Author Archives: Dave Bradley

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Medicare Advantage – Not Medicare With No Advantage

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Dave Bradley

It is sign up time for Medicare. If you are of the age for Medicare as we are you will have an almost daily mailer from some insurance company glorifying the wonders of their Medicare advantage program. Turn on the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Medicare for all | Tagged executive order, gutting Medicare, Medicare Advantage Exxecu, privatizing Medicare | Comments Off

Thank You, Mr. Kaufmann

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Bradley

This one had almost passed me by: October 14th: Iowa Republicans are questioning the impeachment hearings against President Trump. On Monday, GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann led a group of protesters in Cedar Rapids demanding an end to the inquiry. … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa | Tagged Abby Finkenauer, defying laws, impeachment, Jeff Kaufmann, protests | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Fall Some Direction Edition

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Here we go again. Along with changing the clock you get to listen to my semi-annual complaining about changing the clock. What an insane system. We will now go through two weeks of people being all goofed up because the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off

Beyond The Impeachment Headlines, Things Get Scary

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dave Bradley

9 minutes: In September and October Tokyo withstood major blows from 2 typhoons which would have been category 5s if the typhoon scale went that high. Yet despite these blows, Tokyo and surrounding environs were relatively unscathed. Considering that typhoons … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Climate Action, Climate Change | Tagged affects of climate change, chaos, US Army War College | 1 Comment

Some Questions For Ernst At Her Town Hall Meeting In Muscatine Saturday

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Also, Progress Iowa reports on reactions from Iowans on Ernst and Grassley voting to end pre-existing conditions coverage In case you missed it, Senator Ernst will be holding a town hall meeting in Muscatine Saturday at: 12:30 PM at the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Farming, Joni Ernst, Progress Iowa | Tagged China trade war, junk health care insurance, tariffs | 1 Comment

Robert Reich: Trump’s Emoluments Problem

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Dave Bradley

As only Robert Reich can explain things. Here Reich explains why emoluments are are outlawed by the constitution and how the current president violates this clause daily: From the email accompanying this video: Trump reversed his decision to host next … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction | Tagged emoluments, impeachment, Robert Reich | Comments Off

Rude Pundit: Christ On A Crackpot

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Dave Bradley

A Pair of Dangerous Speeches from the Attorney General and Secretary of State. When republicans talk about religious freedom, I reach for the whiskey. – Stonekettle If you are like me, the happenings of the past month or so have … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, church and state | Tagged Mike Pompeo, Rude Pundit, separation of church and state, William Barr | 1 Comment

Mother Jones: Republicans Are Acting Like Babies …….

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Because They Know That Babies Get What They Want A very straight forward and succinct opinion from Senior Reporter Tim Murphy at Mother Jones magazine that bares the reasons why Republicans act like they do: When a group of Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy | Tagged Brooks Brothers Riot, laboratories of democracy, state legislatures | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Finally Fall Edition

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Dave Bradley

This weekend is the kind of weekend that we literally wait all year for. It is right on the line between warm and cool. It is a bit cloudy with peeks of sunshine – maybe a little rain. A person … Continue reading →