Category Archives: National Politics & Policy

7 AM–Polls open: Vote Early, vote often?

This tried and true maxim of the Democrat party comes alive as the polls spring to life at the opening bell.  It’s a lot easier to vote more than once when you have already sent in your absentee ballot, and can use the day … Continue reading

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For your consideration-

Me- This is a great piece.  I present it without interruption. Lorne Gunter: Thirty years of warmer temperatures go poof Posted: October 20, 2008, 10:26 AM by Kelly McParland Lorne Gunter, Ful Comment   In early September, I began noticing … Continue reading

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A Time for Choosing

The following comes directly from Reagan 2020.US .  It’s modern day relevance–44 years later–is startling.  Special thanks to Tim Condon and RLCNH for the link.  Here is Ronald Reagan at his best. Given as a stump speech, at speaking engagements, and … Continue reading

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Taking it up the Fannie.

Turns out Barney Frank, from 1991-1998, while actively involved in the finance committee responsible for Fannie Mae’s oversight, had a gay live-in Lover who was a high ranking executive at Fannie Mae.  Frank is on the record insisting that these GSE’s … Continue reading

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More Morse Code: Whatever it is blame it on Republicans.

The letter below was submitted to the Cabinet Press on 9/27/08 in repsonse to a letter from Fred Morse: “Letter writer says don’t blame him; he didn’t vote republican.”  Fred, using his trademark incomplete facts and gross abuse of suppostion, takes … Continue reading

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Is NH distracted by Cell phones?

The NH legislature, and Rep Richard Drisko, will be revisiting their efforts to write a new distracted driving law with features that prohibit driving with a pet on your lap, would require headlight use when its raining, and bans texting … Continue reading

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What say the NEA

My wife (she’s a part time teacher) got this nifty piece of NEA propaganda yesterday, (we actually get enough annually to clear a small Brazilian Rain Forrest–just in case you wondered where those dues went, other than to Democrat politicians) … Continue reading

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Is there a cure for VA’s disease?

In the interest of showing interest in the troops when they are no longer troops, politicians have invested at least vocally, in promoting their efforts to improving VA care.   I’m all for improving this care, but I question the need … Continue reading

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Misleadership – Shaheen

One of my favorite pieces of the Shaheen-Hypocrisy pie, of which there are many, is her evolving stance on the war in Iraq.  She was for it before she was against it.  This of course means she is party to … Continue reading

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Donkey Economics

Shaheen has been ragging on Sununu’s economic plan, comparing it to Bush.  She likes to emphasize big oil subsidies on top of that, but of course by subsidies she means less taxation, which means letting them keep what they legally earned.  … Continue reading

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