Author Archives: bfiachadthompson

The Irony of Bush’s Assault on ANWR

Posted on March 18, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

The Irony of Bush's Assault on ANWR by Jim Hightower Prior to the vote defeating the Campbell amendment, Jim Hightower wrote this article on the irony of the assault on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: George W has shown again … Continue reading →

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The Value Of Public Television

Posted on March 17, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

The Value Of Public Television An editorial today in the Des Moines Register rebutted a recently published column by George Will. Will argued that Public Television is an idea whose time has past – given the abundence of the free … Continue reading →

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Odds ‘n’ Ends

Posted on March 16, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Odds 'n' Ends There's so much stuff I wanted to write about that I couldn't really sort things out. So, here we go with “Odds 'n' Ends”. [Insert a FoxNews-style “Whoosh” Here.] Yesterday in D.C., a “Sense of the Senate” … Continue reading →

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At Least They’re Honest…

Posted on March 10, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

At Least They're Honest… Continuing on with the “stuff that makes you shake your head” series comes this little bit from Texas via Kevin Drum: THE YELLOW WOES OF TEXAS….If you want to understand the kind of vision the modern … Continue reading →

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Trustee… or Political Hack?

Posted on March 9, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Trustee… or Political Hack? I was in the middle of writing a post for today, but this little tidbit is so disgusting that I will repeat it verbatim from Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo. What's wrong with this picture? Social … Continue reading →

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Yepsen: Want Economic Growth in Iowa?

Posted on March 8, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Yepsen: Want Economic Growth in Iowa? David Yepsen is one of those writers than can be difficult to draw a bead on, but today he writes an article about economic growth in Iowa that is a good read. I want … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Risk II – Bankruptcy “Reform”

Posted on March 1, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

It's All About Risk II – Bankruptcy “Reform” There was an interesting editorial in the Washington Post today by E.J. Dionne dealing with this week's attempt to pass a bankruptcy “reform” bill: There is a great misunderstanding that the key … Continue reading →

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Getting The State Budget In Order

Posted on February 25, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Getting The State Budget In Order The Des Moines Register ran an article today detailing the Iowa House GOP budget outlay. Iowa's cigarette tax won't be raised if House Republicans get their way. House GOP leaders released a $4.8 billion … Continue reading →

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Garrison Keillor’s ‘Homegrown Democrat’

Posted on February 23, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Garrison Keillor's 'Homegrown Democrat' With all of the various things in life that seem to eat up my attention span, sometimes a few things that I intended to read or pay attention to fall through the cracks. This book is … Continue reading →

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The Social Security Smear Campaign

Posted on February 22, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

The Social Security Smear Campaign As we have seen over the past few years, there is a definite operating procedure behind selling radical right-wing ideology: when you fail to make your case to the public, find outside groups to start … Continue reading →