Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Voter Intimidation In Iowa: Public Hearings Thursday

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Iowa CCI members to Secretary Schultz:  Throw Voter Intimidation Rules Out! Secretary of State of Matt Schultz will hold public hearings at 2pm Thursday on a rulemaking package designed to intimidate immigrants and potentially suppress the vote. Iowa Citizens for … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Full Speech On Fiscal Cliff Deal Passage

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Braley, Loebsack, Boswell – Yay King, Latham – Nay Harkin, Grassley – Nay

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Joyous Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by bfiajohnshumaker

Dear Folks, a most JOYOUS Happy New Year to You and Yours May 2013 be a Blessing and bring you SPARKLING Surprises and Golden Sunrises FILLED with Tilth, Plenty and Abundance Star Hawk a Dear Friend in the Peace Community … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Cliff: Negotiating With Madmen

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Trish Nelson

On the Fiscal Cliff, Obama Does What He Can Against 200 Years of Bad Faith by Michael Tomasky The fiscal-cliff impasse has its roots in—where else?—the old South, with its lunatic blend of obstructionism and greed at the public trough. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year From Blog For Iowa!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Trish Nelson
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Sanders: Republicans Are The Problem

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Bernie Sanders Makes It Clear: Republicans Are The Problem From the blog Liberals Unite By Brandon Weber Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said  when interviewed on MSNBC that Republicans were solely to blame for the lack of a budget … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Cliff And Republican Boat Burning

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Trish Nelson

by Donald Kaul My favorite part of the budget negotiations is when a glum-looking John Boehner — backed by the vulpine Eric Cantor, eyes blazing — steps in from of the cameras and accuses Barack Obama of “not negotiating in … Continue reading →

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My Person Of The Year: The Public Employee

Posted on December 30, 2012 by bfiatracykurowski

My Person of the Year Contrary to TIME magazine’s choice for 2012 Person of the Year, President Obama (who at this moment is bargaining to water down benefits to social programs like Social Security and Medicare and others), MY Person … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – How Quickly We Forget Edition

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Remember that thing you saw in January you were sure you’d never forget. 12 months later and it’s forgotten. We get so much information in a day it is often hard to keep it more than a day. But here we … Continue reading →

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Join Progressive Democrats Of America At The Peoples’ Inauguration

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Trish Nelson

A note from John Nichols: In 1913, the United States ended the backroom deals that appointed senators and embraced the direct election of the U.S. Senate. That same year, an income tax system was developed to assure that the rich … Continue reading →

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