Preference Cascade – it is happening against Obama.

Winston Churchill: “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” I just returned Mark Levin’s Ameritopia to ‘Grok friend Jean who has been VERY patient in waiting for me to return it.  It is a very disturbing book to read (listen to) as when one compares … Read more

Part of the Preference Cascade? IMHO, the constant apologies….

And let’s not forget about the speech in Berlin: I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we’ve struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We’ve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to … Read more

Data Point – It’s the TOTAL tax burden, you ninnies (and not just the property tax)

When it comes to taxes paid, what really matters when getting down to brass tacks, is the total amount that is hoovered up by Government.  Once again, we see that NH does well indeed:

The top 10 states with the lowest tax burdens as a percentage of state income are as follows:

  1. Alaska, 7.0 percent
  2. South Dakota, 7.6 percent
  3. Tennessee, 7.7 percent
  4. Louisiana, 7.8 percent
  5. Wyoming, 7.8 percent
  6. Texas, 7.9 percent
  7. New Hampshire, 8.1 percent
  8. Alabama, 8.2 percent
  9. Nevada, 8.2 percent
  10. South Carolina, 8.4 percent

 The U.S. average state-local tax burden is 9.9 percent, according to the Tax Foundation, which translates into total state-local taxes paid per capita of $4,111, based on an average income of $41,146.

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A “Responsible Plan to end War in Afghanistan”

(H/T: “Rebuilding” – Obama for America campaign via Hot Air) Obama thinks this is the epitome of how to fight a war: just bring the troops home, declare victory; done.  Problem is, there’s another side in this war that hasn’t agreed at all to ending the war.  War is NEVER unilaterally declared done until the … Read more

Developing….Political Bias in Merrimack High School…Evolves

It may be too soon to tell for sure, but Monday was the day by which I wanted to hear about (or see) some changes in the way certain Merrimack High School teachers were favoring President Obama in class…and I have.

Not everyone has reported back yet but everything points to an effort at demonstrating some nonpartisan behavior.  Where there previously was just Obama, I am told there is now Obama and Romney.   Where this treatment was not possible, the pro-Obama messaging has, for the moment, been removed.  That was all I was looking for.  Some balance, and if that was not possible the absence of obvious bias, particularly in the instruction.

Will this first effort translate into more balanced classroom conversation lead by teachers with that previously obvious bias?

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Quick thoughts on the debate now that it is over.

Heh!: “Obama ‘death stare’ is the new Biden smirk.” It doesn’t matter if Obama wins tonite or not – it is whether or not Obama’s performance overall will cause people to change their minds when compared to Romney’s performance.  I think that while Obama may have squeaked out a win (barely), I’d call it a draw … Read more

Losing?

(H/T: Liberal logic 101)

Granite State Futures…At Concord High School?

The Granite State Futures Calendar is a great resource for finding out where these fools are planning to show up next.  Take this for example.  I’m not sure what they are doing, but it’s from 3-4 pm at Concord High School, in the Civics class.  Sounds like after school.  What exactly is this? Concord High … Read more

“Bad Luck”

As GraniteGrok is, in part, named from a word from Heinlein best seller “Stranger in a Strange Land” – grok), this is appropriate.  From Instapundit: THE ITALIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN COVERING ITSELF WITH GLORY LATELY: Italian scientists convicted over earthquake warning. This calls into mind Robert Heinlein: Throughout history, poverty is the normal … Read more

Some posts to read in advance of the Presidential debate tonite

In surfing a bit during a rather busy day, I gathered a few posts for your perusal as you listen to Obama and Mitt: Obama gets Poll Axed on the day of the final Prez debate A prediction for tonite’s debate (“a predator”) Five Foreign Policy Questions for Obama The bias of Bob Schieffer GALLUP: … Read more

Sandra Fluke – Ready For her Mall Tour?

About ten people showed for a Sandra Fluke rally in Nevada
Sandra Fluke knows how to draw a crowd.  Not quite as big as Tiffany at the beginning of her Mall Tour days, but hey, the North Reno Nevada Sak ‘N Save parking lot had people in it.

Fluke might want consider the inverted parallels.   She started out speaking to congress and getting national media attention, and now she’s been reduced to a roadside mountebank speaking to ten people in the parking lot of the local Sak ‘N Save.  At this rate she’ll be singing Tiffany’s first number one hit, a cover of I think we’re alone now. (Followed by ‘What could’ve been,‘).

Fluke’s “speech” was part of a scheduled day long Democrat get out the vote event.

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What Justice Ginsburg and Bill Maher Have In Common

Last week I wrote about some comments by Bill Maher that included this progressive gem: My motto is let’s kill the right people.  Sure Bill, you and the rest of the Progressive Democrats for more than 100 years…

This is a party descended from eugenicists whose support for abortion and “end of life decisions” is based on a desire to “people” their inevitable man-made utopia with only the best the human race has to offer (as defined by them), and to use the power of the state to reduce the burden of any life that could be or has come to be inconvenient to that end

Margret Sanger was not giving away contraception because women had a right to it, she did it to prevent the birth of burdensome people she viewed as genetically inferior.  She didn’t want them polluting her gene pool.

So today I am catching up on my reading and I discover a post by John Sexton in which he writes of an interview with the pro abortion Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg…

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