Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Get Thee To A Forum!

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Here is a sample of a forum from Muscatine earlier this year (45 minutes) Just forums to remind you about this week. The legislature is gliding toward a finish. Republicans are dead set on doing what they can to turn … Continue reading →

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Unions Must Strengthen To Restore America’s Middle Class

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Dave Bradley

There is little that is more illustrative of what has caused the fall of America’s middle class than the graphs that show the fall in union membership alongside a graph that shows the fall in worker’s pay. It is an … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Shrinkage Edition

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Dave Bradley

    Normally this would be my “high holy days of basketball” post. However, a couple of things happened last week that were so funny, they must be discussed.  The first is the Twitter tale of free speechin’ Devin Nunes … Continue reading →

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Forums, Loebsack Tour, Issues

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Congress member Dave Loebsack continues his Saturday tours of Iowa’s second district today: Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he will be continuing his Coffee with your Congressman tour with stops in Wapello, Burlington, Ft. Madison and … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile In Des Moines Citizens Get Screwed

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Republicans tell university students: Come live in Iowa’s university cities, but you don’t get to vote there. Who can be surprised that Republicans in the Iowa legislature passed a bill out of committee that would restrict university students from voting … Continue reading →

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Really Bad Idea: Changing Iowa’s Judicial Nominating System

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Dave Bradley

If you ever get in a situation where you are headed to court or there is an issue that affects you greatly being heard in court, the only thing most of us hope for is impartiality on the part of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Top O’ The Mornin’ Edition

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Dave Bradley

A Happy St. Paddy’s Day to the lot of ye. May ye all be half an hour in heaven afore the devil knows you’re dead. Being Irish and a Democrat I am proud to say we have had some great … Continue reading →

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Sloppy Work, Senator Ernst

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Last week like many I got Senator Ernst’s latest joke of a newsletter called “Make ‘Em Squeal.” I wrote about Ernst’s latest “Squeal” here last week. Then I wrote her office and asked the obvious question – where did you … Continue reading →

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What Iowans Need To Know About Trump’s Latest Health Care Sabotage

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Dave Bradley

From Matt Sinovic at Progress Iowa: This week, the Trump administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, which revives a call to repeal the Affordable Care Act and lays out massive cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Department … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Strike For The Climate Next Friday

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Dave Bradley

(3 minutes) Beware the ides of March! School children around the world and in 30 states plan to stage walkouts to push Jose in power to start paying attention to climate change. Somebody wake up Ernst and Grassley. These strikes … Continue reading →

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