Posts Tagged ‘democrats’

By Sen. Paul McKinley No issue is more important to Iowans right now than the issue of jobs and the health of our economy. With unemployment in Iowa at the highest level in nearly a quarter century, tens of thousands of people are underemployed and many families are adjusting to wage and benefit reductions, Iowans are looking ... Full story

(URBANDALE) – The Governor Branstad 2010 campaign today pieced together a sampling of clips demonstrated the failed experiment conducted by the Democratic Governor’s Association in Iowa’s Republican primary for governor. “Donors and strategists in the DGA have to be shaking their heads at why they not only spent nearly $800,000 against Terry Branstad – but ... Full story

OTTUMWA, Iowa – President Obama’s highly unusual three-city swing through southeast Iowa on the heels of a late March visit to Iowa City underscores the Democrat Party’s fear that Rep. David Loebsack will be defeated in November, Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “They know David Loebsack is in deep, deep political trouble because he’s betrayed ... Full story

Nineteen days ago, former Des Moines School Board member Jonathan Narcisse announced that he would challenge Governor Chet Culver in the Democratic primary this June. Following his announcement, Narcisse received weeks of favorable news coverage from traditional media outlets. Despite all of the attention, he was unable collect the necessary signatures to place his ... Full story

If President Obama and the Democrat’s push for a government takeover of the nation’s healthcare system isn’t enough, they are also trying to include a government takeover of the student loan industry within the healthcare bill. Thus far, Democrats lack the necessary votes to pass the bill, but earlier this week they dusted off an arcane ... Full story

By Emily Geiger If the Democrats force Obamacare through using gimmicks like the House "deeming" the Senate bill to be “passed” without an actual up or down vote, or the Senate resorting to reconciliation to facilitate the government takeover of one-fifth of the U.S. economy, I can’t help but think that is going to piss off ... Full story

Imagine the reaction across this state if, out of the blue, Senator Grassley unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-election in November. That news would send shock-waves around the state and the nation. Grassley isn’t about to retire, but his colleague, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, did just that when he suddenly announced he ... Full story

Written by Nathan Tucker (Davenport) Recently I wrote in favor of amending the Iowa Constitution at a constitutional convention so as to allow Iowans the ability to propose constitutional amendments by way of a ballot initiative.  This proposal was in response to an ongoing discussion among conservatives over the prudence and practicality of using ... Full story

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives used a procedural rule yesterday in an attempt to advance a bill that would allow the people of Iowa to vote on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. The procedure required 51 votes to pass, ... Full story

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has launched a grassroots media campaign this week aimed to stop a controversial proposal that forces workers to pay fees to labor unions. The statewide radio campaign will focus on a union-sponsored bill in the House Labor Committee that if adopted would be very detrimental to ... Full story