Everybody has an opinion, and 2012 is still three years away. Oh but how we love to speculate. The lamestream media reaches opposite conclusions when they try to strain a gnat over what Governor Palin has said or hasn’t said about 2012. Speculation [...]
This letter is in response to Lonny Pulkrabek’s November 17, 2009 letter to The Daily Iowan “Special Election A Waste of Money”
I am one of those people that collected signatures to petition for a special election to fill the seat vacated when Larry Meyer passed [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R. 3590, the legislative vehicle for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.
“This proposal is another big government spending plan, and after the bailouts for Wall Street [...]
Despite voter objection, Senate votes 60-39 to push government takeover of health care
In a late Saturday night vote, Harry Reid's 2,074 healthcare reform bill secured the 60 votes needed in the US Senate allowing debate to begin when Senators return on November 30.
Three Democrat senators whose support for the Reid [...]
In his recent spam letters to the editor to newspaper publications in Johnson County, County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek tried to influence people and imtimidate others.
The Sheriff of Johnson county made some blatantly false accusations against a law-abiding resident of Johnson County and members of the local Republican party, and he intentionally used his title [...]
Event set-up
The dinner is being held at Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The stage is located in the middle of the room which is set for 1400 guests. On the far wall behind the state a huge sign that reads “Iowa [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R. 3590, the legislative vehicle for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. The text of Senator Grassley’s floor speech is below the comment.
“This proposal is another big government [...]
Imagine hundreds of shoppers on black Friday, but instead of paying cash or credit its a free for all. No its not a nightmare for workers, but a privilege to serve. This dream is real and an answer to prayer.
Add [...]
I’ve already written that the health care reform bill that Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced includes tax increases, some of which, start in 2010, while the legislation’s answer to health care reform won’t start until 2014.
The Senate’s version of the health care reform includes a mandate [...]
The second segment of her interview with Bill O’Reilly was on last night.
It was, in my opinion, her toughest interview. He asked her some good questions, and she handled herself quite well. The look she gave him when he mentioned sending the Gitmo prisoners to [...]
Did you know that as a member of the Johnson County Compensation Board, Janelle Rettig recommended that the county's elected officials receive a 3 percent pay raise for fiscal year 2010?
It's true. Despite a sour economy, Rettig voted to spend more of your money. That recommendation took place in January.
Rettig [...]
New York voters aren't very optimistic about the financial solvency of their state, but they're also sending their elected representatives mixed signals. They oppose budget cuts in a couple key areas but are against tax hikes even more.
Read the Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
Editor's Note: [...]
This is how Democrats represent you and spend your money......
Earlier this year in Connecticut General Assembly budget discussions, House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured standing far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire. Note the other [...]
There are some in this country who support a government run heath care system. To those supporters I ask this simple question.
What has the government done that would give you confidence to believe it could run health care?
The funding of Social Security, the post office and the Med's, care' [...]
I'm here at the Making of America seminar with somewhere over 100 other folks. It's a day-long Constitutional history class. Pretty cool. (The picture is of people coming in to take their seat.)
To my left as I sit here is Casey Head and to my right is Iowa's' [...]
I am not that interested in politics. However, I am interested in the implications of politics. These implications are personal and far-reaching. Politics itself is a great deal like religion so much as religion is a framework for a relationship with God, while Politics is a framework for enacting public [...]
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek is certainly annoyed at thousands of his fellow citizens who signed petitions to elect their supervisor. In his letter to the Gazette he didn't identify himself as sheriff as he did when he sent the identical letter to the Daily Iowan and the Press-Citizen. And' [...]
Another great piece by Paul Chesser
What made the ACORN-exposing work of James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles so sensational was that they successfully infiltrated the habitats of the subjects they investigated, and observed their routine behaviors. They didn't have to coerce or pressure the ACORN office workers to say [...]
Iowa taxpayers are still bailing out Postville...again. Chris Rants and Jonathan Narcisse mix it up on some Iowa issues. Open line Friday
[...]So Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pukrabek wrote a letter to the editor filled with false accusations to area papers.
His letter was not factually based, he issued false charges and made bogus [...]
Our Declaration of Independence states simply yet powerfully: “that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” To my knowledge, no other nation on this planet uses these words as the foundation [...]
Al Gore, who has made millions of dollars based in lies about global warming, was on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien recently. He was ignorantly attempting to explain geothermal energy, but as usual didn't use facts.
"People think about geothermal energy — when they think about it at all —" [...]
TheIowaRepublican.com will Cover Vice President Joe Biden visit to Iowa LIVE
While the political divide that exists between Republicans and Democrats is wide, the political community in Iowa is still rather small. When the Iowa Democratic Party announced that Vice President Joe Biden would be headlining their [...]
By Emily Geiger
Terry, Terry, Terry… how many chances are you going to need before you finally get it right?
I’m glad to hear (again) that you signed Iowa’s defense of marriage law and that you would support an amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and [...]
