Category Archives: money out of politics

David Young’s Legislative Agenda Pre-Approved by Washington Republicans in Exchange for Campaign Cash‏

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Dave Bradley

September 16, 2015 Contact: Josh Levitt jlevitt@iowademocrats.org Young’s Shady Deal with the National Republican Campaign Committee Raises Serious Ethical Questions DES MOINES – Congressman David Young claims to be working for the people of Iowa, but it’s crystal clear he’s … Continue reading →

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Are Pentagon Contractors Driving U.S. Foreign Policy?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002 to 2005 and expert in foreign policy and national security affairs, will speak on the excessive political influence of Pentagon contractors on U.S. foreign … Continue reading →

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Loebsack Introduces Legislation To Prohibit Ex-Congress Members From Becoming Lobbyists

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

In an editorial published in Quad City Times June 22, Congressman Dave Loebsack announced that he has joined with fellow Congress member David Cicilline from Rhode Island to introduce legislature that would bar former members of congress from becoming lobbyists … Continue reading →

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Republican Brand Has A Bad Week

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

It almost feels as if the people of Iowa were strung along in a little show of political theater around school funding. Republicans can now go back to their districts and claim that they were all about not spending money … Continue reading →

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Old-Fashioned Democrats Emerging?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Hillary Clinton came out strong for a path to citizenship and fixing the immigration mess on Cinco de Mayo. She has previously put out strong positions for women, on greatly lessening income inequality and money in politics. Bernie Sanders introduced … Continue reading →

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Say Hello To ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Maybe you missed it because there was no birth announcement. The lack of a birth announcement is probably due to the fact that the parents, Charles and David Koch and their corporate concubines don’t want anyone to know. Just like … Continue reading →

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Pulling Up The Ladder

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Note: this is an outtake from a column by Charles P. Pierce who writes the Politics blog for Esquire magazine. Mr. Pierce is one of the funniest, yet most insightful commentators around. This week he discusses the hypocrisy of the … Continue reading →

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A Righteous Rant

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The other day I was reading Dailykos when my eyes caught what looked to be an interesting story on the side list. So I clicked on it and found a very interesting rant by Charles Pierce on reasons why the … Continue reading →

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Rep. Dave Loebsack Wants To Permanently Ban Members Of Congress From Becoming Lobbyists

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Working for solutions, not part of the problem, congress needs more representatives like Dave Loebsack.

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Why Is Kent Sorenson Worth $75,000?

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Kent Sorenson is a small player in a small state in the political game. Before he became a suspect in a bribery scheme there were probably only a few even in his own district who could tell you much about … Continue reading →

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