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Category Archives: 2022 Election campaign
Remembering January 6th
(1:43) Yesterday was the second anniversary of a day that should live in infamy. An attack on the halls of our government led by a sitting president. What has followed since has been sad to see indeed. An attempt to … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2022 Election campaign, Medicare, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged January 6th, medicaid
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When Did It Become Acceptable To Oppose Democracy?
This is the question asked by Attorney Marc Elias in an article from last July on the website democracydocket.com. Elias is probably best known for his work on behalf of the public in thwarting Donald Trump’s repeated attempts in court to … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Republican Policy, voter suppression
Tagged authoritarianism, Citizens United impact on state elections, GOP gerrymandering
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Holiday Politics
What went wrong for Democrats in the 2022 midterm election? A lot. How do we fix it? The first reaction, and I believe the wrong one, is to throw the bums out. I like Ross Wilburn, Iowa Democratic Party chairman … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign
Tagged 2022 Election campaign, Democrats 2022, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics
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A Moment Of Zen
For Thanksgiving I will offer this little video that America’s hope is in the hands of the under 30 age group. They seem to be up to the challenge. After all they saved the country from the massive turn to … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign
Tagged Katie Porter, kids are the future
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Chuck Cites Religious Liberty To Take Away Rights
Well, you voted for him, Iowa. One of America’s most out of touch citizens just voted as one of America’s ruling elites to stop Congress from enshrining the right for a certain group of Americans to marry who they wish. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, church and state, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged Grassley out of touch, interracial marriage, same sex marriage
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Thanks, Kids
As I write this we still don’t know who will be in power in Congress. Will Democrats retain control of the US House? Will they retain leadership in the US Senate? Or will the extremist Republican Party take control of … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Climate Change, firearms, gun control, Health Care & Medicare, Republican Policy, womens rights
Tagged abortion, race, younger voters skew democratic
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Thoughts On The Midterm Election
The following YouTube is 45 minutes long, but is extremely informative about the Iowa press. They also have a great segment on Medicare Advantage (which is not Medicare!!!), which is followed with a segment on how advertising was used by … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Time Change Edition
Well this is it. “Standard” time makes its appearance for a full four months! So don’t forget to set those clocks back and grab that hour of sleep back that you lost in March. ****** WARNING ****** Voting Republican Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Humor
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Media In The Midterms
Just a quick observation – the day of the media as an objective observer during the midterms are long gone. Most every media outlet is a subsidiary of some major corporation. As if we needed to be reminded, major corporations … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, media, Media Bias
Tagged right wing corporate media
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Who To Endorse?
Should be no surprise. We side with the Democrats! Most who read this blog will not be at all surprised when I say that we endorse Democrats from Congress to the courthouse this year. While the Republican Party has almost … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Christina Bohannan, Cindy Axne, Liz Mathis, Ryan Melton, undermining Iowa's public schools
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