Tag Archives: impeachment

STATEMENT: Grassley, Ernst Earn Dark Place In History

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Dave Bradley

email from Progress Iowa Progress Iowa <press@progressiowa.org> For Immediate Release: February 13, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, (515) 259-0394 STATEMENT: Grassley, Ernst Earn Dark Place In History Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa executive director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement … Continue reading →

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Letters, We Send Letters!

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dave Bradley

From our friend Don Paulson in Muscatine commenting on the Iowa legislature: Dear Editor,   The Iowa Legislature started a new session and already some Republicans are talking looney-tunes. One of their ideas is to eliminate the state’s income tax and … Continue reading →

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Rigged Trial Comes Out As Promised

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It should come as no surprise to anyone in this country or the world, especially the Republican home office in Moscow, that the impeachment “trial” that Mitchell “Moscow Mitch” McConnell promised to fix came out just as he promised it … Continue reading →

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Once Upon Impeachment

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Enjoy this from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert  With the holidays upon us, we here at The Late Show have a present for you: a brand new animated Christmas classic from the creators of “Our Cartoon President” whose third … Continue reading →

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McConnell Promises A Rigged Trial

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Note that Iowa’s own Joni Ernst is right at McConnell’s side as he proudly touts his plans for a rigged trial for the current president. No matter what the issue, most Americans can accept verdicts as long as they know … Continue reading →

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Is Democracy Sustainable When Paid Ads Replace Journalism?

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Trish Nelson

  VOX: “President Donald Trump is angry about impeachment and he wants his supporters to be, too — and he’s spending millions of dollars to make that happen.” Action alert from Indivisible. Click here to join Indivisible Iowa. The GOP … Continue reading →

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Forget Quid-Pro-Quo; It Is Attempted Bribery And Attempted Extortion

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Dave Bradley

“There was no quid pro quo” is the current defense parroted by Republicans from sea to shining sea in response to accusations of criminal activity by the White House. You can hear from the lips of both Iowa senators as … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Mr. Kaufmann

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Bradley

This one had almost passed me by:   October 14th: Iowa Republicans are questioning the impeachment hearings against President Trump. On Monday, GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann led a group of protesters in Cedar Rapids demanding an end to the inquiry. … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Emoluments Problem

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Dave Bradley

As only Robert Reich can explain things.  Here Reich explains why emoluments are are outlawed by the constitution and how the current president violates this clause daily: From the email accompanying this video: Trump reversed his decision to host next … Continue reading →

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Good Gawd, Ernst

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Dave Bradley

From KMA radio in Shenandoah: “Iowa Senator Joni Ernst accuses Democrats of trying to throw President Trump “under the bus” with the Ukrainian phone call scandal. Earlier this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans for a formal impeachment inquiry … Continue reading →

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