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It looks like Senator Robert ‘Bob’ Menendez is fundraising for New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Well, there’s a wise decision. Robert has been implicated in a number of suspect behaviors for a sitting US Senator, not the least of which was accusations of sex with underage Dominican prostitutes.
What are the Shaheen optics on that, “well, as long as they had free contraception and access to taxpayer funded abortions without interference from a parent or guardian it’s no big deal.”(?)
Senator Andy Sanborn reports fabulous news!! –> the Senate Health, Education, and Human Services Committee voted to kill HB370, so that’s a win for parents and school choice!!!
The Senate will still have to vote on the recommendation to kill the repeal effort but this is a very positive signal. And I I get to say ‘…Democrats attempt to repeal education equality.‘ That’ll have the leftocrats foaming at the mouth and spraying spittle on their keyboards as they attempt to translate their outrage into smears and slurs.
How many more innocent lives are Progressives/Liberals/Democrats willing to sacrifice to further their political goals of controlling people and making them dependent on government?
While Democrat gun control proposals in Washington and Concord wouldn’t have stopped the Newtown massacre, they would make it more difficult for law abiding citizens to defend themselves from assault, rape, robbery, murder and other crimes.
Similar delusional Democrat policies, e.g., their counter-productive “Gun Free Zones” and highly restrictive gun controls that leave people defenseless, have already sacrificed far too many children and adults.
“It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.” —Don Herold
On Wednesday, March 27 Representative Janice Schmidt (D) Hillsborough 27 – Nashua took to the Londonderry Patch with her local voices entry entitled, HB 135: I Don’t Think It Means What You Think It Means. Representative Schmidt begins her entry with a supposed letter from a person who is concerned about the lack of ability to defends ones’ self within ones home…
Yes, the Andy Leach of the Title is the same Andy Leach that I mentioned here (e.g., NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn’s email to NH GOP Treasurer Robert Scott; “Nice Treasurership you got there; a shame if anything were to happen to it…”):
QUESTION???? Why is Andy Leach, in his capacity of CoS to Kelly Ayotte, being copied on this kind of matter? Yes, she may well be on the E-Board, but what does she OR Leach have to do with this internal governance spitting match? Can someone tell me, your lowly blogger, the why of this, please? After all, there are many folks out there that truly believe that I am of the dimmest bulb sort – I look to be enlightened! Or is it as simple of what I have heard in rumor: simply one of a few whispers behind the throne?
Anyways, CoS stands for Chief of Staff – Kelly right hand man. But I digress. This post is not about him but rather the Jr. Senator from NH, Republican Kelly Ayotte.
Here is the question:
I keep hearing that “the majority of Americans want more gun restrictions”. Reality? Seems to be “not so much”: (H/T: Wall Street Journal via Instapundit).
Dan Ffeiffer, senior adviser to Obama gave his opinion as to where Republican Senators should be looking for answers on how to vote on the Progressive gun control legislation that will be brought up soon for a vote: “If you remember, during the State of the Union, with the families of Newtown in the audience, … Read more
It seems that the Public Sector union members decide to tell the union leadership “Check’s in the mail!”. Imagine that – for all of the bluster of “Solidarity Forever!”, “Workers standing side by side!” and “Mighty, Mighty Union!”, as soon as these Union Members have the Freedom to decide “er, SHOULD I send that check in, now that the Government isn’t TAKING it from me automatically”?
More than two years after Scott Walker’s showdown with organized labor in Wisconsin, the official numbers for the state’s public sector union membership are in — and they are down. Way down.
You betcha! American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 40:
It occurs to me that the town and county committee’s try to do quite a lot to support local candidates and races. But what exactly is it that the State party, via the Executive Committee and chairman, do for Republicans in the state, other than give them an excuse to eat popcorn? They don’t … Read more
GrokTALK! is back. We are booking guests to discuss bills and issues, local, state and national. We record the podcast on Saturday from 9-11 am at the CNHT Offices at 8 North Main Street in Concord. If you would like to be a guest tell me the date you are available and what you’d like … Read more
“To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.” —Margaret Thatcher From Fox News: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 87. Known as … Read more
“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.” —Joseph Stalin
On Saturday, a Union Leader Editorial entitled, “Grabbing gun makers NH’s big opportunity” posited the question, “So why is the state not aggressively pursuing these companies and the jobs they would bring with them?” The UL editorial named
As public schools in New Hampshire begin the process of aligning curriculum to the new Common Core (National) Standards, parents should take the time to know what this means for their children.
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) together formed the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) to develop a set of academic standards. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a set of learning standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics. These standards replaced existing state standards in these subject areas.
To be fair, the old New Hampshire state education standards were some of the poorest academic standards in the country. Unfortunately, under the new CCSS, we will not see much academic improvement, while at the same time we are embracing some truly troubling “reforms.”
Contrary to the claims of the CCSS public relations machine, experts have uncovered the following about Common Core:
Rep. William O’Brien’s Comments on the Passing of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minster of Great Britain and the indispensable philosophical, political and international ally of Ronald Reagan, died this morning.
Lady Thatcher was a giant of conservative values and action. Along with President Reagan, Margaret Thatcher inspired us with her thoughtful and unflinching advocacy of a dynamic, forward-looking conservatism.
In reaction to her death, Rep. William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) was quoted as saying, “Prime Minster Thatcher will be missed. She was one of the foremost conservative leaders who have come forward in recent years and led change both in Britain and the United States. Just as the liberal progressives of the Reagan/Thatcher era tried to diminish both of them with arguments that they had to soften their rhetoric and abandon important goals to get elected, so we hear the same claims today. Thankfully, the Iron Lady and Ronald Reagan knew better that the importance of achieving critical public policy goals outweighed the politics of the moment and we remember both so fondly for their willingness to stand against the tide, let the personal invective wash over them, and make the world a better and freer place.”
Former NH GOP Chair Jack Kimball’s statement concerning the email thread posted here on GraniteGrok of the situation concerning current NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn’s refusal to keep to her agreement to not seek signatory authority of the NH GOP’s bank accounts (and other financial instruments) (emphasis mine): Soon after my election as GOP Chair, … Read more
Not from the IRS this time – a company by the name of CACH, LLC. I have known about the IRS liens but did not know about this one – January, 2013 (that I can remember, that is):
Rest of the paperwork after the jump (first page embiggen as well)
New Hampshire US Senator Jeanne Shaheen is not here to talk to any little people that are not her little people. When asked a question about more spending stimulus, as recommended by President Obama, that would be more debt spending at the expense of our children and their children, she couldn’t even be bothered to respond. I guess she’s … Read more
By itself, this video might seem strange and a bit out of place here, but be patient. It is relevant, topical, and pretty damn funny once it has been put into proper context. I’ll leave the latter to the next blogger willing to take up the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rVxcwe7EcaY