In an interview with Think Progress, New Hampshire Congressman Frank Guinta states that he will not be taking the Health Care portion of the benefits package afforded to members of Congress. Snippet taken mid-interview. TP2: He’s referring to the Federal Employees Benefits Plan that all members receive. GUINTA: Well, I think there’s a difference between … Read more
November 18th, 2010 Washington D.C. – Congressman-elect Frank Guinta (R-NH) issued the following statement on his support of the Republican Caucus’ vote to implement an earmark moratorium for two years. Guinta made cutting spending and government transparency hallmarks of his campaign and will work tirelessly to see these principles implemented in Congress. “The earmark process … Read more
Speaking at the AFP event, Congressman-elect Frank Guinta says a few words guaranteed to piss of Manchester democrats…which to be honest, is why I posted it.
Carol After the debate…. Just a steaming pile… She talked too fast, sounded too whiny, was defensive, and even had that elitist snooty tone all at the same time. And she’s still wrong on all the issues. She looked petty and desperate. Frank Kicked her ass. That’s right, I said ass. … Read more
I’m not sure what that level of commitment entails, but symbolically it invites the supporters of both candidates to assist in the shared goal of removing a guaranteed vote for anything Pelosi proposes in all it’s destructive glory whether she is a majority or minority leader.
An editorial in this morning’s UL attempts to suggest the voting results demonstrate a unique character to New Hampshire’s electorate but it makes some assumptions that to me seem a bit naive
That’s not to say the premise is wholly wrong, just that anyone who was really paying attention to the finer details during the primary would not have been fooled.
The initial indications showing Frank Guinta with the lead have continued as the evening has developed but the race tightened with Rich Ashooh closing to withing a small percentage. In the end Guinta prevailed with Sean Mahoney–who conceded early coming in third place. The Ovide/Kelly race is so close it still has not been called. … Read more
I’m sitting in the backroom of Murphy’s Taproom surrounded by a throng of people, laptops, and smart phones and at some point in the next hour or so we will have some idea of who will be the next congressman from CD-1. Yeah, I’m assuming that whomever wins will crush Carol Seiu-Porter. So check in … Read more
Brian Burch, who was (or is) the president of Fidelis Center for Law and Justice, a Pro family pro marriage, pro life group, and the head of Catholic Vote.org, had this to say in the Catholic Vote.org endorsement of Mayor Guinta for NH CD-1 “There are two great reasons why we must help Frank Guinta. … Read more
Is it absurd to think that a guy who earned almost $400,000.00 last year, and probably something similar in preceding years, would have no additional income to declare to the Federal election Commission. No savings accounts, no IRA’s no investments of any kind?
How about a guy who was also a lobbyist at least somewhat familiar with the election laws about money in politics?
Well don’t act surprised because NH-01 candidate Rich Ashooh will have to amend his FEC filing. It appears he failed to list all his "secret" bank accounts on his original filing. In fact, the filing fails to list any accounts, no investments, funds, savings, nothing–just his salary income, his mortgage, and the boards and committees on which he sits. Rich Ashooh has no savings or investments? Where’s the false outrage?
The Mahoney supporters seem unwilling to answer to the charge that Sean is playing games with his principles.
Let me break down the problem as quickly as I can.
Mr. Mahoney is on the board of a foundation that has recently (as in since 2008) given upwards of $160,000.00 dollars to pro-abortion groups and abortion advocates. But Mr. Mahoney is pro-life. So to address this contradiction we shouldn’t really address it at all.
My favorite excuse so far is that Sean never inhaled. That is to say that some supporters claim he may not have known or did not approve that spending personally. Maybe, but he never approved the spending in the GOP that drove him to abandon his position as a committeeman on principle. Why hold the GOP leadership to one standard, and the New Hampshire Charitable foundation (NHCF) leadership to another? And more importantly, if Sean did not know about all that abortion money, despite his position on the board, how can we in good conscience send a guy to DC to look out for us when he can’t even smell the blood in the water at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation?
For the record, there is a PDF available of Sean Mahoney’s individual donors at the FEC but it is not as easy to access nor review on line as any of the other FEC data for New Hampshire candidates. Perhaps I should be clearer. Out of the 19 candidates reporting receipts to the FEC in all the federal level races for New Hampshire only Wesley Michael Sonner Jr, Timothy Vanblommesteyn (Both in CD-2) and Sean Mahoney do not have their detailed data available on the front end FEC candidate list page for each respective race. I know what you are thinking. Who the hell is Timothy Vanblommesteyn and why are he and Sean Mahoney being dissed by the FEC.
Listening to twenty or so people give political speeches in succession may well be worse than being water-boarded. Listening to twenty or so political speeches in an air-conditioned room with close to 300 people who (more or less) are on board with just about everything that is likely to be said at that kind of event is choir practice. But having that kind of access to that many candidates for three hours is priceless.
That is the CNHT annual picnic, in a nutshell–plus an all you can eat buffet of picnic fare, with P.J. Rourke as a guest speaker right in the middle of it all. From noon to three today, at the VFW hall in Hillsborough New Hampshire, the 12th annual Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers picnic attracted dozens of candidates for every level of office and hundreds of people who were looking for an opportunity to meet and talk to the candidates who want to represent them. It’s like a House party for every candidate all at once, and if you missed it you missed a chance to get personal attention in a very important election year.