Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Ever Wonder Why Competition Is An Endangered Practice?

The continuing lack of competition in this country is very worrying. However, business and industry continues to merge or swallow competition in this country as the government does nothing or in many cases assists. Competition is supposed to be the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: National Emergency Edition

If Trump can declare a national emergency and fund it, he will quickly realize we don’t need congress. ✔@sarahkendzior That aspiring autocrats can pre-schedule a “national emergency” is the actual national emergency Well the press conference is over (signing the … Continue reading

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Perhaps The Oddest Moment Of The Week

Grassley praying that the president would do what any sane person would do and what he (the president) had promised he would do. This little snippet says a lot.  The very first thing it says is that Grassley – and … Continue reading

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Legislative Forums And Issues Feb. 16 – 22

Yet another reason to go to your legislative forum (14.5 minutes) As we have been doing weekly we will print the weekly legislative forum schedule. This runs from Saturday morning to next Friday evening. Forums are listed in date and … Continue reading

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Polar Vortex, The Electric Grid And National Emergencies

Let’s Talk About Real National Emergencies Considering that our current administration and his party are putting huge emphasis on building an antiquated wall system on our southern border for a problem that is mostly fiction you would think that they … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Parkland Memorial Edition

Very sad to remember that a year ago this coming Thursday it will be a year since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Florida. One good thing this week is that Democrats in control of the House  … Continue reading

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Get Thee To A Forum!

Hey, it’s been cold and snowy. Get out and see your friends and make a difference by getting to a legislative forum this weekend. Here is a list of forums from this morning through next Friday.  http://www.infonetiowa.org/calendar/events/ Forums are listed … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About Saving Some Serious Money, Joni!

And Quit Trying To Divert Our Attention From The Real Issues If you haven’t read Trish Nelson’s take down of Joni Ernst’s latest attempt to distract Iowans with her little schtick called “Make ‘Em Squeal” it is definitely worth the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Democracy? Who Cares? Edition

As you can see, the Trump party just doesn’t care much for that idea of democracy. Look – it’s you guys that screw up their nice little set up with all those great emoluments. Of course we know that God … Continue reading

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Zach Wahls First Speech In The Iowa Senate

Zach Wahls is a young man with a lot of promise. His first speech on the Iowa State Senate floor Wednesday did nothing to dispel that notion. Senator Wahls speaks of an encounter with homeless man in Iowa when the … Continue reading

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