Tag Archives: politics
Sure, but can he do anyting else?
Over the past 10 years Obama has spent well over half that time campaigning for his next job. That’s like hiring a guy to work the front desk, but he’s never at the front desk; instead of doing what you … Continue reading
Carol-Shea gets some Flood insurance
This weeks Merrimack Journal again has a “Letter to the editor” from another relatively well connected democrat who is endorsing another democrat—Carol Shea-Porter—without any specific mention of his party particulars. Peter Flood has a distinguished list of credits including service … Continue reading
Under new management–PLEASE!
Gov. Lynch’s almost-ignored approval of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) a few months back is indicative of how the cataracts have grown wildly across New Hampshire’s traditional vision of a limited and responsible government. RGGI will make energy in New … Continue reading
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
Posted in Local NH Politics, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Defense, politics, Spending, taxes, The left
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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
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Bias, Cabinet Press, Jeanne Shaheen, politics
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Introducing “The Freeloader State.”
McCain went to Iowa and told the people there that as President he would help them market their farm products around the world, and discussed ways to help them profit in international markets, but that he would not support ethanol … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Ethanol, Farm Bill, John Mc Cain, politics, taxes
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Shea-Porter on the Economy
Every policy has a starting point and this beginning is the “perceived” state of affairs that we are to believe is less desirable than the policies stated objective. But if the starting point makes inaccurate assumptions or posits conclusions that … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Big government, Carol Shea-Porter, Economic policy, politics, taxes
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Conflicts of Interest
Shaheen has made some noise about conflicts of interest, but she has plenty of her own. Most obviously, she’s claiming to be fighting for middle class families, but all of her policies , particularly her pandering on energy policy, will remove massive … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Campaign Contributions, Jeanne Shaheen, politics, Stem Cells, Unions
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Bernie Sanders from the PRV
The “independent” Senator Bernie Sanders from the People’s Republic of Vermont, had this to say regarding Judd Gregg’s vote against amendments to the Heating aide Bill. “Do we vote to keep the old, the sick, and kids alive when the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, National Politics & Policy, taxes
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Drill, Energy Policy, oil, Policy, politics
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The New Media Militia 