Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Health Care The Huge Winner Tuesday

Fear of anything resembling a national health care plan has been driving Republicans to do insane things over the the past 7 decades or so. Tuesday’s election may have been their last hurrah in trying to stop America from joining the … Continue reading →

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Why Romney Couldn’t Donate Money To The Red Cross

His money does not reside in the US, nor does it wish to visit here to help the 47%, or the 99% for that matter. Shock Doctrine Do you remember Naomi Klein’s highly illuminating book “Shock Doctrine”? The premise was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Who Was That VP Candidate Edition

You may want to write the name Paul Ryan down in some notebook, because 20 years from now, I doubt that you will even remember he was once part of a presidential campaign ticket. About all that may be remembered about … Continue reading →

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Weigh Your Choice Carefully

One final thought before the election 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 →

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Why This Election Is So Important

I will be brief this week. I haven’t checked with others in our group of writers, but I am guessing that most will be up to their eyeballs working the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) effort this weekend. But I … Continue reading →

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Come November, Women Will Remember

Do not forget what women mean to the Republican Party. Basically your worth is measured as a carrier of  babies. They do not care about your health, they do not care about your rights, they do not care that you … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Iowa Democrats Of Old

Wow – when did I get so old? Well I thought I would bring back some memories of the old days and I realized I was quite alive then. Well I hope some of these names will stir your memories as … Continue reading →

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For the People

Today we have a guest post by Dave Hunt of Tipton. Dave is a retired educator and former Iowa Teacher of the Year. Republicans won’t admit it but the 2009 Obama stimulus plan created and saved 3 million jobs and … Continue reading →

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Tired Of Right Wingers Claiming To Be Victims

Tuesday night a couple of weeks ago I was down at Muscatine City Hall for a forum for the Muscatine County candidates for state office. At the end of the proceedings, Bobby Kaufmann raised a ruckus about a mailer from his … Continue reading →

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Support For Romney Amazing

One thing that has simply confounded me during the general election campaign is that Romney continues to get at least a 44% level of support pretty much since the beginning. This guy is perhaps the worst candidate in history and … Continue reading →

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