The Congresswoman From EMILY’s List

I guess when Carol Shea-Porter took office she swore to defend her special interest donors before the constitution and the people. That’s how she’s legislated. That’s how she’s voted. That’s who she is.

Lunch for Lynch

Mike Hoefer is skipping his Lunch for Lynch and he’s asking the folks at Boo Hoo Hampshire to do the same.  He figures, rather than spend $9.68 at Panera bread he’s donating that money to Lynch for Governor to help fight back against the attacks by NOM. Well Mike, I have a few thoughts. Panera … Read more

Lynch Lies Some More

He lied about the confab being for campaign contributions, he lied about the deficit and spending, he lied about balancing the budget, the "surplus" meme is a lie in the context with which he’s applied it, he stood for parental rights then shot them down, he said he was against broad based taxes but signed … Read more

Bill O’Brien and Historic Change in the NH House of Representatives

Here’s something no one has discussed: For possibly the first time in New Hampshire history, "newcomers" to the state House of Representatives—first and second term reps—will constitute a majority. And not a small one either. A very large one.

7th term state Rep. Bob Rowe has just released a commentary. Here, in part, is what he says:

"You have seen the voter attitude towards incumbents; much of the criticism is justified, and yet it is the incumbents who have institutional memory. Their experience is vital in the Legislature. However, it will be the newer members who will control our caucus.  In January I expect first-term and second-term Republican legislators will constitute over 75 percent of our party members in the House."

After speaking kind words about both Bill O’Brien and Gene Chandler—both candidates for Speaker of the House—Rep. Rowe goes on to say as follows: "My choice for Speaker is Bill O’Brien. Why? We need to honor and understand the past, but we have new challenges before us. We need new leadership policies, organization and programs; the Republican management methods of the past are not adequate. New Hampshire requires a responsible, but new thinking Republican Speaker to insure the House will follow the Republican Platform. Bill will do this. I ask that you vote for Bill O’Brien for Speaker."

Rep. Rowe’s full commentary, intended for all the Republicans currently running for the NH State House of Representatives follows….

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How Do You Create A Job?

How do you create a job? Easy question, unless you are a liberal democrat like Dick Blumenthal.  Linda McMahon asked this question in her debate last night with Dick whom she is running against for the a Senate Seat from Connecticut.  He didn’t seem to know how. (See Red State for the video). Oddly enough, … Read more

Wrong Way

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In the long and undistinguished line of left wing rubber stamps milling about the State House like zombies, you can find Kevin Hodges of Hillsborough 7, perhaps better known as Kevin "Awesome Cool" Hodges, among the undead.  Kevin garnered a small measure of fame after an encounter with a young lady in his district who took umbrage with his casual use of vulgar language and his insults of experienced Republican legislators. 

One editorial (and this blog post) later and Kevin was destined for a followup–so here it is.

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Left’s Got Nothing, So Let’s Take Out The Trash

Put this Congress Where It BelongsComparing 8/28 to 10/2 is a bit silly.  One was not meant to be political, the latter was entirely so.  8/28 inspired hundreds of thousands to share rides and come together in honor, One-Nation’s unions and CP activists paid for the buses that delivered their paltry numbers.  8/28 was a kind and caring event about thanks and personal reflection, 10/2 was a crowd of selfish, angry windbags looking to protect their free ride on the backs of the taxpayers, and to expand the totalitarian power of a huge central government. 

Not too many people seemed to want that.

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One Nation – Sick Lying Bastards

So the lying liberal progressive dirt bags who want to turn America into a socialist state are the same lying dirt bags who post pictures like this to give the impression that anyone actually gives a damn about their stupid cause.

Ovide at American Thinker

At this critical time, we must subordinate our personal self-interest to that of the greater good, which is to restore the power of people over government, to break the stranglehold of the special interests and the entitlement class over Congress, and to devolve power from Washington back to the states and the people. The unprincipled, self-serving actions of Murkowski and Crist threaten these important goals, and they must be rejected by Republican leaders and activists everywhere.

The Spirit of New Hampshire…

…lives in the heart of Rep. Bill O’Brien. Support him to become the next Speaker of the House in NH.

DSCC Ditching Hodes

I was hearing rumors that the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) was not going to dump any more money down the Hodes-hole.   Then I read a post by Fergus Cullen over at Red Hampshire in which he believes recent phone polling appears to be testing the waters as to whether or not Hodes has the necessary level of interest for continued support.  And I just received a text last night indicating that the DSCC appears to be ready to pull the plug.

Watching Hodes deny it will be worth the price of speculation.

 

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Notable Quote – Thucydides

"The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage" – Thucydides (H/T: Tom)

So, where’s YOUR income coming from?

Government Dependency?  Sure looks like it – which means more and more wealth is being taken out of the productive class and given to those dependent upon government. (H/T: Clusterstock)

Winds Of Change

It should be common knowledge that if we get rid of John Lynch and enough democrats that we can also free New Hampshire from the retarded fad known as RGGI. And the green energy initiatives that are all based on flawed science and an economic model that costs us jobs and business growth.

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Charlie and the Conservatives….Part 2

Tom has a good post on the meeting at Jennifer Horn’s home last night – and that house was packed!  TMEW and I both attended – and no, we were not the folks who traveled the furthest to be in attendance.  Even though we are in District 1 and will be voting for Frank Guinta, I saw it as a "must" opportunity to give Mr. Bass my concerns from the Conservative side of the Republican Party. 

He tried to make his points, as Tom pointed out.  Normally, I would have video’d the meeting so that you, our readers, could make up your own minds without the filter of impressions of others (including my own).  Fortunately (or not, depending on your point of view), we were asked not to (even Charlie mentioned the aspect of being YouTube’d in an unflattering matter with such a crowd).  

Most of the folks were concerned – very concerned, and they let Charlie know of that concern in no uncertain terms.  Topics ranged from abortion to Cap N Trade to illegal immigration to taxes to Obamacare to….well, you get the message (did Charlie?).  In each aspect of their question, what shown was the message of "smaller government, smaller footprint, less interference in our lives, and stop taking choices away from us."  They want Government to be in the background and "out of their face", wagging its finger in their faces at almost every turn.  They are very concerned that the tipping point is upon us – or perhaps past us.  Uppermost was "has the US devolved into a Socialist Democracy where Government is preeminent rather than us?"

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What Tax is Fair?

The Granite State Fair Tax folks are back trolling for a broad based tax on the idea that it is more fair?  Fair to whom?  That’s always the question but it never tries to address why we need a tax, and why we need to control how much of it the government can collect, or how easily they can grow it.

And back in May of 2010 I once again tried to make the case for property taxes as better way to control the flow of revenue into the government.  It may or may not be my most persuasive but it is my most recent.

 

May 25 2010 ‘Why Property Taxes’

I have argued at great length on why relying primarily on local property taxes is the best mechanism for keeping government small.  But no matter how often I bring it up someone always tries to make the point that it’s not fair.  Why should the people who actually own the physical land in the state have to bear the burden of the costs associated with the governance of that land and the people who live on it? (That’s not exactly how they say it, I’m just translating it into common sense.) 

I happen to think that question answers itself, and as I’ve stated before should act as a necessary mechanism for filtering out unnecessary spending and over aggressive revenue seeking by busy bodies at every level of government.  Yet I am still confronted with the issue of New Hampshire’s unfair property tax burden–to which I now respond, what burden?

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