Category Archives: Republican Policy

Returning To The Fifties

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Dave Bradley

5 minutes: Watching bits and pieces of the show trial of former Center For Disease Control member and NIAID leader Anthony Fauci it dawned on me what the goal of today’s extremist right wing Republican Party is. Their goal is … Continue reading →

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Grassley: Do We Pay Him For Crap Like This?

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Dave Bradley

Thanks to Chuckles Grassley the citizens of Iowa have really serious existential problems. Grassley and his party a little over a year ago passed a bill that literally took food out of the mouths of children and babies by slashing … Continue reading →

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Corruption Continues To Rise As An Issue For 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Dave Bradley

11 minutes: Last week as people wrestled with the idea that eating a fast food taco might drastically sicken them for weeks, they looked for their government for an answer to the very basic questions – what is causing this … Continue reading →

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Trump Admin Actions Foster Cyclsporiasis

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Dave Bradley

3 minutes: Ryan Cooper at prospect.org  has a great analysis of the current cyclosporasis and how the current cuts in long standing public health agencies let the disease start and now spread. Much like the Covid-19 that the first Trump … Continue reading →

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What The Extreme Right Republican Party Stands For Now

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Dave Bradley

48 minutes: Politics Girl and Heather Cox Richardson: You can’t get much better than these two. This post is an addendum to the previous post on Zach Lahn  and the reasons that voting for Lahn for governor would be a … Continue reading →

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America’s Top Crook

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Dave Bradley

Just a small reminder as we celebrate our existence as a democracy that such existence is seriously threatened by leadership that is totally focused on robbing us blind while at the same time suppressing our rights and impoverishing all but … Continue reading →

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Ask Some Damn Questions!

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Dave Bradley

2:13 one year ago:   I was looking for something else when I stumbled across this statement from Progress Iowa from about a week ago. It was such a nice synopsis that I thought I would give it some sunlight: Ashley … Continue reading →

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Vote For A Trump Backer?

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Bradley

We were listening to the noon politics show on IPR radio on Wednesday. Not listening really close, but, you know listening with half an ear while prepping lunch. The conversation on the radio was about the upcoming Iowa US Senate … Continue reading →

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“This Is All One Story” 

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Dave Bradley

  8 minutes: If you don’t recognize the players in the video above, they are Stephanie Miller, host of the daily Stephanie Miller show (that can be found on Youtube, Freespeech TV, or on radio stations KTNF from Minneapolis or … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Annual Starve The Schools Mess 

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Dave Bradley

As usual, Iowa’s Republicans cut the heart out of Iowa’s public schools.  3 minutes:     Former President Biden famously said:  “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I will tell you what you value!”   Based on proposals … Continue reading →

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