Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Joni: You Make Us Squeal With Laughter

Senator Ernst is out with another attempt to divert attention from the real issues of the day and possibly act as a stalking horse for the next issue Republicans want to make into the NEXT BIG ISSUE. It looks like … Continue reading →

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Fill In The Blanks

Often pictures convey complex thoughts much better and quicker than words ever can. Not only that, nearly every one who views a pictorial presentation takes away a different meaning:   Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt it has been over 100 years. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Beautiful, Wonderful Edition

I feel like a certain current president and have decided to only work one day this week and the jet off to one of my palatial estates. So the quiz may be skewed a bit to the early part of … Continue reading →

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Cut Congressional Health Insurance If Our Health Care is Cut!

Bravo, Congressmember Loebsack! Email from Congress member Dave Loebsack concerning the pending legislation to dramatically slash access to healthcare in this country: Thursday, July 27, 2017 “If members of Congress vote to take healthcare coverage from millions of Americans, then they … Continue reading →

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Time For Dems To Push “Medicare For All”

The defeat of the Republicans latest attempt to take health care away from millions Friday morning set the stage for Democrats to come forward with with a bold plan that will cover all Americans at a much lower rate than … Continue reading →

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Final Week Of The Ernst Traveling Town Halls

Town Halls sorted by date and time. For a list of town halls alphabetically by county please go here.   http://www.blogforiowa.com/2017/06/20/schedule-of-joni-ernst-travelling-office-hours/ We attended town halls in Johnson County, Cedar County and Muscatine County last Tuesday. In Johnson County the staffer merely … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Pardon Me! Edition

Wow are we ever in untrod territory! The current president has been exploring just how extensive his pardoning powers are. Many analysts speculated a few months ago that he would be doing this, but it seemed at the time that … Continue reading →

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Branstad, Reynolds, Hogg And Jobs

Remember the bogus numbers the Branstad administration would put out monthly on job creation? Branstad had set a goal of 200.000 jobs in 5 years which was a very lofty goal. Knowing that that would be one number that his … Continue reading →

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Toxic Masculinity, Sexual Harassment And Iowa

Seems like as we get older we slowly lose touch with the latest in trends and terms. This week the term “toxic masculinity” is new to my vocabulary, although the behaviors it describes are hardly new to our society. In … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Let’s Do It Again

The way I see it Republicans are working up to some legislative terrorism right now. They don’t scare people to death or drive into crowds with vans. What they do is make things that people need to live unattainable such … Continue reading →

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