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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Get Your Woman Card.
Elections have been known to turn on the slip of a tongue. Few presidential candidates have had a tongue as slippery as Donald Trump. He may have already sewn up the championship for loosest tongue ever long ago. But Trump’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Republican hypocrisy, womens rights
Tagged Trump, woman's card
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Inequality
The past two weeks have been simply startling at how those with wealth have been both evading taxes while hoarding money in almost unimaginable amounts in offshore tax havens. At the same time we have corporations doing all sorts of … Continue reading
Posted in Income inequality, money out of politics, Two Americas, working poor
Tagged tax cheating, tax havens, taxes, wealth inequality
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Sorry, No Quiz Today
The old quizmaster has some family issues to deal with. He will be back on the job next week with a few extra questions to make up for his absence. “Til we meet again!
Posted in Humor
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Disenfranchised Voters During Primaries Bode Trouble For The GE
In what is supposed to be a democracy – heck, this is supposed to be THE democracy – we are once again witnessing troubling signs that the very essence of that democracy, the vote, is rotten. Throughout the primary and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Verified Voting, Vote Fraud, voting rights
Tagged voting machines
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Republicans Vote To Defund Planned Parenthood
They Take a Stand Opposed By 75% of Iowa Iowa House Republicans again this year inserted an amendment to defund Planned Parenthood from any state funding. This is a truly unpopular issue with Iowans. As Beth Wessel-Kroeschell is quoted in … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Choice, Iowa legislature 2016, planned parenthood, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, womens rights
Tagged movement conservative
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Chuck, Can We Have A Refund?
We hired you to do a job. You refuse to do it. The law says we can’t fire you until November. You haven’t done your job for two years. That’s $350,000 plus the cost of your staff that you should … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged insubordinate employee
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Sunday Funday: Is Spring Really Here?
Let’s see, cats laying on the porch instead of my chair? Check Buzzy little motors all over the neighborhood? Check Saturday night races ruining the quietness as we open the windows for the first time in months? Check Yep, must … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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It’s April 16th. Has A Medical Marijuana Bill Passed Yet?
Two weeks ago I was treated to a short presentation by Shelly Van Winkle at the legislative forum in Muscatine. Ms. Van Winkle (is there any title that indicates that a person is an RN?) is a registered nurse and … Continue reading
Iowa Budget Time: Hey Where Did The Money Go?
Here we go again. The end of the legislative session and the legislature claims once more there is no money. Where the hell did the money go? Tax breaks for businesses for the most part. Had Branstad’s administration not given … Continue reading
The Courtney Report
(ed. note: The excerpts this week focus on getting help for Medicaid recipients who have been left behind by the rush to privatization. More of Sen. Courtney’s newsletter can be found here) UPCOMING PUBLIC FORUMS Burlington Medicaid listening session – … Continue reading
