Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Constituents Confront Ernst 8:00 Monday Morning In Harlan

Not exactly a convenient time or place to attract a lot of constituents, but still a bunch of Iowans showed up.  Despite Ernst’s constant drumbeat of “I want to hear from you!”  she displayed how little she has been listening … Continue reading

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Taking Away LIHEAP?

As our media breathlessly pursues the current president’s Twitter droppings, the real rape of the American people goes on almost unreported. About the only thing that is getting reported on besides what a truly incompetent president we have is the … Continue reading

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America’s Corrupt Health Insurance System

ICYMI, while we’re on the topic of health care… http://investmentwatchblog.com/ Did you know that before 1973 it was illegal in the United States to profit off of health care? The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 passed by Nixon changed … Continue reading

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Is Sinclair Broadcasting Creating Fake News On Iowa’s Local Stations?

 Watch for this on your local Sinclair stations in Iowa –  KGAN/KFXA Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque-Iowa City, KDSM-TV Des Moines,  KPTH Sioux City and KTVO Ottumwa-Kirksville, MO.  And be sure to check out The Prairie Progressive’s reporting on this same topic reposted … Continue reading

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Trump Will Not Be Cleared

“Will the 4th of July still mean anything in this country?”

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White House Correspondents’ Association Questions Trump Administration’s Use of “Gaggles”

“Gaggles.” Yes, the Trump White House wants to use “gaggles,” not-for-broadcast question & answer sessions, instead of on-camera briefings. Why wouldn’t they? Poynter.org The White House Correspondents’ Association has met with Trump administration officials to take issue with the current … Continue reading

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President Obama Calls On Republican Senators To Be Decent Human Beings

This is what presidential looks like. Statement from President Barack Obama as posted on his Facebook page: Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to … Continue reading

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Ernst Asks Constituents To Explain How Health Insurance Is A Good Thing

I received a reply from Joni Ernst after I called her office to say that I think she should not vote to repeal Obamacare and replace it with Trumpcare.   So in the letter, that I have posted here,  she’s asking … Continue reading

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Republicans Refused To Cooperate With President Obama On Russian Election Interference

Someone posed a question recently that I think is worth thinking about, but I don’t know the answer to.  We already know President Obama was subject to racism from the right.  But is it also true that the left is … Continue reading

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Contacting Ernst And Grassley

Tomorrow is Monday. Start the week by calling Iowa’s senators and tell them what a vile piece of crap the AHCA is. If you can’t get through to their phones in Washington, DC there are alternatives. Contact their local offices … Continue reading

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