Monthly Archives: September 2014

A PERL of an Election — Tax Increasing Ballot Measure Fails

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Designated2

Voters in Bettendorf School District decide they are Taxed Enough Already To the best of our recollection, stand-alone ballot proposal for tax increases benefiting schools tended to be for compelling sounding things and tended to pass in Bettendorf and other … Continue reading →

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Joni Needs to Lose Her Handlers ASAP

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Designated2

Contributor Billy Metcalf writes: Joni is a great woman and candidate, but she is handled like a one trick pony. I have been back in town for a month and have only seen one Joni ad against Braley, the VA … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Obama’s Speechifying

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Designated2

Regarding Obama’s address to the nation this evening about what his policy will be toward the threats and activities of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria): First of all, keep in mind Obama lies, he lies by omission, he … Continue reading →

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Update to Bettendorf Schools Special Levy

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Designated2

Reports are that the actual wording of the Bettendorf  Schools special tax levy election is more than advertised.  Early this afternoon Bettendorf resident JG called our attention to the actual wording on the ballot for the special tax levy. So … Continue reading →

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Bettendorf – You Are Taxed Enough Already

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Designated2

In spite of state platform, not a peep from Scott County Republican “leadership.”  Today is the day of a tax and spend vote affecting Bettendorf School District residents. This article in the QC Times purports to explain the vote with … Continue reading →

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The Politics of “Charity” and Immigration Hustlers

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Designated2

To hear the bleatings of liberal “social justice” religious leaders, for all practical purposes allied with open border advocates and the Democrat Party, those Americans who resist talk of legal status for illegal immigrants until our border is secured are … Continue reading →

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Ernst Not Putting Braley On The Defensive

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Designated2

At this point in the campaign, Bruce Braley should be on the defensive, big time. Establishment Republicans are always quick to point to those “poor quality” GOP candidates that those TEA Party crazies like to support. Somehow, Karl Rove and … Continue reading →

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Forgive Our Shouting . . .

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Designated2

Obama makes a lot of goofy comments, few of which get any exposure from the media. This one, though, may be one of his most bizarre and I think that the WaPo doesn’t realize it. When Obama, in responding to … Continue reading →

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Effective Messaging Gets More Republican Votes Than Hectoring To Vote By Mail

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Designated2

Kevin Hall writing at The Iowa Republican led his regular Sunday feature, Kevin’s Korner, with this rip on Braley’s abortion ads intended to paint pro-life Joni Ernst as an extremist. We wrote in inviting that Kevin Hall’s comment about Braley’s … Continue reading →

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Another “Red Line” in the Sand

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Designated2

“Hope and Change ” is sooo 19th century! “So what are you gonna do about it?” That’s the Obama administration’s new rallying cry. Establishment Republicans have been cowed by it for 6 years. Now Latinos and Democrat true believers are … Continue reading →

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