Category Archives: Republican Obstruction

Grassley Losing It?

For the past decade it has sure seemed like Chuck Grassley is showing signs of what age can do to the mind and temper. In answering questions he sometimes wanders. Sometimes he takes to lecturing his audience as though he … 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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Iowa, You Can Fire Chuck Grassley!

Yes you can. Grassley says no to doing the work assigned him by the constitution. He gets paid a hell of a lot of money for that. He has a big staff, a huge office plus offices around the state … Continue reading →

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The Big Short: A Warning

We were finally able to take a little time to see the recently released movie “The Big Short.” As most folks already know this film follows the few people that realized early on that the national and world economy was … Continue reading →

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McConnell: We Will Do Nothing Next Year

Grassley Expected To Do Nothing Next Year Either From Dailykos: “Don’t expect much from Congress in 2016. Don’t take it from me. Take it from the Republicans who control what Congress does: Don’t expect much. They have their reasons: Senate … Continue reading →

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Republicans Stand For What?

Let’s just cut to the chase – Iowans are now slightly over a month from their respective party caucuses. If I were a Republican looking at the prospect of going out on a cold winter’s night to vote for one … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts At Thanksgiving

Letting the old mind idle for the holiday: Terry Branstad panders once again Let’s face it Iowans, this guy is a far right winger; he just sounds better than most when he does things like this: After joining in the … Continue reading →

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Grassley: Blocking Foreign Service Nominees In Time Of Crisis

As the Republican Party once again reacts to terrorist bombings with loud proclamations of love of country and calls to do nearly anything to protest the citizens when we turn the rock over we see what Republicans are really doing … Continue reading →

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Embarrassed To Be A Republican Yet?

Tuning in to the Benghazi “hearing” sporadically yesterday and listening to the updates on radio one thought that kept running through my mind is “man, am I glad i am not a Republican.” A derivation of that thought was “if … Continue reading →

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