So again, tell me: WHO has benefited from higher Educational spending

From these graphs by Cato, it certainly hasn’t been the kids…. With all of the massive spending (taking from all levels of educational spending, it is now larger than military spending – in the middle of two wars):   And why, please tell me why, costs are up almost 100% since 1970 when enrollment are … Read more

Will Buckley come Out Against Horrigan?

So I wonder what Ray Buckley thinks about Tim Horrigan changing his mind?   Mr. Horrigan found himself stuck in the event horizon of Keith Halloran’s "dead Palin" remarks in early August and in a fit of malaise swore off the House and resigned his position.  While I implied that would hardly last, (and I … Read more

Let’s Play Ball

If you believe the rhetoric Carol Seiu-Porter and Paul ‘Hot Dog’ Hodes are bulwarks of the middle class lifestyle and protectors of the elderly.  So what would they make of this, from a letter sent to Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday?

A number of tax cuts enacted in the past decade are due to expire at the end of this year. Our fiscal policy should be one that maximizes economic growth and private sector job creation. That is why we strongly believe that Congress should extend the current tax rates for dividend and long-term capital gains taxes…We [] have a responsibility to protect middle class families and seniors from harmful tax increases and their economic impact…

Many seniors depend on this income to supplement their fixed retirement income. A recent study found that in 2007 over 27 million tax returns had dividends qualifying for the reduced tax rate reduction. Of those returns, 61 percent were from taxpayers age 50 and older and 30 percent were from taxpayers age 65 and older.

Would they say it’s just a ploy by the authors to excuse an extension on tax cuts for the wealthy?   Could we expect promises to fix it, whatever it was that needed fixing, after the fact?  Or would they simply dismiss it and ignore the consequences to the elderly and those nearing retirement like they did with health insurance reform?

So what would they say if the letter was sent to Nancy Pelosi by 47 House democrats?

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White Walshing Lynch

I guess the Lynch campaign is busting a kidney over the pressure being put upon them by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM).  It looks like NOM bought up $425,000.00 worth of air time with which to expose our little governor to that which he has long become unaccustomed–he will have to stand on something … Read more

More on Bill O’Brien….

New Hampshire State Representative and constitutional scholar Dan Itse publicly endorses Bill O’Brien for Speaker of the House:

Number Poems

I neglected to share this, but on the first day of school this year my 5th grader’s first homework assignment in math was a math poem. Using numbers in a poem. That was the Math homework that day. Use numbers….to make a poem.

Public School Propoganda So Obvious It’s Absurd.

Have you heard of Upfront Magazine?  It’s a product of the New York Times, delivered through Scholastic, to public schools and then public school students, and it is not much different from the actual New York Times.  For example, the September 6th 2010 issue has articles that promote workers rights in China (promoting Unions), seek to explain the complex problem with illegal immigrants (soft selling Amnesty), and then there’s the cover article–‘Americas Challenges 2011,’ a discourse on some of the issues that our new President Obama must cope with.

Here are the opening few paragraphs.  You ready for it?

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John ‘Job Destroyer’ Lynch ….Bad for New Hampshire

So John Lynch didn’t create a better job situation, he simply scared off enough people to make the absence of almost 11,000 jobs look like an improvement. 5.8% is better than 6.6% right? Tell that to the 11,000 people who lost their jobs or the thousands more who gave up on John Lynch’s New Hampshire.

An observation – hey, they’re only doing what he’s been doing…

Role Model – that’s what many of us are, like it or not.  The Youngest paid me what I consider one of the highest compliments the other night that a Dad could ever get "Dad, I saw what you went through; you almost gave up – but you didn’t!  Now I know how you feel – and I’m not giving up either"

Role models – I have been heard to say that Character is what a man does when no one is around to see him.  I guess I was doing the right thing at the time – and simply did so because it was the right thing to do at the time.  Little did I know that a young Youngest was watching.  No higher praise can a Dad receive.  It also shows that we all are role models, even a simpleton of an ordinary schlub that I am.

On the other thand, how about the most powerful person in the world: President Obama?  What has he modeled?

“It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election,” Obama said.

