Just in case you’re taking off for a getaway weekend in the next year or so, F&J has come up with this foolproof way to make sure you haven’t missed anything important — in particular any of the those regular appearances by nunuther than our guv, the “It Boy” of the Sunday bloviator shows. At this point, Guinness must be keeping track of his appearances, in case he breaks some kind of record.
“Not the centrist lane. It’s more the pro-business, free market, individual freedom lane. I think there’s a lot of room for support in that lane.”
— Guv Sununu explaining his political positioning to a DC TV show as he continues to dip his toe into prez politics.
Nothin’ shakin’
One thing about Annie Kuster, ever since she’s set foot in Congress, she’s been what you might call a bit cautious. About speaking out on issues, taking controversial stands — that sort of thing.
But in a recent interview with the DC pub Roll Call, she may have taken the fear of offending someone a little too far.
In a pretty fawning piece titled, “New Dems Chair Kuster seeks to bridge the congressional divide,” the 2nd CD congressperson fields a heckuva lot of softballs, such as, “Do you have a best friend across the aisle?” (Yes, she did — the late GOPer Jackie Walorski, who died in 2022); “Last book read?”(“Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America” by Dahlia Lithwick); “Most unpopular opinion?” (“I don’t eat tomatoes, never have.”) Besides the tomato answer, another reponse stood out. That one was to the question, “First concert you went to?” Her answer: ”That’s going to be a little embarrassing. I definitely went to the Grateful Dead. I am the youngest of five children, and I was tagging along as a teenager with my older brother.”
Sure, if she was a Deadhead groupie who followed the band around the country in the back of their bus for a couple of years, that might need a little explanation. But seeing a Dead concert as a teenager? That coulda been a pretty cool answer — until it wasn’t.
New Hampshire lawmaker arrested for obstructing snowplow
Not that you shouldn’t have any sympathy for state rep Jeffrey Greeson, an NH GOPer from Wentworth, for blowing his top after a snow plow, cleaning up after a foot of snow had just fallen, dumped some snow in his driveway. But screaming at the top of your lungs at and threatening the driver and getting arrested for the behavior?
Not surprisingly, JG’s antics earned him his 15 minutes of national fame, which was inevitable considering there was somewhat embarrassing video of his tirade. (“You do a s*** job, every time, and now you got this p** a** attitude,” JG wails in the video.)
Perhaps surprising is JG’s choice of vocation: A retired Navy petty officer, he’s now pastor of Wentworth Baptist Church. Woe unto those who fall asleep during his sermon.
Imagine if it was more than a yes-or-no question
In case you hadn’t noticed, Mike Pence, the man the Mar-a-Lago Man wanted to see hanged a couple of years back, is in the early stages of a campaign for the GOP prez nod. Which means we lucky few in NH get to see him figure out how to actually campaign.
Ya know: Try out some new cliches, hoist a few policy positions up the flagpole, figure out how to pronounce Concord and Berlin. That kind of stuff.
So th’other day, Granite Staters, or at least viewers of WMUR’s “Close-Up,” got a chance to check out MP’s reflexes.
Seems that Adam Sexton, host of the show, apparently caught the ex-veep unawares with a question about abortion that sure didn’t seem to come out of the blue, considering MP’s long track record on choice (he’s against it) and women’s rights in general.
AS asked MP about a bill proposed in South Carolina that would make it possible to impose the death penalty if they violate the state’s ban on abortions.
Pence: ‘Hommina hommina’
Pretty straightforward, no? Well, apparently MP was taken by surprise by such the question, and did a Ralph Kramden-esque “hommina hommina” before saying he couldn’t answer the question.
So AS rephrased the questions by asking the ex-veep if such proposals involving the death penalty for women who get abortions fit into an overall culture of “life,” as opponents of abortion, like MP, consistently claim they’re for.
To which MP replied: “I must tell you, I’m not familiar with those proposals, and I don’t have a way of responding to that or confirming it,” Pence said.
OK then, no real response. Until several hours later when the ex-veep’s peeps apparently helped him figure out what his answer was. That’s when they reached to WMUR to tell them he actually took a look at the legislation and decided he doesn’t support it. See, that wasn’t hard, was it?
MAKING THE ROUNDS
Sure, the guv’s decision to paint himself as the candidate who isn’t afraid to discuss changes to Social Security sets him apart from pretty much any other candidate for prez at this point. But with all due respect, it ain’t gonna work.
Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig as the Dems’ guv candidate in ’24? They could do worse.
Exec Councilor Dave Wheeler sure is being gracious in defeat as his fellow councilors line up to make sure he can no longer submit post-meeting written votes on agenda items.
