Category Archives: PARTY & CANDIDATE INTEGRITY

Republican leadership expected to fight “tooth and nail” on health care

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Designated2

Republican leadership fighting to stop illegal immigration amnesty . . . But health care will be different by gummy! Obamacare’s tax season chaos hurts Dems’ Supreme Court strategy Phillip Klein writing at the Washington Examiner: On March 4, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislature Votes to Increase Gas Tax

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Designated2

The forty-five percent increase in the gas tax was approved by both chambers today.  Tax increase goes to Republican Governor Branstad Americans for Prosperity urges veto Local legislators voted as set forth below State House vote according to the Des … Continue reading →

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Republican Speaker Ramrodding a Gas Tax Increase?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Designated2

Unprecedented heavy-handed tactics used by Republican Speaker of the Iowa House to advance a gas tax increases opposed by the grassroots and Republican platforms Methodology now eclipses any merits and bill should be opposed on that basis alone About an … Continue reading →

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Rove —

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Designated2

The name as uttered by conservatives, more and more of late, is being said with an intonation and facial expression similar to that reserved for “loathe.”             We have previously addressed one or two aspects … Continue reading →

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Ernst Wins Final Debate – –

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Designated2

 . . .  doing so supports the validity of our discontent with promoting early voting. One might say she kicked Bailey’s Braley’s butt on the third and final one.  She definitely showed her mettle. For example she finally took Braley … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Culture Also Protects the Treasury

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Designated2

These pages have long held that social policy drives fiscal policy. The breakdown in the family has driven welfare costs, debt and obligations out of sight. Our views are in the face of what still remains among a large portion … Continue reading →

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A public apology to the Tea Party might be appropriate, Mitch. And it might save your ass

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Designated2

Remember this Townhall report —   McConnell: We’re Going to ‘Crush’ Tea Party Candidates in GOP Primaries This Year Here’s an excerpt of Guy Benson ‘s report on McConnell’s very tough talk back in March: Provocative comments over the weekend from … Continue reading →

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Republican Principles Reinced Clean

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Designated2

Conservatives agitated for a new Contract with America for this election but it was for something more definitive than this schlock. With two exceptions it would not require too facile a Democrat to take most of these and with a … Continue reading →

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Michael Reagan: Foundational Issues A Must for Party Unity

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Designated2

Michael Reagan has written political analysis with which we sometimes vigorously disagree. He has slammed the TEA Party by parroting Party establishment’s narratives of some candidates’ political fortunes. Outcomes which could have been altered by the Party establishment (Michael, read … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Burning

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Designated2

Despicable RINO tactics How is it that the candidate who received the most Republican votes in a Republican primary runoff election does not get the nomination?   Answer: When the pathetic “winning” candidate and the K Street interests propping him up … Continue reading →

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