Obama Unveils 3.6 Trillion Budget Proposal
President Obama was heading to Congress on Wednesday to sell his $3.6 trillion budget proposal, having told Americans his battle with the profound economic crisis has the country “moving in the right direction.” Sin...
Deace: Conservative Hero or Zero
Iowa’s second most popular radio personality, Steve Deace, definitely knows how to shake things up in conservative circles. I find myself having conversations about him with all kinds of different people. But the beginning of...
Chet Culver: Two Faced on Taxes
Just a little over two weeks ago, Governor Chet Culver told Iowans he would VETO any form of a gas tax increase if it hit his desk. In making his statement Culver told Iowans he refuses to increase taxes during a severe economi...
Democrats Poised to Pass $600 Million Tax Increase
Democrat leaders in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, along with Governor Culver are all in agreement that they want to prevent Iowans from ducting all of their tax payments to the federal government on state income tax returns. ...
The Secret Taxpayer Bailout of the Des Moines Register
This past Monday, the Gannett Company, the parent company of The Des Moines Register, announced that its employees would experience another round of week-long furloughs and hinted that additional furloughs could follow. Gannett...
Recession = Baby Killing and “Is There a Pope in the House?”
By Emily Geiger When the Going Gets Tough, Innocent Babies Die Well, if there’s a bright side to the recession, it’s that the recession is actually good for someone’s business. The bad news is that the business that is bo...
