Monthly Archives: November 2013

A Thank You To All Veterans This Day.

The Argus Dispatch did a good job today on behalf of veterans.  Among the various stories and features was a masthead editorial which featured two poems: In Flanders Field by Lt. Col. John McCrae, and America’s Answer by R. W. … Continue reading

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Only In America . . .

This came in over the transom the other day.  The attribution was to a “Canadian view”  of America. It is one of those items that, no matter who wrote it, famous or obscure, that makes trenchant points.  We did not … Continue reading

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Bruce Braley’s Clunker Legislation

George Will writes today in Human Events describing a study authored  by Ted Gayer and Emily Parker for the left of center Brookings Institute about the effects of the Cash for Clunkers program inflicted on America at the beginning of … Continue reading

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More About the Muni Races – Comments, Questions and Asides

Random comments, questions on several Scott County municipal races, and other asides. Bettendorf Alderman at Large Race                                     The candidate who was the registered Republican Chad Miller, received only about 26% of the vote.  He had a stated city … Continue reading

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We Were Too Easy On the GOP Establishment Regarding the Cuccenelli Race

It was uncharacteristic and we apologize. Here are two blistering articles referring to the GOP establishment’s  “non-feasance” and mal-feasance in the Virginia Governor’s race.  Ben Johnson writing at LifeSiteNews quotes two conservative icons extensively — Rush Limbaugh and Richard Viguerie.  … Continue reading

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Yerington’s Valiant Effort . . . Gluba Getting Warmed Up for Agenda 21?

Phil Yerington won 25% of the ballot in a write-in effort for Mayor of Davenport with a budget of maybe a few hundred bucks* in a campaign that started a little over a month before the election.  Supporters of Yerington … Continue reading

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Virginia & New Jersey

From The Tatler at PJ Media  regarding Virginia’s gubernatorial race — plenty of blame to go around: Republican Ken Cuccinelli was outspent heavily, smeared, largely abandoned by the GOP brain trust, never endorsed by the outgoing Republican lieutenant governor, yet … Continue reading

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Liar In Chief

Two recent articles methodically list and examine some of the political policy lies Obama has told. We say that definitively and not in a partisan manner because even liberal media outlets are beginning to award “Pinocchios” to Obama for his … Continue reading

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Vote Today – And Don’t Forget The Round Oval for Write-ins

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.  Generally speaking vote at your regular precinct voting location.  If you have any questions about procedures or where to vote visit the Scott County Auditors’s Election Central page and you should … Continue reading

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Bill Gluba’s Campaign Finance Reports

Cruising the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure reporting site for city candidates we found a few interesting things in Bill Gluba’s reports.  More so on the expenditure side where we find confirmations about his  associations and appeals, and cynicism about … Continue reading

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