The tax problem that Walt Havenstein has, taking a homestead tax credit that he should not have, is certainly making the news.  Yet, I thought this was rather amusing by former NH Gov and former NH GOP Chair John E. Sununu in a “rousing” defense of Havenstein in the UL:

Former Gov. John H Sununu, in the campaign’s release, called the (tax) bill an attack orchestrated by Democrats, pointing out that Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is a Democrat.  “That the Democrats are willing to use a gross abuse of power to attack Walt is despicable,” Sununu said in the statement.

Right.  Got it; merely saying O’Malley is a Dem is sufficient?  I dryly note that you didn’t discuss that fact that Havenstein VOLUNTARILY signed those tax docs – the bluster is only in that he got CAUGHT!  After all, if the situation was reversed, you’d do it in a heart beat (directly or via surrogates – your rep precedes you).  He’s like NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn in this regard – although her tax problems are Federal IRS and are seemingly > 10X the one that Havenstein is having.

Can’t the NH GOP do better? Some standard of a rather low bar: 

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Guess who, after being asked a few simple, embarrassing questions about his private, personal, non-profit for the elderly, went behind the only camera he thought was on and gestured with his crotch at two CNHT members who were asking questions at an Atkinson Selectman’s meeting.

If you guessed former Police Chief and now Selectman Phil Consentino you probably know how Atkinson has been run for the last thirty years.

I have been a tad late in posting articles about the Atkinson Pervert but have freed up a few minutes to expose him again.

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“In recent months, Barack Obama has crossed an important threshold. He has always shown contempt for his opponents; now he shows contempt for his supporters. He has quit pretending to be a leader, and more or less quit pretending to be a president. On the right and the center, he has become a joke.”

– John Hinderraker, Powerline

His post adds more…

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On Kimberly’s post on the NH Senate Majority PAC spending 4 digits on a mailer for incumbent NH State Senator Dave Boutin (which said PAC seems to only wish to spend money to keep incumbent NH State Senate Republican incumbents butts in those seats – an exclusive Good Old Boy club), commenter TC had this, in part, to ask:

The bigger question I think is why would a guy who stands to make $100 bucks at this job be spending tens of thousands of dollars to keep it? Crony Capitalism at its finest.

Good question!  Good answer: because the stakes are so high. 

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Donors to the Senate Republican Majority PAC in New Hampshire might want to ask if campaign mailers supporting one Republican over another in a Primary is the best use of their money?

The Senate Republican Majority PAC (in NH) just spent $6939.25 to produce two mailers.  One mailer for Dave Boutin, and one for Nancy Stiles, to defend their State Senate seats from….Republican primary opponents.

That’s $7000.00 dollars they no longer have to help defeat Democrats in the general election.

(I’m using a Flash PDF Viewer for this one-  PAC finance docs on the jump)

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