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Category Archives: Republican hypocrisy
It Is Not Congress; It Is The MAGA Republicans
(1:20) Well. At least he knows who should be blamed: Just ran across this post on democraticunderground.com concerning next week’s impending government shutdown. Remember this is a shutdown that MAGA Republicans just a couple of months ago promised would not … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2024 election, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged government shutdown, MAGA republicans, President Biden, thom hartmann
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Reality TV For The Fall
Was listening to a segment on what the new TV season will offer for this fall over the weekend. The tie in for the segment was Labor Day weekend and the ongoing strikes by the writers and actors groups. This … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Charles Grassley, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction
Tagged Army McCarthy hearings, January 6th investigation, JFK Assassination, reality TV, Watergate hearings
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Climate Crisis And The MAGA Debate
Got this great email from Robert Reich (I hope he needs no introduction here) in my inbox Thursday. I will use it to piggy back on my previous story of how a few votes and a suddenly omni-potent SCOTUS is … Continue reading
School Starts Next Week, But It Will Be Different
This video is a bit dated, but still relevant: (6:38) Kim Reynolds is wasting a good chunk of your money sending Iowa troops to the Texas-Mexico border to support Greg Abbott’s murderous razor wire in the Rio Grande. After the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, church and state, Education, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged private schools don't have school boards
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Reynolds’ Latest Waste: Iowa Troopers At the Mexican Border
As Iowa prepares to waste millions in taxpayer dollars that were NOT earmarked for border control let’s take a little look at some of the shenanigans taking place on the Texas border. Maybe Iowa troopers can learn skills such as … Continue reading
Posted in Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Greg Abbott, Iowa troopers to Texas, razor wire in the Rio Grande, Reynolds wastes tax money, Texas border
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Brenna Bird: Victim’s Services
Brenna Bird talks about ending the Emergency Contraception for rape victims program. The segment begins at 5:15 and ends at about 6:45: Like many I was somewhat stunned by what Iowa’s new Attorney General had to say on Iowa Press … Continue reading
Posted in church and state, planned parenthood, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Brenna Bird, Iowa Press, Iowa's emergency contraception program, rape
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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
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged Feenstra, Hinson, Iowa congressional delegation, Miller-Meeks, Nunn
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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
Posted in debt ceiling, debt limit, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged MAGA republicans, Refusal to negotiate in good faith
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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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