http://robboyce.com/blog Trying to spin the world in the RIGHT direction Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:28:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/06/10/the-high-cost-of-delegates/ 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 ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/06/10/filling-the-tank-with-moonshine/ 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 ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/06/09/this-wars-victory-gardens/ From Rep. Sorg: Legislative “Special Session” Trashes Representative Government Citizens of New Hampshire who fail to follow the activities of their state government do so at the peril of their freedom and property. A stark demonstration why took place this week. On Wednesday, June 4th, Governor Lynch invoked an obscure, nearly obsolete provision ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/06/08/nh-democrats-trash-representative-government/ Received this in an e-mail - no attribution to any author and I think I've seen it before - but I'll pass it along - there is truth in it: God gave this country all the resources we need and we would be fine, if we weren't too stupid to harvest ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/06/08/a-message-to-the-infidels/ From Newt Gingrich and American solutions: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjyT5_2N_I[/youtube] http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/28/drill-here-drill-now-pay-less/ http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/28/mike-mcintyre-responsible-for-gas-prices/ Recently Mike McIntyre issued a press release about how he is co-sponsoring a bill to deal with gas prices: April 10, 2008 McIntyre Backs Measure To Lower Gas Prices Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre is supporting legislation to lower gas prices, put money into the pockets of Americans, ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/26/mcintyre-promises-higher-gas-prices/ Speaking about fuel - there is one other significant thing to see in the middle of Kansas - abandoned gas stations. In the 70's there was a gas station at virtually every exit from I-70. There was rarely anything else not even farm houses. Most of the exits did not ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/22/thoughts-while-driving-through-kansas/ Yesterday I drove through Kansas and got a chance to see close up the comparison between traditional energy production and alternative energy production. Visually the new has a much greater impact - the towers looked to be around 100 feet tall and the blades probably 60 feet. The 100 or so ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/22/wind-farms-and-oil-wells/ Having proudly served in the NH Senate and House with Sen. Bob Clegg I gladly endorsed his run for the US Congress in District 2. he and I were founding members of the "Bob" caucus in the Senate - Clegg, Flanders, Odell, Letourneau, and Boyce. He and I were also ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/19/im-with-bob/ 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 ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/15/farm-bill-bad-deal-for-taxpayers-and-consumers/ Sure lots of people complain about the negative campaigning - and then vote for those who do it! John McCain - to his credit says he wants to win with a positive message. here's hoping it works. His latest ad:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB3BNgdfEkI[/youtube] Of course the Obama folks will claim it is a negative ad ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/15/positive-campaigning-can-you-win-that-way/ I mean like really, if it weren't for the like gravity pulling all that hair outward her skull would like really collapse, sort of like a plastic watter bottle that Bill Nye Science guy made like suck in like all of a sudden like when he poured like boiling ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/09/its-like-so-easy-being-green-even-a-super-model-can-like-do-it/ It is a very long movie based on a true story. This website has the details about the real WWII German prison camp and the Allied prisoners who worked very hard to escape. You have to see this! http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/09/you-know-this-story/ Rep. Mike McIntyre is still waiting to see which way the wind blows before deciding, as a Super Delegate to the Democrat National Convention, who to back for President. Although the North Carolina primary is over and Hillary won his district he is still not saying. News reports have him attending ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/09/super-delegate-mike-mcintyre-still-waiting-to-endorse-mccain/ This is a new McCain ad. http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/09/new-mccain-ad/ 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. ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/09/taxpayers-for-common-sense-on-cost-overruns/ 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 ... http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/04/gas-price-vs-propane-funny-math/ An interesting clip from angryrenters.com - it also applies to people who are responsible about their housing - buying or renting. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOaDrM3rMXs[/youtube] HT to GraniteGrok http://robboyce.com/blog/2008/05/04/renters-bailing-out-reckless-home-buyers/