Krusty Konservative Archive

Governor Chet Culver Chet has been traveling the state for the past two years either promoting high-speed train travel or his I-Jobs borrowing scheme. One of the advantages an incumbent governor has is that he can travel the state on the taxpayer’s dime and stop in to tell local folks what a great job he’s ... Full story

It’s funny what you find when you are cleaning out your desk. Yesterday, while having an organizational meeting with myself, I stumbled upon a copy of a mugshot of a well known Iowa. The photo is of Roxanne Conlin who is running for the US Senate against Sen. Grassley. Conlin was arrested in West Des Moines back in the 1990’s for drunk driving. ... Full story

Did anyone else think it was odd that Governor Culver’s abysmal polling numbers somehow avoided being the top story in the Des Moines Register? Heck, they were not even the top story in the metro section of the paper. Instead, they occupied the side column under the title, “Culver rating falls, even ... Full story

For Ed Fallon, running for office isn’t just something you do because you are passionate about issues and the community in which you live; it’s also a way to pay the bills. These difficult financial times have been hard for a lot of people, but it probably has been especially difficult for Fallon. For the first ... Full story

Mike Kiernan Only Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Mike Kiernan could spin Branstad huge lead over Governor Culver into an attack. The Des Moines Register poll had Culver up 20 points and TheIowaRepublican.com poll had Branstad up a mind blowing 29 points. Yet, Kiernan sent out a press release saying, “The Iowa Poll released today ... Full story

Here is what’s on my mind. Feel free to respond to these issues or add to the conversation in the comment section. Culver is pissed off at Auditor Vaudt Man, I think Auditor Vaudt struck a nerve when he said that the Governor’s budget is illegal. Instead of providing information showing that the he is right ... Full story

Yesterday, State Auditor Dave Vaudt basically said that Governor Culver must be an idiot because the budget he submitted is illegal. Vaudt contends that Culver’s budget is at least $25 million above the state’s spending limits because of inaccurate calculations. As I was driving around town, I heard Vaudt on the radio ... Full story

In 2008, newly elected National Committeewoman Kim Lehman created a lot of chaos right before the general election when she sent out an email that called 2nd Congressional District Republican nominee Mariannette Miller-Meeks a “pretender” on the life issue. Lehman was censured for her actions by the Republican Party of Iowa following the ... Full story

Grab a bag of popcorn because this is going to be a lot of fun. Yesterday, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed charges against three moviemaker and Tom Wheeler, the former head of the Iowa Film Office. Miller’s singling out of Wheeler isn’t going over well with Wheeler’s legal team, which includes former U.S. ... Full story

This week’s idiot is a special one as it encompasses the entire 2nd Congressional District. In a year that is shaping up to be 1994 Jr., Republican primary voters in the district don’t have much to choose from when selecting a candidate to face-off against a weak democrat who votes in ... Full story