Category Archives: Republican Policy

“DePlatformed?” Us Too!

As if I needed yet another chuckle over how badly conservatives are treated in this country, I almost drove off the road laughing when I heard the news on public radio Friday and some Republican Iowa legislators were whining about … Continue reading

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What Could Possibly Be Next?

In my formative years I was an avid reader of the Des Moines Register’s Donald Kaul. His column ran on the editorial page of the paper three times a week. When football was no longer being played and the corn … Continue reading

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A Lesson Learned Once Again

The Republican Party is now over 40 years into their little experiment trying to prove night and day that government doesn’t work. Pretty much the first thing out of Republican politician’s mouth is that “government doesn’t work.” When that is … Continue reading

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Hardly A Surprise, Was It?

I have no idea why anyone was surprised that the current President of the US lead an insurrection against our government Wednesday. He has been calling for the insurrection for weeks. His calls for violence against the system have been … Continue reading

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Mrs. Betty Bowers Looks Into 2021 Republicans

Here we go. It is time for the Republican chameleons to change into their costumes for Democratic presidencies and suddenly pretend to care about things like “values” and “budgets and debts and deficits.” This will once again fool a large … Continue reading

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One Final Kick In The Teeth From Republicans

Perhaps the worst year in American history is coming  to an end. If not the worst year it is most certainly in the top ten. The corona virus would have made 2020 a bad year just by itself. Having the … Continue reading

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Ron Klain Saw It Coming

Jeffery Goldberg has a story in The Atlantic this week that looks back a year tp remind us that we were warned. Sadly, in all the bluster and confusion, deliberate disinformation and misinformation that is the current administration most of … Continue reading

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Fear

The past couple of weeks I have written some criticism of the Democratic Party suggesting some things I see as reasons why we go beat up pretty badly in lower ballot races not only in Iowa, but across the country. … Continue reading

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Covid-19 Numbers For November Really Scary.

As Donald Trump tries to steal the presidency from a brutal loss and while Kim Reynolds fiddles with your lives as she dare no step on the toes business corona virus new cases and deaths are just plain sky rocketing … Continue reading

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And Now It Is Reality Vs. Fantasy

Here is a quick reminder of WWII rationing (4 minutes): As we come to the end of the reign of King Donald, I just want to note that he has left the country severely divided. While people on on each … Continue reading

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