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The high cost of delegates

Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Pelosi, Reid, Republicans, economic recession, Obama, Democrats, McIntyre, Global Warming, Presidential Primary, Media Bias, Will Breazeale, North Carolina | Leave a Comment

Don Surber has calculated that each delegate cost Obama $101,249. One has to wonder if McIntyre’s vote was worth the cost? But I bet Obama will help McIntyre raise that much and more, now that Mike is “on the bus” for Denver.

Filling the tank with moonshine

Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Pelosi, Reid, Republicans, economic recession, McCain, Obama, dirty tricks, Democrats, New Hampshire, North Carolina, World politics, Legislators, McIntyre, Will Breazeale, National Politics | Leave a Comment

Liberals moonbats in Congress have really screwed things up. Look at this - cross posted from awilltowin.blogspot.com
Liberals like Mike McIntyre think buying up feed corn to brew “Corn Likker” and putting it into our gas tanks is a new novel idea - he claims to be an NC native but he seems more like a […]

This War’s “Victory Gardens”

Posted on June 9, 2008 - Filed Under Republicans, Pelosi, economic recession, disorder in the courts, Obama, Taxpayer Pledge, Reid, tax pledge, World politics, Global Warming, Taxes, Media Bias, Democrats, National Politics | Leave a Comment

In World War II the people of the USA rallied to their country’s call with a patriotic effort to relieve pressure on the food production processes needed to feed our troops by growing food in their own backyards.
This war, which involves energy, should be producing a new “Victory Garden”. We should be developing energy sources […]

Farm bill - bad deal for taxpayers and consumers

Posted on May 15, 2008 - Filed Under Pelosi, Reid, Republicans, economic recession, McCain, Obama, Democrats, McIntyre, Hillary, North Carolina, Global Warming, Legislators, Taxes, National Politics | Leave a Comment

From the White House:
This Farm Bill Asks American Taxpayers To Support Still Higher Subsidies During A Time Of Record Farm Income
The United States’ booming farm economy makes it impossible to justify further increasing subsidy rates and establishing additional subsidies for some crops. With rising food prices and farm income at an […]

Taxpayers for Common sense on Cost overruns

Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Shaheen, Reid, Pelosi, economic recession, tax pledge, McIntyre, National Politics, North Carolina, Legislators, Taxes, NH Politics | Leave a Comment

The TCS Wastebasket
Congress Needs to Take On Cost Overruns — Too often, the lawmakers can’t agree on where there is waste in government. The problem is that everything in Washington, D.C. seems to have an army of lobbyists and powerful lawmakers playing defense at the slightest hint of trouble. But we think a recent […]

Gas price vs Propane - funny math!

Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under economic recession | Leave a Comment

I don’t usually buy propane - I prefer charcoal for grilling and don’t regularly buy it for other purposes.
Pet sitting this weekend we fired up the kids’ propane grill to do some steaks. When we took them off I said “he likes to run if a while after cooking to burn off the stuff on […]

Renters bailing out reckless home buyers?

Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under NH Income Tax, economic recession, Taxpayer Pledge, tax pledge, Taxes, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Legislators, National Politics | Leave a Comment

An interesting clip from angryrenters.com - it also applies to people who are responsible about their housing - buying or renting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOaDrM3rMXs

HT to GraniteGrok

Pelosi sure reigned in those evil lobbyists!

Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Pelosi, Republicans, economic recession, Reid, Democrats, Legislators, Taxes, National Politics | Leave a Comment

Not much more than a year ago the Democrats took control of Congress and Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been promising big changes in how lobbyists work. The washington post said:
Odds are that lobbying in the House of Representatives is about to get harder.
If Democrats gain the 15 seats they need to win control of the […]

Democrat Led Government Hiring Spree Result of Economic Troubles or a Cause?

Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Shaheen, tax pledge, Republicans, NH Income Tax, Taxpayer Pledge, economic recession, Democrats, general nonsense, North Carolina, National Politics, New Hampshire, Legislators, Taxes, NH Politics | Leave a Comment

USA Today has a piece on how the only sector still growing the number of new hires is state and local government. It talks about how this is softening the blow of a private sector reduction in new hirin and that government hiring can be a result of economic downturns.
Problem is, it also points out […]

$300 million now a Billion by July ‘09????

Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under NH Income Tax, economic recession, Taxpayer Pledge, Republicans, tax pledge, New Hampshire, Legislators, Taxes, NH Politics | Leave a Comment

From the NH Advantage coalition:

How bad will it get?
New Department Head Revenue Projections Show NH Deficit is closing in on $300 Million

Manchester NH- Despite raking in revenues at a higher pace than last year, testimony by department heads before the House Ways and Means Committee on April 9, 2008, […]

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