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Steve MacDonald In an effort to stop age discrimination bars, restaurants, and retailers will no longer be able to ask people to show proof of age when buying alcohol, and signs saying we proof up to age 40 will have to be removed. This stems from repeated complaints that people who appear to be old enough are … Read more
Do Ray Buckley and the New Hampshire Democrat Party Lie? See for yourself. Here is an excerpt from an NHDP press release that quotes Mr. Buckley directly. SB1459, which is before the state senate this afternoon, would hold foreign entities accountable for spending money intended to influence the outcome of domestic political campaigns. … "There … Read more
The speech restrictions in HB1459 have suddenly caught everyone’s attention thanks to Cornerstone Policy Research, so I thought I’d resurrect my post from two weeks ago on the subject. (Posted at NHI and Granite Grok). It’s not as pretty or filled with exclamations in all caps bold red text, but…it came out two weeks earlier … Read more
Skip has done a great job piling on this Hassan HB1459-political speech issue, and I’m not sure how much more we can add today, but this quote caught my eye, Skip didn’t take it in the direction I expected. (So I will) Maggie Hassan is quoted as saying… “Millions of Americans invest retirement money in … Read more
On the question of using gambling revenue to hide irresponsible democrat spending, State Senator Maggie Hassan was quoted in this mornings Union Leader saying. "My question is, does prohibition work? I don’t think it does." It’s quite entertaining, the things desperate people say when they are under the gun to cover their own ass. The … Read more
I have argued at great length on why relying primarily on local property taxes are the best mechanism for keeping government small. But no matter how often I bring it up someone always tries to make the point that it’s not fair. Why should the people who actually own the physical land in the state … Read more
Recent discussion about opposing opinions being mandated alongside existing internet content got me thinking. Could we apply this to everything on-line? Ads for fruit would need to include references to candy-bars of salty snacks. Omaha Steaks would need to include a click through to Purdue chicken. Every business would need to permit you to access competing … Read more
What does congressional ethicist and Obama booster Paul Hodes have to say about this? Rep. Joe Sestak, winner of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, is refusing to provide more information on what job he was offered by a White House official to drop out of that race, although he confirmed again that the incident occurred. … Read more
This from AP today on a doctor who is is accused of misrepresenting data and misleading the public. A doctor who persuaded millions of parents worldwide that a common vaccine could cause autism was barred from practicing medicine in his native Britain on Monday after the country’s top medical group found he conducted his research … Read more
The anti-terrorism strategy so far has been to bow and scrape, and admit faults, and hope nothing bad happens. The product of that failed policy has been for our enemies to take advantage of us while continuing to hate us more than ever, with a jihadi gunman successfully killing at fort Hood while two Bombs that were … Read more
If you were not clear about just how wretched the lot of left wing America haters on Capitol Hill are, the Vodka is not going to get any clearer. These dirt bags applauded the Mexican president while he tore their country down. They were happy to hear a foreign dignitary from a two-bit third world dumpster take cheap … Read more
On the morning of the New Hampshire Democrat Convention Ray Buckley took the opportunity to send out a press release on the recently passed vote on what is being called ‘Wall Street Reform.’ "The vote in the United States Senate to close debate on Wall Street reform is a critical step in once and for … Read more
Crisis breeds opportunity and opportunity breeds massive legislation filled with liberty destroying details voted for by scores of liberal legislators who’ve sworn to uphold the constitution (with fingers crossed behind their backs). These same hooligans said they’d defend their respective constituencies, except when it interferes with the agenda of the democrat party or their grasp on … Read more
This editorial from today’s Union Leader on Commuter Rail caught my attention. PETER BURLING, head of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority (NHRTA), was in Manchester this week to promote his dream of building a commuter rail line from Concord to Boston. He suggested that operating commuter rail would cost taxpayers less than maintaining the … Read more
I must confess to a feeling of near bi-partisan enthusiasm when I glanced at the headline to Kathy Sullivan’s Tuesday morning UL Column—“Why Municipal executives records must be kept public.” Without having yet read it thoughts of typing up one of the rarest of blog posts, one in which I can say without reservation that … Read more
I assume Israel bashing and pissing on Jesus are still democrat approved artistic pursuits–for which I deserve a taxpayer funded government grant. But will Pelosi also cover my health insurance costs? What if I don’t want to be tied to my job and instead choose to become an artist who travels the country making caricatures of Mohammed (Peace Be … Read more
Senator Shaheen has not yet announced her plan to return $663,000.00 dollars in campaign contributions from the financial/Insurance industry, or more specifically, $22,250.00 from Fidelity Investments or $17,500.00 from Citicorp, or money from any other big bank or wall street connected firm she is trying to regulate, she is however happy to milk the other teats … Read more
Arizona is not sitting idly by as states and municipalities (who like Holder and Napolitano, have not read the bill) try to boycott the state. Arizona has openly challanged LA on the matter. In a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce said a boycott war is bad for both … Read more
The idea of the variable rooms and meals tax for towns is a trap set by the democrat majority legislature. I mentioned it here but let me reiterate how it works for those who may not have noticed or guessed for themselves. Democrat run State government, in its quest for a broad based tax, spends … Read more
Are the people running the unions stupid? Not the rank and file, but the leadership. These people are selling salt as flour to the due payers while pushing the cities and states into a corner. What do I mean? Look at the pension problem. In New Jersey Chris Cristie has to fight tooth and nail … Read more