Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Education In Iowa – A Sad State of Affairs

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Once more we turn the pages over to Larry Hodgden of Tipton to discuss the strange proposals by Gov. Branstad on education legislation Our Governor, not to be outdone by his Republican friends in D.C., has created his own “fiscal … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Budget, Education, Guest Posts, Iowa Legislature | Comments Off

Congratulations, Mr. President

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Congratulations as you are sworn in for your second term as President. We have great hopes that you will accomplish the goals you have set. These will make the United States once more a great nation. We also have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – A Diller A Dollar

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well it is beginning to look like Republicans are going to make a shambles of that “full faith and credit of the United States” stuff. Not paying your bills when you have money is, well, a pretty stupid thing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off

Open Letter To Senator Grassley

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Senator, You have some 30+ years of seniority in the senate. Since seniority is one of the major measuring sticks in the Senate, this gives you a lot of power, especially in your party. Sir, your party is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charles Grassley | Tagged debt limit, disaster | 1 Comment

Control Firearms

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

A few weeks back I wrote about the fire at Our Lady of Angels school in Chicago in December of 1958 to compare the reaction to the reaction of the shootings at Sandy Hook. Good people were horrified after each. … Continue reading →

Posted in firearms, gun control | Tagged automobile safety, fire | Comments Off

Branstad Creative On Jobs

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

From our friends at the Iowa Policy Project. If you have not heard, Governor Branstad is releasing numbers that only show hirings added but does not show people let go. Fudging the books or lying we used to call that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Labor | Tagged fake job numbers, jobs | Comments Off

Matt Schultz Does ALEC’s Work

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Dave Bradley

It is Thursday as I write this and I am quite sad to see that the man who is our elected Secretary of State seems to be much more concerned about implementing ALEC designed policy than he is about making voting … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Iowa Legislature, Vote Fraud | Tagged Bin Laden, debt ceiling | Comments Off

Sunday Funday – Out Of Business Edition

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Every time I hear a Republican invoke the business model as the way for government to set itself up, my mind immediately goes to businesses, huge businesses that couldn’t possibly fail that eventually failed. If I have learned one thing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | 1 Comment

Women Spoke Now We Need Action

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Dave Bradley

I ran across this graphic this week. As a parent to two young women, it concerns me a great deal that rape is still so rampant in our society. I think the graphic speaks for itself: graphic here

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