Category Archives: Charles Grassley

Grassley: Trump “Honorable”

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

Malcolm Nance and Stephanie Miller discuss Trump administration. )17 minutes) Yep, that’s a real quote. From the QC Times Thursday morning:    In the meantime, Grassley’s office issued a statement that the Judiciary Committee chairman “has seen no evidence to … Continue reading →

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Grassley’s Stolen SCOTUS Attacks Working Families

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

Editor’s note:  The following are two press releases concerning Senator Grassley and his unprecedented and still extremely controversial hijacking of the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland. http://www.WhyCourtsMatterIowa.org For Immediate Release: June 27, 2018 Contact: wcmia@whycourtsmatteriowa.org Des Moines, Iowa — Today the … Continue reading →

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Rise Up: Fight Against Child Imprisonment

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

June 20th, 2018 From: Progress Iowa It’s easy to feel powerless when each day brings more and more horrific stories about the parents and children who are detained while peacefully seeking asylum. But there is something you can do to … Continue reading →

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Some Days You Just Want To Scream!

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

(2:20 – Not sure if this fits, but I wanted to post it and this seems like a good spot) Mondays in June are the days that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reveals its answers to the … Continue reading →

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Will An “A” From The NRA Be The New Scarlet Letter?

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

Last October following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Gavin Aronson over at the iowainformer.com listed the contributions that Iowa senators and congress members got from the NRA. blogforiowa.com ran a story on this shortly after the Parkland shootings. But it certainly … Continue reading →

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Grassley Scapegoats The Mentally Ill

Posted on February 18, 2018 by

Chuck Grassley is having a few town halls this week and once again he is avoiding most of the population of Iowa by going to rural venues where he will be expecting friendly crowds. The list of his town halls … Continue reading →

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Grassley Once Again Refuses To Do His Job

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

Claims Kushner “Spooked” so committee shot its chance to interview him I am not going to claim I know the details and nuances of laws and procedures for the investigative powers of congress. Like many, most of what I know … Continue reading →

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Grassley, Do Your Job!!!

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

It has been almost a full two years since Antonin Scalia died. At that time the Republican Party led by Mitch McConnell and ably aided by Iowa’s own Chuck Grassley went about the business of stealing a Supreme Court seat … Continue reading →

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Republicans Just Don’t Get it

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

Have you ever noticed that Republicans at least since the days of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and probably long before that always seem to take the wrong lesson from major events? Based on previous experience one could expect that Republicans will … Continue reading →

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Why In Hell Do I Call Grassley, Ernst Or State Republicans?

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

5 minutes Once again last week I engaged in one of the most frustrating exercises I have ever engaged in during my lifetime. And I am getting to be quite an old fart. I often feel like I am pushing … Continue reading →

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