Category Archives: Republican hypocrisy

Grassley Public Appearances This Week

Hard to believe that congress is off again this week. But with the Republican leadership they have, they are doing nothing anyway. With some time off Chuck Grassley will be making a very few public appearances Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. … Continue reading

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Iowa’s GOP: Party First

Recent actions within the Iowa Republican Party serve to illustrate that their focus is totally on party with little thought of the consequences for the state and the country. Actions by Republican office holders and candidates taken individually are often … Continue reading

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Remember The Rain Forest.

Have to credit US Senate Candidate Bob Krause for reminding us of one of the great follies of the Chuck Grassley career. Krause mentioned the Iowa Rainforest as one of the few attempts that Grassley has made during his career. … Continue reading

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Are They Serious?

Just reading a blurb on radioiowa.com concerning a pep rally Iowa Republicans held to get behind the candidacy of Donald Trump. This is an absolute mind boggler. One would like to believe that “serious people” and “adults” – words that … Continue reading

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Get Your Woman Card.

Elections have been known to turn on the slip of a tongue. Few presidential candidates have had a tongue as slippery as Donald Trump. He may have already sewn up the championship for loosest tongue ever long ago. But Trump’s … Continue reading

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Republicans Vote To Defund Planned Parenthood

They Take a Stand Opposed By 75% of Iowa Iowa House Republicans again this year inserted an amendment to defund Planned Parenthood from any state funding. This is a truly unpopular issue with Iowans. As Beth Wessel-Kroeschell is quoted in … Continue reading

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Chuck, Can We Have A Refund?

We hired you to do a job. You refuse to do it. The law says we can’t fire you until November. You haven’t done your job for two years. That’s $350,000 plus the cost of your staff that you should … Continue reading

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It’s April 16th. Has A Medical Marijuana Bill Passed Yet?

Two weeks ago I was treated to a short presentation by Shelly Van Winkle at the legislative forum in Muscatine. Ms. Van Winkle (is there any title that indicates that a person is an RN?) is a registered nurse and … Continue reading

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Smoking Grassley Out

Pretty sad when a United States Senator has to skulk around his own state ashamed to be seen by the general public. Chuck Grassley has spent his Easter recess from his day job pretending to meet with citizens of Iowa. … Continue reading

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When Your Opponent Is Drowning Throw Him An Anvil

That was some sage political advice from James Carville Chuck Grassley is one of the national leaders of the Republican Party. As a member of leadership Grassley helped come up with the current insane Republican policy to not even hold … Continue reading

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