Susan Olsen posted this on Facebook. She credits it to Zandra Rice “Crispy” Hawkins at GraniteState Progress, New Hampshire’s out-of-state funded progressive mouthpiece for Progress Now the Democracy Alliance and the culturally bankrupt Alt-Left agenda.

“P.S. A word of caution for New Hampshire educators: The current Executive Council has 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats, which means there is a decent chance that Frank Edelblut will be confirmed. This does not mean we should not take action to oppose Edelblut’s nomination but if you have any concerns about how public opposition to Edelblut could affect your professional career in the future, we encourage you to instead make your opposition to Edelblut anonymously by sending a letter to Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky at P.O. Box 1181, Concord 03302. Letters must be received by January 30th to be entered into the record on January 31st. Thank you.”

My Facebook Reply?

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U.S. Has Record 11th Straight Year Without 3% Growth in GDP

Obama has boasted about how he “saved” the American economy.  That’s like the mechanic that “fixed” my 0 MPH car so now it will go 10 MPH (when it should be able to goo 100 MPH).

UPDATE:

The latest numbers mean that Obama’s economic forecasters missed their growth targets every year that he was in office. And, once again, economists who had been promising that strong growth was just around the corner — most recently because of a relatively strong third quarter — had to eat crow. It also means that GDP growth has not exceeded 3% for 11 straight years. . . .

In dollar terms, if Obama’s recovery had merely been average, the nation’s GDP would be $2.4 trillion bigger. That translates into $19,000 in lost income per household.

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In an Executive Order signed Tuesday titled, “ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE UNITED STATES,” President Trump notes that,

Sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States willfully violate Federal law in an attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United States.  These jurisdictions have caused immeasurable harm to the American people and to the very fabric of our Republic.

To address this and other harms, he has ordered the faithful execution of the Immigration laws of the United States against all removable aliens in violation of the law. He is asking for more enforcement officers, and unlike Mr. Obama, who fought the States at every Turn, Mr. Trump is asking for their help and offering his cooperation.

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With the recent announcement by President Trump, regarding his intention to have a nationwide investigation of voter fraud, New Hampshire voters need to know a few extra details about what that will probably entail.

Here is what I think.

First of all, President Trump and his investigators will face a withering assault from the opposition party and their friends in the press. We all expect that.

Secondly, anyone who supports, publicly, an effort to expose voter fraud will be countered with accusations of racism, voter suppression, etc. The usual Alinsky, isolate, target, ridicule, program.

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“While walking to an inaugural ball, I heard shouts — and felt yolk run down my hair. I froze. Emily Post is silent on the proper way for a lady in a ball gown to respond to an aerial assault. I had to wing it. First, I yelled back. I had spent six years living here, I shouted, and Washington was as much my city as the place I now call home. But then I, too, began to crack, and the egg yolk on my face mixed with tears.

Somehow—it might have been the crying and hollering—my predicament captured the attention of a more-casually attired fairy-god-couple. These kind people must have been liberal Democrats (not that it matters), given where they confessed to working as they helped me. Nonetheless, they asked if I was all right, gently took my arm, and led me to their nearby apartment to clean off. Then they let me out the back door.

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From Reason.com (emphasis mine):

Clearly, we need a government that spends less and does less but also appeals to most Americans of whatever ideological persuasion. We know what sort of operating system has improved our commercial, cultural, and personal lives: It’s one that flows directly from libertarian ideas about maximizing options for individuals and the groups they form to discover and follow their bliss.

As opposed to the one-size-fits-all model that DC has tried to shove down our throats these last 8 years.

This commercial-cultural-personal system provides basic frameworks and expectations that facilitate the creation of reputation and expectations of being treated with respect and reciprocity. It’s built on persuasion not threats or coercion and allows people to turn away and leave if they want to.

As opposed to the forced and coerced “you will participate like it or not” Progressive attitude.

It neither requires pre-approval nor does it demand forced affirmation (simple tolerance will do).

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When the government directs taxpayer money toward something, it immediately takes an interest in everything about the money. The cash comes with a sidecar full of rules, regulations. The blanket term for these is ‘strings.’ It always comes with strings attached.

Everyone knows this except women who are told by Democrats to support taxpayer-funded abortion.

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