Tag Archives: Iowa politics

Open Border Blarney

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate! It is hard to celebrate anything these days with all the Republican fear-mongering. In any case, Saint Patrick’s efforts to convert the Pagan Irish does not rank very highly in the life … Continue reading →

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New Work Ahead – Re-elect Joe Biden

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Paul Deaton

On Super Tuesday, March 5, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of their mail-in presidential preference “caucus” that replaced first in the nation. Most news outlets did not recognize this was a thing to watch before it happened. After … Continue reading →

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Sunday Grab Bag 2024-03-03

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Paul Deaton

The machinery of our politics has so many moving parts it is hard to keep up. Important things are pushed from sight just because so much attention is paid to the distractions of Republicans. Here are some items that merit … Continue reading →

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Politics Doesn’t Change

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: I was cleaning up old email files and found this April 10, 2005 email from Dave Loebsack announcing to a small group he was exploring a run for the Congress. As we now know, Loebsack beat 30-year incumbent … Continue reading →

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Narratives Into The 2024 Election

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Paul Deaton

There are two parts to turning the country around and both run through the ballot box. The first is voting: making sure we take care of ourselves by checking our registration and then voting in person, either early or on … Continue reading →

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Legislative Goals For The Greater Good

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Mike Jacobsen who is an Iowa County Democrat. It is full of the kind of hope and common sense Democrats have in abundance. The post is published on Blog for Iowa with permission … Continue reading →

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Invisible Hand During The Holidays

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is a book seldom read in its entirety. Libertarians underwent multiple iterations of winnowing the more than five hundred fifty pages into something more closely matching their ideological viewpoint. Once, they serialized a conservative … Continue reading →

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Interchange Yet No Bridge

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Paul Deaton

It has been no secret the interchange between Interstates 80 and 380 near Coralville needed improvement. It has long been one of the most crash-prone places in the state of Iowa. Commenced in 2018, the infrastructure project to reconstruct it … Continue reading →

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Iowa House Democrats Info Center

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Paul Deaton

After the Aug. 17, 2023 town hall meeting in Shueyville, State Representative Amy Nielsen provided the following information to help stay current with what the Iowa House Democrats are doing: Official Legislative Website and Subscribe to Newsletter:  https://www.legis.iowa.gov/  Website:  https://iowahouse.org/ … Continue reading →

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What Should We Fear?

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Paul Deaton

The United States is a country where we constantly balance security and liberty. During my youth, we were taught to believe that a large nuclear weapons arsenal, with a triad of land-based missiles, aircraft-dropped gravity bombs, and submarines would deter … Continue reading →

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