So who protects us from Government?

It is the Progressive way – no one must be allowed to stop “progress” for the greater good (whatever they mean by that).  That would include elderly widows (emphasis mine, reformatted):

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(WHNT)-More than a dozen widows who were married to retired Madison County employees saw their health insurance coverage dropped earlier this year, and one county commissioner now says it’s time to give it back.  The change was sparked by the new federal health care law, but whether or not coverage can actually be restored remains unclear. 

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…and what the Journalist Round Table failed to recognize.

WMUR’s CloseUp, their Sunday political rumination show, is generally good for a couple items and this week is no different.  Main interviewee was recently announced candidate for the NH GOP nomination for NH Governor, Walt Haverstein (re: info and oops!).  Well, Josh McElveen asked a question that I will be quite sure that NH State Senator Jeb Bradley and NH State Senator Chuck Morse (given that Bob Odell is running away, he won’t care) won’t be all that pleased.

“Do you think that the Republicans that voted for,  in favor for expanding Medicaid or expanding healthcare in NH (however they want to categorize it); is it fair that some of them are getting primaried, you believe?”

First, the “lift up” – Heh!  First he’s for the Rogue Republicans before…

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Now that the recent legal action taken by five area Democrats against Rep. Worsman and myself has been denied by Judge James D. O’Neill III, Belknap County Superior Court, I would like to comment on this most unfortunate and wasteful county lawsuit. The term “lawfare” comes to mind. By definition, “lawfare” is the weaponizing of our legal system and using it as a blunt instrument.

Now, this suit, brought forth by Rep. Ruth Gulick, (New Hampton/Center Harbor) and Reps. Beth Arsenault, (Laconia); Lisa DiMartino, (Gilford/Meredith); Ian Raymond, (Sanborton), and David Huot, (Laconia); alleged Belknap County Delegation Chair, Colette Worsman, and I, Jane Cormier, Clerk, violated the Right to Know Law by permitting Rep. Comtois, (Barnstead) to participate by phone at a February 18 meeting.  Because Rep. Comtois voted NOT to pass the Commissioners’ budget for 2014, as proposed by the Democrats, the vote was a tie – 7 to 7 and the motion did not pass.  Well after this vote occurred, Rep. Worsman and I were served by the Sheriff. The next day, on March 4, the County Convention voted to pass the Convention budget containing a modest 1.5% increase versus a much larger 8+% increase as proposed by the Commissioners.  While it is clear the Democrats did not like losing, they apparently liked Rep. Worsman and me even less… 

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Figures:

Maryland health officials are investigating possible cases of food poisoning at what may be the worst-ever venue — a gathering of government and industry leaders attending a national Food Safety Summit.  At least four people called the Baltimore City Health Department this week to report that they developed diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms about 12 hours after eating a meal April 9 during the conference at the Baltimore Convention Center.

That was midway through the annual meeting held April 8 to 10 that attracted more than 1,500 food safety professionals, including staff from federal agencies as well as businesses such as McDonald’s, Tyson, Chiquita and ConAgra Foods.

“None of us are very happy when we hear these things,” said Peggy Daidakis, executive director of the center.

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Steve has been all over the Federal Government’s Ambassador to NH, Jeanne Shaheen’s utterances that global warming was going to kill off NH’s ski industry (here, here, and here).  And this year was one of the best EVAH for the industry as a whole.  So once again, Jeanne is wrong.  Really wrong.  And she was the 60th vote that is helping to actually shorten (and in some cases, kill off) the ski industry to which she professes love (emphasis mine, reformatted):

MANCHESTER — Owners of some small New Hampshire businesses said at a forum Thursday that paperwork and expense are threatening the economic platforms on which their companies are built — to the point that the Affordable Care Act could trump nature.  Greg Goddard, general manager of Gunstock Ski Resort, said requirements that health insurance be offered to employees who are on a company payroll for 120 consecutive days or longer could mean opening the slopes later and shutting them down earlier.

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I woke to Skip’s post quoting the proprietor of Gunstock Ski Resort about how the cost pressures put on his business by DemocratCare (The un-eponymous affordable Care Act) will affect winter tourism.   It will shorten the season.  He wont be able to operate as long.  Had he realized the impact he would not have built their summer adventure party.  And yes, the irony of Senator Shaheen harping on progressive global warming mythology as the harbinger of tourism doom is not lost on us.

Since arm-chair climatologist Shaheen’s prognostication winter tourism has been great.  This past year was record-setting.  But future winters, regardless of snowfall, will be shortened by Senator Shaheen and ObamaCare.

To embrace the irony properly this circumstance needs a catchy phrase for the bumper stickers and I have some suggestions.

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The Bureau of Land Management is supposed to be part of the “conservationists” of the Federal Government.  This whole thing was blown up over “protecting the desert tortoises” (on the endangered list).  You would think that in the performance of their duties, the Bundy cattle that they had mercenary cowboys round up would have actually taken care of them at best and at the very least, bring them to a slaughter house and recoup some of the money that the Feds say that Cliven Bundy owes them for grazing fees.  and now those newly born calves are at risk.  Proof?  Click on each (more after the jump) for the larger versions.

Listen to the podcast – Jerry reporting in from the Bundy Ranch at the end with an extended interview.  Pix below just sent in by Jerry.

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