Teflon John (AKA Governor Lynch) is at it again. He has claimed that he is against mandates on health insurance companies, yet when a bill came to his desk that mandated that insurance companies cover weight loss surgery did he veto it? No,he did nothing. This allowed the bill to become law without his signature. [...]
Last weekend, before heading up to Loudon for the Cup Series race, I wrote a preview article for last weekend’s Lenox Tools 301 covering Kevin Harvick, his #29 Shell RCR racing team and his two teammates Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton and there history at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, after writing that article, I received an interested and yet revealing comment that read:“Great Article for the
All photo were taken by me (Brian Vermette) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past Sunday (June 29, 2008) throughout the garage area, pits and during the race except for the pitbox photo which was taken by my father (8racingfan.com) of me sitting on top of the #29 pitbox.It’s Sunday, race day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, oh yeah, I love it, it’s 8am an
What a day what a day! I myself was not happy at all with how it ended, but you have to take the good with the bad. Who could have called a day like this? The winner makes less money than the runner-up. The runner-up starts the race last due to an engine change and [...]
Ya know the race was fine and dandy until Jamie McMurray decided to boot Junior in the ass and ruin Junior's hopes of a good finish. Then it rained. Kurt Busch won.Pfft.Well at least it wasn't his brother.More later rather than sooner. I'm just not feeling too peachy right now.
Ryan Newman started today's race at New Hampshire in 16th position for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301.
His finish in 15th place leaves him 15th in the points position gaining 1 position. He is 104 points outside of 12th.
Kurt Busch won todays rain shortened race by staying instead of pitting right before the rain fell.
Newman [...]
Ryan Newman will be starting 16th for todays race in Loudon.
The things that sticks out the most for me this week is that Jayski reported that Stewart's deal with HAAS CNC Racing was as good as done and that Ryan Newman was going with Stewart. Newman's sponsor to Burger King.
Then we heard........nothing!
I don't know what [...]
Ryan Newman and his #12 Alltel Dodge team will be starting 16th at New Hampshire Motor Speed.
Newman posted a speed and time of 128.385 / 29.667. Newman's time was -0.318 behind the pole sitter and rookie Patrick Carpentier.
Don't forget to visit my RACE WEEK CENTRAL. Complete practice, qualifying and race results. Race weather, [...]
Don't forget to visit my RACE WEEK CENTRAL. Complete practice, qualifying and race results. Race weather, TV schedule, stats and more.
We will be watching Ryan Newman and his #12 Alltel Dodge team compete at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301.
Newman got his first NASCAR Cup race win [...]
Photo taken by me (Brian Vermette) at New Hampshire last September on pit road before the start of the Sylvania 300.With the road course in the Sonoma Valley in the record books, now it’s the Magic Mile’s turn, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will play host to two important races this season and this weekend’s race marks the start of the Race to the Chase, a 10-race strength covering all four t
Because New Hampshire governor John Lynch is so irresponsible and has created a huge budget deficit he is now forced to start spending cuts. He has already raised taxed over $100 million and it still isn’t enough. It is about time that the New Hampshire governor cuts spending. So where do the cuts come from? [...]
I just found a relatively new family law blog, which is off to a great start, in neighboring New Hampshire - the New Hampshire Family Law Blog, which is written by Kysa Crusco, who practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire. I'm happy to welcome her blog to my blogroll and to the greater family law blog family. I should add that although Kysa Crusco is practicing law just over the border in New
I just found a relatively new family law blog, which is off to a great start, in neighboring New Hampshire - the New Hampshire Family Law Blog, which is written by Kysa Crusco, who practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire. I'm happy to welcome her blog to my blogroll and to the greater family law blog family. I should add that although Kysa Crusco is practicing law just over the border in New
As I was reading the Rockingham News yesterday I came across this letter to the editor and I realized how clueless some people really are. I also realized that this could be a growing trend in New Hampshire. I hope I am wrong, but I fear the worst is yet to come.
The letter to the [...]
Today was the last day to file if a person decided to run for office in New Hampshire. No more Republicans filed so our nominee is Joe Kenney. Joe Kenney agreed to a voluntary campaign spending cap of $1.2 million and he challenged our liberal spend-aholic governor to do the same. He refused. Big [...]
