Category Archives: GraniteGrok
Tales from the BudComm – “raised by taxes”
Now those of you that have been reading the ‘Grok for a while know that one of my big bugaboos is the combination of TANSTAAFL and “free money” – the former being “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, taxes
Tagged Gilford, Skip Murphy, TANSTAAFL
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NH LSRs rated by sponsor ratings – Part 4
Boy, they just keep coming as if Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 weren’t enough! It does bring up a couple important questions: Do they ever wonder when enough is enough? Do they really think that we in Civil … Continue reading
NH LSRs rated by sponsor ratings – Part 3
Batter up! More LSRs / House Bills. As before, I’m bolding the ones that I’ll be looking at. As before, if you, dear readers and commenters, have a bit of time and interest, pick one or two (or more, there’s … Continue reading
NH LSRs rated by sponsor ratings – Part 2
Continuing on from Part 1, here is the next tranche of LSRs/House bills submitted to the House of Representatives: Reminder: this list is for purposes of triage – quickly guesstimating which bills are bad or good based on whether their … Continue reading
“Jasper confirmed as agriculture commissioner with help from Dems”
How apropo is that headline from the Union Leader! He became Speaker of the NH House by dint of the Democrats “appointing” him after his own Party had essentially rejected him. Bad things came from that, especially on issues that really … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, GraniteGrok
Tagged Department of Agriculture, Executive Council, Shawn Jasper
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“…what say you now about Obamacare costs? Start groveling with abject apologies – Part 3”
One or two or three stories may be anecdotal – but this is starting to turn into a flood and we have only Obama and Democrats to thank for this. They designed it, they legislated it, they passed it, they … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Health Care, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Insurance, Obamacare, Premiums
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Just how has the Uranium One scandal been “debunked”?
Mention the words, “Uranium One,” and many Americans shrug their shoulders, either blissfully unaware of the controversy or convinced that it’s a Republican ploy targeting Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. Others see a major scandal with far greater impact than … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Democrats, GraniteGrok
Tagged Hillary Clinton, Iranium One, Vladimir Putin
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Alicia Neely Gets Her Job Back
Update to Kimberly Morin’s October 31 post on the Grok: Alicia Neely has been reinstated to her job at the Sununu Youth Center. The formal announcement from Governor Sununu does not indicate if she’ll get back pay. See Morin’s October 25 post … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, Jobs/Unemployment, Second Amendment
Tagged Alicia Neely, Sununu Youth Center
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Is It Time for Some New Trolls?
The moderators at Granite Grok have allowed trolls to gum up the works of the comments section for a long time. These trolls have a pattern of behavior which is easy to see. It is tedious, repetitive, repetitive, and repetitive. The … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 