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Embarrassed To Be A Republican Yet?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Tuning in to the Benghazi “hearing” sporadically yesterday and listening to the updates on radio one thought that kept running through my mind is “man, am I glad i am not a Republican.” A derivation of that thought was “if … Continue reading →

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Capitol Comments

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Governor Branstad takes one tiny tiptoe forward with the Anti-Bullying Proclamation but then takes ten big stomps backward. FIRST, this week, Gov. Branstad proposed new rules (instead of legislation) allowing his administration to give $37 million dollars in tax exemptions … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: We Don’t Need No Leaders Edition

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Seems like about once a week the Republican Party suffers a small earthquake within itself. My recollection from a geology class in my distant past was that a huge earthquake is preceded by several smaller quakes. We have some very … Continue reading →

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Be Aware Older Iowans: Rise In Medicare May Hit You

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Iowa is an older state. By the numbers we are 5th in percentage people over 65. Thus a potential rise in the cost of Medicare to beneficiaries could have consequences in this state. There has been some scare mongering on … Continue reading →

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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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