Whatever complaints they might have about climate change or other issues, Obama said, it is “just irresponsible” that some Democrats and progressives were lacking enthusiasm for the election.

“If people now want to take their ball and go home that tells me folks weren’t serious in the first place,” he said. “If you’re serious, now’s exactly the time that people have to step up.”

Why should he be so incensed – or the word that has been thrown around by both the Right and the Left – "condenscending"?

When one is a good role model, this applies: say what you mean, do what you say.  And always remember that actions speak louder than words.

What is the behavior that former Obama voters are modeling?

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And then there were four – plus one more

It looks like the race for NH Speaker for the House (pretty much, the most powerful political position in NH, outstripping that of the Governor) has just gotten more interesting.  From the NH GOP, this was incoming:

 New Hampshire Republican Party Communications Director Ryan Williams released the following statement today on Terie Norelli’s (D-Portsmouth) announcement that she intends to seek another term as New Hampshire House Speaker:

"Under Speaker Norelli’s watch, Democrats have increased spending, raised job-killing taxes and driven New Hampshire to the brink of an unprecedented fiscal disaster. The state now faces a projected deficit of nearly $800 million as a result of the Democrats’ failed leadership and gross mismanagement of the budget.

The entire release is after the jump. So, on the Republican side we have four:

  • Bill O’Brien (who has received the GraniteGrok endorsement)
  • Gene Chandler (lots of traffic at his area at the NH GOP Convention – but there were LOTS of donuts there too!)
  • Susan Emerson (Steve’ observations here)
  • John Reagan (who set up next to the GraniteGrok area at the NH GOP Convention – not much traffic there from what I saw) 

First thoughts?

  • If and Only IF

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Another New Hampshire Myth Busted!

Thirty nine democrats voted with republicans to hold off the adjournment, but the vote fell short, leaving the tax hikes on the books as the House leaves to defend two years of excessive spending, massive debt, the democrats unpopular health care plan, the failure to utilize Pay-Go as promised, the inability to even try and form a budget, repeated ethical lapses by liberal law makers, and a host of other ills that have driven their approval rating to historical lows.

NH: Republican Primary aftermath….

I would be remiss if I didn’t post up the obligatory current poll results – and given that it is now a couple of weeks after the primary, I’m looking at these as more real than ‘bounce": NH CD-1: Fmr. Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta (R) 50%Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) 40% NH CD-2: Fmr. Rep. Charlie … Read more

Notable Quote – Neal Boortz

We’ve fought revolutions before. There’s a difference though. In 1776 we had patriots who were willing to die for this country. Next month we only need patriots who are willing to inconvenience themselves for a few hours by going to their voting precinct. In 1776 we had heroes who left bloody footprints on ice covered … Read more

Racists-R-Them

The Reverend speaks the truth. Too bad the liberal hypocrites won’t admit to any of it. H/T Big Journalism

Data Point – And they wonder why the TEA Party folks are concerned?

We hear SO much about how our lifetyle is so unsustainable from the "Green" perspective.  All these Green activists have decided that mere cleaning up the environment is no longer sufficient.  Just like M.A.D.D., who has gone way past their original mission statement to become what some are calling "neo-prohibitionists", they have decided that "behavior … Read more

Article IV, Section 4

The United States Shall Guarantee to every state in the union a republican form of government and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on Application for the Legislature, or the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Komrad Karol SEIU-Porter-Constitutional Threat

Carol SEIU-Porter seems to think we need government.  That the Tea Party and others do not want any government.  That there is no role for government.  And while there is a minority of people within the various facets of the movement who might agree, most of us do not because anarchy leads to oligarchy and totalitarianism.  That’s just how people are wired.

So what’s Carol’s real problem?  She has several but lets focus on the fact that based on the context of yesterdays’ CD-1 debate she has more or less admitted to being one of Jonah Goldberg’s aptly defined ‘smiley-faced’ fascists.

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The ‘Grok interviews Bill O’Brien – Part 5

This is Part 5 of GraniteGrok’s interview with Bill O’Brien who is running for Speaker of the NH House of Representatives from the "Liberty and Freedom" wing of the NH GOP. Question asked: Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

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