Category Archives: 2022 Election campaign

The First DeJear Ad

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Dave Bradley

30 seconds: Kim Reynolds has been a far right radical governor. Now she has her sights set on destroying Iowa’s once vaunted public school system. Remember when Iowa was the top pubic school system in the country? Well, it has … Continue reading →

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Republican Governors

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Meidas Touch commenting on James Carville interview (6:50) In the video above James Carville deservedly rails against the lousy job of governing done by Republican governors across the country. Republican governors are much more about culture wars and owning the … Continue reading →

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Radical Right Budgetary Shenanigans

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As headlines of a monster of a storm bearing down on Florida early in the week and expectations of major revelations coming from another January 6th committee hearing captured most of the news consuming public this week, stories of another … Continue reading →

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Franken Hits Grassley’s Lack Of Respect For Service Members

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From a Franken fund raising email: Grassley must apologize to every veteran The attacks from Chuck Grassley keep coming. “The most liberal nominee in Iowa Senate history” “Radical” “Socialist” Gotta love it! Chuck Grassley doesn’t know what to say about … Continue reading →

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Grassley Votes Against Open Democracy Yet Again

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From The Hill:   Senate Republicans voted Thursday to block the consideration of a bill to promptly require organizations that spend money on elections to promptly disclose the identities of donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. … Continue reading →

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The First Monday In October Is Nigh

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As many of you know the First Monday of October is the traditional start of the Supreme Court term that will run until June of next year. This year may be one of the most momentous SCOTUS sessions ever. To … Continue reading →

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Major Storm Coming?

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is a kind of stream of consciousness that has been floating in my mind all morning. Feels like the only way I can get rid of it is to put it down on paper. It is finally looking like … Continue reading →

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Weed In Iowa? The Majority Says ‘Yes!’

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Dave Bradley

I read this article on Iowa Starting Line this week and was kind of fascinated about how out of step Chuck Grassley is with Iowans. While marijuana is but one issue, it is rather typical of Grassley being about 50 … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Costs Iowa Big Bucks

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Maybe it is because I am getting into my cantankerous time of life. Maybe I am just getting really cynical after being lied to by people trying to make my money theirs. But when I hear Kim Reynolds on TV … Continue reading →

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Why Teachers Are Important

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From Robert Reich a great tribute to a teacher. A video (3 minutes) that points out what the radical right is doing to our schools. The radical right Republicans have been using teachers as one of their go-to whipping boys … Continue reading →

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