Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Ernst Divorce Records Raise Some Questions

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Having read some articles on the divorce of Senator Ernst, I am left scratching my head. Surely many among us are scratching our noggins about one particular aspect of the divorce. Senator Ernst in the petition stated that she was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Air Traffic Controllers To The Rescue Edition

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Dave Bradley

I do not know who gets the credit for bringing Dear Leader’s insane lockout of the country’s nearly one million government workers to an end, but I am willing to give credit to the one-two punch at the airport of … Continue reading →

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While We Watch The Shutdown And the Rest Of The Circus

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Dave Bradley

While our attention is once again diverted, there are shenanigans behind the curtains. The wannabe dictator/president is working hard on handing the corporations and the donor class all they want while he still has the power.  Certainly not saying that … Continue reading →

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Let’s make this the Health Care Congress

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Coming out of the 2018 midterm elections in which health care was the top issue on voters’ minds, Protect Our Care is releasing a report this week on our blueprint for action in this next Congress. Voters elected a “Health Care … Continue reading →

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Democrat Calls Out Kaufmann

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson
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Is Trump’s Shutdown The Realization Of Drowning Government In The Bathtub?

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Trish Nelson

“I don’t want to abolish government.  I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.”  –  Grover Norquist.  Interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, May 25, 2001  … Continue reading →

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Progress Iowa Is Standing Up To Bobby Kaufmann

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Q. Who does this remind you of? “It is absolute that after today, any group that sends out an email scaring our constituents, I’m going to publicly call you a liar,” Kaufmann said. A. Donald Trump Just an observation… Bobby … Continue reading →

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Speak Up To End The Shutdown

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Trish Nelson

From the desk of Senator Rob Hogg: Speak Up to End the Shutdown/ On Tuesday, call Senator Ernst (202-224-3254) and Senator Grassley (202-224-3744) to ask for a U.S. Senate vote to end the shutdown Plus National Debt Watch and Upcoming … Continue reading →

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MLK Day 2019 Iowa Events

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Thanks to Iowa ACLU for compiling this list of Iowa MLK Day events.  Click here if you would like to donate to Iowa ACLU. About the Iowa ACLU: We are a private, non-partisan organization that fights to advance civil liberties … Continue reading →

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War As A Campaign Strategy And Other Thoughts

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Dave Bradley

One of the recent unwritten rules of an incumbent Republican president running for re-election is that they must have a war for Americans to rally around. It must be a war they are almost certain to win. They must control … Continue reading →

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