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Well, it’s no surprise that the Concord Monitor, or as the Dads of Distinction call it, Pravda on the Merrimack did not print today my rebutal to several letters in support of Civil Unions even though Linda Donovan of Concord said: "Where’s the danger? In our Live Free or Die state, why can’t everyone have the … Read more
Two unimpeachable conservatives seem to think so. Peggy Noonan: The beginning of my own sense of separation from the Bush administration came in January 2005, when the president declared that it is now the policy of the United States to eradicate tyranny in the world, and that the survival of American liberty is dependent on … Read more
One of the arguments being advanced in favor of the constitutional amendments presently percolating in the House, the most prominent of these being the Whalley and Smith amendments (I’ll call them the House amendments), is that they would restore the status quo prior to the Claremont decisions. This argument is stunningly wrong. The status quo … Read more
After listening to the podcast partly about abuses of tax payers by the IRS from Meet The New Press Sat., it reminded me of two articles I had written that were published in the Monitor on Nov. 7 and 27, 2006 respectfully. Here they are for your reading pleasure. Plus, it’s a rainy, lazy … Read more
"The muted objections to the state legislature’s approval of civil unions-the governor signed the bill last week-is one sign of the state’s deepening liberalism. ‘In five to 10 years, it’ll be a solidly Democratic state like the rest of New England,’ predicts Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center." The article … Read more
. John DiStaso, writing in the Union Leader breaks the bad news: New Hampshire became the fourth state to legalize civil unions today, as Gov. John Lynch signed the bill, calling it “the New Hampshire way.” This is the full text of the Governor’s statement: "Dating back to the Abolitionist movement, we … Read more
A day designated in the United States for honoring dead members of the armed forces. Cross: 1. "A gibbet or ancient instrument of torture, generally made of two pieces of timber placed across each other, usually with an upright set in the ground and a horizontal crosspiece below the top of the upright. Upon this, … Read more
Charlie Arlinghaus of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy has released a study on what he sees as a growing hole in the NH state budget. It is lengthy, but a good read for the long weekend. Of course, if you wish to "not worry and be happy," you’d better skip it… . Tax … Read more
. In prior postings on the subject, I noted that the delivery of health care services in my local region is controlled in total by a single monopoly. I wrote …the local "non profit" health-delivery institution is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly. Through the years, they have worked all the machinations … Read more
On Monday May 21st, Newt spent part of his day here in NH, first at a book signing at Wal Mart and then at a meeting of his group, "American Solutions for Winning the Future" (ASWF), hosted by the folks from VictoryNH. . I filmed his entire talk at ASWF and have finally started chunking out the … Read more
It has come down to this: Those who back the Whalley amendment are “statesmen,” while those who don’t are “screamers” and “criers.” I’m quoting from a recent op-ed by one of the self-proclaimed statesmen supporting the Whalley amendment. According to this statesman, the Whalley amendment will lower the level of judicial review of education legislation … Read more
. Now that it appears that illegal aliens will be able to pay a $5,000 fine as part of a process to become a legal US citizen, what happens when they can’t pay? Most of the people I know in my daily life would have … Read more
The local paper (unavailable online) has noticed the latest project that the gang at the ‘Grok is supporting… Gilford bloggers take aim at pending NH civil union law by Michael Kitch Saturday May 19, 2007 GILFORD — Doug Lambert and Skip Murphy, the protean conservative couple who spawned the internet blogs GilfordGrok … Read more
Apparently, Mike Whalley told the House Finance Committee yesterday that his “amendment, by including the word ‘reasonable,’ would lower the standard [of judicial review]. Court review of legislative decisions would be based on whether they have a ‘rational basis.’” There is a standard of legal review known as rational basis review. As a practical matter, … Read more
I totally agree with this sentiment. It is the antidote to apathy… "The manna of liberty must be gathered each day, or it is rotten. Only by unintermitted agitation can a people be kept sufficiently awake to principle not to let liberty be smothered in material prosperity. Republics exist only on the tenure of being agitated." … Read more
. Last week I posted a piece about Hillary Clinton visiting Laconia and having a private meeting with the leaders of the local health-care monopoly. I wrote: As they lament rising costs that hurt "little people", do you suppose anyone will ask why the LRGHealthcare CEO’s salary rose nearly $134,000 in the span of … Read more
If you got it, they’ll tax it… . The following press release was issued yesterday afternoon by the NH House Republican Office. Can you imagine if this was the GOP that had decided to tax milk? I’ll bet the Dems and their comrades in the statewide newsmedia would have had a cow… NH Democrats Continue to … Read more
Our friend Liz Mair of GOPProgress.com fills us in on an interesting election coming up in "Kennedy County" south of the Granite State (er, we’re lookin’ like Kennedy Country here in NH, now that I think about it). In this week’s column for the New York Sun, Liz reports on the upcoming October election to … Read more
As stories file in about the murder of Corporal Bruce McKay, I am sad to report that I have become a “crime voter.” The murder of Corp. McKay began officially to push me in that direction, but then an evening visitor at my front door sent me over the edge. Seems one of my neighbors … Read more
. The Democrat controlled NH House Judiciary Committee caused a stir when it rejected on Tuesday a Senate bill requiring the POW-MIA flag flown at all courthouses in the state. The NHInsider reprinted a Union Leader editorial on the matter giving the details: "Barnes’ bill, Senate Bill 27, would have mandated flying the … Read more