New Hampshire’s governor has signed on to the 10-state northeast US plan that hopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the world. I didn’t realize those in power in NH that bought into this were so easily brainwashed. Or did they just get herded like sheep?
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Once again when writing about Governor Lynch I have to ask, does this sound like leadership to you?
To deal with the state’s budget shortfall, the governor had proposed bonding $80 million of operating expenses. The House had quite sensibly rejected borrowing money to solve the budget mess. The governor, to whose popularity most of them [...]
Below is an editorial that appeared in today’s New Hampshire Union Leader reprinted in it’s entirety. This editorial hits on a few of the points that I have been making here for awhile and this just reinforces my opinion of our teflon governor.
GOV. JOHN LYNCH’S inability to stop legislative overspending is getting tiresome.
On Monday, [...]
I recently wrote about the despicable money raising email
that was sent out by New Hampshire Democrats last week here. In the email the Democrats compared the two parties by saying that while the Democrats have raised record amounts of money, the Republican’s leader died and the Republicans are split. The email went on to [...]
Is this what John Lynch calls leadership? In a manner very reminiscent of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, John Lynch let a $940 million school funding bill slip into law without his signature. Governor Lynch supposedly was against this bill but he refused to veto it and so now this soon to be tax increase is law [...]
Ex-GOP hopeful gives advice on Obama on visit to back Clegg
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN, Staff Writer
klandrigan@nashuatelegraph.com
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New Hampshire Democrats have reached a new low. In a fund raising email sent out by New Hampshire state Democrats, the following was written:
House Republicans have had no caucus fund-raisers that we know of. They are struggling to find candidates. They have tragically lost their leader this year and can’t unify as a party. [...]
Cross posted at Grizzly Groundswell
The man who calls himself a great leader, Governor John Lynch, has failed to lead his own party in the fight to fix the New Hampshire budget that he screwed up in the first place.
With all the heat in the proverbial kitchen these days, it might surprise the casual observer [...]
It is one of the most fascinating, moving stories of forgiveness and mercy that you will ever hear ... or, it is one of the best book-selling gimmicks to come along since Scott McClellan grew a conscience. The Union Leader reports Lylah Rose Goldwater had actually planned on killing Shayne Pitts, but felt like her daughter's voice was telling her not to go through with it. Pitts had murdered Goldw
MomDukes Bengals, located in Manchester, New Hampshire have a snow male bengal kitten and a silver spotted female bengal kitten available which will be ready to go to new homes on Aug 1st. See breeder ad for further details, photos and contact info.
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Below is an editorial reprinted in it’s entirety from the New Hampshire Union Leader, it sums up our pathetic tax, borrow, and spend governor perfectly.
GOV. JOHN LYNCH was supposed to be a kinder, gentler Craig Benson. He’d be the millionaire former business executive who balanced the state budget without raising taxes, but also without angering [...]
Former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, who is now running for the United States senate against Republican John Sununu, and whose husband was forced to resign from Hillary Clinton’s campagn for suggesting that Obama was a drug dealer, has unleashed her first ad of the campaign. According to all the polls John Sununu is in real trouble. National [...]
Last week the New Hampshire Democrat party had their state convention, and according to this article they tried to hide their true platform. While voting to amend the state party platform they failed to add language to oppose the death penalty, but only because they were reminded by party leaders that it might not be [...]
Governor John Lynch likes to think of himself as a leader. During his re-election campaign he talked about all his successes during his first term while working with a Republican majority as proof of his leadership and skill at working with both parties.
Now that he has been re-elected and he has a Democrat majority a funny [...]
Carol Shea-Porter beat Jeb Bradley in 2006 using a grassroots effort. Retail politics is what she called it. With little organization and money behind her she was able to pull off a huge upset because of the anti-Bush, anti-Republican mood in New Hampshire.
She promised that she would always run this way because Washington needed to [...]
It’s an election year and nobody wants to raise taxes in an election year. Unless you are New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, then you are so sure of your re-election prospects that you have no problem raising taxes. Unfortunately, for Governor Lynch, not all legislators in New Hampshire are as sure of their re-election as he [...]
