Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
A last minute stocking stuffer from Planned Parenthood
How would you like to wake up on Christmas morning to find a gift certificate in your stocking? How about one from Planned Parenthood? Before you explode with moral outrage—if that’s something you feel inclined towards doing–think about what … Continue reading
Building a better bailout
Here’s a cure for the economic crisis. Turn off the TV news. I’m serious. Then don’t bother to read the front or business pages of your newspaper, if you are one of the few people who still actually reads one. … Continue reading
Posted in National Politics & Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged Economy, National News and Media
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Poked right in the RGGI
Tom Fahey reported in this Sunday’s Union Leader, that Linda Hodgdon, the State’s Administrative Services commissar had floated a trial balloon on the status of the estimated 18 million the PUC could net from its upcoming regional carbon credits auction this year. … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Energy Policy, New Hampshire News, taxes
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More Republican Boots on the Ground
The New Hampshire Republican Volunteer Coalition (NHRVC) is looking to establish itself as a ‘boots on the ground’ civilian army, recruiting and training activists and campaign volunteers to support what they call ‘Real Republican party candidates.’ What exactly are ‘Real Republican … Continue reading
How State run health care could kill Freedom
Whenever the state wants to trample all over your rights without appearing to do so, it typically must find a States interest in whatever it is it wants to do. This, in the simplest of terms, means that if the … Continue reading
Did Shaheen try to ‘Cell’ you on another bad deal?
The largest deal in Stem Cell research history is under way between two bio-techs who are prepared to invest 1.4 billion of their own money in the joint venture. Genzyme and Osiris are coordinating an effort to bring the … Continue reading
Posted in National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Jeanne Shaheen, Stem Cells, taxes
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The Supreme’s are back
The Supreme Court is back in session, and their first decision of the 2008-2009 US tour lifted a lower court ban on sonar use off the California coast. This from Yahoo news. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, National Politics & Policy
Tagged National Politics & Policy, Supreme Court
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Welcome to the Resistance
Supporters of small government are officially in the minority. And eentrenched Liberalism, to be referred to from here on out as the Empire, is going to use its ‘mandate’ for change to expand government, and then figure out how to … Continue reading
Talk radio as performance art.
The ‘Fairness Doctrine would force private businesses to use their money and their time in a manner defined by the federal government. If station owners with right leaning content did not include political content that toes the Democrat party line, … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, National Politics & Policy
Tagged democrats, Free Speech, National Politics & Policy
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Change?
Mr. Obama’s first step towards changing Washington was to select the corrosive and obnoxious Rahm Emmanuel as his White House Chief of Staff. The Rahminator, another member of the fraternity of Chicago politicians mutated in the lab of the corrupt … Continue reading
