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Category Archives: Republican Policy
It Is Not Congress; It Is The MAGA Republicans
(1:20) Well. At least he knows who should be blamed: Just ran across this post on democraticunderground.com concerning next week’s impending government shutdown. Remember this is a shutdown that MAGA Republicans just a couple of months ago promised would not … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2024 election, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged government shutdown, MAGA republicans, President Biden, thom hartmann
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Same Old Crap!
(3:22) It’s the same old song With a different feeling {now my words} cause it’s been so long Seems like almost daily that criminal Trump or one of the mini-Trumps like Ramaswamy or Pence or DeSantis goes on some rant … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Republican Policy
Tagged Robert Reich, scare tactics, socialism
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EVs And Jobs
This video is a year old but still very timely (13:15): Every day as we eat breakfast we listen to our local NPR station. Every half hour there is a short summary of Iowa news. Pretty much every day in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, Education, good jobs, Republican Policy
Tagged electric vehicles, ethanol, EVs, science
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Disconnected Thoughts On A Holiday Weekend
For some reason I just can’t concentrate this week on a single subject. As I start to think deeply on a subject, suddenly I am distracted and my mind starts to consider the new subject. That may be a pattern … Continue reading
Climate Crisis And The MAGA Debate
Got this great email from Robert Reich (I hope he needs no introduction here) in my inbox Thursday. I will use it to piggy back on my previous story of how a few votes and a suddenly omni-potent SCOTUS is … Continue reading
One More Time: Why Voting Matters
Back in early 2016 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died. When a Supreme Court Justice dies, the constitution says that the president shall appoint a replacement ‘with the advice and consent of the Senate.’ For most of us we would … Continue reading
Will Iowa Follow Lead Of West Virginia?
(1:36) What’s the next frontier for the slashers and burners in the Iowa State legislature to remake Iowa into the next Mississippi. If you nose around online sometimes you will see a hint at what may be the next goofball … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature 2024, Republican Policy
Tagged gutting universities, MAGA policy, Privatization, universities
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School Starts Next Week, But It Will Be Different
This video is a bit dated, but still relevant: (6:38) Kim Reynolds is wasting a good chunk of your money sending Iowa troops to the Texas-Mexico border to support Greg Abbott’s murderous razor wire in the Rio Grande. After the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, church and state, Education, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged private schools don't have school boards
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While The Climate Burns, MAGA Throws Gas On The Fire
What can you say? A raging fire on one of the most beautiful and isolated spots on earth (Maui) should be getting much attention and spurring people to action on the climate. Yet even as ever higher temperature records are … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged climate boiling, democracy doom loop, James Madison, Maui fires, Plato, right wing think tanks, stopping government action on climate
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Reynolds’ Latest Waste: Iowa Troopers At the Mexican Border
As Iowa prepares to waste millions in taxpayer dollars that were NOT earmarked for border control let’s take a little look at some of the shenanigans taking place on the Texas border. Maybe Iowa troopers can learn skills such as … Continue reading
Posted in Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Greg Abbott, Iowa troopers to Texas, razor wire in the Rio Grande, Reynolds wastes tax money, Texas border
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