New Hampshire Waterfront Condos Homes Real
Estate
New
Hampshire's Seacoast area, the towns that make up the coastline of New
Hampshire, has a wide variety of waterfront condos to choose
from. We have small contel units, which are motel-type units that were
converted into condominium ownership all the way to luxury waterfront
condos with high-e
Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
Jeb Bradley is running for New Hampshire’s first district congressional seat. If he wins the Republican nomination he will be taking on incumbent moonbat Carol Shea-Porter in a rematch of the 2006 election. In this television ad he goes after said moonbat. Current New Hampshire polls have Jeb Bradley beating Carol [...]
New Hampshire Waterfront Homes Condos Real Estate For Sale
Most people in
other parts of the country typically have no idea that New Hampshire actually
has a coast. We do!!
We actually have ˜America’s Smallest
Coastline, all 17 +/- miles of it! And it is just beautiful, too!
If you’ve been dreaming of owning waterfront homes or condos, we’ve
got a good variety of both for
An interesting editorial appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader today, here it is reprinted in it’s entirety:
THE CLASSIC Popeye cartoon character named Wimpy had a taste for hamburgers that exceeded his budget. Always short on cash, he would go into a restaurant and utter his famous catch-phrase, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a [...]
How many fucking times to we have to go through this bullshit? COME ON NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOLVE THE BUDGET DEFICIT GOVERNOR LYNCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND STOP WASTING YOUR FUCKING TIME WITH THIS! If anybody should be impeached it is Governor Lynch for his reckless and idiotic tax and spend legislation that is about to bankrupt [...]
Below is an editorial that appeared in today’s New Hampshire Union Leader in it’s entirety, it sums up Governor John Lynch’s budget policy perfectly:
CIGARETTE-SMOKING poker players beware. Gov. John Lynch has decided to balance the state budget on the backs of you sinners.
Facing a budget shortfall that grows by the week, Gov. Lynch surprised no [...]
Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
New Hampshire senator John Sununu, who looks as though he is going to lose his re-election bid to Jeanne Shaheen as New Hampshire looks poised to turn a deeper shade of blue, it rumored to be one of the candidates for vice president that John McCain is looking at.
According to this article [...]
Loon Mountain is located in New Hampshire, right in the middle of the state and as a part of the White Mountains.
If you know anything about New Hampshire, you’ll know that some of the country’s best winter sports take place in the loon Mountains.
When you think of skiing; recycling probably [...]
New Hampshires Beloved Old Man of the Mountains
Each
Sunday, I usually do my ˜Seacoast
Sunday Scenes post, but today, I wanted to pay tribute to New Hampshires
beloved state logo - our ˜Old Man of the
Mountains.
Five years ago yesterday, May 3rd, the rock formations that created
the ˜Old Man of the Mountains profile slid into
history and fell at the basin of Cannon mountain. Sometime between midnight and
about 2-3am on the morning of May 3, 2003, he slid down the slopes, and when the
fog lifted that morning, he was really gone.
It may seem trivial to some, but for those who make New Hampshire their home or who came to
love our ˜Old Man in the MountainsR
Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
I am not even going to bore you again here with the details of New Hampshire’s budget woes other than to say that liberal Governor John Lynch vastly outspent the state’s incoming revenue by a projected $200 million plus. If you are so inclined you can read more about New Hampshire’s [...]
As anyone who reads here regularly knows, New Hampshire has a tax and spend problem under the Democrat controlled government. It has spilled over into the different communities. The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition wants to start to reign in this spending, starting on a local level by getting a referendum on the ballot in Manchester and [...]
Real Estate Market Reports For Southern Strafford County in New Hampshire
Looking to buy or sell real estate in Seacoast New Hampshire?
Here’s some important real estate market information for the
towns of Dover, Durham,
Barrington, Lee, Madbury,
Rochester, Somersworth, and
Rollinsford.
Real Estate Market Report for Home Sales for Jan - April 2008
Compared to Jan - April 2007
Barrington New Hampshire Real Estate:Average Sold Price
for Homes Jan to April 2007 - $280,278Average Sold Price for Homes Jan to
April 2008 - $226,880Average Days on the Market Jan to April 2007 - 128
daysAverage Days on the Market Jan to April 2008 - 138 days Read more »
Jeremy and I wanted to involve our children in a family project for Earth Day this year. Going over a list of things we could do (see our previous blog -day-2008-call-for-climate-april.html), we decided to plant some fruit trees.We planted two semi-dwarf Fuji apple trees and selected a place on our property where the trees would have full southern exposure alongside the driveway. They are about 7-8’ high already and have started to blossom.Our children, ages four, nine, thirteen, and fifteen helped by digging two holes three times the size of the root ball, mixed organic garden soil with the native soil, and planted the trees. They helped build the rock retaining walls and finished by watering the newly planted trees. Local organic fertilizer and mulch will wrap up the project. We expect
New Hampshire Seacoast Towns Real Estate Market Report
Looking
to buy or sell real estate in Seacoast New
Hampshire?
