Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Jane Goodall Appreciation Edition

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

There are many reasons to appreciate Jane Goodall. Her work studying primates for over 50 years has led to insights into human behavior. In that vein, Goodall made some comparisons between the current president and chimpanzee behavior for the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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

From Bruce Bartlett: Tax Cuts Don’t Work

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

One Of The Designers Of The Gospel Of Tax Cuts Says: It Is Hogwash (25 minutes total for both videos) At the national level, we are about to head into a major debate on the budget. Trump and the radical … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Economy, tax cuts for the wealthy | Tagged Bruce Bartlett, trickle down economics | Comments Off

Destroying Net Neutrality

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From: Lucia, FreePress.net Contact you senators to reject Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is against Net Neutrality and affordable internet access. What’s he for? Letting a racist media empire get even more reach and power. Now some good news: … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Internet Issues, Joni Ernst | Tagged call to action, free press.org, net neutrality | Comments Off

Why Would The Senate Vote To Kill ACA When No One Wants That To Happen?

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Dave Bradley

7 minutes Just a thought passing though my mind after another day of getting no answer from the Ernst office once again and the usual surly response at the Grassley office. I have a couple questions and some ruminations about … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Koch Brothers, money out of politics, Obamacare | Tagged ACA Repeal, Graham-Cassidy bill | Comments Off

RELEASE: REYNOLDS BUDGET CRISIS FORCES IOWA TO BORROW MILLIONS

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dave Bradley

http://www.ReynoldsBudgetCrisis.com For Immediate Release: September 20, 2017 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133 REYNOLDS BUDGET CRISIS FORCES IOWA TO BORROW MILLIONS Borrowing $13 million to cover budget shortfall like ‘rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic’ Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa today called on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Budget, Kim Reynolds, Progress Iowa | Tagged Corporate Welfare, Iowa budget crisis | Comments Off

Equifax: This Is A Huge Thing

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dave Bradley

20 minutes – Based on the relatively small amount of coverage given by corporate media you would get the impression that the theft of vital information from nearly 60% of adult Americans (see video above) is no big deal. … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa | Tagged credit rating companies, data breach, Equifax, Experian, Transunion | Comments Off

Renegotiating NAFTA Takes A Turn On Republicans

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Dave Bradley

NAFTA flag image from google.com While it may be too much to hope for this leftover … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Labor | Tagged NAFTA, NAFTA renegotiations, right to work | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Current President Totally Confused Edition

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Must have taken a wrong turn from the presidential throne one morning. Instead of palling around with Paul and Mitch, the loser of the presidential popular vote is suddenly palling around with Chuck and Nancy and talking about treating the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off

Pro Sports, Corporate Welfare And Iowa’s Deal With Apple

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Joel Osteen’s church in Houston, Texas – A monument to corporate welfare. Dave Zirin is a sports writer of a different breed. While other sports writers are in the mold of hero worshipers who seem to feel that sports exists … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Kim Reynolds | Tagged Corporate Welfare, Dave Zirin, Houston, Houston sports arenas, Hurricane Harvey, Joel Osteen | Comments Off

Scholten And Jacobsen Taking It To King

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Dave Bradley

King confronted by DACA students in 2014 (7 minutes) Always fun to watch Rand Paul run from these kids. For some reason I am having a good feeling about the chances for a Democrat finally taking out Iowa’s most embarrassing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Steve King | Tagged iowa's fourth congressional district, JD Scholten, Leann Jacobsen | Comments Off