Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Aetna’s Revenge Makes The Case For Single Payer

Yet Another Reason To Vote Straight Democratic Ticket While we don’t hear nearly as much from Republicans about destroying the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) as we used to, make no mistake that destroying the ACA is still at the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Events Week of August 14th – 20th

Sac County Meeting Sac County Tuesday, August 16, 2016 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Sac County Courthouse, Courtroom 100 North West State Street Sac City That’s it folks. Grassley continues to avoid Iowans. He continues especially to avoid open meetings in larger … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Steve King Border Wall Designer Edition

Funny thing last Thursday. Steve King grabbed that Des Moines Register soapbox at the Iowa State Fair to spread a little bit of his unvarnished hate for people not white. King made this statement Thursday: “On the immigration issue, I … Continue reading →

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Want A Great Reason To Vote For Democrats?

How about continuing Net Neutrality? Just below the Supreme Court justice issue in the senate, the internet is the best reason to vote for all Iowa democratic national candidates: Patty Judge for senate, Monica Vernon in the first district, Jim … Continue reading →

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Democratic State Senators To Hold Medicaid Hearings

On Monday, August 29, Iowans can share their experiences with Medicaid privatization with legislators from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in Room 103 at the Iowa Statehouse. To participate, sign up using this online form: http://interspire.iowasdc.info/surveys.php?id=31 Speakers will have three minutes … Continue reading →

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Grassley Events In Harlan, Woodbine And Guthrie Center Next Week

Grab an opportunity to ask Senator Grassley a question or two next week: Shelby County Meeting Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Shelby County Farm Bureau 908 6th Street Harlan Harrison County Meeting Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:15 p.m.-3:15 … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report: The Medicaid Mess

This came in late last weekend, but is still quite relevant. Governor Branstad and his compadres have totally botched this transition in their haste to start funneling our tax money to their donors. This was, of course, a change that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Belated Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Fifty-five years ago last Thursday a baby boy was born in Kenya with plans to take over the most powerful country in the world within a scant 47 years. A birth notice was put in the Honolulu, Hawaii newspaper and … Continue reading →

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RELEASE: Response To Grassley Campaign Repeatedly Singling Out Progress Iowa

(Editor’s note: Like so many Republicans, when the going gets tough Republicans look for someone to blame their problems on. Progress Iowa has merely pointed out a practice that the Grassley camp has practiced for several years. Progress Iowa did … Continue reading →

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Is Kansas’ Primary A Harbinger Of This Fall?

In case you missed it, Kansas held primary elections for state and congressional offices last Tuesday. Kansas has always been a Republican mainstay. Even President Obama stated in his address to the Democratic Convention that his grandparents from Kansas were … Continue reading →

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