Heres some important real estate market information
for the towns of Portsmouth, Rye, New Castle, Greenland, Newington,
North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, and Newmarket.
Market Report for Home Sales for Jan - April 2008 Compared to
Jan - April 2007 Read more »
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'''Peterborough''' is a town in [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough County]], [[New Hampshire]], [[USA]]. The population was 5,883 at the 2000 census. (The estimated population in 2005 was 6,134.<ref>[ "2005 Population Estimates of New Hampshire Cities and Towns", NH Office of Energy and
Here is proof that maybe, just maybe, New Hampshire hasn’t gone totally insane. As I wrote about here, there was an impeachment rally held on Monday with a vote scheduled on an impeachment resolution on Wednesday.
Yesterday the impeachment resolution was tabled by a vote of 227-95 and no vote will be taken on it. It [...]
Tomorrow as I write this, today as most will read it, in Concord there will be an impeachment rally in Concord. This “event” will be hosted by Betty Hall. Who is Betty Hall you may ask. She is the 300 year old rrepresentative who has introduced impeachment articles to the New Hampshire house. She was urged [...]
Are you a New Hampshire resident seeking to join YTB (Your Travel Biz)? Are you a New Hampshire resident seeking to supplement your income during the struggling economy?If you answered yes to these questions, then you need to consider joining YTB Travelmore and Team Travelmore of Grant Michigan.YTB Travelmore and Team Travelmore is the #1 YTB team in Michigan hands down. We have more resources, more marketing websites and the number one Google ranking for YTB in Michigan. In fact, we have 9 of 10 possible top ranking in Google for YTB in Michigan. We can do the same for you in New Hampshire.How do we achieve such lofty Google rankings? This is simple hard work creating quality content that Google deems important. If the internet giant of search engines deems YTB Travelmore and Team Travelm
New Hampshire faces a huge budget deficit this year and and even larger one next year under Governor Lynch’s fiscally irresponsible budget passed last year. When asked recently if he would look at tax increases or new taxes to fix the budget deficit he created he responded, “Well, I’m going to be looking at everything.” [...]
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I read this editorial in the New Hampshire Union Leader today with great interest. It involves my congresswoman, Carol Shea-Porter and her position, or lack thereof, on the second amendment.
Specifically, she seems unsure of her position on the 2nd Amendment. She has always proclaimed herself a supporter of the 2nd Amendment’s declaration that “the right [...]
New Castle NH is really an island just outside
Portsmouth, and is one of the quaintest charming little villages you could ever see. If
you've never been here, you must come visit at some point.
Narrow winding roads take you through hundreds of years of beautiful
historic antique homes and wonderful water
views around almost every turn. You'll get river views, ocean views, back
channel views - water water everywhere, just about, here in New Castle
New Hampshire!
Thinking about buying real estate in New Castle? We presently have 14
homes and condos for sale, and you'll find them listed in the
links below showing homes and condos on the market today: &
This recent New Hampshire Union Leader article points out that the projected $50 million shortfall fo this fiscal year alone was wildly optimistic. So was the projected $150 million dollar shortfall over the two years of the budget. From a new report by Charlie Arlinghaus, president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, we [...]
Manchester mayor Frank Guinta has decided he is not going to run for governor. The New Hampshire Republican party has to consider this a blow to their chances in November. Frank Guinta was the “biggest name” that was considering a run at John Lynch.
The following statement, from this article, paints a bleak picture for Republicans in [...]
I have written in the past about my dissatisfaction not only with the current liberal New Hampshire state government but also with the people who put them there, the voters. I have written posts berating New Hampshire voters for not paying attention to who they were voting for on the local level because of their [...]
