Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Ernst Divorce Records Raise Some Questions

Having read some articles on the divorce of Senator Ernst, I am left scratching my head. Surely many among us are scratching our noggins about one particular aspect of the divorce. Senator Ernst in the petition stated that she was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Air Traffic Controllers To The Rescue Edition

I do not know who gets the credit for bringing Dear Leader’s insane lockout of the country’s nearly one million government workers to an end, but I am willing to give credit to the one-two punch at the airport of … Continue reading →

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While We Watch The Shutdown And the Rest Of The Circus

While our attention is once again diverted, there are shenanigans behind the curtains. The wannabe dictator/president is working hard on handing the corporations and the donor class all they want while he still has the power.  Certainly not saying that … Continue reading →

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Let’s make this the Health Care Congress

Coming out of the 2018 midterm elections in which health care was the top issue on voters’ minds, Protect Our Care is releasing a report this week on our blueprint for action in this next Congress. Voters elected a “Health Care … Continue reading →

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War As A Campaign Strategy And Other Thoughts

One of the recent unwritten rules of an incumbent Republican president running for re-election is that they must have a war for Americans to rally around. It must be a war they are almost certain to win. They must control … Continue reading →

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An Update From J.D. Scholten

With Steve King providing some current distraction fro m Trump’s hostage taking and Trump’s problems with the law, many of us were wondering what JD Scholten was up to. As you recall Scholten took King to the wire last November. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: America Held Hostage, Week 5

What Republican policies have done to families in this country is horrible from the tearing apart of refugee families on the border to the cutting of government aid to the poor to the total disregard Republicans have shown for government … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Misses The Mark By A Country Mile

Email from Adam Mason with Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement on their view of Kim Reynold’s “State of the State” Address last Tuesday: I just finished watching Gov. Kim Reynolds deliver her second Condition of the State address. Here’s our … Continue reading →

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Why Condemn King Now?

A 3 minute videos from just before the midterm election. At that time King was a campaign co-chair for Kim Reynolds. Reynolds refused to disavow King at that time. She won with votes from King’s district. Political opportunism, anyone? We … Continue reading →

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Reminders: Monday, IPERS Press Conference; Saturday, Women’s March

As the Iowa legislature gears up for another session with Republicans in total control, common Iowans will be taking action to protect the retirement that they worked so hard for. Republicans have been itching to turn that money over to … Continue reading →

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