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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Dent In Citizens United From A Montana Judge
Some good news via the Los Angeles Times Thursday morning. Judge overturns IRS rule that shielded political donors’ identities “A federal judge in Montana overturned an Internal Revenue Service rule that allowed many political nonprofit groups to keep their … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Citizens United
Tagged foreign donors, secrecy, social welfare organizations
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Sunday Funday: Fair Edition
Spectacular sights are often a part of the state fair. This is one from 1932 as Roosevelt was running against Hoover for president: (30 seconds) It is that time of summer for the big party before we go back to … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Humor
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Here We Go Again
A little over a month ago, Department of Human Services head Jerry Foxhoven resigned his position apparently in lieu of being terminated. Once again Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds acts as if the state government is her own little company and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Foxhoven resignation, Jerry Foxhoven, privatized medicaid
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Who Is Un-American?
Remember waaaay back to two weeks ago when the current president decided to try to divert attention from the upcoming Mueller testimony by singling out four Democratic congress women and claiming they were un-American? In terms of news these days … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2016 Election Campaign, 2020 election campaign, voter suppression
Tagged Adam Schiff, Mitch McConnell, Robert Mueller, Russian interference in our elections
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Sunday Funday: Catch-22 Edition
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor
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Playing The Oldies
“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
Posted in Blog for Iowa
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Unadvertised Features
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
Posted in Branstad, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Chris Godfrey, discrimination lawsuit, wasting taxpayer money
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Medicaid MCOs Get Another Huge Raise
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Republican Policy
Tagged Iowa Senate Democrats, medicaid in Iowa, medicaid privatization
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Sunday Funday: Loose Screws Edition
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Humor
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Rule Of Law? Pish!
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley
Tagged checks and balances, constitutional crisis, rule of law
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