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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Sunday Funday: Bridge To The Future Edition
Since the legislature is in session we have heard almost daily about raising the gas tax to fix Iowa’s roads and bridges. At that same time we have heard the fear mongering engineers and realists try to scare us with … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Great Prognostications In American Conservative History
I saw this on democraticunderground.com and it really caught my attention. A tip of the hat to poster MrScorpio. This is just a short list highlighting some of the more egregious predictions. No doubt most of us could easily put … Continue reading
Posted in middle-class
Tagged bill maher, conservatives, predictions, prognostications, reactionaries, socialism
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Boehner, SCOTUS and the ACA
My apologies if this is similar to yesterday’s post. The potential destruction of the ACA by an unelected body is an issue of monumental consequence. There is about a month before the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will be hearing arguments concerning … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, John Boehner, Joni Ernst, Obamacare, SCOTUS
Tagged King v. Burwell, repeal and replace
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Wage Theft And Money For Schools: The Courtney Report
Once again we will take excerpts from Senator Courtney’s newsletter. WHAT DO OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS NEED? Iowa’s future depends on high-quality local schools. That’s why I’m working hard to ensure that every Iowa child gets the best education possible and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2015, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs
Tagged wage theft in Iowa
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Sunday Funday: Forever February
February – what can I say that hasn’t been said? To paraphrase Lewis Black February has the fewest days but is still by far the longest month. The Super Bowl pre game started last Monday and post Super Bowl analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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TPP – Still Secret And Still Coming
When the Tea Party took over the US congress last election, their immediate hit lis was short: Kill Dodd-Frank Install the Keystone pipeline Screw up Social Security and Medicare keep up their Don Quixote attacks to kill the ACA fast … Continue reading
Posted in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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Watching Tea Partiers Make Laws
Viewing the results of elections versus what the polls tell us what Americans want, an observer has to wonder if voters are in some kind of a stupor when elections come around. While pollsters find time after time that Americans … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, David Koch, Koch Brothers, voting rights
Tagged coup against FDR, Fred Koch, John Birch Society, media consolidation, movement conservative, net neutrality, right wing think tanks, Smedley Butler
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The Courtney Report School Issues
editor’s note: I took two sections from Senator Courtney’s weekly newsletter that were relevant to issues that the legislature will be working on. For complete newsletters access Senator Courtney’s website here. INVESTING IN SCHOOLS KEEPS IOWANS COMPETITIVE Strong Iowa schools … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2015
Tagged Iowa schools
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Sunday Funday – Deflated Balls Edition
I can’t believe the fuss the networks are making over the Patriots supposedly letting the air out of footballs.Top story on a couple newscasts I saw during the week. What it says to me is that networks will go to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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About That Replacement Health Care Plan, Ms. Ernst
Sometimes I make the mistake of believing what people say. You would think that after a while I would learn. But I heard our sparkling new senator tell me though a set of teeth that looked perfect and white that … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion, Republicn Policy
Tagged Joni Ernst SOTU rebuttal, repeal and replace
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