Paul Hodes (D- CA NH ) is insisting that Obama is not planning on raising taxes for the middle class, but like most Democrat strategies, what sounds like one thing, smells like something else. Obama’s plan at its simplest, which Hodes clearly supports, focuses on “taxing the rich,” while completely ignoring the fact that the only reason the middle class has an income to tax less of, is because “rich people” had the extra capital to invest in business and industry in the first place. The middle class has jobs because someone created or sustained a business model that required their employment. So it only follows that if you take some of that money away, bad things will happen to who?
Hodes on the wrong side of “Middle-Class tax cuts.”
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Creating Opportunity in NH?
This is a letter I wrote the Nashua Telegraph in response to an article in a Sunday edition back in late May. As is generally the case–for The Telegraph at least–it was never published. I wanted to start a section of the Blog for letters (published or not) and I happned to think this was a great one to start with.
To the Editor
How many business investments can you think of that focus on filtering capital through an inefficient government bureaucracy as a model for creating private employment growth and income opportunity?
The Sunday Telegraph business section focuses on just such a program in an article titled “Forward thinking.” The State Division of Economic Development has hired a coordinator to “help businesses avoid cutting positions.” Francis Allain, the coordinator, is charged (in a nutshell) with making sure business owners can locate various state resources to help prevent layoffs, or assist with employees who will need to be laid off. But I suppose it never occurred to anyone in State government that creating jobs at the state level, using money the State took from the pockets of private business owners, with the intention of helping businesses retain employees, sounds a bit ridiculous.
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Jeanne Machine.
Jeanne Shaheen wants to be the next Senator from New Hampshire, but Jeanne is a typical democrat. She supported Hillary Clinton and her big government dreams—ideas which candidate Clinton herself said, even the American people could not yet afford. Like most democrats, she would rather create committees and panels to investigate the options, options which somehow—no matter the make up of the committee—make more government, and by extension more tax payer dollars to support it. So if candidate Shaheen, like most Democrats, is simply looking to appease us rather than to actually represent us, what possible benefit is it to our state or our nation to add one more of these to such an august body?
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Tagged 2008 Election, Big government, government, Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire, politics, Senate, taxes
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Live Free or Die still means something
We may argue the practical differences between Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, but at the core only one issue should matter. Democrats want us as far from the decision making process as possible. They believe government is best positioned to make decisions that will “help” us run our lives. But each one of these decisions relieves us of some level of responsibility and gives that authority—and the cost of maintaining it–to the government. Republicans would prefer—whenever possible–to allow the people to make these kinds of decisions themselves. They prefer that power, both political and economic, remain local, closer to home, in our wallets and our local ballot boxes. And what is distinctive about the exceptions—because they always exist–is that while you may from time to time find Republicans that are inclined toward government largess, you will not find a single Democrat who is not.
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The Hodes way is not the New Hampshire way
I didn’t want to leave Mr. Hodes out. And while I have plenty to say about his lack of serious consideration for his own constituents, (more on that later) the best proof is his inability to think for himself. He’s been carrying more water for Nancy Pelosi than Carol Shea-Porter. (who clocked in at 97%)
Hodes votes with the House Speaker 98% of the time. With what seems like thousands of votes, you’d think he could find something to disagree with her on. No?
Anyone?
Bueller?
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Jennifer Horn to run against Paul Hodes for NH-02
A weekly columnist and radio Talk show host from WSMN-AM, Jennifer Horn is ready to take Freshmen Congressman Paul Hodes to the mat. She made her intentions official, saying she would only stay in office for 8 to 10 years.
Personally she can stay as long as she is doing the job and I have no problem replacing her sooner if she is not, but before she can begin there are four other Republicans vying for Hodes seat. This is a sure sign that there is adequate support from many quarters to remove the ineffective congressman from office. The stinkiest piles always seem to attract the most flies.
Kenny to Challange Lynch for Governor of NH
NH State Senator Joseph Kenny has officialy filed to run against incumbent Governor John Lynch.
Lynch has been popular in the past, reeling in impressive election victories, though I suspect this is due as much to the NH State GOP’s inability to field a decent candidate (and knee-jerk reactions against Republicans in general) than to any particular executive ability. Lynch has had to rely on parliamentary hi-jinx to get an 80 billion dollar bond to try and cover some of the 100 million dollar hole left in the budget by the spending shenanigans of his Democrat majority Legislature.
Democrats will be Democrats. Spending the fruits of our labors is the only policy they can all agree on, and as long as they hold all of the keys to State Government, New Hampshire should expect the free flow of new programs, regulations, and fee hikes to suck our tax (and lifestyle) advantage away until the only thing that will discern us form the rest of New England is…well..nothing.
Kenny’s bid is not the one most Republicans have been pushing for but Manchester’s popular mayor Frank Guinta has decided not to run. I’m not familiar with the real reasons, but hopefully Manchester will continue to benefit from New Hampshire’s loss.
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NH-01 Rep Shea-Porter takes us left–all the way to California.
My Congress-woman seems like a nice enough sort, but I have to confess to having a problem with her civil service to date. She claims to have my interests at heart but keeps voting with Nancy Pelosi. While there may be (former) New Hampshire residents living in California District 8, voting with their congressional rep most of the time isn’t wining her any huzzahs back here in New Hampshire.
My second problem is that she hasn’t actually done anything useful, unless sharing voting cards with the House speaker can be counted as useful. As an example, her web sight proudly displays a list of “Original Legislation” on the Issues & Legislation page. Under the 4 marquee items listed there are 5 bills, some introduced as far back February 2007. Three were actually sponsored by Rep. Shea-Porter, and the other two she co-sponsored. Of these 5 proud moments in her freshman term none of them has been scheduled for debate. When a 16 month old Bill, which has not even been scheduled for debate is given this kind of mention, you have to wonder what’s hiding in the balance of her legislative record.
So I went and took a look.
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Tagged 2008 Election, democrats, Legislation, New Hampshire, politics, Shea-Porter
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Blue is not my best color
Some day I expect my daughter to date someone simply because I don’t care for them all that much. Well in 2006 the voters of New Hampshire did something similar. They gave both State Houses to the Democrats. They elected two Democrat Reps to congress. And we still have a Democrat governor. I haven’t seen this many “D’s” in one place since my Freshman year in High School.
And I have to be honest, the pain is quite similar.
They keep trying to manage every aspect of my life with tedious regulations. My allowance is getting smaller (from all the increases in State fees). And to top it all off, now they are telling me we don’t have enough money in the family budget.
With a looming 100 million dollar deficit in the midst of an economic slowdown, it doesn’t take an Independent to see where this is going; bigger deficits, more fees, and yes, taxes.
But history holds the answer. With very few exceptions, the answer to any government deficit or spending problem is almost always fewer Democrats.
Now I am not condoning a 180 degree flip. I do not believe we should hand the entire mechanism over to any one party. But two years of flirting with a democrat majority has me feeling Blue. I’m tired of dating someone who always expects me to pay, never gives anything back, could care less what I think, and is only going to keep asking for more.
This relationship is over.
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