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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
You Have To Break Their Legs
Before You Can Sell Them Crutches Heard that line on the Stephanie Miller Show (you can listen online at free speech.org from 8 – 11AM Monday to Friday) the other day. As you can guess this line was spoken in … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Republicn Policy
Tagged Flint, Flint water crisis
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The Caucus Is Nigh
Nine days from now Iowa will be the center of the American political universe. Ten days from now few will be able to pick Iowa out on a map, except maybe college basketball fans. Such is the attention span of … Continue reading
Five Years Ago On Feb. 1st
Just a gentle reminder of what can happen in Iowa in February. Five years ago one of our family was making a major career move that involved a cross country move. Lucky for them and the sibling that helped, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged iowa winter weather
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Sunday Funday: Debate Day Edition
There will be a real debate among candidates who truly want to lead this country and are prepared through their experience and temperament to do so. Therefore, it will be in contrast to the junior high lunch room food fights … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Progress Iowa On The State Of The State
Once again the folks at Progress Iowa listen to Governor Branstad and find his words do not match reality. Three press releases from Progress Iowa’s Communication Director Monica Biddix shows how the Governor is out of step with Iowans. Three … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Jobs, middle-class, poverty, Progress Iowa
Tagged Iowa water quality, sales tax for schools, state of the state
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The Big Short: A Warning
We were finally able to take a little time to see the recently released movie “The Big Short.” As most folks already know this film follows the few people that realized early on that the national and world economy was … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy
Tagged Bush, Dodd-Frank, federal judiciary, state department, The Big Short, the great recession
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Steve King Tells Us What The Bottom Line Is
From a dailykos.com story Thursday evening. Steve King lets the real driving force behind the Republican Party this year out of the bag in a way it is hard to misunderstand: “This is perfect. Better than perfect. At a Ted … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Steve King
Tagged caucuses, diversity, Sioux County, Ted Cruz
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Sunday Funday: Damn Gummint Edition
We are three weeks from the caucuses and my TV is crawling with these strange people calling each other names and making fun of each other. My wife informs those are Republicans and that is who they run for public … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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New Legislative Session Starts Next Week
One of the great pleasures of my young life was to read the incredibly droll and wry way that young Des Moines Register columnist Donald Kaul would approach the opening of the Iowa legislature every year. Kaul would then follow … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Iowa Legislature
Tagged Donald Kaul, Iowa Juvenile Home, line item veto, tax cuts for businesses
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TPP Open Comments End Next Wednesday
While our eyes and attention are diverted to watching and – in Iowa – participating in the 2016 presidential horse race, politicians of all stripe continue to work to pass the worst trade bill in American history. This is an … Continue reading →