Category Archives: National Politics & Policy
California Moves Up Presidential Primary, Political Implications Abound
California announced this week it will hold its 2020 presidential primary on March 3, moving up three months in a decision with the potential for an intriguing political impact. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Prime Time Primary Act into law on … Continue reading
New Hampshire Democrats Can’t Denounce Antifa Because They Are Antifa
Democrat Socialists, Bernie Sanders Democrats, the New Left, the Alt-Left, and Antifa are all names for the socialist labor movement (communism) that is so far left that nearly everything is to the “right.” To justify their violent cause, the modern … Continue reading
New Hampshire AG says he won’t join DACA legal action
CONCORD — Despite legal maneuvers by his colleagues, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald will take no action regarding Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA), his office said Thursday. “At this point, the issue is before members of Congress, our elected … Continue reading
NH think tank estimates $5 per American would pay for nuclear deterrent against North Korea
NASHUA, NH – With North Korea threatening high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack against the U.S. electric grid, experts at the New Hampshire-based Foundation for Resilient Societies estimate that a nuclear deterrent can be quickly established for a cost of about $5 per American. Protecting critical transformers with EMP blocking … Continue reading
Mark Steyn on DACA: Dreams, Delusions and Duplicity
As we had cause to reflect on Labor Day, no developed nation in the year 2017 needs mass immigration. To judge from the press coverage, the average DACA beneficiary is a twelve-year-old beatific moppet. In fact, Obama amnestied those aged 30 … Continue reading
Was Barack Obama Lying When He Called DACA A ‘Temporary Stopgap?’
I wrote earlier today about how the problem with DACA is bifurcated into the original immigration dilemma and the abuse of power by President Obama. That double problem is made even less workable by the extremists on both sides refusing to leave … Continue reading
Military Transgender Ban Is Official
Trump’s memo bars transgender people from enlisting, but instructs Secretary of Defense James Mattis to further explore how to handle transgender people currently serving in the armed forces. The memo also orders the Pentagon to stop paying for gender reassignment surgeries, except in … Continue reading
Feds Put a Boot on the Neck of a NH Planning Commission and I Don’t Think They Like It
Planning Commissions are not known for their concern about property rights, but here we have the Coos Commissioners wondering about the injustice of losing zoning authority over projects within the county developed on Federal Lands. | More… | GraniteGrok
Trump to stop travel from countries that refuse to help Homeland Security
The Trump administration has triggered visa sanctions against four countries that have refused to take back citizens the U.S. is trying to deport — tapping a little-used but very effective tool for forcing compliance. Officials at Homeland Security and the … Continue reading
Will Dem. Chair Ray Buckley’s Buddy Tim Ryan Run for President?
Tim Ryan for President wouldn’t be totally out of left field — he’s a charismatic guy with a compelling biography representing Democrat-turned-Trump counties in arguably the most important swing state in the country. He’s been on the short list of … Continue reading