Category Archives: Republican Policy

Iowa Democratic Election Post-Mortem

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It is Thanksgiving week of what has been one of the most intense years in our lives. Not only were we tasked with removing the worst president ever from office in an election that saw incredible voter suppression of many … Continue reading →

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Choosing Those Who Believe In Reality

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Dave Bradley

As the country careens toward the end of the election season, Iowa is literally careening toward the vary dubious (and preventable) mark of over 100,000 of its citizens having been infected. That is over 3% and growing fast. Of those … Continue reading →

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Iowa Issues Lost In Trump Blather

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Had the pleasure of joining in on a virtual fundraiser for state senatorial candidate Chris Brase from Muscatine the other night. Brase is a former state senator who lost his seat in 2016. In his pre-legislative days, Brase was a … Continue reading →

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Owning The Libs

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Dave Bradley

An article at VOX answers some questions many of us have been wondering: Why has the administration and the Republican Party in general – lower level leaders like Kim Reynolds and other governors – been so inept in response to the … Continue reading →

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Property Vs. People

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Dave Bradley

An appearance by Heather Cox Richardson on WGBH in Boston before the impeachment: (12 minutes, but very interesting – stay to the end for the predictions of what happens to the Republican Party) Many folks have picked up on the … Continue reading →

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“When You Fail To Plan……”

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Perhaps most everyone has heard that little saying from Ben Franklin – “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Never has this been illustrated so graphically as it is being now. The Covid-19 virus outbreak has been been … Continue reading →

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Ernst Chooses NRA Over Violence Against Women Act

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Laura Clawson over at dailykos.com is doing some fine reporting with her story on Joni Ernst’s  attempt to pull a little shell game by blocking the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and then introducing her own version … Continue reading →

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Rachel Maddow: Experts Warn Democracies Facing Autocracy

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It is becoming hard to write something topical these days. Just as a person sits down to write a commentary on the latest scandal, there is a new and more serious scandal. But all of the ebb and flow of … Continue reading →

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Rigged Trial Comes Out As Promised

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It should come as no surprise to anyone in this country or the world, especially the Republican home office in Moscow, that the impeachment “trial” that Mitchell “Moscow Mitch” McConnell promised to fix came out just as he promised it … Continue reading →

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Smirking Joni: Overturning The American Revolution

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Dave Bradley

ERNST: "IA caucuses are this next Monday evening. And I'm really interested to see how this discussion today informs and influences the Iowa caucus voters, those Demcaucus goers. Will they be supporting VP Biden at this point?" H/T @JaxAlemany pic.twitter.com/tYYkSPuIDY … Continue reading →

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