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retired in West Liberty

Branstad Counts Funny

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Dave Bradley

IPP Friends: How to Count Jobs‏ FRIENDS: Keeping Count of Iowa Jobs — Carefully Numbers are funny things. Except when they’re not. And when it comes to jobs, they are not something to be treated lightly. That’s why IPP today … Continue reading →

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A Loss for Words

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Dave Bradley

What do you call it when the usual adjectives fail to adequately convey the true extent of the outrageousness of political policies? A prime example would be the repeated criticism by Republicans of the record number of people receiving food … Continue reading →

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Grassley Threatens The U.S.

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Dave Bradley

One of the reasons that I have been thinking over the past couple of years that Chuck Grassley may be an order of french fries short of a happy meal is that many times over the past couple years he … Continue reading →

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Branstad To Create A New Job

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Terry! According to the Terry Branstad method of accounting for jobs he will be happy to know that when he loses his next year it will not count against him. Plus when the Democrat takes his place, that will count … Continue reading →

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75 Years Ago: Kristallnacht

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Yesterday and today (Nov. 9 and 10) mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most shameful chapters in the often shameful history of mankind. Kristallnacht was two days of a rampage against Jews in Nazi Germany and Austria. Businesses, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Retailers Declare November Doesn’t Exist Edition

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Funny, isn’t it? Seems like October and Halloween barely exist on the calendar any more. If it wasn’t for those billions in candy sales all the myths and stories and fun of Halloween would be thrown in the trash so … Continue reading →

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Will Dems Lay Down For Branstad?

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Here is my main takeaway from Tuesday’s elections: When Democrats fight, they win; when Democrats abandon their candidate, they lose. The difference between Virginia and New Jersey is a fighting Democratic Party. The difference between Chris Christie, re-elected Governor of … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day Courtney Report

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Bradley

HONORING OUR VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS November 11 is Veterans Day, a time to honor all American veterans, living and dead, for their service to our country. Iowa is home to about 240,000 veterans. In recent years, record numbers of … Continue reading →

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JFK: What It Means To Be A Liberal

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Bradley

  JFK explains what kind of liberal he is, and presents his vision as a candidate. Acceptance of the New York Liberal Party Nomination September 14, 1960 TEXT “What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – The Trees Finally Turned Edition

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Only about a month late, but most trees in our area have finally looking like fall. Where we live the city utility department used to put away the leaf vacuums and put on the snowplows on November first. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

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