Repeal The "Evergreed" Law

New Hampshire House reps are getting the treatment from the unions and their lackeys on the plan to repeal the state's Evergreed law.   I'm sure they have a script provided by the unions, which includes a promise not to vote for that State Representative if they dare repeal the law. 

(That's actually 'evergreen' by the way, as in more of your green to the unions for 'ever,' but my spelling is more apt.)

So how stupid is that?

How many Republican New Hampshire House reps will actually believe that a union member voted for them in the first place?  Not to many.  So let's call those threats idle and get to the point.

The Evergreed law  screws taxpayers.  It gives automatic wage and benefit increases based on the last approved contract removing any incentive on the part of the unions to negotiate in good faith with a town or city unless it thinks or knows it can do better than the contract it already has.

So even in a recession when incomes and investment values, home values, and even the number of employed are all in decline, state union employees can continue to get wage increases and better benefits while you as taxpayers have to pay for those increases from a diminishing pool of fiscal resources.

It's evil. It's cruel.  And it's going away.

And only a democrat or a RINO would support a law that screws taxpayers like that. 

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Ray Buckley's Norman Rockwell

This morning's Union leader has the Lasky snatch and grab photo on the front page.  Elliot Lasky, (Husband of State Senator Bette Lasky) stands mid stride, stolen campaign property in hand. 

Add one of those small, curly-white haired yippy dogs on a short leash, a classic, well worn Brindisi Bent Churchwarden pipe--clung between slightly tobacco stained teeth--soft white plumes of apple scented smoke trailing intermittently in his wake, and we could be looking at a real life portrait, of the democrat equivalent of a Norman Rockwell Calendar.  (That's October.  September was brick tossers at the last global summit, August is the SEIU beating up a helpless black man, and November is a guy you can't quite see alone in a big empty Forrest, wearing a white T-shirt with a blue circle on it, with a 'D' in the middle.  Supplies are limited, but you pick them up off the ground after any recent left wing "rally.")

And the caption for this slice of left wing "Americana?"  "No charges filed."

The Nashua police do not plan to arrest or charge Elliot.

Ray Buckley, New Hampshire Democrat Party apologist when and only when it is politically expedient to do so, is quoted in the same UL article, regarding Elliot's "mental state."

“After weeks of constant smears and attacks by his wife’s opponent, Gary Lambert, his frustration got the best of him.”

So he became "unhinged then?"  An angry mob of one?  Should we expect soon-to-be-former-congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter to call him something derogatory like ass-monkey?  (Tebagger is after all, taken.)

Ray again,

"This afternoon, I spoke to Dr. Lasky and he expressed to me deep regret for his actions.."

Deep regret at getting caught.

The smear, by the way, were signs that claimed Bette Lasky meant higher taxes. Sounds like truth in advertising.

Maybe Ray should perform an intervention and remind Mr. Lasky that the democrat party is in fact 'In favor of' higher taxes.  It is, after all, the only way to pay for more government. Or are we now to believe that the democrats no longer favor 'more government?'

Or perhaps Elliot still believes the Stimulus-Fairy will come and leave 800 million under the state house pillow if we put a copy of the structural deficit under there?

Lasky does equal taxes. An now it also equals criminal behavior.  Priceless.

Shea-Porter's Money "Don't Know Where It Came From"

Money laundering is illegal unless you are in congress. Once you are a member in good standing you earn the privelege of access to a hoard of cash accumulated by the hundreds and hundreds of congressional PAC's fed by those buying influence. It is money that comes from lobbyists, special interests, the corporate culture of business big and small, unions, fringe groups, mainstream special interests, and everyone else. Carol Shea Porter is a willing recipient of hundreds of thousands of dollars over her congressional career from this polluted well, but she would like very badly for to believe that "the money don't know where it came from."

"The money don't know" meme is the standard dodge reported ad nuaseum on television and in movies whenever one of our imperfect heroes discovers some stash of drug cash. It's tainted money, accumulated by thugs and murderers on the lives, weakness, and addictions of others, (just like congress) but as the story goes...it's ok to take it because the money don't know where it came from. The heroes resist temptation. Shea Porter is no such hero.

From this mornings Nashua Telegraph, Kevin Landrigan quotes Sheep-Porter's campaign manager Angela Ruslander as she justifies the paltry 200K in fundraising last quarter.

""Since Carol's winning campaign in 2006 she has never accepted contributions from D.C. Lobbyists or business PAC's,...Instead, Carol has always relied on a strong grassroots network. This support ensures that Carol can continue to stand up for Granite State veterans, soldiers, seniors, and middle class families."

