Craig Robinson Archive

Iowa’s Congressman Steve King questions NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on his comments about Rush Limbaugh. King points out that two of the owners of the Miami Dolphins, J-Lo and Fergie, have made more divisive comments than Limbaugh has. As a member of the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie compares the CIA to the Bloodz and the Crips ... Full story

Grant Young has some information that will grab Senator Grassley and the rest of the Iowa GOP’s attention. Young has a well placed source that says the chatter inside the U.S. Ag Department is that Current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is making initial preparations to return to Iowa to run for the ... Full story

On the day that former Governor Terry Branstad retired from Des Moines University so that he could explore the possibility of running for governor. Governor Chet Culver released a new campaign ad about the Iowa budget. I find it interesting that Governor Culver is running campaign ads in regards to the budget. ... Full story

Thoughts, Predictions, Talk a Little Smack Before or After the Game… My thoughts: Iowa rolls in to Iowa State and takes care of business. Yes they probably should have been beat by UNI, and Iowa will be without the services of its best talent, Left Tackle Bryan Bulaga, but this is one game that is never ... Full story

The Iowa Family Policy Center conducted a gubernatorial Straw Poll at the Iowa State Fair, which came to a close this past Sunday. Nobody is surprised that Bob Vander Plaats won the Straw Poll, but the results are far closer than some might have imagined. The following are the results. Vander Plaats - 340 Branstad - ... Full story

When I graduated from Northeast High School in Goose Lake, I made my way down Highway 61 to attend St. Ambrose University in Davenport in 1995. My goal wasn’t to become involved in politics; my goal was to become a high school history and government teacher. My early years in college were full of ... Full story

Last night Shawn Johnson threw out the first pitch and sang the 7th inning stretch for the Chicago Cubs. The central division leading Cubs defeated the Houston Astros 5 to 1 on a walk off grand slam from Alfonso Soriano in the bottom of the 13th inning. I’ll be in the bleachers on Thursday ... Full story

From time to time, TIR will give our gubernatorial and other Republican candidates in contested primaries the opportunity to communicate directly with our readers. Today, TheIowaRepublican.com gubernatorial op-ed series wraps up with State Representative Rod Roberts’s article. I want to commend all of our gubernatorial candidates who took the time to share with the ... Full story

I love a good tailgate. You know, the ones that occur before the kickoff of a college football game? People even like to tailgate before big political events, like the 100 or so who turned last Thursday night for the conservative tailgate event before the Republican Party of Iowa’s red carpet event with Haley ... Full story

While football season is still a few months away, tailgating knows no season. Next Thursday, The Iowa Republican, the American Future Fund, the Iowa Progress Project, and The Bean Walker have decided to join forces and organize a “Conservative Tailgate” before the Republican Party of Iowa’s “Night of the Rising Stars” event at Hoyt Sherman ... Full story