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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
Posted in media, Media Bias, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged fairness doctrine, newspapers, platforms, Radio, TV
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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
Posted in Iowa legislature 2021, Republican Policy, University of Iowa, voter suppression
Tagged Arizona, Kansas, tenure laws
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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
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged government doesn't work
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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
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Covid-19, Health Care & Medicare, Republican Policy, Trump
Tagged insurrection, Republican acquiesence, Republican cowardice
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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
Posted in Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged Betty Bowers, deficits, Dr. Jill Biden, family values
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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
Posted in Covid-19, Republican Policy, Trump
Tagged herd immunity, HHS, Paul Alexander
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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
Posted in Biden-Harris, Covid-19, Republican Policy, Trump
Tagged Anthony Fauci, corona virus prediction, Ron Klain, The Atlantic
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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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged communism, dehumanize, fear, socialism
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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
Posted in Covid-19, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged corona virus, masks, November new cases, wear a mask
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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
Posted in Covid-19, Republican Policy
Tagged fantasy, reality, wear masks, WWII
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