Category Archives: 2018 Election Campaign

Unbelievable: Trump DOJ Refuses To Defend ACA In Court

Pre-existing Conditions Protection Will Be Taken From 130 million Americans. Do you feel like you are at war? The current government is doing all it can to make your life painful all in the service of giving tax breaks to … Continue reading

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The Importance Of Voting: Virginia

Remember about six months ago when Virginia shocked the nation with a thorough repudiation of the Republican Party in their state legislative and gubernatorial election? Virginia and New Jersey hold elections for state offices in odd years which somewhat suppresses … Continue reading

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Presidential Dehumanizing Of Immigrants Terrorizes Communities

An email from LULAC: LULAC Denounces President Trump’s Remarks Calling Undocumented Immigrants “Animals” Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Trump referred to undocumented immigrants as “animals” during a White House meeting with California leaders who oppose sanctuary city policies. “We … Continue reading

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A Catholic Nun Explains Real Pro-Life

From dailykos.com July 30,2015: In one simple quote, Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B. sums up the hypocrisy of many in the ‘pro-life’ movement: “I do not believe that just because you’re opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, … Continue reading

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Ready For $4 Gas?

One way to tell Republicans are in office is that the price of gas skyrockets.  Remember Operation Desert Storm? Zoom! Remember invading Iraq? Zoom!  It takes a little while to cook up a destabilizing scenario in some world hot spot … Continue reading

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Step One In Retiring Reynolds Is In Process

  In case you hadn’t heard early voting is going on prior to the June 5th primary. This is step one in repealing and replacing the Reynolds regime that continued and even accelerated the Branstad policy of turning Iowa into … Continue reading

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May 14 Deadline – First Iowa State Legislative Campaign Finance Deadline in 2018

Email from Sen. Robb Hogg: Support one or more of our Democratic candidates for state legislature, so we have the resources we need to compete and win Join State Rep. Art Staed and me at the Sag Wagon, 827 Shaver … Continue reading

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Shame On The Republicans In The Iowa Legislature

Fetal heartbeat bill may signal the return of the reality of back alley abortion days. I don’t think I can do this subject justice. As a child, as a teenager and as a young man there were always stories of … Continue reading

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Laura Liegois For House District 91

Muscatine county has an exciting candidate for representative to the Iowa statehouse in Laura Liegois. House District 91 is in southeastern Iowa entirely within Muscatine county. District 91’s current person at the state house does not really represent the people … Continue reading

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Another Law Signed In Secret

New boss same as the old boss. A saying that most workers at the lower levels of employment hear over and over. There is little respect for the dignity of these humans. Most bosses barely treat them as human except … Continue reading

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