Mental Recrement 5-27-12

I accept that there are several “definitions” for frappe based on the contents in the cup.  But I do not believe that anyone in New England need embarrass themselves by calling whichever whatever it is a ‘fraa-paayy.’  This is New England.  Just pronounce it a frapp. … My wife was searching for a price on … Read more

Notable Quote – Dr. Arthur Brooks on Fairness

A moral system requires fairness. A fair system in an opportunity society rewards merit. In contrast, an unfair system redistributes resources simply to derive greater income equality. That is a world in which, in the words of Rudyard Kipling, “all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins.” America does … Read more

Phyllis Woods For State Senate?

There has been some speculation but I had not heard anything from Phyllis…until @WoodsforSenate started following one of my Twitter Accounts. Is it safe to say that Phyllis is running for the New Hampshire State Senate?    

Blogburst: A connection between NH AG Richard Head and convicted terrorist bomber Brett Kimberlin?

“WHY would Dick Head want to approach her even with a 10 foot pole?“

You bet (to answer the post title question)!  Real easy too!  I had previously blogged this post “Why does NH AG Richard Head want James O’Keefe emails from a third party without a subpoena?” where Dick Head was inquiring of a Nadia Naffe: “Hey, you’ve got James O’Keefe’s emails”?  Remember, at the time of the post, James O’Keefe was supposed to be the Keynote Speaker at the Rye Republican event.  The night before, NH AG Dick Head issued a criminal grand jury subpoena against him, so under advice of counsel, James ended up Skyping in instead of being there in person. Well, right after that, we got wind that Dick Head had contacted a Nadia Naffe concerning what she said were emails belonging to James O’Keefe (see the post).  Also, this Nadia was already doing some stuff against O’Keefe, as Patterico outlines, and the RNC.

So, what does this have to do with NH AG Dick Head and Brett Kimberlin?  Well, Grok friend John Hawkins of RightWingNews interviewed Stacy McCain who because of his investigative journalistic blogging about Brett Kimberlin, had to leave his home in Maryland to an undisclosed location as Kimberlin started to call his wife’s employer in an attempt to force Stacy to quit the story.  Well, there was a mention of Nadia in that interview:

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You Might Be A Liberal

Joseph Harris, who writes all over the place but also happens to post at Allrightmagazine.com (where I cross-post some content), has collected a Baker’s dozen +4 phrases on the theme of “You Might Be A Liberal If.”

Spun from the “You Might Be A Redneck” schtick of Jeff Foxsworthy, “You might be a liberal” is a leading phrase loaded with opportunity.

I Invite you to share your own variations on this theme in comments, but for the purpose of this post I am going to steal Joe’s list.  (In social media we call this sharing.)

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Weakling Republicans and Activist Judges….

Last week the Executive Council held hearings on Gov. Lynch’s latest judicial-activist nomination to the NH Supreme Court. On Tuesday I posted at GraniteGrok that the 5-0 Republican majority on the Executive Council—which has the

Politics is war: Is this "the NH Republican"?
Or is this? CHOOSE RIGHT!

power of advice and consent to the governor’s judicial nominations—should refuse to confirm the nomination. Why? Because the nomee, Jim Bassett testified in response to questions by the Executive Council last week that he would uphold and abide by the infamous (and anti-constitutional) “Claremont decisions” made by past NH Supreme Court justices. In other words…

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Quick Thought – Bragdon / Dwyer

From Pindell on his weekly Ups and Downs Political Standing column: Dan Dwyer: The Merrimack Selectman wants to primary Senate President Peter Bragdon, but Bragdon will file showing $63,000 cash on hand already in his campaign account. Can Dwyer compete with that? As a Conservative activist, I have been sorely disappointed in the NH Senate … Read more

Data Point – Bush vs Obama spending

In the blogosphere and in the Campaign, much is still being made of the Bush spending and the meme that the Obama campaign wants to spread that Obama is frugal.  One rebuttal is here.  Here is another one: (H/T: PJmedia)

Once again, Republican politicians deciding that they have the right to shut down private speech.

Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech…

Back to “Really, Judd?”

But what is the point, if you govern out of control, at cross-odds to Constitutional philosophy, once you get there, as the Democrats now wish to?

Oops, this time, its Republicans showing a lack of knowledge of Constitutional values – and respect as well.  All I can say is that I am really glad that I’m not in NY (or my server).  The Daily Caller has the story:

Nearly half of the Republicans serving in the New York State Assembly have proposed legislation that would ban anonymous online comments.

If enacted, the legislation would require websites — including social networks and online newspapers — to remove all anonymous comments that are brought to the attention of administrators.

An anonymous comment could remain if the author “agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate.”

Yeah – their version of NH’s HB1704 (sideways) – we will silence speech, particular that which might be critical of others.  The Founders had the equivalent problem of anonymous speech back then – only then, it was not computers and servers it was hand operated paper and ink printing presses (re: slow, laborious, and expensive).  In fact, if looking at history, we might still be singing “God save the Queen” without that anonymous speech.

