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An article in this morning’s Union Leader, click here, makes a good case for why the government has absolutely, unequivacably gone way too far in robbing parents of yet another one of their rights to raise their own children. I’m appalled to think that the State of NH keeps thinking, and most disturbingly, keeps acting … Read more
Because I’m a working woman, in addition to being a proud member of this blog, I have not verified any of these stats. However, I’m sure you’ll agree that the pictures alone are disturbing. WARNING!!! SOME OF THE WORDS ARE NEITHER WORK- NOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY! Click here for video on illegal immigration. BY JUDY
Well, Paris Hilton’s fans are almost as hysterical as she is… These people don’t just need to get "A simple life"….they simply need to get a life! click here and be completely amazed by the histrionics of her and her fans: CAUTION: Get a barf bag ready. I think I was shooting to high to think … Read more
. Strike a check in the win column for those in favor of taxation WITH representation. The NH House Wednesday correctly killed (well, at least tabled) Senate Bill 88. This nefarious piece of public-employee rump-swabbery should have never seen the light of day. As I noted in this previous posting on the subject, … Read more
How could you not have heard by now that Paris gets….uh….what did they say: "reassigned, but she’s still in custody." Click here for the sad, sad story of where Paris must spend the next 40 days. Ok, I probably just can’t be jealous without showing it because she has my last name as … Read more
UPDATE: She’s back in jail, now that’s hot! Well, Doug, this time it looks like justice prevailed. About time, my friend. Kudos to the judge! Paris’s antics almost make me proud of how well Martha Stewart took her punishment. Update: Oops…Paris thought she could "attend" court by phone from her mansion. Judge Sauer ordered her to appear in … Read more
The NH way? No way! . The following statement was released by the chair of our pro-family group, ConserveNH, in response to Gov. Lynch’s signing of the civil unions bill… In a surprise, unannounced signing ceremony, Gov. John Lynch agreed to rewrite New Hampshire’s marriage laws by enacting a civil unions measure that discriminates … Read more
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