Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Why We Must Regulate Financial Firms

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Americans seem to love their rich folk. They look at them as superheroes that have somehow shook the bonds of terrestrial powers and made themselves above other humans. Thus we tend to think that those who have money are not … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Caturday Edition

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Mrowww [cough. cough} – er – I mean HI! My name is Mookie. The guy I share the house with had something else to do this week. So he asked me to do the quiz for him. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Slipping Through The Memory Hole

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

If you are an Iowan and if you are interested in politics even at a low level it is hard not to get involved in the day to day horse race news. “Hillary on the inside with a huge lead, … Continue reading →

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Ernst Embarrasses Iowa Again

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Wednesday evening Iowa’s own Joni Ernst proved once more that she neither understands issues nor has any idea what Iowans think when she introduced a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. In a video on HuffPost the commentator says that the … Continue reading →

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Give Planned Parenthood A Hand

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Planned Parenthood has been one of the top six targets of the right in this country for a long time. Depending on the talking points of the day it shares the bullseye with Social Security, Medicare, the ACA, immigrants and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Sober Thought Edition

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Just as I went to write this I had a very sobering thought. Following Citizens United, billionaires shopped around looking for a puppet to install in the White House to do their bidding. After trying out a Newt Gingrich and … Continue reading →

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Fighting Back With Facts

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Letters, we send letters. BTW, this is a good time to start sending those letters in. Muscatine County chair Don Paulson counters the flawed arguments of Rep. Tom Sands LTTE in the Muscatine Journal. Sands argues from a trickle down … Continue reading →

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ALEC Meets In San Diego

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

While Iowans were enjoying excellent summer weather this week, the corporations were handing marching orders to the various state legislators who owe them fealty above the fealty they show to their various states. Yep, ALEC had a meeting in San … Continue reading →

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Outside Looking In

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Last weekend in Ames, the group known as the Family Leader – a Christian organization – held a meeting in Ames during which Republican candidates for president came before the judging eyes of those assembled to tell why they, the … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Call for Special Session on School Funding

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Dave Bradley

From Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquard On July 2nd, Governor Branstad vetoed $56 million in urgently needed school funding. The money was approved by lawmakers in a compromise during the 2015 legislative session. In an effort to restore school funding, I and … Continue reading →

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