Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

The Stink In The Air? Koch Money In Iowa Politics!

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

It seems like it is almost impossible to turn on the TV in Eastern Iowa right now without hearing what a supposedly bad man Bruce Braley is. Night and day, day and night the spots play endlessly pounding the message … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday Happy Birthday Edition

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Turn around and you are ten! Happy Birthday Blog For Iowa! As has been noted here before BFIA is one of the blogs that came from the start of the DFA or Democracy For America movement. DFA continues to go … Continue reading →

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How We Can Win The War On The Free And Open Internet

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Trish Nelson

RSVP for a Free Press Member Call on Comcast, Media Ownership and Net Neutrality today, Thursday, April 3rd at 1:00 pm CST Not a member? Click here to join Free Press The Internet we love is under attack like never … Continue reading →

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Hodgepodge – Corporate Welfare Queens And Hobby Lobby

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Methinks the main reason many laws don’t get changed is that legislators can’t admit they were wrong. Let’s take marijuana for example. Admitting that that it is much less harmful than alcohol and that it does have medicinal qualities that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – March Sadness Edition

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Once again the quest for an Iowa basketball team to bring home the NCAA title has crashed and burned. Iowa State was truly a fun team to watch this year. They could score and then they could score. At least … Continue reading →

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Sunday Hodgepodge

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Should this be The Permanent Democratic Platform? from January 11,1944 but still fresh and still not fulfilled. When the next war ends….. Seeing The Light note to Matt Schultz: It is just as true here as in Wisconsin! In Memory … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Billion Dollar Bust Edition

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Who could have predicted that after one day of college tournament basketball most of America’s would be billionaires would be seeking their fortunes elsewhere? Well, Warren Buffet for one. Guess that is why he is a billionaire and the rest … Continue reading →

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Letters To The Editor: Don’t Be Shy!

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Folks, I am a big believer in using the newspaper’s Letters To The Editor section to make sure the public knows we exist and that we support our candidates and their positions. Through polling we know that democratic positions are … Continue reading →

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Randomly Thought Thoughts

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Paul Ryan is a top notch tea partier, nothing less. This past week he shamefully trotted out the coded racial language that Republicans have always used and that Tea Partiers work hard to hone. Understand that the Tea Party is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – It’s All Green Today

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dave Bradley

— Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, “Do you want to go to heaven?” The man said, “I do Father.” The priest said, “Then stand over there against the wall.” … Continue reading →

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