Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Third District Republican Congressional candidate Dave Funk signed the Americans for Prosperity no climate tax pledge recently. In a statement sent out from his campaign, Funk said, “I’m grateful for the acknowledgment and is proud to be one of more than 400 elected officials and candidates that have signed this pledge. Fighting these taxes is ... Full story

While Governor Chet Culver is a continent away on an oddly timed visit to Iraq, back home, Jonathan Narcisse is announcing that he will primary the embattled incumbent governor in the June 8th primary. Narcisse, a former member of the Des Moines School Board, announced his candidacy today. Narcisse is no stranger to Democratic politics. He ... Full story

Serious legislative work on Iowa’s next budget will now commence in earnest as lawmakers received budget targets this week. With the session now near the halfway point, the remaining weeks will become vitally important to pocketbooks of every taxpayer in this Iowa. Before the final budget is voted on by both the Iowa Senate and Iowa ... Full story

I wish denial in real life was this funny.  Strange how we humans  convince ourselves to embrace unwise untrue beliefs because it fits our political agenda. ... Full story

Well it’s the first Monday after new years and so it’s time to publish some resolutions.  I’ve been thinking of what mine would be.  I’ve been thinking of what our state and country should be.  It seems some of the same ole resolution ideas come up year after year. Carl Rove wrote in a recent story, “In 2010, ... Full story

Let's say a villain empowered by the greedy evil empire kicked you down a large sharp stony mountain and then when your bloodied body got to the bottom the villain threw you in a cold raging river for you to drown. Then let's say as your bruised broken body reached for help, while drowning mind you, the villain ... Full story

Midnight manipulations, closed door deals, criminal-like compromise and senate sellouts… Is this the type of Christmas tradition Obama is preparing for America on his first ever Christmas eve in the White House? If Obama is the Scrooge then the “Grinch Who Stole Christmas” in a story too scary for kids is Iowa’s own Nebraska neighbor and Branstad ... Full story

Enjoy this T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G. acronym, then add your own Thanksgiving Day comments... Troops - Thought I would say Turkey didn’t you.  I am thankful for our troops across the globe. I thank God for them, their sacrifice and for the sacrifice their families give.  Thank you ... Full story

Over the weekend Rasmussen Reports released interesting numbers from a phone survey concerning the 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls.  The data states that 29% of Republican voters nationwide say the host of television's Huckabee and former Arkansas Governor ... Full story

"I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century." Obama, 48, is the third U.S. president to win the prize while in office, after Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Former President... Full story