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Category Archives: 2020 election campaign
Mother Jones: Republicans Are Acting Like Babies …….
Because They Know That Babies Get What They Want A very straight forward and succinct opinion from Senior Reporter Tim Murphy at Mother Jones magazine that bares the reasons why Republicans act like they do: When a group of Republican … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged Brooks Brothers Riot, laboratories of democracy, state legislatures
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Paying For Tax Cuts May Take Down Social Security
Government To Borrow ONE TRILLION Dollars To Pay For Tax Cuts From Ring of Fire: (3 minutes) Imagine that – paying for the Republican tax cuts for the rich may eventually take down the safety net programs, especially the most … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst, Social Security, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged borrowing a trillion dollars
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About That Medicare For All Thing
Video about 3 minutes: I didn’t watch the whole debate Tuesday. As a matter of fact, I watched very little. I find it really difficult to watch my team get out on the floor and instead of beating on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Elizabeth Warren, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged Democratic presidential debates, health insurance companies, money and healthcare
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Ernst One Of The Ten Most Unpopular Senators In The Country
Email from Matt Sinovic with Progress Iowa: Dave– we just sent out the press release below — Joni Ernst is now one of the 10 most unpopular Senators in the country, according to new polling released today from Morning … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst, Koch Brothers
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The Sonnyside
As with much else in the current administration the Department of Agriculture seems to be spending more time on window dressing and presentation than on actually doing work that would help their constituents. Considering that Iowa’s main industry is agriculture … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Greta Thunberg Comes To Iowa City Edition
Iowa City had the great honor of hosting Greta Thunberg Friday. For those who are unaware of who Thunberg is, she is a quiet, Swedish teenager who has taken on the task of saving the world from climate change. It … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Humor
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Saturday Twofer: Internet Trolls And The Real Lesson Of Ukraine
I ran across two stories this week that offer some positive outlooks on a couple of bleak issues in our society today. The first is a TED talk from journalist Andrew Marantz discussing the bizarre world of internet trolls. The … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst
Tagged Andrew Marantz, Gerald Ford, internet trolls, Richard Nixon, Robert Reich, TED talks
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White House Kills Gun Legislation Over Impeachment
This is simply one of the sickest misdirections I have ever heard. We are in a absolute crisis in this country due to guns. Anyone who is concerned about the health and happiness of the majority of citizens in this … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, firearms, gun control, gun safety
Tagged Grim Reaper of the senate, gun legislation, Mitch McConnell, NRA
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Good Gawd, Ernst
From KMA radio in Shenandoah: “Iowa Senator Joni Ernst accuses Democrats of trying to throw President Trump “under the bus” with the Ukrainian phone call scandal. Earlier this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans for a formal impeachment inquiry … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst, Koch Brothers
Tagged Campaign 2020, campaign laws, high crimes and misdemeanors, impeachment
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GM Strike Proves The Need For National Health Care
As many of you know workers at General Motors have been on strike for two weeks. As many of you also know, one of the first moves from the management side in this strike was to cut the company’s payment … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged Democrats 2020
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