by Pat Rynard | Oct 26, 2017 | Iowa Caucus
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey already had to wait an awfully long time for his anticipated nomination to an important USDA position. Now his final appointment may have to wait even longer. Politico reported today that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has placed...
by Rick Smith | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held an emergency conference call with a number of progressive organizations warning about the coming GOP tax scam plan. His message was clear: “This is the worst tax plan in history!” Schumer’s call to action...
by Pat Rynard | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Iowa public employee unions voted overwhelmingly in favor to maintain their existence this week, despite Iowa Republican politicians’ best efforts to destroy them. Earlier this year, legislative Republicans and then-Governor Terry Branstad passed a wide-ranging...
by Rick Smith | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tom Steyer, the Democratic California billionaire, launched an in-your-face Trump impeachment ad campaign across the country this week. Timing and momentum is everything in politics. It certainly appears Steyer’s impeachment ad launch is timed perfectly considering...
by Pat Rynard | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Details are tucked away in the distant crevasses of my memory about one of life’s teachable moments. That lesson has stuck with me for nearly 60 years. I wish I had that teachable moment on video so I could replay it for people today. It might help with all of the...
