Monique Chartier

They See Not the Impact of the Laws that They Wrought

By Monique Chartier | October 31, 2010 |

In his post about America’s conception of liberty and the civic structure that supports it to broad issues of the day Justin points to State legislators who apparently have no concept of the effects of the legislation that they pass at the behest of self-interested and ideological constituencies Indeed, they do not. Perhaps the biggest…

On Second Thought – Backing Away from the “Shove” Five Days Later

By Monique Chartier | October 31, 2010 |

We all remember what gov candidate Frank Caprio said to John Depetro Monday morning on WPRO. Tuesday, he defiantly told Meredith Vieira and a national television audience watching the Today Show I stand by my comment. Now, however, NECN is reporting that the Dem candidate issued the following statement yesterday. I have had a lot…

Charlie Hall on the “Shove Heard ‘Round the World” *

By Monique Chartier | October 28, 2010 |

Courtesy Oceanstate Follies * Masterfully coined by NBC10’s Bill Rappleye; all rights reserved.

“…it appears the city of Providence is bankrupt or close to it and that you are deliberately hiding this fact…”

By Monique Chartier | October 27, 2010 |

The following letter, dated yesterday, was in my in-box this morning. I have some questions. The City Auditor had to file a Freedom of Information request with Mayor Cicilline in order to obtain basic information about the city’s finances?? Why wouldn’t the mayor just give it to the auditor, seeing that he’s … well, the…

Google on Taxes: Do as I Contribute, Not as I Do

By Monique Chartier | October 23, 2010 |

[O/T preamble: though I made a petty point of changing my computer’s home page to Bing following upon Google’s dalliance with the Chinese government – no evil there – I have to admit that, maddeningly, Google still has the best search engine.] A July analysis in US News and World Report indicates that, of all…

An Emblem of Bad Government: Vacation Dave, the Contract Isn’t a Defense, It’s the Problem

By Monique Chartier | October 20, 2010 |

The mayor of Providence has once again been busted for a quizzical expenditure of scarce city tax dollars. This time, it has emerged (kudos to GoLocalProv) that he has handed out an extra half million dollars in bonus vacations. As recently as this morning’s debate on WPRO, the mayor of Providence attempted to deflect criticism…

President Killjoy: Obama Signals Against a Jump to Hillary for 2012

By Monique Chartier | October 17, 2010 |

Of course, the entertainment value of the semi-controlled motor mouth of the current VP [top ten Biden gaffes available here] is not to be underestimated. This is undoubtedly why, on more than one occasion during the last couple of years, either voluntarily or at someone’s quiet request, he appears to have gone missing. But to…

A “Rescuing” Milestone

By Monique Chartier | October 16, 2010 |

If you visit Rescuing Providence even on a semi-regular basis, you witness, through Michael’s eyes, more than what happens inside an advanced life support vehicle in Providence, RI including, though not limited to, a great many examples of what happens when you cross human nature with a public service that is “free”. To Michael Morse…

Breaking: President Obama Medicare Official Concedes that Health Care Reform Will Cost Seniors. The Mayor of Providence is a Fan of ObamaCare. So Who is the Real Threat to Senior Benefits?

By Monique Chartier | October 13, 2010 |

Presumably operating on the belief that he cannot get a political promotion without resorting to slander, the mayor of Providence has stood in front of numerous senior gatherings in the last month and solemnly stated that if his opponent, John Loughlin, is elected, he would privatize (read: take away) social security for current recipients. This,…

I’ll Do As I Say, Not as I Did: The Gap Between Frank Caprio’s Campaign Words and His Official Actions

By Monique Chartier | October 8, 2010 |

With apologies for merely transferring something whole cloth (especially in sight of Andrew’s extensive work), an interesting press release yesterday from the RIGOP highlights the contrast between Frank Caprio on the campaign trail and Frank Caprio in action at the General Assembly. During last night’s televised gubernatorial debate, Democrat Frank Caprio struggled while trying to…