Category Archives: Republicn Policy

A Little Quiz About Religious Liberty

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Note: a very appropriate quiz for Easter considering the news of the week. by Meteor Blades reprinted from dailykos Seems like Indiana and Arkansas legislators have made now a good time to reprise this little quiz on religious freedom. Written … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Republicans Totally Bankrupt On Ideas

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The fiasco in Indiana exposes the Republican Tea Party for what it has become – a party totally devoid of any ideas on issues, totally indifferent to the citizens of this country and totally committed to only one goal – … Continue reading →

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2016 Race Opens – Iowans It’s Time To Cut Your Grassley

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ted Cruz became the first “official” candidate of the 2016 campaign last week with his very uninspiring speech in front of a coerced audience in the very reddest part of red America. Even with all that, Cruz’s speech had the … Continue reading →

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Debt Ceiling To Be Reached Monday

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Amazingly, there has been little fanfare on this round of debt ceiling limit. While Republicans claimed we would never go through this again, we are about to go through it again. There has been little fanfare most likely because the … Continue reading →

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BP Gets Off – A Nation Of Laws?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ed Schultz did yeoman’s work over the past couple of weeks following up on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. As noted in the video above the perpetrator of the spill, BP, did all it could to avoid restitution for … Continue reading →

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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading →

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CBD Oil In Iowa – When?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Last year Iowa seemed to take a major step into the 20th century when parents and friends of child epileptic patients made an almost irrefutable case for medical cannabis in Iowa. Governor Branstad backed it as did most of the … Continue reading →

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Prepping For An Alec Agenda In Iowa

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Pretty much every Saturday during the Iowa legislative session elected members of both houses convene at venues throughout the state and take comments and questions from the public. If you happen to have both Republican (Tea Party) and Democrats representing … Continue reading →

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Iowa GOP Hypocrisy On Education

Posted on February 13, 2015 by bfiaguestwriter

[by Paul McAndrew] Governor Branstad and Iowa’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives propose only a 1.25 percent increase ($50 million) in state funding for elementary and secondary schools in Iowa’s 338 public school districts. This meager increase would keep Iowa’s schools … Continue reading →

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About That Replacement Health Care Plan, Ms. Ernst

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Sometimes I make the mistake of believing what people say. You would think that after a while I would learn. But I heard our sparkling new senator tell me though a set of teeth that looked perfect and white that … Continue reading →

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