Krusty Konservative Archive

I found it interesting that Chet Culver chose to report his fundraising numbers after Branstad let it be known that he had raised a million and a half bucks in the last couple months of 2009. Culver having $2.6 million in the bank is an impressive number, but the real story ... Full story

Have you ever been conned into thinking you are getting something for free, but in reality it ends up costing you a bunch of money? I tend to believe in the old adage that goes, if something is too good to be true, it probably is. Unfortunately, Governor Culver and his cohorts ... Full story

If you listen to some State House veterans, the State of Iowa doesn’t have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem. We all know that Iowa’s budget problems are self-afflicted and if you need proof one only needs to look at the DNR’s $58 million resort on Lake Rathbun. Yesterday we ... Full story

I’m taking a little break from my Monday “You Must Be An Idiot” series. With the legislative session kicking off this morning, there are a lot of things on my mind. So here are a few questions I have about the upcoming week. 1. Does the Iowa Legislature have its own Joe ... Full story

There’s an old saying that says you can learn a lot about somebody by looking at who they hang out with. Bob Vander Plaats has used that old adage as the foundation of his attacks on his GOP primary opponent Terry Branstad. Vander Plaats has attacked Branstad for the actions of his former Lt. ... Full story

The entire state of Iowa is dealing with frigid cold temperatures. The double-digit below zero temps have caused the weather service to issue wind chill advisories and people are urged to stay indoors. Most days that might be a problem, but tomorrow night most Iowans will be glued to their TV sets ... Full story

Bob Vander Plaats Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats held a press conference last week calling for tougher drunk driving laws. It was a nice way to earn some media, but the Vander Plaats press release was a bit odd. First, it talked about DWI’s, not OWI’s. Now I realize that Vander ... Full story

Let’s see. Some dude tried to blow up a plane by smuggling explosives onto a plane in his shoes back in 2001, ever since we have had to remove our shoes before boarding an airplane. Now some crazy terrorist sews explosives into the crotch of his britches and tries to detonate it with ... Full story

Urban Meyer: There are a couple of things I can’t stand. The first is political candidates that announce that they might announce that they are running for a particular political office. An example of this would be my buddy Bob Vander Plaats. Last January Bob made the media rounds to say that ... Full story

When I first started my blog, Firday’s were reserved for things like photo caption contests or Haiku contests. Haiku’s were smuggled into America from Japan with the Iron Chef competition that can be watched on the Food Network. My blog brother Grant wrote yesterday how he longs for another Haiku contests, so since ... Full story