THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, June 2, 2012 — Page 5
LETTERS Why is Bill Grimm running for N.H. Senate? What are his positions? To the editor, As many of you are already aware, I am running for N.H. Senate, District 7. Recently I attended and spoke at the Merrimack County GOP Committee meeting at the Red Blazer Restaurant in Concord alongside my challenger, Bill Grimm from Franklin. It was nice to see some familiar faces and to meet so many new people as well. It was a nice opportunity for the committee members to “meet the candidates.” One thing I left asking myself was “Why is Bill Grimm running?” I don’t mean that at all sarcastically — it is simply a question, the answer to which I am still unsure of. After the question and answer session, I was left with several more questions about Mr. Grimm’s positions on the issues, which he did not make clear. These questions are not about his character, they are about his positions: Is Bill Grimm going to vote raise taxes, yes or no? Where exactly does Bill Grimm stand on the death penalty? Where exactly would Bill Grimm cut state government spending? I make my positions on the forego-
ing questions very clear: I will never vote to raise or implement new broad-based taxes. I believe the death penalty must be expanded to punish heinous, premeditated crimes — not just capital offenses. I intend to cut spending by focusing on inflated salaries, over-appropriated departments and state agencies, and to even possibly eliminate select state departments altogether. The people of New Hampshire deserve honest and forthright answers from the candidates that seek to serve them. I will always give a clear and defined answer to voters’ questions — in writing if requested — and if there is an answer that I do not readily possess, I will contact the voter promptly with my precise position. Please feel free to visit my website at www.joshfornh.com, email me at josh@joshfornh.com, or call our campaign headquarters at 603-707-2331 Josh Youssef Candidate for N.H. Senate — District 7 Laconia
Romney endorses plan that will destroy SS, Medicare & food stamps To the editor, I will say that probably many hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. watched “Pretty Woman” starring Julia Roberts (Vivienne) and Richard Gere (Edward). It was a good romantic comedy filmed in 1990. The plot: Edward is a rich, ruthless businessman who specializes in taking over companies and then selling them off piece by piece. Vivienne is a prostitute who Edward hired for a week. His time with Vivienne has shown him another way of life — taking time off and enjoying life .Edward decides that he wants to create things rather than just making money. Just a movie! We are living it now with Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. However, Mitt never met a “Vivienne” during his time with Bain Capital. Mitt Romney is the Edward before he
met Vivienne. At Bain Capital he took over companies for the sole purpose of making money without regard to the families he was destroying. REAL people lost their jobs, retirement plans and health insurance under his leadership in that company. Do we really want this kind of man as president of the U.S.? I don’t. Romney is embracing the Ryan plan that will totally destroy Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps. These are the programs which Romney called the safety net for the poor and yet under the Ryan plan they will not exist. The Ryan plan also calls for more taxes for the middle class and poor, and reduces taxes for the rich which Mitt Romney supports. This is not a movie it is the future of America. Cathy Dawson Laconia
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