Category Archives: Republicn Policy

TPP And Other Thoughts

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I haven’t done a hodge-podge column for a while. Mostly because I turned my brain off over the holidays. My first comment is that I find it so hard to believe how mean, how brutal, how anti-people the Republican party … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Blog for Iowa, Economy, Hunger In America, Media Bias, medicaid expansion, Republicn Policy, SNAP, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) | Comments Off

Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

NEW POLL: Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increase, Oppose Branstad Policies By Wide Margins Iowans believe the income gap between rich and poor is getting bigger, and most do not have an equal shot at getting ahead economically. Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Economy, Education, GOP, Iowa Legislature, Jobs, Labor, minimum wage, Republicn Policy | Comments Off

Making Government Viable Rather Than Wrecking It

Posted on November 7, 2013 by bfiaralphscharnau

Most people today refer to Congress as dysfunctional and give it low ratings on trust. The disruption in government operations last month showed just how far a minority of elected representatives would go to get their way. Nothing has aroused … Continue reading →

Posted in GOP, Obamacare, Republicn Policy, tea party | Tagged debt ceiling crisis, government shutdown, Republican government shutdown | Comments Off

Bullying The Poor And The Weak

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Most of us woke up to the news that once more the poor had benefits cut. Since they have few advocates anywhere in our governmental system this is hardly a surprise. As a group the poor are beat up day … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Food Insecurity, Immigration, Republicn Policy, SNAP, Walmart, womens rights | Tagged Republican wars | Comments Off

Loebsack Hits The Nail On The Head

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

In a statement released late Wednesday night after the vote to avoid default, Congress member Dave Loebsack really hit the nail on the head: Loebsack Statement on Deal to Avert Defaulting and Stopping Needless Shutdown Washington, Oct 16 Congressman Dave … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, David Loebsack, debt ceiling, debt limit, Economy, Fiscal Crisis, Jobs, Republicn Policy | Comments Off

Profiles In Courage?

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Sometimes I feel sorry for those who are tasked with picking the recipient of the Kennedy Library annual Profile In Courage Award. From what we see recently in this country, there are certainly not a lot of candidates around. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Blog for Iowa, debt limit, Republicn Policy, tea party | Tagged bloated budget, Bushes, education, Pentagon, Reagan, taxes, wealthy | Comments Off

Good Time To Talk About Money In Politics

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The government is shut down as Republicans try to upturn the Constitutional processes for repealing laws. Since many of the Republicans who are fanning the flames of the impasse they created are funded in the most part by a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Republicn Policy, Verified Voting | Tagged mpney in politics, public financing of campaigns | Comments Off

Oops – Steve King Accidentally Speaks The Truth

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Every now and then some Republican loses their talking points and without those to guide them they accidentally tell the truth. Such a horrible misfortune befell our own Steve King this week. He was discussing immigration and he slipped and … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Corporate Greed, fracking, Obamacare, Republicn Policy, Steve King | Tagged IRS scandal, Robert Reich | Comments Off

It’s The Republican Debt And We Get Punished

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Sometimes other people seem to put in great words the very thoughts that I have myself been trying to put together into some form of coherency. Over at politicsusa, rmuse makes some good sense of how we got into the … Continue reading →

Posted in debt limit, Economy, Republicn Policy | Tagged bailout, debt, deficit | Comments Off