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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
2012 Iowa Labor Day Activities
Black Hawk—Waterloo From noon to 3 pm, on Monday September 3, there will be a picnic in Cedar Falls at the Cedar Falls Gateway Park (100—199) Lincoln St. There will be food, drinks, kids activities, bingo and speakers. Clinton Labor … Continue reading
Observations – Akin’s Real Sin.
The real sin against Republicanism that Todd Akin committed is not that he really believed that women can’t get pregnant in thcase of a “legitimate” rape. His sin was that he said it out loud. This appears to be a somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in womens rights
Tagged medicare, rape, Todd Akin
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Think Twice, Then Think Again
Today we have another guest post from Larry Hodgden. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very busy. Family, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Guest Posts, Veterans
Tagged Bush, disabled vets, real cost of war
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Democrats Are The Adults
Many years ago I saved back part of a post from the website dailykos. Most of you are familiar with dailykos. There are some incredibly smart folks there. Unfortunately I did not keep the link to this particular post just … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economy
Tagged democrats the adults, insurer of last resort, liberal budgets
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Lifelong Republican Leaves Party
Editor’s note: I ran across this incredible post on democraticunderground last week. As you can see the person writing this really poured their very soul into it. This entry is long, but quite thorough and I believe expresses a frustration many are feeling.
I sought and got permission from the author to publish it here. He requested that I include this preface when we published:
I am a Republican who is upset at the direction my party has taken. When I voted for McCain in the last election I thought he was a “Moderate Republican.” We were fighting for the soul of our party, and I thought Palin was just a bone thrown to the crazies in my party. I am a social conservative, but an economic pragmatist. I have tried to post this letter at Republican blogs and it is always taken down. I hope this letter gives moderates the courage to help take back my party. We need a center-left and center-right political parties, not parties on the extremes. Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Guest Posts
Tagged former Republicans, frustration, republican party, Romney
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The Next Disaster Could Be Yours
Once more we have a guest post from Larry Hodgden of Tipton. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts
Tagged crop insurance, drought, governmane program, larry hodgden
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Great Idea – Sara Sedlacek Helps Food Bank
Sara Sedlacek is pictured above with Louisa County Auditor candidate Sandi Elliot (middle) and Louisa County Supervisor Paula Buckman (right) with donations for the Columbus Junction Food Bank A couple of weeks ago the Sara Sedlacek campaign came up with … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Iowa Legislature
Tagged columbus junction food bank, sara sedlacek
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A Healthy Discussion
A HEALTHY DISCUSSION is a series of bipartisan forums that will give Iowa Congressional Delegation members an opportunity to discuss critical health topics with Iowans. You will hear firsthand how our elected officials will work to reduce the cost of … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, Leonard Boswell
Tagged Chuck Grassley, healthy discussion, Tom Latham
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11th Anniversary Of “Bin Laden Determined To Strike In US”
Last Monday was the eleventh anniversary of the August 6th, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing titled “Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States.” Most can recall that then Pres. George W. Bush was on a brush cleaning vacation in Texas. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Humor
Tagged 9/11, Aug. 6th PDB, Mitt Romney
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Sunday Funday: Could You Pass High School?
I find these little quizzes online and sometimes I enjoy passing them along. Are you smarter than a 12th grader? 1) Which of the following is irrational? a) 3.33333333 b) 2/3 c) the square root of 64 d) pi … Continue reading
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