John Stephen Rising

The NH Governor’s race has been getting a lot less ink than the hotly tested NH GOP Senate Primary. That is unfortunate because the Governor of a state has more of an impact on ones life than a US Senator.

This may be the end of the of the so called “unbeatable” Governor John Lynch. The Governor Lynch who ran in 2004 on the theme of caring about people. The Governor Lynch who ran as a fiscal conservative who opposed an income tax and a sales tax. The Governor Lynch who said that marriage should be between a man and a woman. The Governor Lynch who got 70% or more of the vote share in the last two elections. The Governor Lynch who got a large number of Registered Republicans to vote for him. Including a friend of mine who was a ward chair for the Manchester Republican City Committee.

Today a Rasmussen poll was released showing John Steven with in the margin of error of John Lynch.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/new_hampshire/election_2010_new_hampshire_governor

It is encouraging to see many Republicans rallying around John Stephen. There is a long desire for change in the NH Governors office. The Democrats have controlled the Governors office for 12 out of the last fourteen years.

I talked to John Stephen last month after he got more votes than any other candidate at the Manchester Straw poll. We talked about him closing the gap with John Lynch. He told me after the primary he will close the gap with Lynch. Here we are today and he has done just that. Check out his website.

http://www.johnstephen.com/

It has been six years since John Lynch has had a real race. In the last two races he went up against “cannon fodder” candidates and won easily. During his tenure Lynch has raised Highway tolls multiple times, doubled car registration fees, raised tobacco taxes multiple times, worked to implement an LLC tax, a camping tax and tried to raid a doctors medical malpractice fund. He signed a gay marriage law despite promises not to do so. He entered NH into the Northeast Regional Green House Gas Initiative (RGGI) a.k.a “Cap and Trade”. Oh did I mention the state was hundred of millions of dollars in debt. Now John Lynch wants an unprecedented fourth term as Governor. The Political experts and pundits think he will get it, but many voters don’t think he deserves it.

Shea Porter ahead in NH-01

Sunday, August 15th at 3:05PM EDT

If anybody thought that this race was an easy pick up or in the “bag” well guess again. According to the July 28 WMUR UNH poll. Shea Porter leads Guinta 44 to 39 %, Mahoney 45 to 36% , Ashooh 43-35%, and Bestani 44 to 33%.

http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/news/pdf/gsp2010_summer_cong072910.pdf

http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/news/pdf/gsp2010_spring_congapp42910.pdf

Based on the data from these polls in comparison to the spring poll, was that in the spring poll health-care was still dominant in the news. Second more women are starting to pay attention to this race at a time when the news is covering the Republican primary and the hit pieces on Guinta, Mahoney and Ashooh. The numbers on men have not changed since spring. Third voters who make more than 100K have left Shea Porter and are moving to the GOP. There is no doubt they have made the connection between the Democrat Congress, Shea Porter and our bad economy.

Right now this race is looking to be one of personalities and that’s not good for the GOP. In the last two races Carol Shea Porter has come from behind in the polls by appealing to “soft voters” with her personality based ads. In the last two races she has dragged out her elderly “Republican” mother and taken to the air waves. In other ads she has compared her opponents to Bush.

If you are reading this and live in NH-01 you need to get involved with a local party or a campaign. Give what ever you can in time or money or what ever to defeating Carol Shea Porter, John Lynch, Paul Hodes and the Democrats at the NH State House.

Carol Doesn't Read Bills

On February 12 2009 congresswoman Carol Shea Porter admitted on WGIR AM that the stimulus bill known as The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be paid with borrowed money and our kids will be paying the bill. She also admitted she did not know about everything in the bill.

Today we find out that executives at AIG Financial Products Division will be receiving a combined total of 160 million dollars in retention bonuses that were agreed to about a year ago. The US Government currently controls about 80 % of AIG and would be in the position to stop any payouts. As a matter of fact President Obama promised a $500,000 salary-and-bonus cap for top executives on February 4th. So what gives, this is what gives. There was some language inserted in the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Senator Chris Dodd that granted an exception for exsisting bonus contracts. Here is the excerpt from the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

‘(IV) For any financial institution that received
financial assistance provided under the TARP equal
to $500,000,000 or more, the prohibition shall apply
to the senior executive officers and at least the 20
next most highly-compensated employees, or such
higher number as the Secretary may determine is in
the public interest with respect to any TARP recipient.

