60 percent of Republican voters feel “betrayed” by the party’s political leadership

They campaigned for getting majorities in the US House (where appropriations and tax bills start) and the US Senate.  They campaigned on smaller Government.  They promised to stop Obama’s expansion of Government.  They railed against piling up more deficit spending.  They promised to turn off the spigot.  So ask me again – WHY do we support Republicans?

The federal budget deficit will rise again this year for the first time in six years, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. Not only is this year’s deficit up by $100 billion, it marks the first time the deficit has grown, relative to the economy, since the Democrats had complete control of Washington. This year’s projected deficit is $544 billion, an increase of $105 billion over last year. As a share of the overall economy, the most meaningful measurement, the deficit has also increased, now equaling 2.9 percent of GDP.

And WHO is in charge right now, huh?

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My oft-stated rule number one is that if it (whatever it may be) is a priority to the Democrat party then Republicans should have no part in it and everyone should run away from it. Rule number two? If the political class doesn’t like it, then it is good for the Republic, rule of law, individual rights, and liberty in general. This simple two-step guide works because progressives, regardless of party, will always tell you what they are afraid of.

They are afraid of Ted Cruz.

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My electric bill has the average monthly temperate on it. It actually has last years average monthly temperature and this year’s. I have at least 7 year’s worth of this data available to me.  So I collected it, generated an annual average temperature for each year, and plotted it out above.

Based on this data the 12-month average temperature is not rising.

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In case you haven’t heard, the Trump campaign said he will not participate in the Republican debate on Thursday because Fox News’ Megyn Kelly is one of the moderators.

In response to this revelation, Ted Cruz said on the Mark Levin show tonight that he’d debate Trump one-on-one.

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In 2010 The NH AG Investigated a report of double voting in a town election. See if you notice anything strange about this investigation – except it is like other NH voter fraud investigations – not much investigation.

Jon R. Deacon
Re: Violation of RSA 659:34, I
January 12, 2011

Jon R. Deacon
Re: Violation of RSA 659:34,1

Dear Mr. Deacon:

On March 25, 2010, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office received a complaint that you voted twice in the town elections held on March 9, 2010. As a result of this complaint, this Office conducted an investigation.

During the investigation, this Office confirmed, from information received from the Checklist Supervisors in Litchfield and Hudson , New Hampshire , that you voted in elections held in both of these towns OD March 9, 2010.

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From the Union Leader, my brow first furrowed and then LMOA:

Increasing state’s minimum wage debated

“Paying decent wages is a good investment for our economy,” said Senate Bill 412’s prime sponsor, Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester. “Well-paid workers are better employees and better customers; their spending helps sustain our businesses and our economy.”

The state’s unemployment rate is the fourth-lowest in the country, and all other New England states have higher minimum wages, she said, which puts New Hampshire businesses at a disadvantage. Even companies like Wal-Mart have recognized the benefits of raising wages in order to retain workers at their stores, she said, noting a recent company announcement that it would raise what it pays both full- and part-time workers.

Seriously, is State Senator Donna Soucy absolutely incompetent in things economically?  First, while one might think that “well-paid” workers may be better paid employees but artificially enhanced (via government meddling) isn’t going to make low skilled (and thus lower paid) employees “better”.  In fact, as we are seeing in places where the “spread the wealth of other peoples’ money around” Democrats and Progressives have already done this (e.g., Seattle, Berkley), some employees have become “no-paid”.  And the simple truth is that raising the minimum wage doesn’t make them “well-paid” – they are still at the bottom of the barrel due to their low economic worth to their employer.

And she doesn’t say much about wage compression either.

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Thirty years ago a geology professor at Florida state University posited a theory. That when it gets warmer, more water evaporates, including water in the ocean. He claims that when the planet warms a few degrees sea level actually declines, and that when the planet cools  a bit, sea level rises.

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