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Iowa Supreme Court redeems itself

On Friday the Iowa Supreme Court reversed its relatively recent abortion-anytime-for -any-reason ruling as a fundamental right This being Black History Month – we hope more Black babies (Brown, White  and rainbow as well) will have more history as a … Continue reading

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When the goofy carrying of the wrong flag is a felony

Check out these photos from the usual biased media sources used to illustrate their story about the felony conviction of two people parading in the halls of the Capitol on Jan.6, 2021.  Do you see what we see?   At … Continue reading

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Two Great Ones From American Greatness

The first article Trump Needs to Alter His Message on COVID is sorely needed if he wants any enthusiasm from this quarter towards a primary run. Just stop it Donald — do you know who your base is really .  … Continue reading

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RPI State Convention today – generally good platform with glaring deficiencies

See comments regarding two compelling issues not directly addressed in the proposed platform below As this is written the 2020 Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) state convention is about to convene. I was without delegate status this year because I … Continue reading

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Grassley never faced Harkin — now he will

Biggest primary surprise for us — (we thought Democrat primary voters would ignore Finkenauer’s petition problem) was the substantial win by ADMIRAL (oh they will play that to the hilt) Michael (or is it Al) Franken.  You need to take … Continue reading

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Republicans — do the right thing — term limit Grassley

What is Grassley’s gambit — so determined to hold onto office for likely his forever. Is it to be the longest serving of some sort?  Here is where Grassley stands at that: see here and here. A rivalry with certain … Continue reading

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Summary of Recommendations for Republican Primary

Focused on ballots in Scott County that are contested or need to be US Senate – support John Carlin – perhaps the most practical elixir to what is wrong with Washington and the federal government is term limits. Drain the … Continue reading

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Countywide races on the ballot in Scott County

Comments and endorsements County Attorney – Auditor – Treasurer – Recorder – Supervisors County Attorney Unopposed for the Republican nomination is Kelly Cunningham Haan an experienced former prosecutor within the Scott County Attorney office. Experienced Former law enforcement personnel and another alumnus of the … Continue reading

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Comments on local state legislative primary races

Comments on local state legislative primary races Some legislative districts that have a very small overlap with Scott County are not addressed here.  It should be noted that redistricting altered local boundaries significantly. Because of that candidates referenced to as … Continue reading

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Empty positions on party primary ballot — Republican reticence means lost opportunity

Empty positions on party primary ballot — Republican reticence means lost opportunity Reviewing the Primary Candidate List for the entire state available at the Secretary of State website (link here) we have the following observations and comments: As regards the … Continue reading

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