When “Government Does Not Work”….to Eliminate “Government” That Does not Work.

The non-partisan US Inspectors General have recommended spending reforms to Executive branch agencies that would reduce waste, fraud, and abuse.  The House Oversight committee has jurisdiction over the IG’s and on March 5, released a report relating to the issue, going back to 2001. There are now close to 17,000 unimplemented recommendations, over 6000 of them added since 2009. … Read more

Magpul Will Be Leaving Colorado… Immediately. [Updated]

Today, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a number of gun control bills into law.Magpul will be leaving Colorado as fast as they can

Magazine manufacturer Magpul warned the politicians that if they passed these laws they would have to leave and take their jobs and commerce (and taxes oh-my!) with them.  Magpul will be leaving pronto.

We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill, as well as general principle, we will have no choice but to leave if the Governor signs this into law. We will start our transition out of the state almost immediately, and we will prioritize moving magazine manufacturing operations first. We expect the first PMAGs to be made outside CO within 30 days of the signing, with the rest to follow in phases. We will likely become a multi-state operation as a result of this move, and not all locations have been selected. We have made some initial contacts and evaluated a list of new potential locations for additional manufacturing and the new company headquarters, and we will begin talks with various state representatives in earnest if the Governor indeed signs this legislation. Although we are agile for a company of our size, it is still a significant footprint, and we will perform this move in a manner that is best for the company and our employees.

The Colorado Democrats stood up for what they believed.  Magpul has done the same.

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Troopers Admit – They Just Want the Money

The New Hampshire Troopers Association and the New Hampshire Police Association agree.

Legalizing casino gambling wouldn’t endanger public safety but would in fact be a boon to law enforcement budgets, New Hampshire state police and police officers argued Monday.

No more crime than adding a large mall.  Troopers are stretched thinn.  There are even plea’s for concern over your loved ones waiting for help at the scene of an accident.  All because Maggie Hassan’s budget relies on 80 million dollars from a revenue source that does not yet exist?

So you people in New Hampshire, you better forget about any other problem gambling might bring with it because there is no other way to pay for more troopers.  Got it.

One more thing.

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Parts 8 and 9

And we start right in with Part 8:

  • continuing on the economy was a lady that asked the question “what is the next thing?” as if an entire State’s economy could be planned to succeed.  An older gentleman answered but I could not hear what he said,but true to form, The Enforcer went right after that.
  • One of the gentleman wanted to start a new business in NH but is hesitant due to the costs and regulatory headaches.
  • Two warring ideologies in the State: *I* built that vs Warrenism – “You didn’t build that” – is it individual effort or is it a community effort?

Part 9:

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Parts 10 and 11

Pretty much more of the same – Part 10:

  • Business startup issues: ease of startup credit, banking issues / regulation (to customers, on themselves), reduce barriers to entry,
  • Train the workforce – not to be the cogs in a machine but to design that machine, teach them to be entrepreneurs
  • You should be willing to pay more to a local store to have a local economy and support it.

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GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Wrapup

The last of the NHListens session at the Plymouth Senior Center on behalf of the Granite State Future plan, which is the local instance of the Federal Government’s way to Federalize local zoning codes via bribing us with our own money as the HUD / EPA / DOT throws money (with strings attached via the “Sustainable Communities Initiative” program) at the nine Regional Planning Commissions around the State.  Here’s the video:

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LP Is Awesome! No, Not Liquid Propane, the Libertarian Party. Or is it?

I saw this humorous graphic on facebook this morning.  I actually laughed out loud it was so absurd.  Then I went to the LP facbook page (Washington DC) to ensure it came from them, which it did.  I guess we could call it LP propaganda?   It’s a graphic designed to show us all how AWESOME Libertarians are.  They are pretty awesome, except when it comes to graphics like this one.

Libertarians are AWESOME!Now I’m assuming that the stuff in blue is lefty thought, those in red–are for the right, with the Libertarian party (on facebook at least) staking out a solid middle ground between the two, at least in this contrived configuration, and disavowing those issues they declare as legitimate for both sides–as defined by them–that are outside the lines defined for ‘Libertarians believe in.’

But when I look at this I don’t see awesome, all I see is  ignorance.   Case in point: Libertarians believe that people on the left believe in personal freedom?

