Re: Uncomfirmed Rumor Department [Updated] [Updated again.]

    

It has come to our attention that the poster boy for New Hampshire RINO's , Derry( r) Ken Gould, Rockingham Dist 5,  has had enough and he aint taking any more.

The rumor is that he has resigned from the New Hampshire House because he is tired of all the attacks on him.  (By attacks he probably means, talking about or showing people that seven times out of ten he votes with the democrats.)

We are working almost as hard to confirm the rumor as we have worked to show people his voting record. (Here, Here, Here, ...too many to link.)

But in the mean time, if this happens to be true, we couldn't be happier....you know, for Ken.

(woo hoo! /fist_bump)

[Update]: Ken is retiring because he is moving out of his district. He is moving to Kingston. People of Kingston! Don't let him back in!

[Updated Again]: We may now have enough votes to override Right to Work in the NH House. The election to replace Gould will not happen in time to replace his no vote in the House. Just to be sure though, vote for Honey Puterbaugh this Tuesday!

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AFP New Hampshire Legislative Score Card is Out!

Americans For Prosperity has released its 2011 Score card for New Hampshire Legislators in the House,  and the NH State Senate.  The tally is based on eleven bills AFP focused on in 2011 and whether the New Hampshire Representative or Senator took AFP's position.

My Legislators scored well, and in line with my previous posting of the NHHRA scores for 2011.  I added State Senator Ray White at the bottom of my list.  (The NHLA score card will be available on-line this weekend, by the way).

Hills 19 (House)    Senate Dist 09

Christensen D.L. Chris	(R-19)	11/11	100	A+
Barry Richard	(R-19)	11/11	100	A+
Hinch Richard	(R-19)	11/11	100	A+
Notter Jeanine	(R-19)	10/10	100	A
Pellegrino Tony	(R-19)	11/11	100	A+
Peterson Lenette	(R-19)	11/11	100	A+
Stroud Kathleen	(R-19)	9/11	89	B
Thomas Joseph	(R-19)	9/11	100	A

White Raymond

(R-09)

11/11

100

A+

I removed the columns listing the bill numbers so you'll have to follow the link to the AFP score card to see who missed what votes or where they voted in opposition to the AFP position.   I am providing the bill numbers here and links to the status pages for each if you need more details.

One RINO dig before I continue.  The establishment (r)epublicans, the local media, and the democrats (of course) love pig-piling all over Chairman Jack Kimball's every word.  But I think it is worth noting that the alternative, Susan Emerson, only scored 69% on the NHHRA score card and AFP gave her a 64.  That's a D.  Whatever you may think of Kimball's maiden voyage Emerson can barely act like a Republican when she votes in public.  Who knows what they hell she'd be up to behind our backs.

Here's the list of Bills AFP scored.

HB 519  Repeal RGGI

CACR6  3/5 vote for new taxes

HB648  eminent domain petitions

HB474  Right to work

SB146  Alternative budget

SB125 BPT burden of proof

SB40  corrections to rooms and meals tax

SB2   Adopting tax caps

SB3  Retirement/Pension reform

HB1  Budget appropriations

HB2  Revenues/expenditures

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How Did Your NH House Republican Rank In 2011?

The New Hampshire House Republican Alliance has released its July 2011 score card for the entire first session of the Republican House majority. NHHRA Score Card PDF  file. 

I've culled my reps from the list (Hills 19) linked here.  I've also generated a list of the Republican bottom feeders for 2011 (Same link).  These are what we would call RINOs, moderate democrats who could never survive the bullying from the left, or might never get elected if they admitted that they have little or no interest in supporting the Republican party platform.

They are folks who are incapable of finding the 80/20 rule, or to be more precise the 70/30 rule, and in one instance (Ken Gould) we have a (r)epublican who only voted against the party 70% of the time.

The NHCP (formerly the NHDP) will call this a purity list, which is amusing when you consider how they treat their moderates, but let me assure you that it is no such thing.  It is more like an intervention.  Many of these troubled souls are in denial.  Trapped in Republican leaning districts they are pretending to be something they are not.  I'm just helping them (and their constituents) to accept that these House members may be democrats, actual independent/moderates, or just missing the boat often enough to get lumped in with people who have little or no interest in the goals of the Republican party.

There's nothing wrong with that.  But it's time to come out of the closet and stop pretending.  To embrace your "independent" or democrat roots, and run as what you are instead of pretending to be something you are not.

Right To Work - "Dear State Legislator"

Good morning,

I realize most of the (Merrimack) town delegation supports right to work but as we approach the override vote I wanted to impart these remarks.  If any business but a union demanded $50.00 every month from every employee, for benefits and used some of that money to finance its mostly one-party political action funding, there would be hell to pay.  Now imagine if they had to pay it or they could not work there?

Who among us would support that?

Unions are just big businesses brokering in the labor of human flesh, permitted to demand tribute for 'benefits' and political action.  If you do not want to pay tribute, you have to look for work someplace else.

And if you choose to work there because you must work, the political intimidation can be repressive, and even scary.  If you wish to work in peace you cannot speak your true political views.

