FB Doodlings – on the public unions protesting

Observation: …we in the private sector have to work to pay the taxes that allow them the sick days to skip out of work to protest us not wanting them to get more of our money…

New High (low) in Democratic Mainstream (lapdog) Media: “Roll Over, Scott”

Heh. This is great. The mainstream media acts like a pit bull when reporting on Republicans, but becomes a miniature poodle for the Democrats. "Roll over, Scott." LOL! This from the Drudge Report: REPORTER CONFINED IN CLOSET DURING BIDEN FUNDRAISER   Sat March 26 2011 17:04:37 EDT Staffers with Vice President Joe Biden confined an ORLANDO SENTINEL reporter in … Read more

Prison Reform. Do We Need Some?

Prison BarsI’ll admit it.  I have no idea what goes on in State Prisons, county jails, or local lock ups.  And I plan to keep it that way.  But two weeks ago I met the Sheriff of Bristol County Massachusetts and I was inspired.  Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has a few idea that remind me of my visit with Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona (here and here); a willingness to make incarceration just that. More like punishment, less like a gated country club.

Upon assuming the role of High Sheriff of Bristol County, Sheriff Hodgson immediately set out to implement his goals for corrections reform, public safety and raising the standards for the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.  He instituted structured disciplines for the inmate population and expanded the work release programs.

Approximately  three years ago Sheriff Hodgson gained international attention when he instituted the Tandem Work Crew, a strictly voluntary program for medium security inmates.  While initially controversial, the Tandem Work Crews continue to work in communities throughout the County.  He banned tobacco products for staff and inmates, removed televisions from cells, and donated weight-lifting equipment to police departments and the local Boys and Girls Club.    In July of 2002, in an attempt to offset severe budget cuts, Sheriff Hodgson instituted a $5.00 cost-of-care fee that every inmate is charged for each day they are incarcerated.  Programs affording educational opportunities, spiritual assistance and vocational aptitude have expanded at the House of Correction.

Prisoners should not have cable television, weights, or any creature comforts at all.

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A false sense of independence, I would say.

"Picture the elderly person that is in their home, independently living, because that is what is better for them, it gives them the most freedom, and their services do not arrive on time.  It takes the social worker, in the darkest hour of the night to go to that elderly person, make sure that they are cared for.

– Diana Lacey, President State Employees Association (SEIU)

This was said this morning on WMUR’s "Close Up" political show this morning – and if you combine this with that, once again you get that cloying feeling that the State has the preeminence in the "caring dept" – the State worries about our youngsters and cares for them, and worries about our oldsters and cares for them.  After all, the parents treat them like slaves chattel and obviously ignore their parents!

But that’s not the point of the post – what is the point is this question: is it a false sense of "independence" that is being flogged by this union President, Ms. Lacey?

We have seen the abuse and obfuscation of language before in the attempted service of political aims (the latest being President Obama…

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What’s Happening In Concord, last week and this week: The RLCNH Report

The RLCNH Report  | subscribe to this list March 27, 2011 ACTION ALERT! Several important floor votes are occurring this week: Budget bills HB 1 and HB 2 are on the house floor this week. Rep. Kurk offered an amendment to HB 2 ending collective bargaining for public worker unions when their current contracts expire and replacing it with at-will … Read more

Is This Discrimination?

From the nice folks at Yahoo News, we are asked to consider if screening applicants based on a past criminal record should be considered a form of discrimination? Employers, having a massive advantage in available workers, are coming under scrutiny for what might otherwise go unnoticed if there were not five potential employees for each available job–this according to Yahoo News. With so many people out of work any kind of screening becomes news-worthy. So screening out ex-cons may be discriminatory and a waste of natural resources.

America. Land of the Free?

Our country has fallen into the hands of…these types. Here’s information from stories in today’s Drudge Report. One day! Americans should be taxed based on the number of miles that they drive. Americans should be taxed for each roll of toilet paper they buy. American Girl Scouts should be banned from selling Girl Scout cookies on their … Read more

Obama- A Bad Investment Whose Turn is Running Out.

They promised jobs, cars, peace, good health, they’d save our homes, make peace with the world, and create a clean energy future. No more infighting, partisanship, dirty politics, special interests running things–nothing but sunshine and happiness.

Public Employee Union Members Fail in Attempt to Intimidate Republicans in NH State House Finance Committee!

WOW! On March 24, 2011 the State House Finance Committee—which prepares state budgets—met to vote on a budget bill. Rep. Neal Kurk proposed an amendment that would put an end to the so-called "Evergreen Clause" that gives public employee unions huge power in spending negotiations, and an incentive to "stonewall" in order to get what they want. With … Read more

Unions: “I Got Me and Mine…F*ck You and Yours!”

I fear that New Hampshire Senate Republicans lack the testicular fortitude that Wisconsin Republicans embraced in dealing with Union-related issues. In my 47 years on this planet, I never once begrudged a labor union its’ right to exist and advocate for workers. Today, that has all changed. I now think unions totally and unequivocally ‘suck’.

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Unions’ time has come and gone. The present-day union hackarama serves as little more than a loud, thuggish mouthpiece for a very small percentage of the labor force and merely exerts force on the greater masses into accepting higher taxes to pay for their often times lavish pay and benefits, not commonly available to comparable private sector workers. Only a Union collectively assembles people to act like disruptive bullies, and the rude jerks we witnessed yesterday at the Statehouse. Summarily, I think it behooves us to once again put the greater facts about Unions in perspective once again.

According to a 2010 report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 11.9% of the nation’s workforce are union members. Of that number, roughly 35% are public sector employees and 6.9% are private sector unions. Demographically, the highest rate of union membership is among those aged 55-64, closely followed by members aged 45-54.

Despite the representation of a small percentage of the American Labor Force, public employee unions have become the largest contributors to political campaigns. This self-serving, greedy and corrupt allegiance has now netted unsustainable and structural deficits in local governments and municipalities across the nation.

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