They have to actually be installed on your vehicles, you know…both front and back, too. Kind of a pain to have to get out there with pliers and screwdrivers and stuff, right? Not to worry: I have a solution for you….
Steve MacDonald
Republican Suckers!?
John Lynch could only win re-election with the help of Republicans and independents and so he did. So are they all liberals in denial, or just a bunch of suckers? Someone fell for the lies about the budget. They believed the liberals and their RINO agitators who sold them on a $70 million dollar surplus while the state was still trying to rob the JUA and sell off property. Never occurred to ask why the state needed to spend taxpayer money on lawsuits and litigation to steal money from the JUA when they claimed to have a "surplus?"
I asked that question often.
But when votes showed up in adequate numbers to take every branch of government with a super majority of Republicans, they still left the little governor that could. Suckers.
We are suckers because on November third, as if by magic, the surplus smoke screen cleared to reveal the wreckage of years of democrat majority rule. Now that the election is over we have a budget crisis again.
Cathy Silber of the very partisan (so-called non-partisan) GSFTC began early by trying to sell the solution for our resurrected funding woes on a more modern revenue structure. (Sales and income taxes if you didn’t know.) Every major democrat began talking about the challenges of dealing with a Republican majority and our budget situation–and how it might affect services. And now John Lynch admits we have a huge problem.
Have? We always had this problem! And we have it because John Lynch let the democrat majority spend and spend, then used gimmicks and one time money to hide it, and now it is time to pay.
When will we learn?
Black On Happy Meals
Lewis Black offers some welcome perspective on the San Francisco Hally Meal Ban. "So let me get this straight. "The town that gives away clean syringes to heroin addicts won’t let your kid have a Buzz Lightyear with his Happy Meal because it sends the wrong message?" That more or less covers the priorities of … Read more
Friday Humor Primer
H/T Newsreel Blog
What The…?
Did anyone happen to notice the names bandied about in this Weeks Granite Status for the job of New Hampshire GOP state chairman? John DiStaso mentions Jim Bender again, who I was told is not as interested as people think (always subject to change depeneding on whom you are speaking to); Jennifer Horn–who is getting nudged by the more conservative/libretarian elements along with Ovide Lamontagne who was an early favorite with the new Republicans; and then there’s Juliana Bergeron and Jim Foley–both of whom are (as far as I can tell) from the Fergus Cullen wing of the party.
If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them
The day after a prominent democrat called for party reform to demonstrate how the left are the real fiscal conservatives in New Hampshire, the same democrat announces the formation of a 501(c)4 issues group, presumably to counter groups like Cornerstone Policy and Josiah Bartlett.
There are two direct quotes worth laughing at–I’m sorry noting.
"The big difference is that this will be a fact-based group,” she said. “I look at this as pragmatic and progressive, which is the New Hampshire way.”
New Hampshire is Progressive? That suggests some kind of substance abuse don’t you think. Kool Aid perhaps? Then there’s this…
And Sullivan said that just like the conservative groups, her 501(c)(4), this organization will not be required to disclose its donors. While she’d rather have all sides disclose, “that’s not going to happen,” she said. “So, if you can’t beat them, join them. You have to play with the cards you’re dealt.”
(Quotes are taken from yesterdays Granite Status by John DiStaso.)
So let’s see. The hypocrats are going to create a non-profit with mysterious donors, and this is a) new to them? and b) something we are supposed to give a damn about?
Bird Ruffles Feathers–Gets three to six
The problem seems to be that Bird had confronted a woman who had accidentally wandered onto his property in search of directions, and he was in no mood for small talk. He brandished his sidearm when she did not leave at his request for which he was charged and convicted of criminal threatening.
Immature Subject Matter
44 ways to say TSA (From Reason TV)
Ben Bernanke Tossed Under The Bus
If you are unsure why government is too big and why the Fed must be audited and then dismantled –You Have To Watch This. (H/T Big Government.com)
It’s Almost Saturday Again! That Means GrokTALK!