So here we have what amounts to employment discrimination and speech intimidation, and you have to pay for that "privilege?"

Right to work is about open shops and a workers conscientious right to object to what amounts to political extortion to get or keep a job.  We would not permit it from Exxon-Mobil, or Wal-Mart, or anyone else.  Who then can condone it from any other business, even when that business is a union?

 

Please vote to override the Lynch Veto.

Thank you for your time.

Republican Change In New Hampshire

H/T to Patricia Wulfson for sending me this first.

"The New Hampshire House of Representatives received a mandate from the voters of this state to cut state spending; reduce taxes and fees; return fiscal sanity to the state; promote economic development and create jobs; mend a state retirement system that was nearing insolvency; provide our children with an education based on excellence; protect the personal rights and freedoms of its citizens; and maintain transparency in state government. Listed here is a compilation of legislation passed by the 2001 New Hampshire House of Representatives in response to that message that they received in November from the voters.

Trans-formative Change:

• Passed a constitutional amendment to require a super-majority in the House and Senate to raise taxes or borrowing. (CACR 6)

• For the first time in NH history, that included more that 50 attempts in the legislature, the House passed a constitutional amendment to expand local control of education funding by returning authority to elected officials, not unelected judges. (CACR 12) Setting an example for our citizens by “living within our means:”

• Passed a fiscally responsible budget that, (1) was balanced by using realistic revenue figures; (2) did not increase taxes or fees; (3) does not downshift onto local property taxpayers; and (4) does not increase borrowing, setting New Hampshire on a financially sustainable path will allow our economy to grow and create more jobs. (HB 1 & 2)

• Passed an education funding formula that maintains existing levels of aid to communities and allows additional targeted aid to needy cities and towns. (HB 337)

• Passed a bill to allow local communities to enact tax and spending caps. (HB 341) Moving our economy forward, creating more jobs and putting out the “Open for Business sign” in New Hampshire once again.

• Passed a small business tax cut to protect reasonable compensation from the business profits tax. (HB 557)

• Passed a cigarette tax reduction to make New Hampshire more competitive in the region and enhancing cross-border sales. (HB 156)

• Passed legislation eliminating a tax on gambling winnings that was costing the state revenue. (HB 229)

• Passed a bill to reduce electricity costs by repealing the state’s cap-and-trade program. (HB 519)

• Passed numerous bills reducing regulations on business, which in turn will help to create more jobs for New Hampshire workers. (HBs 26, 30, 95, 109, 117, 133, 136, 141, 142, 143, 155, 173, 230, 248, 262, 276, 289, 291, 322, 333, 381, 404, 441, 450, 488, 503, 540, 570, 617, 651)

• Passed Right-to-Work legislation to expand opportunities to attract employers to New Hampshire (HB 474)

• Passed legislation to create an innovation business job growth function in the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority to promote venture capital and job growth throughout the state. (HB 605) Keeping New Hampshire safe for its citizens:

• Passed a bill to expand the death penalty to cover those who commit murder during a home invasion.(HB 147) • Passed a bill to reform early release law to keep violent prisoners behind bars and restore discretion to the parole board for those who re-offend. (HB 524)

• Passed legislation allowing law abiding New Hampshire residents to carry concealed weapons without requiring a permit. (HB 330)

• Passed a bill to allow the Castle Doctrine which permits the use of deadly force in the defense of oneself. (HB 210) Returning transparency to NH state government:

• Passed a bill to open up records of annulments of crimes. (HB 82)

• Passed legislation to post agency spending information on state website. (HB 331)

• Passed a bill to allow for the recording of law enforcement officers while working. (HB 145)

• Passed a bill to allow access to accident reports involving publicly owned vehicles. (HB 347)

• Passed legislation to have state government use open source software. (HB 418) Reforming state government and changing the way we do business:

• Passed a bill to overhaul the state’s lower court system. (HB 609)

• Passed legislation to move the state pension (HB 580) and retiree health plan (HB 231) back toward financial solvency.

• Passed a reorganization of state agencies to promote streamlining of functions and easier access for our citizens. (HB 635)

• Passed a bill to enact a performance-based measurement system for state government. (HB 508)

• Passed a bill to consolidate the Racing and Gaming Commission into the Lottery Commission. (HB 348)

• Passed legislation prohibiting the use of preferences for race, sex, religion or sexual preferences in state hiring. (HB 623) Protecting the rights of New Hampshire parents:

• Passed legislation to require parental notification prior to a minor having an abortion. (HB 329)

• Passed a bill to ensure that students are not forced to attend schools teaching material which parents find objectionable. (HB 542) Making education work for our parents and students:

• Passed a bill to allow small schools more flexibility to develop staffing plans that meet their students’ needs. (HB 290)

• Passed legislation to allow school to receive accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. (HB 130)

• Passed a bill to allow teachers to protect themselves and stop disruptive students from injuring classmates. (HB 375)

• Passed a bill to allow schools more flexibility in transportation options in transporting students. (HB 172)

• Passed legislation allowing charter schools to receive support for leased space. (HB 505)"



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