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Kamala is the Key to a Republican Presidential Win

March 29, 2023 Ray Cardello

The Democrats are placing all their bets on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris winning re-election in 2024. Their approval ratings continue to plummet, and both will easily be below 35% by the end of this year. These are not precisely the numbers to run a re-election campaign on. To most people, this blind faith in … Read more

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Notable Quote – Steve Mac Donald on Principles vs Party

March 13, 2023 Skip

Once again, the operative question: Who Watches the Watchers? We know who our “Watchers” are – our readers. Smart, opinionated, know all the pertinent facts/issues – if we screw up, they’ll let us know.

NH GOP CommitteeGal Juliana Bergeron: ‘There Are People’ in the (GOP) Who ‘Want to Put Women Back into the 1960s’

February 20, 2023 Steve MacDonald

NHGOP Committeeperson Juliana Bergeron is a Never-Trumper GOPe stooge and RINO extraordinaire, so when she claims that there are people in the Republican Party that want to put women back into the 1960s, I think she should name some names.

The Bureau of Arbitrariness, Tyranny, and Fear

January 26, 2023 Ian Underwood

In one of his eponymous lectures, Richard Feynman told a story about a lady who was pulled over for speeding. Told that she was going 60 miles per hour, she replied that she’d only been driving for seven minutes.

Clucker Commission Unanimous-Sununu Worst Republican

January 16, 2023 California Refugee

The CLUCKER COMMISSION-consisting of whatever of my coop was present, plus two bluebirds that forgot to fly south for winter-held and emergency session three days ago. I have no idea why. I think they forgot that each year they award the completely useless, “doesn’t even have bragging rights” award for the person who is the … Read more

“We Might Do Well to Take a Similar Approach toward Elected Officials”

January 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The rhetorical dust has settled on the business of choosing the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives. It was not exactly what you’d call business as usual, and the usual suspects were quick to feign outrage, and we should not forget.

Democrat PAC Citizens for Belknap Finished Its Take over of the Belknap County Republicans – Part 2

January 13, 2023 Skip

Well, this was more interesting than I thought it would have been. I figured that my previous post would have been a “capper” as in “the closing of a chapter”; write it, be done with it. I was wrong. A number of emails have come in over this but one came in that really showed the … Read more

All These Republican Congressional Bills Are for Show – We’ve Seen This One Act Pony Before

January 13, 2023 Skip

Retract the funding for the 187,000 new IRS agents. Voting to repeal the IRS with the Fair Tax. Restricting sales of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China et al. Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Secretary, Build the Wall. Prohibit voluntary contributions to the WHO. Whole bunches of other stuff. Meaningless drivel. No, not that they aren’t … Read more

Democrat PAC Citizens for Belknap Finished Its Take over of the Belknap County Republicans

January 12, 2023 Skip

Well done! While I was at the Selectmen’s meeting last night, the Belknap County Republican Committee held its January meeting and all went according to Gary Kiedaisch / Democrat Brian Biehl’s plans, In a standing-room-only crowd at the Gilford Library of about 16 people, as expected, Gregg Hough was elected chair, Doug Lambert (awaiting two … Read more

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Tucker Carlson on the Speaker Kerfuffle in the US House – “It Should Be Hard to Become Speaker of the House”

January 6, 2023 Steve MacDonald

I’ve weighed in on this US House Speaker thingamabob at NHJournal and on these pages, and I’m not in the minority. Not among Groksters or rank-and-file Republicans. It’s not only not embarrassing, but most don’t believe McCarthy should be the House Speaker. This means they are standing with the holdouts in Congress or at least the idea of them.

Republicans Turn a Win Into an Embarrassment

January 4, 2023 Ray Cardello

The midterms did not produce the tsunami or red wave that most people predicted. The Republicans did not achieve the majority they hoped for, and the Democrats still controlled the Senate.

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Welcome to the No-Party Party

January 4, 2023 Op-Ed

I have lately been forced to shed an illusion I’ve been enjoying for the last 5 or 6 years. Namely, that the Republican Party has a serious prospect of guiding America.

The Republicans Who Sold Us Out for $1.7T

December 29, 2022 Ray Cardello

There was a time when bills could pass through the Senate or the House on bipartisan votes, and it was considered good governing. Bills had opponents and proponents because of differing views, but a vote, either way, was not catastrophic to the country’s future.

Data Point – Big Tech Hates Republicans

December 8, 2022 Skip

Silicon Valley and its ilk have long left their more libertarian ideas behind and are solidly behind the more autocratic and Collectivist Party…but you knew that already, didn’t you? Well, here’s some quantification of your belief in that: (H/T: Powerline)

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Housekeeping: One Grokster’s Opinion is Not ‘Our’ Opinion – We are Not a Monolithic Hive Mind

November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 Steve MacDonald

I briefly spoke to a group of newly elected NH House reps a few weeks back. Present at the function were members of NH Republican House “Leadership.” I noted the slim nature of their majority and said that we (GraniteGrok) might be able to help them with critical priorities.

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NH GOP Delegate and Gunstock Area Commissioner Douglas Lambert Arrested and Charged with Simple Assault

November 28, 2022 Skip

Once again, Douglas Lambert has fallen off the Political High Wire Act that has always been his downfall. His hubris has caused him to believe, again (like the Ray Buckley incident) that he was politically invulnerable and impervious to any reaction. He needs to RESIGN NOW from being an NH GOP Delegate and his Commissioner … Read more

November BCRC: General Members Only Meeting – Charges against Gregg Hough (Meeting Disruption)

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Skip

Last Wednesday, 11/9/22, was the monthly meeting for the Belknap County Republican Committee. Instead of the normal agenda, the first part of the meeting was set aside to consider charges against former NH State Rep Gregg Hough for materially disrupting the October meeting by calling into the Weirs Times office, via a proxy (who has … Read more

Trump is Running in 2024 – Dem vs. Republican Response

November 16, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The big news that’s not so big ‘cuz everyone should have seen it coming is that Donald Trump has announced he is running for President in 2024. There are many good reasons to do it this soon, but the consensus from the Machine is he should have waited, which is why he didn’t.

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Welcome to (blue) New Hampshire

November 11, 2022 Burt Janz

So, the 2022 elections are over, and NH decided that it had no intention of bringing about a change in political direction in Washington, DC.

Belknap County Republican Committee: In the Case of Gregg Hough vs GraniteGrok

October 14, 2022 Skip

Well, I think is the end of this particular running saga – but politics is not rational. To recap, soon-to-be former Rep. Gregg Hough is trying is employ what Gunstock Area Commissioner Doug Lambert (of DGF Industrial) used on fellow Republicans and Gunstock Area Commissioners Peter Ness and Dr. David Strang.