Monique Chartier

… By the Way, Why Is VP Joe Biden Charging Us Rent to Protect Him?

By Monique Chartier | August 7, 2011 |

$2,200/month, to be more specific. As Jon Stewart asks , How do you collect rent from the guy you depend on to save your life? “Hey guys, it’s August 1. Where’s the rent??” “Oh, oh, I’m sorry. I must have left my checkbook in my other bullet-proof vest.” The Daily Show – Landlord Joe BidenGet…

What Hath RI Democrats Wrought

By Monique Chartier | August 7, 2011 |

Hal Meyer, Citizen Critic and former Rhode Island resident, has compiled an excellent website, RI Democrats, outlining the all of the damage that seventy years of a Democrat super-majority has inflicted on the state. Below is a selection of the evidence that he presents. My view is that, from now on, every voter should be…

Point of Order, Mr. Chairman – Did the Committee Actually Vote on This Caruolo Action Litigation?

By Monique Chartier | August 5, 2011 |

So last week, the Warwick School Committee became a James McLaughlin Award recipient by filing suit against the city to obtain $6.2 million in additional revenue for the school department. (We should take note of a matter that is undoubtedly completely unrelated: the Warwick teachers contract expires at the end of this month.) A potential…

Charlie Hall’s Portraits of Perspicacity

By Monique Chartier | August 4, 2011 |

Courtesy Ocean State Follies

Clueless: Warwick School Committee Files a Caruolo

By Monique Chartier | August 2, 2011 |

The Providence Journal reported this development on the very day (i.e., yesterday) that a Rhode Island municipality was thrown into bankruptcy. With no clear answer from the state on whether communities that cut funding to their school districts last year have to restore some of that money, the Warwick School Committee is suing the city…

Disabled (Ha!) Weightlifter: The Prov Ret Bd Did Not Close the File. Why Did the AG Close the Case?

By Monique Chartier | July 30, 2011 |

Following upon WPRI/Tim White’s excellent expose, Providence had ordered that purportedly disabled weightlifting retired “firefighter” John Sauro be examined by a doctor. On Thursday, the Providence Journal reported the results. Former firefighter John Sauro remains permanently and totally disabled from doing his job in the Fire Department, an orthopedic surgeon has concluded after a special…

Zapped: Rhode Island Gets Not One, But Two, Artificial Rate Hikes

By Monique Chartier | July 29, 2011 |

… both in today’s Providence Journal; both courtesy a misguided General Assembly. One hike for the poor. The Henry Shelton Act, signed into law earlier this month by Governor Chafee, creates a new state fund to help low-income families pay for their heating and electric bills, authorizing the state to develop a new surcharge for…

Loan Guarantees: Another Gimmick That Won’t Spark Business Activity

By Monique Chartier | July 27, 2011 |

Further to Justin’s post, we learned yesterday that A dozen companies – half of them out-of-state businesses looking to relocate to the Ocean State – are lining up to take advantage of the same controversial loan-guarantee program that drew Curt Schilling’s video game company, 38 Studios LLC, to Providence. Loan guarantees by the state are…

Malkin on the Denouement of the Wu Drama

By Monique Chartier | July 27, 2011 |

Michelle Malkin’s opening paragraph about Congressman Wu’s announcement yesterday made posting her column irresistible. Wu-hoo! Welcome to another freaky ethics fiasco brought to you by the D.C. den of dysfunctional Democrats. This one comes clothed in a Tigger costume, wrapped in blinders and bathed in the fetid Beltway odor of eau de Pass le Buck.…

NEARI’s John Leidecker Rallies the Troops Against the South Kingstown School Committee … and South Kingstown Children

By Monique Chartier | July 26, 2011 |

The following e-mail was sent out recently, presumably to all members of the NEARI. Background: South Kingstown’s teacher contract expires at the end of August. Daniel Kinder, referenced in the e-mail, is the attorney advising the South Kingstown School Committee. Here is what the School Committee said recently about negotiations between the town and the…