IMAGE: The Alaska Ranger is seen at a port in Dutch Harbor, Jan. 2006.A fisheries observer was onboard the Alaska Ranger and he was rescued. From WMUR, NH: A New Hampshire man was one of 42 people rescued from a sinking ship in Alaska on Sunday.Jayson Vallee's father said that his son was on a fishing boat when the ship took on water and sank. The captain and three crewmembers died. One is still missing….Vallee went to the University of New Hampshire and graduated with a degree in marine biology. His father said that Vallee is doing OK.Image Found Here
Democrats have been in charge of all branches of New Hampshire state government for just over a year now, and it hasn’t taken them long to show the state why they haven’t been entrusted with this type of majority in over 100 years.
The latest fiasco is this story about the growing influences of lobbyists in [...]
Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
This article shows us the latest approval rating of Governor John Lynch. These numbers are met with a bit of a mixed reaction by me.
The poll also found 55 percent of voters approving of the way Lynch is handling his job as governor, with 21 percent disapproving and 21 percent undecided.
A 55% approval rating [...]
Well, not exactly parental notification, this was a compromise bill that went down in defeat last week. Here is little history on this issue for those of you reading about this for the first time. New Hampshire had a parental notification law on the books that was headed to the supreme court for a landmark [...]
I have spent a great deal of time trashing my state. I have done this not because I don’t love New Hampshire, I do. I have done this because New Hampshire has taken a dramatic left hand turn and we are in the grip of nanny state legislators who know what is best for us.
Well, [...]
Barack Obama secured a strong second place in New Hampshire to follow up his win in Iowa a few days ago.Hillary Clinton secured 39% of the vote, closely followed by Barack Obama on 36%. John Edwards came in a respectable third on 17%.Despite coming in 2nd, still a great speech from Obama.
New Hampshire Home Mortgage Workshop
Homeowners of New Hampshire - There will be a
New Hampshire Home Mortgage Workshop held in Manchester
this coming Saturday, Mary 8th, from 9am to noon. This workshop will be held at
the Carol Rines Center, located at 1528 Elm Street, Manchester NH.
In an effort to help New Hampshire residents through the current home
mortgage environment, US Senator John Sununu and Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta
are inviting all interested parties to attend this workshop.
Those attending this workshop will be provided information regarding programs
and resources available to New Hampshire residents that have been developed in
response to today's home mortgage market and the economic
concerns that many have today. There will be housing counselors on h
Derry, N. H. ( ThaLunatic Daily ) -- Glen Vincent, a 38 year old man was arrested on three counts of tattooing minors and three additional counts of tattooing without a license.Police launched an investigation into the matter after a nurse from Running Brook Middle School noticed a tattoo on the back of a 12 year old female student.The girl had a tattoo known as a 'tramp stamp' etched into the small of her back, according to Derry Police. During the investigation however, authorities learned of another teen who had been tattooed on her back and abdomen, according the criminal complaint.Most states, including New Hampshire has laws in place making it illegal to tattoo a person under the age of 18, even with the consent of a parent. Vincent's second set of charges involve his lack o
Kyle Short (37) is demanding restitution and a formal apology from police after serving two months in jail only to see the dismissal of a felony sexual assault charge brought against him. Short says, "There was no evidence to support the child's allegations. I was humiliated in court and my reputation was in jeopardy ... The detective had nothing on me when I was arrested. He dropped all the charges because there was no evidence." Short admits that he was convicted of aggravated felonious sexual assault against a person younger than 13 in 1996, but says he is working to obtain a pardon from the governor for that conviction. The Atttorney General's Office (which handles all pardon requests) says, however, that Short had not requested a pardon. The office receives between 15 and 25 pardon re
Back from another long break of blogging. Please forgive me. I was actually in New Hampshire and Nevada campaigning for Dennis Kucinich. It was a great experience for me because I had never worked on a Presidential campaign before, and I had never been to New Hampshire or Nevada before.New Hampshire was absolutely insane because it was the first primary in the country. I talked to a lot of people on the streets and they were very nice. Even people from other campaigns like Ron Paul, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, and John Edwards were very fun to talk to on the streets even though we had our political disagreements. (I avoided Hillary supporters at all costs....) I was based in Concord, New Hampshire, and did a lot of canvassing there. I would say of everyone I talked to abo
