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Category Archives: Republican hypocrisy
Iowa Congressional Delegation Votes NO On Discharge
(2 minutes) On Wednesday, Democrats in the US House tried to bring up a discharge petition to get a clean debt ceiling bill through congress and end the crisis manufactured by extremist MAGA Republicans in an attempt to force policy … Continue reading
You Are The Hostage! Get it?
I normally would not post a video from Forbes, but this clip shows the ire of Democrats at Matt Gaetz public pronouncement that Republicans are holding the country hostage: (2 minutes): They can’t negotiate because they are simply too extreme … Continue reading
One More Thought On The Debt Ceiling
Few have the credibility that Professor Robert Reich has on the economy (3 minutes): We need to add some thoughts about what has gotten us into this media frenzied Republican exploited so called “debt crisis.” No matter how anyone looks … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Economy, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged budget process, Democrats fiscally sound, raise taxes on the rich, Republicans fiscally unsound
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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, Veterans
Tagged cuts for poor, cuts for the disabled, cuts to education, cuts to veterans, Iowa US House delegation, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid, SNAP
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Now We Are What They Said We Were
(3 minutes) Those of us who have lived in Iowa all or most of their lives know that Iowa has been the butt of many comments on how the state is backward, the populous dumb and way out of step … Continue reading
What Else Can They Do?
Jane Meyer on extremism in state legislatures (7:11) Had a conversation with an old friend and his wife last weekend. It was one of those “what the hell is going on in Iowa?” conversations that seems to be getting more … Continue reading
Robert Reich On The Debt Ceiling
Five truths about the pending debt-ceiling fight that the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know “Both-sides”ism is rampant. And it’s seriously misleading the public. For his Tuesday sub stack newsletter former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich takes on the … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged medicaid, terrorist tactic
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Chuck Cites Religious Liberty To Take Away Rights
Well, you voted for him, Iowa. One of America’s most out of touch citizens just voted as one of America’s ruling elites to stop Congress from enshrining the right for a certain group of Americans to marry who they wish. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, church and state, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged Grassley out of touch, interracial marriage, same sex marriage
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Who To Endorse?
Should be no surprise. We side with the Democrats! Most who read this blog will not be at all surprised when I say that we endorse Democrats from Congress to the courthouse this year. While the Republican Party has almost … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Christina Bohannan, Cindy Axne, Liz Mathis, Ryan Melton, undermining Iowa's public schools
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Incredible Radical Right Wing Quotes Of The Week
Often times we pass off much of what the crazies on the radical right say because whatever they say, we know they will be doing what they are told by their owners in the billionaire class. But this week their … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy
Tagged quotes of the week
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