Category Archives: Local NH Politics
Show me the Money!
I suppose I just failed to follow the “support the troops not the war” pandering to its most logical conclusion, thinking all along that the Left might actually understand what supporting the troops really means, you know, like paying for the stuff that … Continue reading
Trapped in a ‘Webb’ of deception
Merrimack, August 7th: In a letter by Fred Morse, posted at the Merrimack Journal on-line (I don’t know if it made the print edition) Mr. Morse quotes the BBC’s Justin Webb to justify his interpretation of some things McCain has said … Continue reading
All the opinion that’s fit to print
Letters to the editor are probably the simplest way for a publication to openly express its actual opinions on matters of policy. Opinion pages are popular. Using its editorial prerogative the paper can publish letters by “concerned residents” that might … Continue reading
EVIL!
The Evil oil speculators have “speculated” the price of oil back down to $113/barrel, a $34/barrel drop from its high of around $147 a few weeks ago when Chancellor Pelosi claimed Bush’s lifting the off-shore drilling restriction was a meaningless gesture. (Unlike … Continue reading
Rubbing off some of the Shaheen
Shaheen wants to distract us from the cold hard truth about her dark Blue roots by arguing that her opponent, Senator Sununu, is less capable than she simply because he voted with Bush 85% of the time. But a quick look at her policy and … Continue reading
AG Checks couch cushions for missing cash-finds IOU for 3 million
Kelly Ayott is after drivers who have failed to pay fines going back up to six years. Her office estimates that there are 3 million dollars in unpaid traffic fines due to the state. In the past five years two … Continue reading
More Left handed math.
How can Jeanne Shaheen insist that depleting a 700 million barrel fixed supply of oil into an economy that uses about 20 million barrels per day will really help the middle class, when the same Jeanne Shaheen insists that drilling new … Continue reading
The risk of broad based taxes
Kathryn Forry is running to the far left of Governor John Lynch on almost every issue. On the fiscal side she wants to replace the current property tax funding system with a broad based tax, but so far no democrat … Continue reading
Cleaning Queen Nancy’s House
Your voice in Washington has been stolen from you, but is democracy officially dead? When you voted for a congressman, no matter who it was, you got a person whose job it is, to ensure that they could cast votes … Continue reading
Shaheen helps us Refine the term “Alternative” energy
Jeanne Shaheen latest gripe is that Oil refineries are only running at 85% efficiency, and this is more proof that the Oil companies are milking “The Middle Class™” for profits. It’s a sad tale Jeanne, but did you know it’s … Continue reading