Robert Novak has a column out this morning in which he says last night's loss in New Hampshire for Mitt Romney was devastating:Romney's loss here was devastating. He planned to boost his modest nationalratings with wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, where he led in spending,organization and polls.At the beginning of December, Romney enjoyedtwice as much New Hampshire support as McCain. The senator's local supportersattribute his comeback to the endorsement here of independent Democratic Sen.Joseph Lieberman. But what propelled McCain's victory was Romney's loss in Iowato former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The onetime Baptist preacher relied onIowa evangelicals, an asset lacking in New Hampshire.The next two weeks are filled with promise for McCain and peril for Romney. Michigan, where Romney
By Chuck BrowderWinners Hillary Clinton – It was a good night for the former First Lady. I suppose those crocodile tears really paid off for her. Had she not placed first here, it would have made it exponentially more difficult to garner the nomination. According to The Associated Press, Hillary managed to win over 46 percent of women voters in New Hampshire, and Clinton also prevailed among the largest age groups, voters 40-49 years of age, and seniors 65 years and up. Among the one in five voters who picked "has the right experience," Clinton trounced Obama 71 percent to 5 percent. This should serve as effective damage control for the national front-runner, who will be very difficult to stop from here on out.John McCain – Not to overstate it, but this was an amazing co
John Ellis has written an amazing piece for Real Clear Politics in which he argues that Mike Huckabee was a huge winner tonight in New Hampshire:Iowa was grand for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, but New Hampshire was a bonanza. He cast his bread upon the waters there and though he finished a distant third, it was returned manifold. The one thing that Huckabee cannot afford, at this stage of the race, is head-to-head defeat. He needs at least two "strong" candidates in the field while he puts together the pieces of his Republican proletariat coalition. What New Hampshire delivered last night was a revitalized Sen. John McCain, which makes Michigan a three-way race, which makes Gov. Huckabee's campaign there viable. If ever there was an electorate that is ripe for Gov. Huckabe
Here is what Mike Huckabee wrote to supporters tonight after coming in third in New Hampshire:I just finished speaking to our supporters in new Hampshire before heading off to South Carolina. We are running a strong third place finish as I write, our rivals had a long history in New Hampshire, deeper organizations and millions of dollars of advertising in the state. Just weeks ago we were polling 5th and 6th in the state. Tonight we finished strong and came in third. A special thanks to the people of New Hampshire! Thank you to the volunteers on the ground and our dedicated campaign staff that made this happen.Our ideas are resonating: our strong support for life and marriage, securing our borders, preventative health care, energy independence and massive tax reform all helped propel us he
From Bloomberg:-- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.McCain had 37 percent of the vote, while Romney trailed with 29 percent, with 27 percent of the precincts reporting, according to results posted by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.It's a setback for former Massachusetts Governor Romney, who lost to ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in Iowa on Jan. 3 and had been counting on victories in Iowa and New Hampshire to gain front-runner status.The defeat puts Romney, 60, ``in really, really tough shape,'' said Spiliotes. ``He has the money and the organization to stay in, but they've just beaten him so badly.'' Romney, who won Wyoming's less-closely watche
Mike Huckabee is going to finish a very respectable third in New Hampshire, it appears, ahead of Rudy Giuliani. Huckabee has 11% of the vote with 80% of the precincts reporting, which would give him at least one delegate. This is a strong performance for Mike, as he heads to Michigan and South Carolina.
And just as quickly as it started, Iowa is over and we're heading into New Hampshire in the second Primary.I think we'll see a dramatically different result coming out of Tuesdays vote, I don't believe Huckabee will have his Evangelical base the way he did in Iowa (Then again, I was off the mark big time yesterday). We'll talk more about polls and guesses later, but before we even hit the Primary, we have the debates.Of course, in true political season conflict, folks are already up in arms over the exclusion of certain candidates. Kucinich has already filed a complaint over the fact that he was left out.Folks, I love elections and I love our system, but these people have been campaigning for over a year. If you can't meet one simple qualification out of three, then perhaps it's time to
Cross posted at Grizzly Groundswell
Congratulations are in order for New Hampshire’s second district representative. He took home a well deserved and hard fought award last week. He was named by USA Today as one of the worst pork barrel spending representatives in the House. Congratulations Paul Hodes, you must be proud.
Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter ( New Hampshire’s First district, and my, representative) promised to reign in wasteful government spending, yet Paul Hodes has brought it to another level.
