Susan Olsen, Author at Granite Grok - Page 69 of 72

Susan Olsen

A coal miner's daughter who can't sing, lover of liberty, enemy of intellectual sloth, admirer of William Barrett Travis,Stonewall Jackson and Michael Valentine Smith, possessor of a Gonzales flag, a little old lady who is armed and wears assault pearls.

And so it begins……….

HB 135 – AS INTRODUCED 2013 SESSION 13-0281 04/09 HOUSE BILL 135 AN ACT relative to physical force in defense of a person and relative to the definition of non-deadly force. SPONSORS: Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 11 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ANALYSIS This bill: I. Eliminates the provision allowing a person to use deadly …

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Mencken…

The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they …

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O’SULLIVAN’S FIRST LAW

  I had the great pleasure of meeting John O’Sullivan at St. Anselm’s earlier this year when he gave a talk about women in politics.  His years serving as Margaret Thatcher’s senior aide give him some authority with which to speak on the matter of women and politics but I had no idea that he …

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Notable Quote – Samuel Adams

“The Constitution shall never be construed… to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” – Samuel Adams, Founding Father

Kids say the darndest things…

Friend of mine told me she was eating breakfast with her 13-year-old granddaughter and asked her, “What day is the 20th of February?” Granddaughter said “It’s President’s Day!” (She’s a smart kid.) So my friend asks “What does President’s Day mean?” and she was waiting for something about Washington or Lincoln… etc. Granddaughter replied, “President’s …

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