‘‘(iii) The prohibition required under clause (i) shall
not be construed to prohibit any bonus payment required
to be paid pursuant to a written employment contract
executed on or before February 11, 2009, as such valid
employment contracts are determined by the Secretary or
the designee of the Secretary.

What Carol Shea Porter voted for was millions of dollars in bonus money for executives for companies being bailed out by the TARP program. I don't know about you but that is not standing up for the bottom 99% of us.

Here is a quote from Carol Shea Porters 2008 web site.

"I will continue to fight fiscal irresponsibility and work towards a budget that is financially sound and morally fair to all."

Carol's bait and switch

Carol Shea Porter recently voted for the 800 Billion plus stimulus plan (HR-1). Of course she wants everybody to think she is trying to save the economy. The truth is this bill will have a "lagging" stimulus effect because it would take a couple of years from now. What I mean by that is the money for Infrastructure projects The worst elements of this bill are what isn't talked about in the media, such as the 4.9 billion for neighborhood groups like ACORN and money for contraceptives. Of course we all know Carol is a "stooge" for Big Labor and has taken a lot of money from them in the past. So her voting for this bill is no big surprise, never mind her slavish obedience to President Obama. I have a quote taken form Carol's 2008 website.

"We all must contribute according to our ability, so we can protect our nation. We are presently borrowing money from Communist China and other countries to pay our debts and to fund the war in Iraq, instead of getting our financial house in order. That jeopardizes both our way of life and our national security."

So I guess we are going to Communist China for the $800 Billion so we can keep our financial house in order.

Why Carol Won

Carol Shea Porter got one of the greatest gifts of her political career. The 700 billion dollar bailout package was the shot in the arm her sagging stature needed. Her master Nancy Pelosi allowed Shea Porter, Hodes and other Democrats to vote against the stupid plan by trying to get as many Republicans on board. Carol voted against the 700 billion dollar bail out and Jeb Bradley was slow to get out the gate.

When Obama gets in the White House we will see how Carol is against the bail out bill when she has a chance to use taxpayer money to save Detroit and its union jobs

Carol's Energy Fantasies

Today's union Leader had an article written by Carol in which she brags about her vote on drilling. Of course this is just another Nancy Pelosi sham. The oil deposits are within 50 miles of the coast not the 50 to 100 miles that Carol-Pelosi wants to drill.

Carol likes to talk about how we need to invest alternative energy sources. Well we are doing that right now. Venture money is flowing into alternative Energy like crazy. There is a solar panel company in Massachusetts that has five years of order backlog. Who is against alternative energy sources. When Carol talks about alternative energy she wants a big government project that will sustain itself for about 150 years that will provide well paying jobs to connected bureaucrats and spread enough pork around to keep Democrats in the majority for a least a century.

Carol's Broken promises

I have a copy of the promises Carol Shea Porter made on her web site in 2006.

Here are some of her promises and how she kept them.

"We need to fix problem schools, but we must make them stronger, not doom them to failure." Well the UL did a story on failing schools in NH. I know in Merrimack we have added two more this year. Carol this is a big zero for you.

"I will fight this fiscal irresponsibility and work towards a budget that is financially sound and morally fair to all."
Carol;
Well you had a chance to vote for 50 pork busting amendments in 2007. You only supported one of them and a $150 million dollars in pork was added to the national debt financed by the Chinese.

"There are several plans being talked about right now, and I certainly would support any bill that would alleviate the suffering, but the plan I favor is medicare for all. "
America needs universal health care, and I will work in Congress for it."

Carol you did not Sponsor or Co-Sponsor hr 2034(Medicare for all).

" I pledge to be a forceful defender of an individual's right to privacy."
When it comes to workers faced with the decision to join a Union or not you voted to take away their secret ballot.

Weather you supported John Stephen or Jeb Bradley it is time we need to pull together and send Jeb back to Congress and let him know we will hold his feet to the fire. I hope the UL will keep an eye on Jeb's votes.