The month of November has been incredibly busy. With countless big news stories and major events taking place all over the state, it has been difficult to cover everything that has gone on. There have been a number of stories that need to be written. Some of [...]
It is rare for a Hollywood celebrity to get involved in a political contest in Iowa, but Chuck Norris did just that when he endorsed Vander Plaats’ campaign this past June.
In his June column entitled, “3 Amigos Who Fight for America,” Norris wrote, “I encourage [...]
Continuing a busy week with the Going Rogue media and book signing tour. First was a radio interview with Laura Ingraham, listen here or above. They covered the Senate health-care bill, China, America’s superpower status, the McCain campaign media strategy, and more.
She also had her debut with [...]
"Some crooks live off of government. Some crooks are in government. But our media wants you to believe that all crooks wear coats and ties, go to work for big corporations or small businesses in tall buildings -- in other words, the boss! They're the only crooks out there." -' [...]
Statement from Bob Anderson, Chairman of the Johnson County Republican Party:
"The untimely death of Larry Meyers, a member of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, was followed by the appointment of a replacement supervisor by a three person committee consisting of Auditor Tom Slockett (D), Assessor Kim Painter (D), and" [...]
The City Council of the City of Coralville is considering appointments to the following Board and Commissions:
Board of Adjustment (5 year term, 4 positions)
Broadband Telecommunications Commission (3 year term, 4 positions)
Coralville Civil Service Commission (4 year term, 1 position)
Parks & Recreation Commission (3 year term, 2 positions)
Planning & Zoning [...]
I can’t say I’m a fan of the 700 Club or Pat Robertson. I do like David Brody who is CBN’s political correspondent and do read his blog often. He had a chance to interview Governor Sarah Palin when she was in Grand Rapids, MI yesterday, and Part [...]
The Washington Post reports as Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) presented the Senate health-care plan which the Congressional Budget Office said would cut federal deficits:
Democratic leaders were jubilant that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined that the Senate bill would cut federal deficits by $130 billion over the next decade. [...]
Gitmo prisoners headed to a prison on the edge of Iowa. Good idea? "Who Turned Out the Lights?" Jean Johnson with guided tour of our energy future. Congressman Tom Latham has a law to prevent the incarceration of Gitmo terrorists in the Midwest.
[...]A little over a year ago, I left Wells Fargo. It was a no-brainer decision - despite a lot of initiatives and ideas that I proposed, Wells wouldn't move forward on any of it. So I could have remained as an expert thumb-twiddler, or I could have moved on. I' [...]
Here's Life's photo essay, "Sexiest Men of the 50s, 60s, and 70s."With yet another dose of dismal polling numbers indicating that he is now trailing Gov. Branstad by a whopping 24 points, it is no wonder the Big Lug found the time to get the hell out of Dodge and do what we all know he as a true passion [...]
By Emily Geiger
So, I really wasn’t planning on writing about Sarah Palin again, but, after seeing some of the news coverage of the last 24 hours, I have to.
I pointed out yesterday what a hypocritical jacka$$ former top McCain aide Steve Schmidt is. I mean, it takes [...]
Check out some of these links, I hope you enjoy!
Mark Levin interviews Sarah Palin (or you can listen above) Patrick Buchanan: Is America at war, or not? Washington Post: A modest proposal by Al Home World Magazine: Imprisoning gays The Christian Post: Disaffected Lutherans Begin [...]
Former Iowa State wrestling Coach Jim Gibbons wants to be the third district’s next member of Congress. Gibbons brings the unique perspective of an athlete, coach, father, husband, and financial advisor to his congressional campaign. However, after talking with him for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, [...]
A big thank you goes out to Solon resident Lori Cardella and all the others who gave Johnson County voters a voice!
Their determination to get a special election petition signed, delivered, and validated has resulted in a special election being called for on January 19. This overides a very questionable [...]
It’s official the Liberty Morning event was a smash hit! If you were there you know what I mean. Congrads to Kent Sorenson, who is off to a great start at defeating democrat Staci Appel.
Click this line for Dave Davidson’s Artjournalism image gallery of the [...]
This afternoon Governor Sarah Palin was on Sean Hannity’s Radio show for about 15-16 minutes. Talked the health care bill, the Obama administration, Ronald Reagan, made a reference to “lamestream media,” federal deficits, 2010 elections, government spending, political party machines, and 2012.
She [...]
Yesterday I sat down with Christian Fong. He is the son of a Chinese immigrant and Nebraska farm girl, and as his website claims is a “product of the American dream.” He graduated high school at 16. He earned his B.S. from Creighton at 19. [...]
Timothy Egan recalls "The Big Burn"...the largest forest fire in history. How Markets Fail...John Cassidy. How Iowa can pay its bills...Ed Failor from Iowans for Tax Relief with practical solutions. Banning Everclear?
