Two … Read more
Part 3 – Attention NH GOP Chair Chris Ager: NH GOP E-Board Member Thad Riley Endorses a Democrat over a Republican – The Slander Edition, Thad?
Well, well, it seems that Thad Riley isn’t enjoying the attention we have given him as this NH GOP Executive Board member (Assistant Secretary) since he decided that being a “Republican Role Model” isn’t part of the job description. Or that he can do what he wants given the “So what, what are they going … Read more
Belknap County Delegation – Attendance Record So Far. Why Aren’t Belmont Residents Up In Arms Over Their Poor Representation?
Belknap County’s NH State Representative Attendance through March 9: The median attendance of all Reps is actually 100%. Anyone with attendance below 84% is in the bottom 20% of all Reps. St. Clair is in the worst 10%. O’Hara and Trottier are in the worst 5% of all Reps Some details: Beaudoin missed all of … Read more
Belknap County Delegation – “We’re suffering the consequences of inexperience in county delegation”
At a recent meeting of the Tri-County Republicans, I learned that if Harry Bean, a State Representative from Gilford and Chair of the Belknap County Delegation, does not post three public meetings for the delegation (state reps from Belknap County), taxpayers are in danger of a 35% increase in county taxes.
Notable Quote – Steve Mac Donald on Principles vs Party
Once again, the operative question: Who Watches the Watchers? We know who our “Watchers” are – our readers. Smart, opinionated, know all the pertinent facts/issues – if we screw up, they’ll let us know.
Belknap County Delegation – So What Do They Expect to Accomplish at Tomorrow Night’s Meeting?
A redo of the tainted results of the illegal Budget Review Subcommittee meetings due to them not being properly noticed at ALL as demanded by NH’s Open Meeting Law, RSA 91-A. Sorry, dudes, dudettes, and duds, no can do. We on the Gilford Budget Committee accidentally did that a couple times over the almost ten … Read more
NH State Rep Stephen Bogert at the Belknap County Delegation Meetings – Use of Email BCC feature vs RSA 91-A (NH’s Right To Know Law) – Two Responses
UPDATE WITH APOLOGY: “…the County Administrator, and the Commissioner ALL said that the Delegation Budget Review meetings HAD been publicly…”
Apologies to Deb Shackett, Belknap County Administrator, for incorrectly stating that she also said that the subcommittees meetings had been properly noticed. She didn’t – she said she would look into it.
So, I got a very strangely worded response from NH State Rep Steven Bogert to my Right To Know to him:
NH State Rep Steven Bogert at the Belknap County Delegation meetings – use of email BCC feature vs RSA 91-A (NH’s Right To Know Law)
He thinks that he’s keeping from establishing a “quorum” via doing BCC emails (“Don’t do REPLY ALLs”). Won’t tell us who the “appropriate people” are that gave him the advice information. Problem is that in trying to avoid ONE Right To Know problem, he stepped into another one. And he’s quite blunt and so sure … Read more
Part 2 – Attention NH GOP Chair Chris Ager: NH GOP E-Board Member Thad Riley Endorses a Democrat over a Republican
I had sent my previous post to NH GOP Chris Ager and I did get a response back. While he is technically correct, it is still maddening and really bad, Bad, BAD political optics for an NH GOP Officer to rest their endorsement on such a technicality (and yes, I am always running behind and … Read more
Belknap County Delegation – Chair Harry Bean Leads Republicans to Vote to Raise your County Taxes by 35.4%
Yep, that’s right. Instead of doing the right things by the right process (e.g., not properly noticing the Budget meetings, not making the proper motions, seconds, and votes on changing line item amounts, trying to circumvent NH’s Right To Know Law) that tainted / despoiled their work (look what happens when you try to cut … Read more
Belknap County Delegation Chair Harry Bean Proves That the Peter Principle Is Alive and Well – The Video Edition
- The Reps that are being scapegoated by Harry Bean are Reps that have experience in doing these budgets. They also know the Law better than he does. And they have no problem calling out lapses in Following the Law and/or mistakes.
Notable Quote –
The political left has never understood that, if you give the government enough power to create “social justice,” you have given it enough power to create despotism. Millions of people around the world have paid with their lives for overlooking that -Prof. Thomas Sowell ( Barbarians Inside the Gates) “Social Justice” is really Mob Justice. … Read more
Belknap County Delegation Chair Harry Bean Proves That the Peter Principle Is Alive and Well
Background: Well, Monday night was supposed to be THE night that the Belknap County Delegation (made up of all the NH State Representatives from Belknap County) to finalize the Belknap County budget for the next year. The “Biz” items on the Agenda: Approve Budget Review Committee Minutes of February 15, 2023 Presentation of Review Committee’s … Read more
Sununu’s Polling “Line In The Sand”: CPAC Version
Remember, *I* didn’t draw this line in the political sand; Governor Sununu did that. Mr. Sununu also warned minor candidates not to carve up the field.
Quick thought: So NH Governor Believes that Conservatives are all Extremists?
He’s on NBC’s Meet The Press with Chuck Todd (that was yesterday morning, btw That was Sunday – Steve moved this post time-wise) who is a former Democrat political operative and worked for Democrat Senator Tom Harkin to show his Dem bona fides. He had Baby Huey on (there are always “pet Republicans” for the … Read more