Category Archives: National Politics & Policy

Thomas Sowell Has The Right Of It

As Thomas Sowell has stated, Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. Unfortunately for us, that is all too true. Think … Continue reading

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Republican Majority Congress is Preparing to “Enhance” Background Checks

When Congress passed national reciprocity, it also passed Fix NICS legislation. At the time Rep. Massie warned that in the US Senate, as soon as there was another shooting, Senate Republicans would drop reciprocity and bring Fix NICS to the … Continue reading

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58% Lack Trust in the Government’s Ability to Enforce Gun Laws

Rasmussen Poll: Florida shooting has not moved the needle. In the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, officials and activists are calling for tighter gun control laws. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and … Continue reading

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Phil Kerpen – Tax Reform is a triple victory for the American people

Another special edition of GrokTALK! this time featuring Phil Kerpen from American Commitment. Phil believes that the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law is a triple victory for the American people. | More at GraniteGrok.com

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How Progressive Policy May Have Cost 17 People Their Lives

The culture question will continue to dominate our discussion as we work our way through why a troubled kid shot up a school.  But Democrat-Progressive policy may have some part to play as well. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok

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The Memo! The Memo! – The Devin Nunes Memo Alleging FBI Corruption Released

The most damning thing, so far, in the long talked about the memo, is that the FISA warrant issued to spy on the Trump Campaign and the Trump transition would never have been issued without the dossier we now know to … Continue reading

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5 Times Democrats Should Have Stood and Clapped During Trump’s State of the Union — But Didn’t

When President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address last night, Democrats weren’t happy about it. It was a real shame, because Trump offered them many olive branches — libertarians would say he gave them too many. … Continue reading

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Trump’s ‘go-yuuuuge’ ‘in-their-face’ DACA deal

President Trump’s proposed deal with the Democrats on legalizing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in exchange for a border wall, an end to the visa lottery, and an end to chain migration, is drawing some cautions from the … Continue reading

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#ShaheenShutdown

After putting the future of illegal immigrants above that of US citizens, Shaheen demands GOP Pay servicemen during HER shutdown! | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com

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Jeanne Shaheen lies to make political points

The outright lie is that of SCHIP which Democrats demanded be in the spending bill that would keep the Feds open. She LIES when she intimates that her political enemies have refused to fund it; the Republicans added it to … Continue reading

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