Category Archives: Republican Policy

“Executive Branch Was Complicit In The Planning”

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Dave Bradley

At 2:25 interviewer Geoff Bennet asks Retired General Honore if the Executive Branch was complicit? Konore’s answer is blunt. The whole video is well worth watching. 7 minutes: This is pretty much in line with what Americans watched on January … Continue reading →

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Abortions Up In Iowa

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dave Bradley

From iowastartingline.com:    There were 4,058 abortions performed in Iowa in 2020, a trend that’s increased over the last three years. In 2018, there were 2,849 abortions, followed by 3,566 abortions in 2019, according to state data. The data came … Continue reading →

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Noise, Noise, Noise

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Dave Bradley

One of the things most of us hoped for following four years of lies, four years of mismanagement and outright illegal activities by the Trump administration was some competent leadership and a bit of quiet time away from the constant … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again – Right Says America “Can’t Afford” Infrastructure 

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: In response to questions of why she opposed President Biden’s infrastructure plan even though she submitted requests for several projects for her district, Congress member Mariannette Miller-Meeks ponied up the old tried … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

From last week’s inbox, a very important message from Progress Iowa: For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state Iowa losing jobs as younger residents flee the state under … Continue reading →

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Voice Vote Hides Cowardice

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Dave Bradley

We Need To Know How Our Representative Stands – For or Against The Big Lie? Wednesday morning The Republican Party made a show of one of the biggest acts of cowardice this democracy has seen in a long while. In … Continue reading →

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Once Again Democrats To The Rescue!

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Dave Bradley

On his 99th day in office, President Biden gave a speech to a joint session of the US House and Senate laying out his vision for America. The vision laid out by President Biden was starkly different than that laid … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS Allows FCC To Loosen Ownership Rules

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if media consolidation wasn’t bad enough already, Thursday the Supreme Court made it possible for even more consolidation to take place.  The question before the Court was not on the validity of ownership rules or their effects on the … Continue reading →

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Extreme 16: Voter Suppression Bill Crushes Competition As Number 1 Seed

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Dave Bradley

A really inventive way from the folks at Progress Iowa    https://progressiowa.org  to illustrate how the Republican dominated legislature in Iowa is screwing over Iowa citizens:   Attacks on working families, women, LGBTQ Iowans, and institutionalizing racism round out this … Continue reading →

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It Has Been A Year Already?

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Biden Working Incredibly Hard And Productively To Pull Us Out Of The Pandemic Republicans Try To Halt Progress And Steal Credit My friends will grind their teeth a little as I quickly(?) tell my tale of realizing that a year … Continue reading →

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