[...]It's funny that Sheriff Pulkrabek is accusing the Republicans and Lori Cardella of being "tax and spend" simply because we wish to exercise our Constitutional right to vote on elected positions, i.e the County Supervisor vacancy, and over 8,100 other Johnson County voters agree with us. The County Assessor Tom [...]
Some miscellany I’ve read.
Casey’s Critical Thinking: Japanese bowing etiquette Wayne Grudem: The Perspicuity of Scripture (HT: Todd Pruitt) WSJ: Her Side of the Story by Melanie Kirkpatrick NRO: The Rogue, on the Record (National Review interview with Sarah Palin) IBD: Bombs And Circuses in New [...]It is a sad day indeed when a sheriff takes it upon himself to become a partisan.
I suppose Mr. Pulkrabek is used to getting his way on the playground by bullying people into submission. You are a sheriff now, sir, supposedly, a non-partisan position. Your disdain of the right of [...]
This artwork was hanging in a friend's office, so I took a picture of it. No clue who the artist is... but it's right on.
[...]By Mike Thayer
In a letter to the editor written to the Daily Iowan, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek issued false charges against a law abiding county resident.
"How ironic it was to see Lori Cardella and her Republican friends down [...]
By Emily Geiger
I saw Sarah Palin’s interview with Oprah, and I thought she went a long way towards answering some questions people still have about her.
For example, I thought she answered the questions about the widely-panned Katie Couric interview very well. She basically said that [...]
In most cases, it’s impossible to accurately predict how political candidates stack up against each other in a primary or general election.
For example, even though both Bob Vander Plaats and former Governor Terry Branstad have run for statewide office numerous times, it’s nearly impossible to predict [...]
By Ed Failor, Jr.
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal ran an article with the optimistic headline of “GM Plans to Repay U.S. Loan.”[i] My initial reaction was quite surprised; General Motors (GM) is already in the position to repay American taxpayers? Sounds like an amazing feat for [...]
I read with interest all of the articles and blogs about Governor Culver's triathlon. As a big guy myself. I was impressed! Chet did an Olympic distance tri.
1500m swim 32km bike 10km runHe got second in his age group (of 2), but his time of 3:03:27 was 50 minutes slower than even [...]
Just curious as to what you think about this ad?
I’ll throw in a link so they get some free advertising… could they have used a worse picture? When I look at the picture I think…
Tired. Grumpy. Swollen Eye. Hung-Over. I mean could they have [...]
It seems like we are trying to “find our best life now” or looking for some plan, program, formula, or tips for success that will help us overcome __________ (you fill in the blank). Look in your typical Christian bookstore and ask what is popular (outside of the Bible). We [...]
Several news agencies are reporting that Recovery.gov, the Obama administration's Web site to track stimulus spending, has been calculating jobs created or *saved* in non-existent congressional districts.
Examples of the website either making things up or just being inept:
The site listed Minnesota receiving $400,000 in stimulus [...]
It’s saving or creating jobs in congressional districts that don’t even exist.
Wow, impressive. ABC News reports:
Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. [...]
IOWA CITY, IA. -- City administrative offices at City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, 2009, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. A schedule of City services is as follows:
IOWA CITY TRANSIT BUSES
Thursday, November 26 will not operate.
Friday, November 27 will run on a Saturday [...]
The party is over folks; put the campaign Kool-Aid away. It doesn’t matter who you voted for. It’s time to pay the fine, go to confession, or beg for mercy. Our nation sits upon the edge of a scalpel.
If any form of this health care fiasco passes all bets are [...]
Earlier today Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth wrote a blog post that has been removed from the Register’s website. My trustworthy staff of researches saved me a copy of what he wrote so I can share it with you.
Here is what Clayworth wrote:
Pictures of a shirtless Chet Culver?
Pictures of [...]
Jeri Corsi talks about the dollar, about the economy and "America For Sale". Joe Volk is a Quaker peace organizer...give peace a chance. Then, if I had a hammer...will I soon need a license?
[...]
For those of you who were hoping for more policy talk (unlike the Oprah interview) in some of Governor Sarah Palin’s interviews this week for her new book Going Rogue: An American Life. The interview she did with Rush Limbaugh this afternoon provides that.
The [...]
I’m sure that after Culver ran his triathlon he needed a shower, but what the hell does the word “Showa” mean?
As I said countless times, this election will be about competence. Mistakes like this don’t help the perception that Culver is a dumbass.
Update:
It took team [...]
Let me preface this post by stating what most who know me would say is obvious: I’m VERY conservative. I am a self-branded “Republitarian” with strong libertarian roots and a Biblical worldview that places me firmly in the “social conservative” camp.
That being said, there are political realties that are being [...]
Governor Culver has completed his first triathlon. Culver, who spent nine weeks training for the event, finished the triathlon in just over three hours. I applaud Culver’s accomplishment, I really do. I just question his motives. It should not surprise you that, with a year [...]