A mixture of politics, culture and current events, GrokTALK! is an Internet Radio Show broadcasting from the Liberty Studios, at GraniteGrok.com, in the Free State of New Hampshire.
Sullivan’s Mea Culpa
Yesterday some of us were treated to the palate cleansing of former NHDP chair Kathy ‘Lawsuit’ Sullivan. She took the opportunity to fill her allotted Union Leader real estate with a “reform agenda for democrats.” If you get tired of shoving broken glass in your eye check it out.
Congressman-Elect Frank Guinta’s statement on the Republican’s Caucus Vote on Earmark Moratorium
November 18th, 2010 Washington D.C. – Congressman-elect Frank Guinta (R-NH) issued the following statement on his support of the Republican Caucus’ vote to implement an earmark moratorium for two years. Guinta made cutting spending and government transparency hallmarks of his campaign and will work tirelessly to see these principles implemented in Congress. “The earmark process … Read more
It’s Another “Can’t We All Just Get Along Coalition”
John DiStaso’s Granite Status alerts us to the formation of yet another group designed to help American’s ‘find a copacetic political medium.’ This one is called NoLabels. Like similar ‘groups’ (I’ll call them out in a moment) this one wants to bring the self-proclaimed rational people from both sides into the center.
From DiStato
A new advocacy group that disdains "hyper-partisanship" and promotes "the vital center" is trying to make in-roads in New Hampshire.
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"Ultimately, unless we get rid of some of our ideological intensity, we are not going to be served by government."
The group is being fronted locally by former Portsmouth mayor and so-called centrist democrat Steve Marchand. I’m not going to waste time on whether Marchand is centrist or not, in fact I think I’ll skip the preview reel altogether and get to the point.
Picking Up The Gauntlet
The morning after I had taken my first casual whack at eliminating the deficit–The New York Times has a nifty interactive form you can use (here) to check off items it chose from the debt commission report to see if and how you might solve the problem–I wake up to a Google Alert that’s practically calling my name.
The link leads to content from Heather Mac Donald (great last name) via the The Monday Morning Clacker--which is where we find out that "this is our last chance to meet Heather’s challenge."
That’s a bit dramatic, and hardly accurate. If it wasn’t for Google Alerts, the mention of Guinta, and the fact that Heather and I share a last name I never would have even known about it, or the imagined arbitrary deadline. Be that as it may, I accept.
What Are The Democrats Giving You This Holiday Season?
H/T Red State & Citizens United
Palin Bashing
I stumbled across an open letter by (former?)’Young Democrat’ Douglas Lindner, a primary candidate for Manchester Ward 1 back in 2008. Lindner narrowly lost the primary (his words). Narrowly is 268 to 330,350 and 406 for three seats in Manchester Ward 1; I’m thinking he might not have been liberal enough.
But I believe he’s found a fix for that.
In his letter he first congratulates the Republicans on their victory (a very gracious set up), commends the Republicans for selecting the moderate train wreck John McCain in the past two presidential primaries, (even though it was the moderate/independents that swung those victories) and then proceeds to embark on a Palin bashing screed.
I told you he was trying to up his cred.
Governor Rapes School Funding To Hide Budget Shortfall
Again, we see the smoke clear over the wreckage of the Lynch budget. In this mornings UL Tom Fahey reports on how the Legislative Fiscal Committee plans to pilfer half of the $41 million dollar federal educations stimulus meant to save teachers jobs and the minds of our future leaders. They voted for a plan … Read more
Yeah Baby!
Liberal educators tell a kid he can’t have an American flag on his bike because he rides it to school and it stresses people out. (Stresses out the liberal educators, says I). Avalanche of public outrage crushes unsuspecting "smartest people in the room." They backtrack on the flag ban. Real American’s show support for the … Read more
Frank Guinta In DC
Speaking at the AFP event, Congressman-elect Frank Guinta says a few words guaranteed to piss of Manchester democrats…which to be honest, is why I posted it.
Almost Halfway To Friday Humor
Credit- TobyToons.com