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retired in West Liberty

Please Don’t Let John Archer Near Medicare

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dave Bradley

In this article John Archer says things that really scare me. To open with, he talks about reforming Medicare using the Paul Ryan plan as a start. For those of you who can’t remember, the Paul Ryan plan is the voucher program … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Happy Constitution Day

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Today, Sept. 16th is Mexican Independence Day. However, tomorrow Sept. 17th is Constitution Day, the day the Constitution was signed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. I am sure everyone in the US is a constitutional scholar of … Continue reading →

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Please Stand Up

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Once more we have a 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. … Continue reading →

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Judge Blocks Iowa Plan Challenging Voters

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A district court judge on Friday halted Iowa’s Republican secretary of state from implementing voting rules he established without public input. Polk County District Court Judge Mary Pat Gunderson said in her ruling that Secretary … Continue reading →

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Why Republicans Hate The GM Loan

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

 “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” Mitt Romney said. Earlier in the week before Mitt Romney’s mouth exploded on him, (or it may have been last week, sometimes it is hard to keep track) he once more attacked the loan that General Motors … Continue reading →

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Romney: I want Rep. Steve King ‘as my partner in Washington’

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Mitt Romney stated these words at Northwestern college in Iowa Friday. Normally I would not care, but this Romney guy simply lies every time he opens his mouth. Steve, friend to friend, me to you –  Romney is probably lying … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich On Romney

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I am a fan of Robert Reich. In this article Reich is interviewed by Joan Brunwasser of Citizen’s for Election Reform (CER). Ms. Brunwasser asks the question of Reich that many of us ask over and over to almost anyone … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Gummint Wasted Project Edition

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Thank goodness the Republican Party has straightened me out on a couple of things. I once thought that government projects may actually do some good. But now thanks to the miracle of television I have been exposed to the truth – … Continue reading →

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A Government for All the People

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Today we have a guest post by Dave Hunt of Tipton. Dave is a retired educator and former Iowa Teacher of the Year. Before we all end up “spitting through clenched teeth”, some clarification is needed. Republicans and Democrats agree … Continue reading →

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The $3 Trillion Business Bet For Romney

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dave Bradley

It just occurred to me that besides all of the big buck bets that the likes of David and Charles Koch, Sheldon Adelstein, the Waltons (BTW, every time you shop at Walmart you help the Republicans) and the many other … Continue reading →

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