Author Archives: Dave Bradley

Unknown's avatar

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Legislative Forums, Meet Congressman Loebsack, State Issues

It is Saturday, so this means a chance to go to legislative forums or possibly meet your member of congress. As we have noted before, we get information on the legislative forums from  infonetiowa.org   Meet Congressman Loebsack:  Saturday, March 16 … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, David Loebsack, Iowa legislature 2019 | Tagged , | Comments Off on Legislative Forums, Meet Congressman Loebsack, State Issues

Worldwide Strike For The Climate Next Friday

(3 minutes) Beware the ides of March! School children around the world and in 30 states plan to stage walkouts to push Jose in power to start paying attention to climate change. Somebody wake up Ernst and Grassley. These strikes … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Climate Action, Climate Change | Tagged , | Comments Off on Worldwide Strike For The Climate Next Friday

Sunday Funday: @#*&%^!(  Time Change Edition

(3 minutes) Just so I didn’t mislead you about the practice of changing the clock twice a year, I thought I would make the title fairly self-explanatory.  So good morning and welcome to another 8 months of “daylight” time. This … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: @#*&%^!(  Time Change Edition

Joni Spreads The Manure Far, Wide And Deep

this month’s “Make ’em Squeal”  Joni Ernst is really rolling out the pig manure these days. This month’s version of her running joke that shows how little she knows about what is going on “Make ‘Em Squeal” is a hoot. … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Joni Ernst | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Joni Spreads The Manure Far, Wide And Deep

Forums, Coffee With Dave Loebsack, Meet With Finkenauer And Issues

First let me mention that Congressman Dave Loebsack will be holding open meetings over coffee at various spots across his district this morning. My apologies for not posting sooner, but my life has been quite hectic lately and the day … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, David Loebsack, Iowa legislature 2019 | Tagged , | Comments Off on Forums, Coffee With Dave Loebsack, Meet With Finkenauer And Issues

Ernst’s Laughable “Make “Em Squeal” Award

Got another one of Ernst’s monthly comedy attempts known as her “Make ‘Em Squeal Award.”  Once again Ernst (or more likely some advisor) makes fun of some project that they claim is wasting taxpayers money in a major way while … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Ernst’s Laughable “Make “Em Squeal” Award

Sunday Funday: Dear Leader Goes To Viet Nam Edition

It appears that Dear Leader’s feelings were deeply hurt by his new love, Kim Jung Un while he was there. With any luck, maybe one of those band-aid Purple Hearts that Republicans used at their 2004 convention to mock a … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: Dear Leader Goes To Viet Nam Edition

The Gold Standard: The Medicare For All Act Of 2019

Got to thank Iowa Citizens for Community Involvement (ICCI) for this bit of good news I found in my inbox Wednesday evening: I’m excited to be in Washington D.C. today celebrating Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s announcement of The Medicare for All … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, ICCI | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Gold Standard: The Medicare For All Act Of 2019

Another Week, More Forums

The legislative session is starting on the downhill slide. One of the best ways to let your legislator know where you stand is to go to a forum and speak out. As per the last several weeks, forums and listening … Continue reading

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Iowa legislature 2019 | Tagged | Comments Off on Another Week, More Forums

The Uninhabitable Earth

David Wallace-Wells of New York Magazine this week had his book titled “The Uninhabitable Earth” published. This is a followup to an article of the same name that he wrote for The New York Magazine a couple of years ago. … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Comments Off on The Uninhabitable Earth