Author Archives: Dave Bradley

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Play To Win

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Last Sunday I watched the Green Bay Packers play the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC berth in the Super Bowl next Sunday. Most folks who saw that game will tell you they saw one of the greatest comebacks in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Republicn Policy | Tagged democratic legacies, Green Bay, Seattle, sports analogy | Comments Off

Maybe Branstad Should Read Iowa Policy Project And Progress Iowa

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

My wife and I just got home from a little trip out for an afternoon. As we drive along we note the condition of what we have come to call “Branstad Boulevards.” These are roads that are full of holes … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Jobs, middle-class, minimum wage | Tagged condition of the state, leadership | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday – January Thaw Edition

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Seems like just last week we were freezing our tookusses off. Hold it – last week we were freezing our tookusses off. But thanks to a blast of hot air from statehouses around the country we get our annual January … Continue reading →

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Killing Internet Neutrality: Republicans Go On The Attack

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Here we go again. After a long delay and much hemming and hawing, it was beginning to look like FCC Chair Tom Wheeler was about to the right thing and propose new FCC rules for internet neutrality. One of the … Continue reading →

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Ernst To Deliver Response To The State Of The Union

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Dave Bradley

No doubt this is not news to anyone reading this. Since her selection as the new rising star in the pantheon of Republican stardom Iowa news sources have been all a-twitter and a-flutter about what this means to Ernst and … Continue reading →

Posted in Joni Ernst, Koch Brothers | Tagged State of the Union | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday: Here Comes The Legislature Edition

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Like many Iowans, I grew up reading the great Donald Kaul. Some of his funniest columns focused on the seeming full speed backward legislature that gathers in Des Moines to kill time between harvest and planting seasons. Well it is … Continue reading →

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And The Year Starts Out Really Sucky

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Dave Bradley

I do not know any better way to describe it. We are barely one week into 2015 and it is starting out to look to be even more sucky than the recent sucky year of 2014. Mostly due to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Economy, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs | Tagged California, HFCS, Kansas, wormhole | Comments Off

AAAnnnd – He’s Gone

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Well this Sunday brings sad news for those who desire current affairs programs where real journalists delve in depth into real issues with knowledgeable guests – guests that are chosen not for their ideological outlook but for their proven knowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias | Tagged Bill Moyers, journalism, Sunday news shows | Comments Off