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Category Archives: Republican Policy
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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Remembering January 6th
(1:43) Yesterday was the second anniversary of a day that should live in infamy. An attack on the halls of our government led by a sitting president. What has followed since has been sad to see indeed. An attempt to … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2022 Election campaign, Medicare, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged January 6th, medicaid
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When Did It Become Acceptable To Oppose Democracy?
This is the question asked by Attorney Marc Elias in an article from last July on the website democracydocket.com. Elias is probably best known for his work on behalf of the public in thwarting Donald Trump’s repeated attempts in court to … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Republican Policy, voter suppression
Tagged authoritarianism, Citizens United impact on state elections, GOP gerrymandering
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Grocery Prices And Corporate Mergers
Why Food Prices Could Skyrocket As you can see in the video above what was once one of the saving graces of the supermarket industry – real competition – is a disappearing state. Grocery store competition is now down to … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, Republican Policy
Tagged corporate consolidation, grocery store mergers, inflation, supermarkets
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Chuck Cites Religious Liberty To Take Away Rights
Well, you voted for him, Iowa. One of America’s most out of touch citizens just voted as one of America’s ruling elites to stop Congress from enshrining the right for a certain group of Americans to marry who they wish. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, church and state, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged Grassley out of touch, interracial marriage, same sex marriage
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