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Tales from the BudComm: where either the Selectmen or the Town Administrator aren’t hep with a Free Marketplace

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Skip

“Actually, the town has MADE it their issue.“ Tonite was the organizational meeting for the Budget Committee – and the last year of my last term per my promise to TMEW (The Most Esteemed Wife). Pretty much a time to quickly review the minutes of the last meeting, vote for Chair and Vice-Chair, and sign … Read more

Socialist Argentine History: Part 1 of 2

May 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Socialism is present in many South American countries. Americans need to know the results of socialism. We need to understand how it has become imbedded. It is important to deal with the facts of a political system that has known and profound consequences. Let’s start with Argentina. It happened in Argentina… It can happen here … Read more

IG Report Will Find FISA Warrants to Spy on Trump Illegally Obtained

May 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The word on the street is that James Comey and John Brennan are starting a flame war with each other (Andrew McCabe too) and Vegas odds seem likely. People are going to prison. Whoever flips first has the best odds of a better deal.

Grumpy Cat has Passed Away

May 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

With our special thanks for all the applications to which the Grumpy Cat meme has leant itself, and a sad farewell. Some days are grumpier than others… pic.twitter.com/ws209VWl97 — Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) May 17, 2019

So why should GOVERNMENT workers get it for free?

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Skip

Idiots all. Laconia, NH has had a dying “downtown” for decades. They did an “urban renewal” in an attempt to bring in more shoppers. They even built a parking structure where they could leave their cars in order to visit the local shops. Thus far, the only constant is an ever circling set of shops … Read more

So kids, what did we learn from Wednesday’s House Session (5/8/19)?

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Judy Aron

For one thing, we learned that the Canadian Consul General lacks any kind of manners since he came to OUR House and criticized our President’s trade policies in his speech to the House. I mean really…. do you go to someone’s house and complain about how things are run at their house? No, you don’t. … Read more

Fears About Roe v. Wade’s Future Erupt on the Left as Alabama All But Bans Abortion

May 16, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Alabama just passed a law, signed by the governor that essentially bans all abortions. The only exception is a circumstance with a severe risk to the woman’s health. Any abortion outside that exception would be a felony punishable by 10-99 years in prison.

AG Barr Appoints John Durham

May 16, 2019

The Associated Press ( https://apnews.com/75e5c4efd5c74e6e9aa1ba0237a0e651 ) and New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/us/politics/russia-investigation-justice-department-review.html ) are carrying stories reporting that Attorney General Barr has appointed the U.S Attorney in Connecticut, John Durham an investigatory task. He is charged with the duty to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation. This is to include whether or not the … Read more

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New Hampshire Democrats Raise Your Electric Bill Again To Fund their Personal Priorities

May 16, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Back around 2006 New Hampshire Democrats happily abrogated taxing authority to an out-of-state commission. This body, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), was granted the power to tax you through your electric bill and then pass it off to Concord after taking a handling fee.

House Democrat’s Plastic Straw Bill Dies in the Senate – Bag Ban Bill Get’s Major Makeover

May 16, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s House Democrats passed a bill that would make it a crime to hand out a plastic straw. Policing, the new restriction had a starting cost of $93,000.00 per year.

NH State Rep Debra Altschiller (D-Stratham)

Is Debra Altschiller the New Hampshire Dems’ Newest ‘Assault Rep?’

May 15, 2019 Kimberly Morin

In case you missed it, Representative Debra Altschiller (D-Stratham) was accused of assaulting the Women’s Defense League’s Legislative Director, Susan Olsen after Altschiller’s Red Flag bill was retained by the Criminal Justice Committee rather than being passed out of the committee as Altschiller had expected. Olsen told the story to Skip Murphy. You can watch … Read more

Prissy Progressive Peterborough Passes Back Door Effort To Finally Be Rid of “That Gun Club!”

May 15, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Peterborough has been trying to get rid of the Monadnock Rod and Gun club for years. The club has been tied up in a legal fight, and the prissy progressives have attempted to eliminate by any means necessary, which now includes (basically) defining it out of existence.

Beto’s Threat Risk Declines the Longer He Runs for President

May 15, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Once proclaimed as the future of the Democrat Party the national stage has not been kind to Robert O’Rourke. Let me rephrase that. Robert O’Rourke was one potential future for the Democrat party. The one that live-streams their haircut.

Op-ED: Nashua BOE School Board Meeting re: Marksmanship Program for JROTC

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Op-Ed

By NH State Representative Hershel Nunez Over the weekend I heard that the Nashua School Board was going to be taking up a decision on the Marksmanship Program that the Nashua North JROTC wanted to implement to allow members of the JROTC to be able to be trained on the proper use of pellet air … Read more

“It is vulnerable [to a trade war] because it is a much poorer country with more fragile political institutions.”

May 15, 2019 Skip

So from this Op-Ed by Bill O’Brien on Trump’s Trade actions, one of our regular commentors left this (reformatted, emphasis mine): Where I work, we’ve been told we will not get raises this year because of the tariffs impacting the bottom line. they also said that the upcoming election was part of it. I asked “why … Read more

Testimony in Opposition to SB 263 – “It’s not fair to force girls to compete against boys”

May 15, 2019 Op-Ed

by Stephen Scaer

My name is Stephen Scaer, I live in Nashua NH, and I urge you to vote Inexpedient to Legislate on SB 263 which would allow boys who identify as girls to sue their school districts if they don’t get a spot on a girls’ sports team.

So NH State Liz McConnell – can you tell us WHY you think NH Cities should disobey the Law?

May 15, 2019 Skip

Yep, that’s right – Liz McConnell ran and won in an R+5 district (just call it a high Republican district – Brentwood). The question is, how did she do it? How could someone that is a hard Left Progressive Democrat win an a district that is overwhelmingly Republican? I can think of only two ways … Read more

Winnipesaukee GOP meeting: Bill O’Brien

May 15, 2019 Skip

The Winnipesaukee GOP Committee has recently reconstituted itself. Given that I’m just on the other side of the Big Lake, I figure that I’d saunter up and listen to what Bill O’Brien, one of the speakers, had to say: Note to self: dark room, need to put my LED light panels in the truck for … Read more

So what happened yesterday at Manchester West High School?

May 15, 2019 Skip

Developing: I was sent a tip about what was seen in the Manchester Police log yesterday. I actually found a couple more log events than what I had received – and look at Event #4: 9 NOTRE DAME AVE MAN: @WEST HIGH SCHOOL P19053201 ASSAULT 05/14/2019 11:57 <snip> 9 NOTRE DAME AVE MAN: @WEST HIGH … Read more

PBS Kids Cartoon Begins Season with a Same-Sex Marriage

May 15, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Yes, the longest running closet homosexual in children’s television cartoon history (so far) has come out. Arthur’s Mr. Ratburn is gay. And he just got married.