“He is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation…” –Adlai Stevenson
Governor Lynch’s vetoes show him for who he really is: A big government, big spending, social liberal. And not an honest one either. His vetoes of these bills clearly prove that.
Lynch’s veto of HB109 is a slap to working families all across this state. In a time when home values are on a downward spiral and fewer working families can afford to purchase a home, the Governor paves the way for local bureaucrats to impose a costly regulation on working families. “I believe that the decision of whether or not to require fire sprinklers for new or renovated residential development should remain a local one.” This is class warfare by another flair.
How does Lynch assert sensitivity to a working families’ pursuit of purchasing a home by effectively shoving that cost further out of their financial reach? How does Lynch reconcile his class warfare by proxy by putting a regulation in place that clearly and effectively will exclude working families from obtaining a home? His veto effectively and potentially removes some affordable housing from the market. I personally know of several fire chiefs around the state who have been pushing and lobbying for local ordinances requiring sprinkler systems.
Governor Lynch’s veto of HB 218 is demonstrative of the larger mentality that the interests of a few friends should be served so that at some point for rail expansion, the rail authority can pick the pockets of New Hampshire taxpayers. Lynch grossly misrepresents the intent of the bill, implying that its sponsors are anti-rail. Fact is, proponents of rebuilding the rail infrastructure sought to maintain the option of receiving taxpayer funded subsidies and Lynch was more than willing to oblige.
Finally, Lynch’s veto of HB 329, commonly referred to as “Parental Notification,” shows him to be the consummate dishonest politician he truly is. When he did not support the Granite State’s original parental notification law, he did so under the pretext of its lack of a medical exception.
While HB 329 was making its way through both houses, the governor remained tight-lipped saying little about any concerns he may have. The public was led to believe that Lynch would support the bill if it addressed the prior concerns. It did. Yet Lynch now vetoes the bill asserting that the bill did not address his concerns about case of rape, incest and abuse, all of which are crimes and would likely fall under the judicial bypass exception.
“RINOs for Lynch…”Bernie Streeter, Griffin Dalianis, Judd Gregg Chief of Staff Joel Maiola, Bonnie Newman and other so-called prominent Granite State GOP’ers endorsed John Lynch. More than likely, though, these folks stand by their decision….Most RINO’s do. It is people like this who complain about the, “Extreme elements of the Republican Party” when Republicans adhere to the party platform, as opposed to so-called “moderates” who have a high incidence of voting with Democrats. New Hampshire RINO’s can pat themselves on the back for making a veto override not-so-likely. It’s because of RINO’s that vetoes stick.
As is famous of John Lynch, he often remains tight-lipped on legislation, often giving no indication of whether or not he will veto or sign the measure. Lynch campaigned as a governor willing to work with everybody in New Hampshire, yet Lynch has shown himself to be a master Thimblerigger, in this shell game counting on RINO’s as shills and the voters as, “the marks.” I recently overheard somebody refer to Lynch as New Hampshire’s “Kingfish,” but that isn’t right either because despite his corruption, Huey Pierce Long Jr. was open and up front about his advocacy of wealth redistribution and other progressive tenets. Lynch is anything but.
