Author Archives: Dave Bradley

Unknown's avatar

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Being The Virus’s Best Friend

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Dave Bradley

President Biden announces updates on national vaccination program (4.5 minutes) Almost unbelievably, the Iowa legislature passed a bill that will force businesses to not require nor ask for Covid-19 vaccination documentation from customers. Thus they create a situation that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Being The Virus’s Best Friend

How Is Mother Earth Doing On Mother’s Day?

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Dave Bradley

CNBC mini documentary 20 minutes long Why am I writing about climate change when Earth Day was just a couple of weeks ago? Because everyday should be a day when we take care of the only option we have for … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Al Franken: Crisis Intervention Training

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Dave Bradley

For a funny guy, Al Franken sure makes a lot of sense.  In this 11 minute video Franken discusses a concept of his that feel like something that could really be used right now.

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Al Franken: Crisis Intervention Training

Once Again Democrats To The Rescue!

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Dave Bradley

On his 99th day in office, President Biden gave a speech to a joint session of the US House and Senate laying out his vision for America. The vision laid out by President Biden was starkly different than that laid … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden-Harris, Blog for Iowa, Economy, Republican Policy | Tagged , | Comments Off on Once Again Democrats To The Rescue!

Sunday Funday: Raiding Rudy Edition

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Dave Bradley

this week’s cartoons from democraticunderground.com   Somewhere along all the stories that are floating around about Rudy Giuliani’s apartment being raided by the FBI, I thought I heard that Giuliani supposedly said “well, if they will come after me, then they … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Covid-19, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: Raiding Rudy Edition

STATEMENT: Public tax dollars belong in public schools

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Dave Bradley

For Immediate Release: April 28, 2021 Media Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org STATEMENT: Public tax dollars belong in public schools Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa executive director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to the Iowa Senate passing … Continue reading →

Posted in Iowa legislature 2021, Progress Iowa | Tagged , , | Comments Off on STATEMENT: Public tax dollars belong in public schools

Reynolds Just Doesn’t Know How To Manage A Crisis

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Thursday night Kim Reynolds made a big splash by going on Fox News cable show and declaring that she, as Iowa’s governor, had sent money earmarked for corona virus testing in Iowa’s schools back to the federal government because as … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Kim Reynolds | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Reynolds Just Doesn’t Know How To Manage A Crisis

What Does It Cost?

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Dave Bradley

  Republicans have once again been reborn as deficit hawks. It happens every time a Democrat is elected president. Republicans are hoping with a 50/50 senate they can stop some if not all of President Biden’s investment in America infrastructure … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Covid-19, Education, Health Care & Medicare | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on What Does It Cost?

Sunday Funday: Think Big Edition

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Dave Bradley

40 seconds: Why bring a stick when there is a log to bring? America has plenty of problems, but they can be solved. We have shown before in the 1930s to the late 1960s that America did have the stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: Think Big Edition

Reynolds: Why? Answer: You

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Wednesday evening I heard on the radio that our Great Leader, Governor Kim Reynolds was concerned that Iowans were getting the Covid-19 vaccines at a slower pace than they were in previous weeks. Stories in the Des Moines Register and … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Kim Reynolds | Tagged , | 1 Comment