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The King Of Iowa?

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Well, Terry the Terrible is at it once again. Looking down the barrel of not being quite the governor that luminaries such as Scott Walker and Bobby Jindal are, Branstad pulls a tax cut for businesses out of nowhere. Being … Continue reading →

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What IS Chuck G. Up To? Obstructin’!

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Can it only be a year until we can finally say goodbye to Chuck? Once an actual senator, Chuck Grassley has turned into little more than a teabag tool as he uses his seniority and influence to stop anything and … Continue reading →

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I’ll Just Leave This Here

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

For everyone to think about:

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Sunday Funday: Sad Day In America Edition

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Charles Pierce on the Lawrence O’Donnell Show Thursday night: “We only allow ourselves two political parties in this country and one of our political parties is completely insane. It’s the party that when we have mine disasters blocks mine regulation. … Continue reading →

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Proposed Amendments To The Continuing Resolution

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Teabaggers dreams were quashed Wednesday afternoon when the US House passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for another 2 months. The bill was described as a “clean” bill – that is it had no amendments. That was … Continue reading →

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HEALTH CARE CHANGES COULD HARM VULNERABLE IOWANS

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Many Iowans are expressing concern about Governor Branstad’s unilateral decision to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program. If fully implemented, the Governor’s decision would have negative impacts on Iowa’s most vulnerable citizens and Iowa’s healthcare providers. I’m concerned that people in our … Continue reading →

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War On Americans

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

With the Iowa caucuses approaching you can go to any Republican event and hear one of the mass of Republican candidates harp over and over on the theme of terrorism and the presidential “duty” to “keep America safe.” Yet what … Continue reading →

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Grassley, Ernst Vote To Defund Planned Parenthood Again

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

In case you missed the vote taken Thursday, the senate failed to pass the short term spending bill that would keep the government open past Oct. 1st. A key provision of that spending bill was defunding Planned Parenthood. Thus a … Continue reading →

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Why we must listen to Pope Francis‏

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The following is an email sent from the Bernie Sanders campaign: “If politics must truly be at the service of the human person, it follows that it cannot be a slave to the economy and finance. Politics is, instead, an … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Boehner To Resign Edition

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

When it comes to blockbusters dropping from nowhere, few things can top the announcement that Speaker of the House John Boehner would resign from the House in a month. We had just finished a breakfast where my wife said of … Continue reading →

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