GOP Chairman Fergus Cullen: “After earning the distinction as one of the worst pork-barrel spenders in Congress, it seems that Representative Paul Hodes has found his very own ‘bridge to nowhere.’ This is exactly the kind of project that wastes of taxpayer dollars and adds to the federal budget deficit.”
That was New Hampshire GOP chairman Fergus Cullen’s response after it was learned that Paul Hodes had entrenched himself in his new pork
Concord Monitor Gives Romney Anti-EndorsementIn a scathing anti-endorsement that called Romney a "disquieting figure," the New Hampshire newspaper's editorial board said he looks and acts like a presidential contender but "surely must be stopped" because he lacks the core philosophical beliefs to be a trustworthy president.In particular, the newspaper noted the former Massachusetts governor's change of heart on such issues as abortion rights, stem-cell research and access to emergency contraception, as well as on signing an anti-tax pledge.When New Hampshire partisans are asked to defend the state's first-in-the-nation primary, we talk about our ability to see the candidates up close, ask tough questions and see through the baloney. If a candidate is a phony, we assure ourselves and the rest of the world, we'll know it," the newspaper said. "Mitt Romney is such a candidate. New Hampshire Republicans and independents must vote no."Read Article... Concord Monitor Romney New Hampshire
Well, I got back from New Hampshire last night in what seemed like a whirlwind of a trip. As much time as you think you have between flights, you really don’t have that much time to sit and relax at all. I went up there to get trained on some new software we are getting for the conference. The town was neat - quaint, small, looked like a Christmas postcard at night with Christmas lights hanging everywhere. All of the shops were locally owned in old brick buildings so it made it feel welcoming. I stayed at a Bed & Breakfast and it was pretty neat. My room looked like a log cabin and even had a gas fireplace to keep it toasty at night. Oh yeah, and their was snow, lots and lots of snow…
Tonight we are heading out to Atlanta then Saturday we are driving to Illinois. I’ve been in a lot of states over the past few days. If you are ever offered a layover in Cincinnati - don’t do it. You have to take a 20 min bus ride to the other side of the airport (depending on
Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
 This feel good liberal puff piece that appeared in today’s New Hampshire Union Leader is enough to make you throw up in your mouth a couple of times. It is all about how New Hampshire prisoners now have a vegan diet available to them as well as healthy dietary meals. Well thank God for that. I have to be honest, I couldn’t believe what I was reading, so let’s take a look at it, shall we?
“Prison food has traditionally gotten a bad rap, but you won’t hear many complaints from vegetarians and vegans who are serving time in New Hampshire. The delicious vegetarian shepherd’s pie, pot pies, lentil ‘meatballs,’ and tofu sandwiches have inmates asking for seconds,” PETA said in an announcement of the rankings yesterday.
 Now doesn’t that help you sleep at night? Just knowing that criminals are enjoying delicious tofu sandwiches on the taxpayer’s dime makes me feel as though my tax dollars
Excerpt:"Rudolph Giuliani's decision to largely abandon the early voting state of New Hampshire and concentrate his efforts on the Florida primary three weeks later reflects an uncomfortable truth for the former New York mayor: The more he campaigned in the Granite State and the more he spent on advertising there, the more his poll numbers dropped.http://www.nysun.com/article/68209
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 New Hampshire Democrats have been illegally buying and selling registered voters lists for a profit. Now comes word that my representitive, Carol Shea-Porter, used tax dollars to purchase the voters lists.
"This whole scheme continues to give off the whiff of corruption. While orchestrating legislation allowing them to purchase the voter file for $450, New Hampshire Democrats negotiated to sell the file to at least five presidential campaigns for $65,000 each. They also sold it to at least three commercial list brokers in what may be a violation of state law. Now we find out they sold the list to Rep. Shea-Porter, who used tax dollars to pay for it. This is outrageous and wrong," Cullen said.
 Democrats were able to convince the voters that the Republicans were corrupt and needed to be voted out. We now see that the Democrats are corrupt and a change is needed. Carol Shea-Porter does not represent New Hampshire values, she has voted in lock
At flex camp (which was great) last Friday I ran into a few people who live in the Seacoast of New Hampshire (or on the border in Main and Massachusetts) and do ColdFusion development. It is always nice to meet new CF people and it surprised me that there were so many I hadn't known about right here in my back yard. If I had been thinking I would have gotten your business cards so we could continue to network later.
