Category Archives: 2022 Election campaign

McCarthy  And McConnell Bow To Former Guy

As does Iowa’s Republican delegation. The above video of the Rachel Maddow Show from Thursday night delves deeply into the cowardice of Republican leadership in the face of a direct assault on our government by A SITTING PRESIDENT! Now more … Continue reading

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Letting The Courts Decide

On Friday, April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision to remove U.S. Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer from the June 7 Democratic primary ballot. The court was concerned with three signatures on Finkenauer’s nominating papers. There is … Continue reading

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What They Say; What They Do

Ah, Republicans. Newspapers, TV and radio seem to always have a quote or two from Republicans to highlight some story. Unfortunately newspapers, TV and radio seldom do a followup to see how what they say matches up with what they … Continue reading

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The High Five

The Friday High Five from Progress Iowa: It’s April Fool’s Day! Grab your chocolate covered cotton balls and share a sweet treat with your friends to celebrate a day of pranks and fun. What’s not so fun? Republican lawmakers selling … Continue reading

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Good Laugh Line From Grassley

From Thursday’s Des Moines Register:    U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has not decided whether he will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nation’s highest court, Iowa’s senior senator said Wednesday during a call with reporters. “I may make up … Continue reading

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Medicare: What are DCEs And Why Should You Care?

When Katie Porter speaks, you can believe what she says (10 minutes, but very important) Have you ever heard of Direct Contracting Entities? If you have you are a rare person. I just became aware of them when I was … Continue reading

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DeJear Files To Run For Governor!

Candidate Deidre DeJear filed her nominating petitions to run for Governor Tuesday morning. I believe she can win and take Iowa in a new direction that will pay attention to the citizens of Iowa rather than the corporate big wigs. … Continue reading

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The Trump-Putin Network

 The Lincoln Project (2 minutes): A most interesting article in Thursday’s Guardian explores the deep ties between associates of the former president and the Kremlin with current leader Vladimir Putin. This is information that has been out in the cyber … Continue reading

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Iowa Has A Choice For Governor

 In a rather surprising editorial in the Des Moines Register last week John and Terri Hale wrote about encounters with former Iowans at various places around the country. After some banter, they said, a common theme came up: An example: … Continue reading

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Incompetent? You Get To Give The Republican Response

Iowa’s governor is about to join a non-illustrious list of persons who seemed to have disappeared into the ether – those who give the opposition response to the State of the Union (SOTU) address. Most of those who get pushed … Continue reading

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