Oh, that pesky parchment that is the foundation for all our laws?  Was THAT considered?  Er, no:

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42% Of Democrats Prefer NoBama! – Part 2

As Mike pointed out earlier, Arkansas and Kentucky Democrats only gave Obama 60% of their votes.  This is really embarrassing  to his campaign and certainly to the Democrat Machine and the only real explanation that is plausible is it is his policies – too liberal, too costly, too out of the American mainstream, and too … Read more

In the long run, we’re all dead…including our economy, and our country

The end result of endless taxing, endless spending, and endless corruption in Washington, DC. From Forbes magazine:  “After Obamacare, which socialized 18% of GDP, combined federal, state, and local governments are now responsible for a whopping 40% of GDP. In 1900 that number was only 3%! How did we get here from the days of … Read more

New Hampshire vs. European Union: We win.

Damn. I can’t resist sending this article along. Forbes magazine is just too good. The quote that follows is from “”Let’s Face the Facts: Greece is Cooked, Along With Merkel.” Interestingly, it explains why New Hampshire—with the GOP super-majorities under the extraordinary effective leadership of Speaker Bill O’Brien—is going to become “the little state that can…be … Read more

The Senate Democrats War On Women #EqualPay?

“”Of the 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus examined in the analysis, 37 senators paid their female staffers less than male staffers.”” That would be about $21K / year / female staffer (about 35% less, on average) Left Wing Projection Strikes Again! ( H/T: Washington Free Beacon)

Anonymous Allegations?

Concord Monitor is deleting comments to stories about people who comment there on taxpayer timeOver at the Concord Monitor web site, someone going by the name of ItsaRepublic, has been doing some very heavy lifting for GraniteGrok.  They have gone to bat for us on our investigation of Public Employees who have been using the Monitor’s web site, during office hours, at taxpayer expense.  Not exactly a friendly environment to promote anything we do here, but we appreciate the effort.

And as I have pointed out previously, the Monitor had begun letting those sorts of comments stand (where in the past they had been known to ‘moderate’ them out of existance), and letting the debate take it’s bi-partisan course.   But when it comes to allowing links back to GranitGrok articles on the investigation itself, a CM Moderator has explained why they wont be doing that any time soon…

By CM Moderator – 05/24/2012 – 8:39 am

We do not post links to websites making anonymous allegations against real people. It does not matter whether the site leans to the right or the left.

That’s curious for a few reasons.  First, I’ve seen what the monitor passes off for news.  Enough said?  Second, Anonymous?  Allegations?

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Really, Judd – Part 2

“I’ll believe it’s a crisis when the people who tell me it’s a crisis start acting like it’s a crisis.“

– Glenn Reynolds, owner of Instapundit, law professor, columnist, author

Sometimes, the posts just write themselves…

Judd Gregg:

This means that if there is no middle ground, nothing happens. Big issues of significant national concern go unaddressed.

Well, this must be one whale of a Big Deal (civility requires that I not quote VP Biden’s words) – unanimous!  Not just the middle but the entire shootin’ match!  The Hill:

The Senate on Wednesday quickly approved legislation that would remove the word “lunatic” everywhere it appears in the federal code.

The Senate approved S. 2367 by unanimous consent, giving the House a chance to act if it wishes, although no House member has introduced a similar bill.

…The word “lunatic” appears in the U.S. Code in Title 1, Chapter 1, which covers rules of construction. Chapter 1 holds that when determining the meaning of any law, “the words ‘insane’ and ‘insane person’ and ‘lunatic’ shall include every idiot, lunatic, insane person, and person non compos mentis.”

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There is a meme going around that President Obama is the most frugal President in years – Ha!

Many of the major lefty oriented blogs are touting this – I think to deflect the actual spending orgy that the Obama Administration has actually done.  Does anyone not believe that their normal whipping boy – President Bush (hey, isn’t EVERY thing his fault?) is responsible.  The problem, as it always is, is in the definition of words and MarketWatch has decided to do just that to save their Obamessiah:

Obama spending binge never happened

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree.

As would-be president Mitt Romney tells it: “I will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno.”

Almost everyone believes that ObaMarket Watch Obama Spending Infographic - smallma has presided over a massive increase in federal spending, an “inferno” of spending that threatens our jobs, our businesses and our children’s future. Even Democrats seem to think it’s true.

But it didn’t happen…

Really?  That almost $5 Trillion in debt spending over the last three years didn’t happen??  You just KNEW that any claim like this was going to be challenged and vetted just like Dan Rather was when he was trying to smear then President Bush (and look what happened to Rather).  Political Math decided that he had had enough of the Left’s nonsense and “Rathered” (or fisked) them and created a really great infographic on this (full image after the jump).  The important part is the definition of WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA BECOMES RESPONSIBLE.  Some data points from the Political Math post:

There’s a lot of info there and you do need to go and read it.  Do so.

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