So this is a quick call to all you CF'ers. How many of you are out there and in the Seacoast area? Would it make sense to try to organize a CF meet 'n drink some night to all get together say hi and so forth? I am all about organizing stuff like that if enough people would be interested.
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The only M.D. in the presidential race for 2008 will be running a new ad in Iowa and New Hampshire that will focus on health care. Dr. Ron Paul has been able to raise over $10.8 million dollars (as of December 10) online since the beginning of October and has the money to spend on TV ads along with the other "major" candidates. Many have not taken the congressman's campaign seriously but with the amount of money he has raised recently and the intense following he receives from his supporters he is starting to get more attention. With large campaign funds like this there will be more ad buys to come. The ad features an actor talking about the type of health care reform that Ron Paul would push for if he were president. The ad references the shameful treatment that our soldiers received at Walter Reed Medical Facility and that our government cannot be trusted to run our health care. This is obviously no deviation from where Paul stands on government involv
Barack Obama campaigning in New Hampshire. Obama has been narrowing the gap in the polls in New Hampshire over Clinton recently. Photo by Barack Obama Flickr Trouble continues to swell for Hillary Clinton (D-New York) who appears to be losing ground on her lead in New Hampshire. Barack Obama has been continuing to gain on Senator Clinton (D-New York) since October and the same continues to be true in New Hampshire. Obama has continued to hold onto his lead in the first caucus state of Iowa and has now made significant gains on Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. Clinton once had double digit leads in New Hampshire and a new ABC/Washington Post poll finds that it is now only 6 points. According to the Washington Post, a CNN/WMUR poll from early autumn showed Hillary Clinton had a 20 point lead over her next closest competitor Barack Obama in New Hampshire. The recently released ABC/Washington Post poll showed Hillary Clinton had 35 percent support among like
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The 16,000-member New Hampshire affiliate of the National Education Association has chosen to recommend to its members Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary and Mike...
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Hillary’s campaign is suggesting that Barack Obama has tried to illegally buy votes from elected officials here in New Hampshire.
The question is: Did Obama, or his campaign, essentially try to buy support from local elected officials and political activists in New Hampshire and elsewhere by having Hopefund make contributions to these officials and local party committees in key early-voting states?
The Clinton campaign is raising that question after numerous reports that Hopefund — which is supposed to be separate from, and unaffiliated with, the Obama campaign — remained very active even after he announced his candidacy for president.
Here is where the problem lies for Obama, at least has far as Hillary is conserned:
It has given more than $180,000 to local Democratic groups and candidates in the early-primary and caucus states, and $73,000 of that went to New Hampshire officials and committees this year.
Federal Election Commission regulations forbid a PAC, in i
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Today New Hampshire governor John Lynch’s wife endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
“I do not give my endorsement lightly,” she told about 100 invited guests of the Clinton campaign. “I truly believe Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead our country.” She said Clinton has the right plan on expanding health insurance to all citizens, and the experience to get it through Congress.
She praised Clinton for her work on the S-Chip children’s health insurance program, improving Tri-Care medical benefits for those in the National Guard and Reserves, testing of children’s prescription drugs, and foster care and adoption programs.
Just look at all the socialist programs the governor’s wife is in favor of. We can only assume that Governor Lynch also endorses Hillary Clinton, but we will never know for certain. Governor Lynch has decided to stay neutral and not disclose who he is voting for. This sh
Mike Huckabee at a values voter summit in Washington, DC. (Photo by REUTERS). An ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Mike Huckabee is gaining significant ground in Iowa. Since the previous poll was conducted in July, Huckabee increased his support by 16 percent. Huckabee is currently polling at 24 percent, which, puts him in second place in Iowa behind Mitt Romney who is expected to get 28 percent of likely voters. Mitt Romney’s lead has shrunk significantly on average in Iowa do to Huckabee’s strong support among conservatives. Mike Huckabee has been consistently pro-life and is loved in the evangelical community in Iowa. Giuliani who was expected to be the front runner for Republicans is only polling at 13 percent in Iowa. Huckabee’s success is clearly coming at Giuliani’s expense and a poor showing in Iowa could be costly to Rudy. In New Hampshire, Democrats also saw significant changes. According to a new CNN/WMUR poll Clinton lost 7 perce
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