Author Archives: Dave Bradley

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Thanksgiving Edition

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

November 14th, 1960 Ruby Bridges makes history as she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La. She was 6 years old. Now – a bit older – Ms. Bridges will be honored as a National Women’s Hall of … Continue reading →

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MAGA Party Splitting Like Broken Glass

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Unlike all the chaos and lack of action by the controlling MAGA Party in the US House, Christina Bohannan will work for Iowans – 40 seconds: Late summer and early fall brought us some interesting visuals. MAGA Party members breaking … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS, Ethics And Institutions: Doing Nothing

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

With the prospect of at least the Democratic Party in congress continuing the process of putting some ethics rules and punishments for violations of those rules into effect, The US Supreme Court made some window dressing moves Monday to try … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2024 election, Iowa Caucuses, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy | Tagged chris christie, ethics for SCOTUS, Ethics in Government, Scotus | Comments Off

Yet Another MAGA Budget Crisis Due Friday

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Good analysis of Mike Johnson by Jen Psaki (9 minutes) Whether or not the impending budget crisis that was pushed off until November 17th has once again been temporarily averted I figured I would post this article because no one … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Who Can’t Remember What Edition

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Randy Rainbow’s newest (3 minutes): Perhaps the second most talked about topic of the political chattering class is President Biden’s age. And of course the corporate media is pushing it hard because they can’t come right out and say … Continue reading →

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Revenge!

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Just in case you missed it – and the corporate media is doing all it can to make sure that you did – late last week the Washington Post ran a story that detailed plans that were being formulated for … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2024 election, Republican Policy | Tagged democracy, ending democracy | Comments Off

STATEMENT: Honoring Iowa’s Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2023 CONTACT Sarah Bell | sarah@progressiowa.org STATEMENT: Honoring Iowa’s Veterans Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa executive director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day: “Iowa veterans and servicemembers deserve our … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden-Harris | Tagged VA, Veterans Day, Zach Nunn | Comments Off

Pelosi Calls Out “No Labels”

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(1 minute) From Teagan Goddard’s Political Wire (Thursday) Pelosi Launches All-Out Attack on No Labels November 2, 2023 at 3:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 52 Comments “Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on Thursday became one of the highest-profile elected Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2024 election | Tagged Cornell West, Dean Phillips, Jr., MAGA, No Labels, RFK | 2 Comments

Sunday Funday: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Edition

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Dave Bradley

‘Tis that Sunday when the sun has moved some direction in the middle of the night and we will all go to bed around 4:30 when the sun chariot leaves the sky early. However, Today is the birthday of a … Continue reading →