Posted in 1, News, Policy, Politics, tagged ABC News, civil rights, CPR, John Lynch, JUA, Judge Kathleen McGuire, NEA, polygamy, Redhampshire, Terie Norelli, Weekend Round-up on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cornerstone Policy Research
Weekly Round-up
Should Tax-Exempt Orgs. Be Concerned?
That was the question CPR-Action was asking following the news that Justice Kathleen McGuire ruled that the state had no business “raiding” the JUA Trust Fund (read the story HERE).
However, It was Governor Lynch and Speaker Norelli’s comments following the ruling that raised the most eyebrows, especially in [...]
Posted in News, tagged California, Eureka, General John Stark, Live Free or Die, state motto's, Union Leader on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today marks the 200th Anniversary of the Granite State’s motto: Live Free or Die
Now, not to sound like a homer, but on this one we have to agree with the Union Leader’s assessment that our’s really is the greatest motto in the Union. (By the way, did anyone know that California’s motto is: Eureka? Why do [...]
Posted in Housekeeping, Misc., News, Policy, tagged bathroom bill, Cornerstone, CPR-Action, Human Rights Campaign, redhampshire.com, Secretary Sebelius on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cornerstone Monday Update
(Each week, we are going to be regularly featuring the CPR e-Monday Morning Update on the CPR blog for greater visibility and for those who would like to link to it)
‘Bathroom’ Bill Returning?
So says a report this week on the website redhampshire.com. The posting states that this news was overheard in the halls of the [...]
Posted in Misc., tagged ACM All Star Concert, Alan Jackson, country music, CPR, George Strait, The Fireman on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Often, we at CPR feel a little bit like “firemen” constantly trying to put out the liberal fires… as such, ending the week on a lighter note, we offer this tribute to the great country artist, George Strait, “The Fireman”, done by another great in the business, Mr. Alan Jackson…
Posted in Family, News, Policy, tagged Caitlin Flanagan, Chuck Colson, CPR-Action, gay marriage, Governor Sanford, Princeton, Senator Ensign, Time on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chuck Colson has done it again (with a little help from Time magazine). This time, he lays out what he calls the “prudential” arguments for marriage to be maintained as only a union between a man and a woman – those (arguments) that appeal to common sense and the common good. Some of the examples are ones [...]
Posted in News, Policy, tagged $100 million, Cornerstone, government, Obama on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While a $100 million donation to Cornerstone would likely fund us.. for life, as you will see for the visualization below, it is but a drop in the bucket for the federal government…
Posted in Family, News, Policy, tagged abortion, Family, life, Love, Marriage, personal choices, personal freedom, pro-choice, pro-life, self-respect, sotomayor, Supreme Court, values on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
That was the response from soon-to-be United States Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor about abortion law. However, the majority ruling of Roe v Wade was based on a woman’s right to privacy (a stretch) which was predicated on the fact that ‘the fetus’ was not a person or even a life – science did not support [...]
Posted in Policy, Politics, tagged bathroom bill, death tax, Democrats, gas tax, gay marriage, Rep. Taylor, Terie Norelli on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Proud of the work the N.H. House Democrats have accomplished.”
That was the headline of a new op-ed piece penned by NH Speaker, Terie Norelli. Is she really serious here? Funny that she just happened to leave out that bit about how she left the Speaker’s Rostrum to speak on the House floor this past session to [...]
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