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Debt Run Up By Rich Will Be Paid By Poor

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Debt Run Up By Rich Will Be Paid By Poor by Dave Bradley Republicans throughout the country have been catching hell for voting in favor of the Paul Ryan budget which among other things contains a death blow for Medicare … Continue reading →

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Tip Of The Hat To The GOP House Freshmen

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Tip Of The Hat To The GOP House Freshmen by Dave Bradley Let us give a tip of the hat to the Republican House freshmen for what has to be one of the funniest videos of all time. After a … Continue reading →

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Shock Doctrine, ALEC and Iowa

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dave Bradley

McTaxcuts – Shock Doctrine, ALEC and Iowa by Dave Bradley “Should this bill get passed, cities and counties could lose up to 40% of their revenue. I asked our local city manager what that would mean. He told me that … Continue reading →

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The People’s Budget

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Dave Bradley

The People’s Budget by Dave Bradley While cruising the Sunday morning talking heads, I came across Marco Rubio of Florida defending the Paul Ryan budget by stating “Those that are knocking Ryan’s budget have no ideas of their own.” Well, … Continue reading →

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GOP 2012: Let Us Get Rid Of Medicare, Social Security And Public Schools For You! (Part 2)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Dave Bradley

GOP 2012:  Let Us Get Rid Of Medicare, Social Security And Public Schools For You! (Part 2) by Dave Bradley [Click here to read Part 1] Several years back while reading DailyKos, I came across this paragraph in a diary … Continue reading →

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GOP 2012: Let Us Get Rid Of Medicare, Social Security And Public Schools For You!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dave Bradley

GOP 2012:  Let Us Get Rid Of Medicare, Social Security And Public Schools For You! by Dave Bradley Well, the Republican Party that once stood proudly as the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower will now … Continue reading →

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Who Heads The Republican Party? I know

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Who Heads The Republican Party? I know by Dave Bradley Do you all remember about two years ago that the Republican Party was in apparent disarray and the punditocracy was declaring them as only a small, white regional party? One … Continue reading →

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Saturday Legislative Forum Fun in Muscatine

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Saturday Legislative Forum Fun in Muscatine by Dave Bradley I spent last Saturday morning at the Muscatine county legislative forum. Since the panel of legislators consists of four Republicans and one lone Democrat, I was about to learn lots of … Continue reading →

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Is Your Republican State Legislator A Member Of ALEC?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Is there any aspect of governing that multi-national corporations do not own within the Republican Party? When we vote for a local legislator, our expectation is that he or she will be somewhat attuned to local interests. We are under … Continue reading →

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Regents Raise Tuition On Iowa’s Hearts And Minds

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Regents Raise Tuition On Iowa's Hearts And Minds by Dave Bradley I am an old guy now. So old that I remember when society saw young people as their most precious resource. So precious in fact that the folks that … Continue reading →

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