Author Archives: Dave Bradley

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Watching Tea Partiers Make Laws

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Dave Bradley

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 | Comments Off

The Courtney Report School Issues

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

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 | Comments Off

Sunday Funday – Deflated Balls Edition

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

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 →

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About That Replacement Health Care Plan, Ms. Ernst

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dave Bradley

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 | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Internet Issues | Tagged net neutrality | Comments Off

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