Congress Needs New Energy and a New Energy Policy by Grant Bosse As oil prices reach record highs, gasoline and diesel prices make every fill-up painful, and New Hampshire continues to pay the highest electricity prices in the nation, we have to ask ourselves; why does Congress keep making energy more expensive? Last year’s Energy … Read more
The following press release issued by the Manchester Republican Committee discusses a declining revenue problem in that city similar to what we have witnessed here in Belknap County. The difference between the approach of our Republicans here in addressing the problem and those in Manchester couldn’t be any greater. As I’ve previously noted, in Belknap County, Democrats propose trimming budgets … Read more
Derangement Express . While Skip has decided to climb aboard the McCain Derangement Syndrome Express in concert with Rush, Michelle, and the rest, I have taken a decidedly more sober approach. While I agree that certainly McCain has been a pain in the @$$ for Republicans on some issues through the years, when I consider … Read more
…. . I have written in numerous prior postings about the NHDOT’s wasteful ways being perpetuated by raising tolls and gas taxes instead of forcing them to make the necessary belt-tightening corrections within their system. Using highway funds made up of gasoline and fuel taxes paid by the motoring public for a plethora of non-road … Read more
. On Thanksgiving, we went to visit relatives in my homestate of Rhode Island, and once again, I found myself envious of something happening in the news down there when compared with my adopted every-bluer Granite State. Consider this headline from Boston.com: State workers get layoff notices amid budget cuts Can you believe this? We’re talking about RHODE ISLAND, … Read more
…… . Why this guy continues to fool the voters as he does is beyond me. As reported in all of the state’s major media outlets at the end of last week, "Republican" Executive Councilor Ray Burton, fresh on the heels of sticking it to motorists with the new toll hikes, now wants to raise … Read more
He’s done it again. For the second time in a row, Frank Guinta –that would be Republican Frank Guinta—has been elected Manchester’s mayor. And, once again, he defeated a well-financed, articulate Democrat who was backed by the fearsome John Lynch. But wait. How can this have happened when just one year ago Republicans in New … Read more
. Sometimes you really have to wonder… In a letter found in the Foster’s Daily Democrat entitled, Don’t Cap Taxes; Increase them for the sake of the Children, a Mr. Verdenal H. Johnson writes about how distressed he is that when it comes to taxes, the people always want to say "no." He is apparently … Read more
.. . Following on the theme reported in my prior post, Tom Fahey, writing in yesterday’s New Hampshire Sunday News’ State House Dome column reports Asked about a gas tax hike to help repair the rest of the highway system, [Transportation Commissioner] O’Leary whose term ends Nov. 30 said any increase would have to come from the … Read more
. In his weekend radio address, President Bush gave an assessment of where we’re at in the war. He talks about both of the major fronts: Iraq and Afghanistan… THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In America, August is considered a slow news month. But in the war on terror, America and our allies remain on the … Read more
Here is a story about REPUBLICAN Neal Kurk’s desire to raise the gasoline tax. And the NH GOP wonders why it was booted out of office in 2006!
This past Saturday during our radio program, “Meet the New Press” (podcasts here) I gave co-host Pat Hynes (AnkleBitingPundits) the needle about “his guy”, John McCain, the latest politician to climb aboard the “man is the cause of global warming” bandwagon. As someone who refuses to buy into that notion, I am becoming more distressed by the day … Read more
I don’t know if it’s just me, but it sure seems like more and more scientists and weather & climate types are taking a more vocal, prolific stand against the notion that man’s activities are the primary cause of global warming. In this recent post, I noted a hurricane specialist that attributed the current more active … Read more
Mitt Romney formally announced his campaign for the Republican nomination today in Michigan. While regular readers know that I’ve been rather hard on Mitt in many prior postings, I do like the sentiment he’s put forth in his announcement speech. Friend Rich Killion, who works for the Romney team here in NH, was kind enough … Read more
In his radio address this week, President Bush speaks about energy. It all sounds good, but I can’t help but think that all of the planning that’s aimed at curbing consumption of oil and its refined products is ultimately going to consume greater amounts of my shrinking take-home earnings. My apologies for sounding so cynical … Read more
In this week’s radio address, President Bush spoke about the two biggest issues, other than the war, that affect every American man, woman, and child: energy and health care costs… THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I appeared before Congress to report on the state of our union. I asked members of the House and Senate … Read more
THIS LITTLE TAX DITTY WAS SENT IN BY AN OLD CLASSMATE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE CORRECTION. AT THE END OF THE MESSAGE, IT SAYS "NOT ONE OF THESE TAXES EXISTED 100 YEARS AGO . . .". ACTUALLY, THE TELEPHONE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX GOES BACK TO THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. THE TAX WAS INSTITUTED … Read more
The laws of economics are not as certain as the laws of physics, but if we ignore them and substitute liberal political rhetoric instead, we remain ignorant of the cause-effect relationships that effect our lives. Supply-demand, the costs of regulation, labor, and capital infrastructure, market uncertainty…all of these go into the price we pay at … Read more
The following is an address given by the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzada. Summary (and Conclusion) In my remarks, I have explained the path to success in Iraq – the actions that the Iraqi government, the United States, and other members of the Coalition see as the keys to achieving the strategic goal of … Read more