Bwahahahahaha! Angela how the hell do you sleep at night?

Angela, like Carol, expects you to accep that the "money don't know where it came from." But not so fast Cracker killers of unborn Cracker babies. We've got some history to explore.

Ideological, Congressional PAC's and campaign committees are Carols primary source of PAC money. Those PAC's all take money from big business, and industry. Some of them are more famous than others, like former cracker Jack Murtha, Non-cracker Charlie Rangel, and others like Rahm Emanuel, half-craker Obama, West Coast Cracker Frau Pelosi, Steny Hoyer (very cracker-like), and even the Biggest cracker of all George Soros who is still not from New Hampshire but has both donated directly to Carol, and through his well-funded MoveOn.org. " But that money don't know where it came from."

In 2010 Sheep-porter is repeating the process with $250,000 so far from PAC's run by people not from New Hampshire like..

Donna Edwards (D-MD), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Jerrold Madler (D-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI, Deb Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bruce Braley (D-IA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI, Allyson Schwartz (D-PA),Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) , John Larson (D-CONN), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), George Miller (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Phil G. Hare (D-IL), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Mike Michaud (D-ME); and can't you just feel the love for Granite State Middle class families? Most or all take money from business industry PAC's and lobbyists which they then launder along to Carol.  And Carol accepts it. 

And here's a news flash. Planned Parenthood is a business. The Hospital and health care association PAC's that have donated to Carol represent millions from health care businessmen and investors to further their interests. Green energy--a business; a bad business that needs taxpayer dollars from carol. And she has voted for tons of it. And then there are the Unions. Unions are a huge business exerting massive influence afforded exemptions and exceptions because of people like Carol. And they reward her loyalty.

So in a state where only 120 out of every thousand employees are represented by a union, many against their will, Carol accepts 500 out of every 1000 dollars in PAC money from Unions whose PAC addresses are outside the state of New Hampshire.

Guh?

And then there's ActBlue the invisible hand of campaign finance where hundreds, even thousands of contributions trickle in from leaders of business and industry as personal contributions under the radar.

And finally (for now) there is this. On September 9th 2008 Carol was the object of affection at the National Democrat Club Town House breakfast. Almost every democrat gets at least one of these.

"Contribution Information: $5000 PAC Host; $2500 PAC Sponsor; $1000 PAC; $1000 Individual Sponsor; $250 Individual."

So are we to assume no one showed up? Perhaps Camp Carol could release the donor list to relieve any concerns that this might punch yet another hole in the "Carol doesn't take money from lobbyists or business PAC's lie they keep barfing up like snack food after a heavy night of drinking Kool-aid. Maybe since she takes plenty of money from PAC's that take money from lobbyists and big business they figure no one will notice?

Not to worry. We should expect the pat answer; that 'the money don't know where it comes from." Too bad we know where it comes from and more importantly what it buys--our congresswoman.

Cross posted at Granite Grok

O-Felons

Plenty of dancing going on about the White House violating the law and offering Sestak a job to drop out of the PA primary.  But I have yet to hear anyone draw a connection to the investigation into the White house brokering the sale of President elect Obama’s Senate seat through Rod Blagojevich. 

Given all the bribing and deal making to cram through unpopular legislation there’s no reason to think they have not been up to no good then, now, and every day in between.

Paul "Fast Eddie" Hodes

What does congressional ethicist and Obama booster Paul Hodes have to say about this?

Rep. Joe Sestak, winner of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, is refusing to provide more information on what job he was offered by a White House official to drop out of that race, although he confirmed again that the incident occurred.

The WH was backing Specter and tried to bribe Sestak out of his primary.  Sestak still isn't talking, Specter lost--another Obama backed candidate bites the dust--but someone as interested in cleaning up the system as Paul Hodes has yet to file a formal complaint about what amounts to a violation of federal law by Dear Leader or one of his cronies.  What say you Congressman one way?

Of course an even bigger problem for Mr. Hodes and the left wing swamp cleaners is what to do when a Republican files the formal complaint and seeks an investigation?  If the democrats approach this like they do the majority of other complaints against members of their caucus it will drag like an anchor all the way to November.  So should we expect another quick exit by Paul "Fast Eddie" Hodes--first one out the door when it's time to go on the record to investigate another democrat, or will they step up and deal with this now?

The alternative is to leave it for after November when there will likely be more Republicans milling around the Well of the House looking to pick up after the hypocrisy of big talkers who turned out to be little more than fast walkers.