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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Catch-22 Edition

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dave Bradley

So let me see if I got this straight: Dear Leader can’t be indicted for crimes he committed while running for president.  The reason he is president is because of the crimes he committed while running and for which he … Continue reading →

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Playing The Oldies

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Dave Bradley

“Go back to where you came from!” When I heard that tweet from Dear Leader I remembered the first time I heard it and understood what it meant. I was around 12. There was no mistaking it was a racist … Continue reading →

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Unadvertised Features

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Back in my working days I was among the front line of system changes for my area. Despite planning and investigation and using our imaginations when a system was rolled out there were always what we referred to as “unadvertised … Continue reading →

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Medicaid MCOs Get Another Huge Raise

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Coming on the tail of an 8.4% raise to the MCOs last year, the administration of Governor Kim Reynolds awarded the MCOs a raise of 8.6% this year. In real dollars those numbers that is a raise of $344 million … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Loose Screws Edition

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Warning – Not safe for work due to language. George Carlin on finding himself: (4 minutes) From CNN:   A container of screws that fell off a vehicle and littered the roadway in Jackson County, Mississippi, caused flat tires along nearly … Continue reading →

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Rule Of Law? Pish!

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dave Bradley

While the video below isn’t directly related to the subject, it does have the flavor (3 minutes) Republicans are great with little bumper sticker slogans. A few words that seemingly mean something almost as a guide for their actions. Sort … Continue reading →

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Corporate America Invented Christian America

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Historian Kevin Kruse explains how Corporate America created what we call “Christian America.” (26 minutes): So many of us want to know how our current alignments got to be the way they are. Some are somewhat easily explainable even if … Continue reading →

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Ernst Ignores Moms Against the Camps

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dave Bradley

From dailykos.com by Gabe Ortiz: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst initially refused to speak with more than 50 concerned Iowa mothers who converged on her Des Moines office this week to call on her to do something about the Trump administration’s inhumane treatment of … Continue reading →

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Reminder: ProgressIowa Corn Feed Next Sunday

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Reposted from last week. Being lazy on the holiday weekend Coming off some great performances by nearly everyone at the debates last week we want to remind you that Progress Iowa will have their annual get together know as the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: “Drunken History?” Edition

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Dear Leader vs. history (excerpt from July 4th, 2019 speech at the National Mall): “In June of 1775 the Continental Congress created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around Boston and New York, and named after the … Continue reading →

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