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Category Archives: Branstad
Making Americans For Prosperity The Governor In Iowa
As I have said many times before the picture of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signing a bill to greatly limit the union representation among Iowa public employees in a closed door room with only the lobbyist for Americans For Prosperity, … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2026 election, Branstad
Tagged Americans For Prosperity, anti-union, Drew Klein, koch brothers, Zack Lahn
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Obscene Pictures
The extreme radical right that runs the Republican Party in Iowa and in the country, found reason to add to my small but growing collection of what I think of as obscene pictures this week. These are pictures I so … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2026 election, Branstad
Tagged Americans For Prosperity, Drew Klein, koch brothers, racism, Racism in America, Ruby Bridges, Zach Lahn
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Bad Policy Lingers And Festers
Report on Privatized Medicaid in Iowa several years ago. (2 minutes) Well it is Mother’s Day weekend. The MAGA party will make a big deal about mothers and motherhood while doing all they can to make it damned tough to … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2024 election, Branstad
Tagged bad policy, managed care organizations, MCOs, privatized medicaid, rob from the poor give to the rich, Rob Sand
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Joe Bolkcom Fought Medicaid Privatization
Count me among the many in Iowa who will be very sad to see Joe Bolkcom retire from the Iowa Senate. Bolkcom from his first day worked hard for Iowans, especially Iowans whose lot in life was not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Covid-19, Joe Bolkcom, Kim Reynolds
Tagged privatized medicaid
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A Couple Of Bad Hombres In Court
The Des Moines Register had a story about State Auditor Rob Sand standing up and saying “Enough” when it comes to paying any additional lawyer’s fees for former Governor Terry Branstad. To that we would like to say “Thank You, Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Branstad, Charles Grassley, Rob Sand, SCOTUS
Tagged Chris Godfrey, Equal Vote America, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, refusal to give Garland a hearing, sexual discrimination
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Unadvertised Features
Back in my working days I was among the front line of system changes for my area. Despite planning and investigation and using our imaginations when a system was rolled out there were always what we referred to as “unadvertised … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Chris Godfrey, discrimination lawsuit, wasting taxpayer money
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War As A Campaign Strategy And Other Thoughts
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Kim Reynolds
Tagged IPERS, Mick Mulvaney, property tax backfill, shutdown
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Hubbell Promises To Restore Medicaid. Thank You!
As many have read we have been navigating the health care system with an elderly relative for the past couple of months. What we have found has been very problematic. You can find my most recent post on this … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Kim Reynolds
Tagged medicaid privatization
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Dismantling Healthcare In The US
As I wrote last week we have been deeply involved in the health care system as an elderly relative seems to be entering the latter stages of life. What a goddamned mess. It is so hard to believe that Americans … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Health Care & Medicare, Kim Reynolds, Medicare
Tagged medicaid privatization
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Health Care, Health Care, Health Care!
We spent most of the holiday in the emergency room with an elderly relative. For those who have been in a similar situation you know that you will have a lot of time on your hands while waiting for test … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Health Care & Medicare, Iowa legislature 2018, Kim Reynolds, Medicare
Tagged Iowa medicaid privatization
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