Posts Tagged ‘Christopher Rants’

With all due respect, but I'm just not buying it this time.  Sorry... If you feel the same way about the notion of the "thanks for the memories, taxes and double trouble financial books, but no thanks Terry" then follow the news feed facebook fan page at NoThanksTerry.com and post your own thoughts. I really hope these graphics, words and common sense help shape a ... Full story

In August 2008, I wrote my first Republican Gubernatorial race ranking. I knew it was really early to do something like that but I just find those conversations fun so I thought, what the heck. Now the 2010 race is almost in full swing so I thought I’d revisit some of the remarks ... Full story

Christopher Rants, the former Republican Speaker of the Iowa House, told Iowa reporters recently that weeks like this tend to make a lot of people consider a run for governor. Rants, who represents a portion of Sioux City, is watching how Governor Culver performs this week on two issues critical to Iowans, taxes and ... Full story

I think that Governor Chet Culver may be the 6th D to say “No” to raising taxes on Iowans. We know for a fact that HF 807, the tax increase bill isn’t coming up for debate today. The rest of this is speculation on my part but consider the following: First: Culver may have inherited more ... Full story