Tag Archives: Romney

Kissing The Trump Rump

Well, the other day that paragon of flowing with the money, Mitt Romney, showed his true colors and kissed the ring of the Donald, thus providing legitimization to the Donald and his crackpot theory that President Obama was not a … Continue reading

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My Weakness Is My Strength

It just occurred to me that the Republican Party does such a great job at twisting the truth that they have carried themselves for years by turning what used to be horrible failures into their embodiments of strength. While doing … Continue reading

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Say What You Mean

Who said it? “Don’t speak to me about your religion; 1st show it to me in how you treat other people.  Don’t tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all her children.  … Continue reading

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C’mon Grassley, Quit Embarrassing Iowa

Senator Grassley pulls out his old tweeter once again and Iowans go scrambling to prove to America that, no, we are not a bunch of hicks as demonstrated by Grassley and King. Grassley has become little but a caricature of … Continue reading

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Why Can’t Republicans Tell The Truth?

As I watch listen to the Republican Presidential candidates, as I listen to political talk on radio, as I read stories online one question pops into my mind over and over – Why can’t Republican politicians and apologists for their … Continue reading

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Government Doesn’t Create Jobs? And Other Observations

“Government doesn’t create Jobs!” and lobbying Why oh why would huge corporations and corporate groups be so intent on lobbying congress and all the various state legislators to influence votes if government in no way caused economic ripples and thus … Continue reading

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Komen Hits Home With Us

Like so many folks, my wife and I married and raised a family. We have two lovely daughters. They are full adults now, but at one time they were teens. Like so many fathers of teen-age girls, I worried about … Continue reading

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Weekly Observations – Money Matters

Keeping An Eye Out For ALEC With the start of the legislative session here in Iowa, citizens and journalists need to keep an eye out for ALEC legislation trying to get its foot in the door. Last year Republicans offered … Continue reading

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Republican Winner Before the Caucus?

Observations Going In To A New Year I was not at all surprised when the Republican Party said that they would count their caucus votes behind closed doors due to “concerns about disturbances.” My contention is that Romney is the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – Caucus And New Year’s Edition

Boy oh boy, two big events in one week. It is more than the heart can stand. Maybe 2015-6 will be the year the Iowa caucuses finally cross the boundary and take place in the year prior to the election. … Continue reading

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