Bwahahahahaha!

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The wretched unfairness of White Privilege…

…is being addressed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, according to a short piece in the City Journal magazine entitled White Wristbands: Wisconsin Declares War on Caucasian Privilege.

WhitePrivilegeAwarenessInteresting.

Also interesting is that the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction tries to explain the situation in an “Important Updated Message” on their website. In somewhat murky language, they conclude with a straightforward denial: “There is no wristband program in Wisconsin.” Instead, they say…

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Gun Grabbers and the Firearms Commerce Stream

“A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure.” —Hugh Kingsmill (British writer and critic. 1889-1949)

Ammo ShortageUSA Today: February 13, 2013: “Gun Dealers Report Shortages of Ammunition”

The Inquisitor: 2/18/2013: “The Great Ammo Shortage Of 2013 Continues.”

CNN Money: 3/12/2013: “Gun shops face massive ammunition shortage”

Huffington Post: 1/16/2013: “Ammo Shortages Widespread, Gun Stocks Surge As Obama Pushes For Tighter Controls .”

The Daily Caller: 2/18/2013: “Gun dealers report striking ammunition shortages.”

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Calvin Coolidge—and Thomas Jefferson—come to Grafton, Part II

Jefferson
Jefferson: “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” (But not in Grafton.)

Well then…where was I? Oh yes, I was talking about the Grafton town election we had last week.

Previous GraniteGrok postings explained what happened at the town deliberative meeting (see The Magnificent Small-Government Activists of Grafton, New Hampshire, and then Calvin Coolidge Comes to Grafton, Part One).

And then I left off in Part I at the eve of the election last Tuesday….

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What Problem Will HB 135 (The Repeal of Stand Your Ground) Address?

HB 135 would not address any problem, unless justifying the fear-mongering and misinformation campaign of the anti-gun crowd is the goal. To that end there is a great editorial about H135 and the fear mongering of the left, in the union leader.  here’s a snippet. Testifying against the “stand your ground” legislation in 2011, Associate … Read more

The Shrill Kathy On Fame And Infamy

“Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.” —Donald Rumsfeld 

Kathy_Sullivan_Shrill_KathyKathy Sullivan, in an opposite editorial yesterday asked in the Union Leader, “Is Bill O’Brien really better known than Franklin Pierce? Naturally, this was yet another hit piece on Bill O’Brien. Ben Franklin once quipped, “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.

Politics meets social science. Result?  A conflation of unintended consequences… the outcomes of which were neither foreseen nor intended.  It was the

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More Liberal Lies About Background Checks

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”  —Mark Twain

biden-malarkeySince  January, Gun Grabbers have been tossing numbers around in support of why we need universal background checks. President Obama parroted the talking point back in January stating, “As many as 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check.”

The New York Times, USA Today, The LA Times, the Washington Post, The Brady Campaign, and a whole host of others have repeatedly made the claim. On January 24, however, Professor John Lott, in writing for

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Democrats and Racism

Democrats love to call people names. One of their favorites is shouting “racist” at any person or policy they disagree with. Yet one of the main goals for Democrats is racist at its core. You see…

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HB135 “Stand your ground!” Rockingham District 4 State Representatives voting to kill it.

Self-Defense – a Natural Right.  After all, who is responsible, ultimately, for your well-being?  Certainly not government.  In fact, our founders recognized that this Right as being pre-existent to the formation of Government. They also acknowledged that this is not a Right that becomes null and void simply of the formation of Government.  Yet, it … Read more

Democrat Rep: Handgun Ban is Next

After the assault weapons ban, handguns are next.  That’s not just coming from some zany, paranoid, right wing kook like me. No, that’s coming from a Democrat crypto-fascist representative from Illinois. Don’t believe me? See for yourself:

Jason Mattera: “The assault weapons ban is only just the beginning?”

Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL): ”Oh absolutely, I’m against handguns…”

And they go on.

Jason Mattera: “We’ll never get a handgun ban with the Second Amendment as stated.”

Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL): “I don’t know, I don’t know that we can’t… I don’t think it’s precluded”

(h/t BlackQuillAndInk, Jason Mattera)

Exactly what Constitution did Rep. Jan Schakowsky swear an oath to protect?

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