Tag Archives: Kim Reynolds

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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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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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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Posted on July 10, 2023 by Trish Nelson

TOMORROW: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AT RISK Despite the Iowa Supreme Court deciding access to abortion should remain legal in Iowa, Governor Reynolds called a special session to be held tomorrow, July 11, at 8:30 AM to take away our reproductive freedom. … Continue reading →

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Kim Reynolds Calls Special Session To Undermine Reproductive Rights

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Please share this action alert from Iowa House Democratic Leader Rep. Jennifer Konfrst. Kim Reynolds just announced a special session in just six days to undermine our reproductive rights. We’ve known from day one that Kim Reynolds … Continue reading →

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DeJear v Reynolds

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Trish Nelson

   

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Little Late For Grassley To Dump Trump

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Republican  elected officials often walk to their own beat. Out in Colorado, a Republican county election official gave unfettered access to voting machines to Republican party leaders after the 2020 election.  Down in Georgia, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina … Continue reading →

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Check Out The Latest Bizarre Kim Reynolds Video

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Trish Nelson

ICYMI.  Scroll down. That’s our governor. I realized my tweet about Gov. Reynolds' enthusiasm for a GOP AG and State Auditor at her campaign event this weekend blew up this evening…I figured I would share the video of the remarks … Continue reading →

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Republican Trifecta Not Working For Ordinary Iowans

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Iowa Republicans controlling the legislative and executive branches of state government have impacted the state in many ways. They have used their dominance to create policies, programs, and taxation schemes that favor the wealthy and large corporations. … Continue reading →

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IDP Chair Ross Wilburn: Attacks By Republicans Are Outrageous And Desperate

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Trish Nelson

We need to have the Iowa Democrats’ backs.  They are doing their best at messaging and counter-attacking the Republicans in their Facebook Live Media Availability Zoom meetings but the press just wants to talk about “what the Republicans say.” This … Continue reading →

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