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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Congressman Loebsack On Disaster Relief
Last Friday, the National Republican Campaign Committee began calling Iowans telling them that I’m holding up aid for disaster victims. This is despite the fact that I’ve called on Speaker Boehner three times to deliver assistance to disaster victims. In … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, David Loebsack
Tagged floods, Loebsack, NRCC, relief
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Sunday Funday – U of IOWA and Writers’ Workshop Edition
The U of iowa Writers’ Workshop was founded in 1936. That makes this institution a ripe 75 years old. Many do not even know of its existence even here in Iowa. Yet there has been some great great literature that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
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Last Chance For Teapublican Party Of Iowa And Other Observations
War on Middle Class Well Funded Don’t say George W. didn’t fund at least one of his wars. Sure he didn’t fund the war in Iraq nor the War on Afghanistan. But, boy oh boy did he ever fund the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Blog for Iowa, Death Penalty, Environment, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged class war, climate change, death penalty, joe walsh, obamacare, Rick Perry, ron paul, swati dandekar
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Republicans Prove Devolution And Other Observations
Let me start with a plug for one of the best sites to find information and solid analysis about Iowa issues: the Iowa Policy Project . Those folks over there look at the issues in very basic terms and translate … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged healthcare, iowa policy project, jobs, pollution, social security
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Sunday Funday – Let’s Harvest!
The harvest moon the other night let it be known that it is time for the harvest to begin in the very near future. Here are some questions about Iowa and American crops and other things to do with the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Tagged corn, harvest, humor
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69,000 Bridges Structurally Deficient In America – How Many Are In Iowa?
That is the number that Rachel Maddow cited the other night during her segment concerning bridge disrepair in America today. I went to Google to verify that number, and most of the citations were much higher than that. The map … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economy, Jobs
Tagged bridges, demand economics, economy, infrastructre, internet, jobs, pray, US lagging
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The Upside-Down Republican View of Power
Most Americans think that the power structure of the government and the country is pretty much what is described in the Constitution. The people are the sovereign, the final deciders. Through their votes they choose the President as the head … Continue reading
Posted in Big Government, Blog for Iowa, Corporate Greed
Tagged ALEC, corporations, lobbyists, media, poor, power structure, religion, republican party, rich
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Harkin Labor Day Report: America’s Middle Class Needs Our Help
In Advance of President’s Address on Jobs, Labor Committee Chairman Releases Report Showing Why Government Investments in Middle Class are Critical WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to honor America’s workers this weekend, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Economy, Jobs, Labor, Tom Harkin
Tagged economy, government, Harkin, investment, jobs, middle class
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Sunday Funday – Labor Songs Edition
One of the marks of tough times in the US and in most countries is the expression of distress through music and the other arts. Labor Day is a celebration not only of the working person, but also of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Tagged labor, songs, trivia
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