Did anybody have a head scratching moment watching President Barack Obama’s interview with Charlie Gibson? I know Eric Goranson, one of our contributors, said it insulted his intelligence. Do his statements make sense to you? Do his comments reflect common sense? I don’t think so.
How in the world [...]
The proposed move of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Illinois is something U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley says he can and will fully support.
“Our primary concern has always been ensuring the safety and security of Iowa’s families,” Braley said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters. “That’s why, rather than [...]
One key goal of "health insurance reform" was to prohibit insurance companies from limiting how many dollars they would spend on a patient's care during a year. This makes sense if you want to eliminate medical' [...]
Congressman Steve King returned from Afghanistan this week with the sense that the nation’s cities have become more secure in the past year.
The Iowa Republican spent four days in the country, meeting with President Hamid Karzai, Iowa troops and civilian advisers. It was the third trip to Afghanistan for the [...]
The Iowa Family Policy Center’s action arm is noting in an e-mail to supporters Wednesday that the blizzard impacting Iowa and other parts of the Midwest is evidence of God’s sense of humor since it coincides with the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Divine Sense [...]
CORALVILLE, IA. -- The race is on, Lori Cardella is the Republican nominee for county supervisor in the January 19 special election. Cardella won the nomination in a unanimous vote among 43 delegates at the GOP convention held at the Coralville library today.
Cardella gave an invigorating speech to a crowd [...]
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the job again, has announced that 14 state lawmakers have endorsed him.
The legislators, all Republicans, are: state Sens. Randy Feenstra of Hull, David Johnson of Ocheyeden, Larry Noble of Ankeny and Pat Ward of West Des Moines; and [...]
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Candidate Francis Thicke Exclusive BFIA Interview - Part III
Forwarding Mike Huckabee’s response:
‘I Take Full Responsibility’ for Granting Alleged Cop Killer Clemency – by Mike HuckabeeThe nation was stunned by the senseless and savage cold-blooded murders of 4 young police officers in Lakewood, Washington. Whenever a police officer or soldier is killed, I [...]
…with roughly a quarter of the stimulus money out the door after nine months, the accumulation of hard data and real-life experience has allowed more dispassionate analysts to reach a consensus that the stimulus package, messy as it is, is working.
The legislation, a variety of economists [...]
ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Joe [...]
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 [...]
Instead of asking conservatives to call home-state senators with pleas for votes against health care reform, the Republican National Committee is asking its membership to contact the offices of two Democratic senators deemed “critically important” to squashing any up-or-down vote on the reform bill.
U.S. Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and [...]
