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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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