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Points of Light Through The Overton Window

Red State’s John Hayward writes of a new book by David Harsanyi, Obama’s Four Horsemen: The Disasters Unleashed by Obama’s Reelction.  A key “revelation” Hayward refers to in Harsanyi’s book is that the relationship between the average American citizen and … Continue reading

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Lady Bird Johnson – Needed More Than Ever – To Fight Wind Farms

In 1965 then First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson successfully championed federal legislation named The Highway Beautification Act (HBA). A legacy organization from that cause Scenic America is still active.  According to the organization’s website ” The HBA was intended to … Continue reading

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Does Iowa Really Get 20% of Its Electricity Needs From Wind?

Often repeated, rarely analyzed and our request last year for authentication from one of the lobbyists never responded to. Sort of like the old saw of a few years back “Iowa Teachers 41st in teachers pay nationally” . . . … Continue reading

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Tax Dollars Gone With the Wind

Iowa’s most prominent Republicans are in full tilt propping up wind mills, however not in quixotic fashion, as they are likely to be successful. And that is unfortunate for tax payers. Senator Chuck Grassley, Governor Branstad and Congressman Steve King  … Continue reading

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Responding to triumphalism about Trump’s win in the Iowa Caucuses

Trump may well be the likely nominee.  That may be regretted as it portends an unnecessary type and level of struggle for the general election On Tuesday, the day after the Iowa caucuses, Gary Bauer writing at American Values, a … Continue reading

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This is why we can’t have nice primaries, Part 2

Rather than debate, Trump set the course for coarse by making  attacks, however childish, on other Republicans Trump is every bit the RINO he accuses others of being.  How else can you define someone who refuses to pledge support to … Continue reading

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This is why we cannot have nice primaries, part 1

Trump embraced name calling and distortions of the policy positions of political rivals for the Republican nomination early upon his official entry on the political scene. He dominated the 2016 primary with taunts, distortion and innuendo in 2016. He saw … Continue reading

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Maui, Hawaii wild fires: “No ka poe keokeo ka hewa”

“It must be white people’s fault” and in great part it is — current white liberals and their equally clueless Hawaiian “natives” (a me ka poʻe Hawaiʻi ʻike ʻole)* Our condolences to all the victims of this tragedy. We understand … Continue reading

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Questions for Eaton– after flying rainbow flag for many weeks

  It seems flying a “rainbow flag” for months does not make Eaton inclusive, just a harborage for ES&G management types intent on being as superficial and creepily offensive to orthodox believers as possible. A properly functioning union there might … Continue reading

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Anheuser-Busch InBev is into more than horse grooming

You know the story already Bud Light partners with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney.   Reaction has been widespread in conservative commentariat: Bud Light: The Drag Queen Of Beers.    See additional links at end pf article While it is not the only … Continue reading

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