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Category Archives: Republican Policy
A Graph Can Speak Volumes
US federal deficit by president. Makes it clear which is the party of fiscal responsibility. And it ain’t the radical Republican right. pic.twitter.com/sHGMQ4E109 — Michael Okuda (@MikeOkuda) October 23, 2022 That trend line is more than self explanatory. Were we … Continue reading
Posted in debt limit, Economy, Republican Policy
Tagged debt ceiling, default, Democratic deficits, National debt, Republican deficits
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Are The Walls Closing In?
Somehow you can just feel it. I don’t want to get too optimistic, but as we see the extreme radical right continuing to overstep the bounds of democracy we are also seeing a backlash especially among the young folks who … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, economic inequality, Economy, gun control, Republican Policy
Tagged autocracy, Elections
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Food Banks Need Our Help In Iowa
PBS story on food banks in the US (7:10) As we posted last week, the Johnson County CommUnity sent out an emergency letter stating that reserves were low and requesting donations. You can be certain that if the Iowa City … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Insecurity, Hunger In America, Iowa legislature 2023, poverty, Republican Policy
Tagged food banks in Iowa, Hunger in Iowa
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What Else Can They Do?
Jane Meyer on extremism in state legislatures (7:11) Had a conversation with an old friend and his wife last weekend. It was one of those “what the hell is going on in Iowa?” conversations that seems to be getting more … Continue reading
Leftovers For The Short Day
This is the day I hate every year when we “leap forward” so some folks can have late barbecues and the rest of us take about a month to adjust the time change. If you didn’t know, the current daylight … Continue reading
No Iowa Nice Anymore
Abortion horror story (5:40) I call up a map of the US every day to see if sometime overnight the state Iowa drifted off it’d moorings and drifted south and nestled someplace amongst the states of the old south. Are … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2023, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy
Tagged anti-trans legislation, Iowa nice, school policies
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And Boo To What They Do
As if the words of Republicans that were cited in the previous article weren’t bad enough, we also have the actions that Republicans do or try to do that show a real arrogance and contempt for laws and norms. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy, Trump
Tagged attacking freedom of the press, Mke Brnovich, republican lies, Ron DeSantis
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Biden Puts Up Great Accomplishments; Americans Can’t See It
(2 minutes) It is simply amazing how easily the American people can be manipulated into voting against their own interests. In two years President Biden has led an administration that has put policies in place that have dramatically slowed a … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, Biden-Harris, Economy, good jobs, Health Care & Medicare, Labor, President Biden, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, right wing media ownership
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Robert Reich On The Debt Ceiling
Five truths about the pending debt-ceiling fight that the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know “Both-sides”ism is rampant. And it’s seriously misleading the public. For his Tuesday sub stack newsletter former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich takes on the … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged medicaid, terrorist tactic
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When People Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them
Most people recognize that line from Maya Angelou. It has been repeated frequently during the past few years. Republicans threaten to do things – like assault the capitol of the US and then do them. Before the action many people … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged debt ceiling, debt ceiling hostage, medicaid, ways to fund Social Security and Medicare
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