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Let’s Send Obama Some Help!

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Some of you may remember an approaching election day six years ago. Most Americans were in some state of trauma from an economic meltdown that only an elite group of global players had anything to do with. But on the … Continue reading →

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Pulling Up The Ladder

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Note: this is an outtake from a column by Charles P. Pierce who writes the Politics blog for Esquire magazine. Mr. Pierce is one of the funniest, yet most insightful commentators around. This week he discusses the hypocrisy of the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Still Colorful Edition

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

What can we say? It is sure pretty out. Beautiful weather too. Wish we could bottle it. Be sure to enjoy it during its brief time. Take some time this week to get that absentee ballot or to take a … Continue reading →

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RELEASE: Joni Ernst’s Role in Sexual Harassment Suit Raises Questions About Her Leadership, Priorities

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Dave Bradley

RELEASE: Joni Ernst’s Role in Sexual Harassment Suit Raises Questions About Her Leadership, Priorities For Immediate Release: October 16th, 2014 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0530 Des Moines, Iowa — A lawsuit filed today by a former Iowa Republican Senate caucus … Continue reading →

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Iowa Needs Hatch And Vernon

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Dave Bradley

It is easy to write a screed against Terry Branstad. He has been around a long time. As governor he has hardly been stellar and his current term has seen him move from right wing to tea party extremist. During … Continue reading →

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This Should Be The Biggest Story of The Year

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Last weekend in an interview with Sam Stein of the Huffington Post, Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Institute of Health, said that a vaccine for ebola would have probably already have been found had it not been for … Continue reading →

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20 reasons Not To Re-elect Branstad

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

A big thanks to Don Paulson of Muscatine for letting me use and combine his two LTTEs to his local paper into one complete list of Branstad “accomplishments.” We need to elect Jack Hatch as Iowa’s governor! There are a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Economy, Environment, Food Insecurity, Guest Posts, Jobs, separation of church and state, womens rights | Tagged | 5 Comments

Sunday Funday Homecoming Edition

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Little can match the fun and pageantry of homecoming. From high schools to the big colleges homecoming is always a festive occasion. The color, the crisp weather and with any luck a good game and a victory just makes for … Continue reading →

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A Righteous Rant

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The other day I was reading Dailykos when my eyes caught what looked to be an interesting story on the side list. So I clicked on it and found a very interesting rant by Charles Pierce on reasons why the … Continue reading →

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Stop Voter Suppression in Iowa

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The ACLU put out a video starring Lewis Black talking about voter suppression in the US. Remember, if Republican ideas were so popular they would be doing everything they could to increase voter turn out. The fact that they feel … Continue reading →

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