Punk talk, with Joe.

As reported by Seth Cohn on 'Against the Grain', a legislative committee voted today to allow NH to "take part in" a program to impose federal requirements on states and their drivers' licenses.

The Joint Fiscal Committee voted to accept three million Dollars in federal largess for the program, much less than what it will eventually cost in money and integrity.

Seth Cohn reports on the breaking story. Thank you Seth!!

Many people believe that the influence of Howard Dean will destroy the Dems. But concentrating on the Iraq "War" (no war was declared, remember), may not be political poison, if the situation in Iraq grows worse...

This convesation with Beth Bradley, news director of WDRC FM, IN Hartford delves into this story.

Many thanks to Ms. Bradley!

Enjoy the sound of a bureaucrat trying to convince people her role is useful, and that the US ought to be involved in other peoples' affairs.

Ante up!

As reported here, via Yahoo News, word is finally reaching the public that RFID identification cards might not be so impervious to hacking as the gub-ment thought.

El G covers the story on "Against the Grain".

Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID

Yahoo News has announced that the baby of government bureaucrats everywhere, RFID, is not as perfect as they might think.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060806/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternetithackse...

Technology follows human desire. If people want to be unfettered by government ID tags, they will develop ways to do so.

For two perspectives on this story, check these links:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-04-voa13.cfm

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/20/politics/main957660.shtml (note the leftward lean on the CBS story)

for details on the minimum wage and the pension plan law (why is the federal government involved in private pensions?) look here:

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-senate4aug04,0,1424638.story?... (but remember, it's the LA Times)

Enjoy the weekend!

Exclusive only to "Against the Grain", with great thanks to the Timelords of Gallifrey (11-0-1,7-0-0-9, from galactic center) for getting the broadcast to us. Rock on, Rassillon!

Enjoy paying the Business Enterpise Tax, entrepreneurs!
Oh, and custsomers, enjoy it too, indirectly.

... the use of state tax Dollars to promote that we are a low-tax state!

From "Against the Grain", where else would someone find this focus and analysis?

As John DiStaso, of the NH Union Leader, reported in his "Granite Status" column, John McCain, Hillary Rob'em Clinton, and John Sununu were said to have engaged in drinking competitons while in Estonnia, on the public dime.

Anyone remember Johnny Mccain calling baseball executives in to Congress last year to testify on steriod use in their PRIVATE sport? We thought we all had to be examples for kids, Senator McCain...

El G and Dr. Weller investigate the minimum wage, and the leftist perspective on forcing business to pay more, forcing customers to pay more, and breaking the Constitution.

For more from the CAP, go to www.AmericanProgess.org

With the recent reports of Mel Gibson's behavior after being arrested for DUI in California, the double standards Americans have towards certain celebrities and political figures comes to the fore.

Bad behavoir is simply that, does it matter who engages in it?

Also, why is it that a Republican like Mitt Romney gets excoriated when he uses the term "tar baby" to describe the Big Dig (using the term as it was originally used, to describe a sticky situation), but Jesse Jackson can call New York City "HymieTown", and John Lennon gets away with urinating on nuns?

More, on the wonders of central bank manipulation of the value of money. Whether it is a licensed bank or the federal government is irrelevant, what one wants it PRIVATE banks free to issue competing currencies, not a monopoly doing so.

The Case Against the Fed

What Has Government Done to Our Money? Case for the 100 Percent Gold Dollar

The pop media have been hammering the fact that the housing market is "slowing down", but what they don't tell you is WHY.

This is part one of two.

As mentioned in this article: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14020234/?GT1=8307
Senate Jucidiary Committee Chairman Arlen Spectre is prepared to bring suit against the Bush Administration over the so-called "Signing Statements" Bush has applied to over 750 bills he has signed into law. These statements are expressions by the President of an understood prerogative of the President -- to NOT enforce certain laws. In US history many Presidents have decided that their oath to uphold the Constitution overruled the laws written by Congress. This audio segment explains the situation.

That is not to say that Bush is a keen Constitutionalist.

Mr. Kanning was arrested this morning by armed federal agents who invaded his home and threw him to the floor. He was brought to the Federal Building at 55 Pleasant St, in Concord (ironic street name, isn't it?)

His charges will most likely include cirminal tresspass, which is interesting, because the IRS is considered to be a private corporation, but has protection by federal troops. Strange, isn't it?

http://hammeroftruth.com/2006/07/31/feds-raid-home-of-free-stater/

The US House yesterday voted to increase the minimum wage, giving leftists a temporary victory by attaching the proposal to the elimination of the estate tax.

Here is the report, from the "Washington Post":

"The House, at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday, voted 230 to 180 to raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, from the $5.15 rate on the books since 1997. The bill also would exempt from taxation all estates worth as much as $5 million -- or $10 million for a married couple -- and apply a 15 percent tax rate to inheritances above that threshold and as much as $25 million. For estates exceeding $25 million in value, the tax rate would be 30 percent."

In response to a letter to the NH "Union Leader", Gardner Goldsmith took hold of the issue of Net Neutrality, and explained what neutrality really means.

Rock on with the downloads, cats.

Great thanks to Mr. Ebell, of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (www.cei.org).