Krusty Konservative Archive

Rasmussen Reports is out with another one of their polls. You know, it would be nice if someone would poll the GOP primaries in the 2nd and 3rd Districts as well as the gubernatorial race. Now that would be newsworthy. I don’t really care to see another general election poll until after the primaries. Basically, ... Full story

I don’t know about you, but I’m underwhelmed by the performances of all three of our Republican gubernatorial candidates in the first two debates. Think about it. After the first debate we were all talking about how Bob Vander Plaats finally took a shot at Terry Branstad. It only took him seven months to do it. Oh ... Full story

Apparently Chris Reed is refusing to participate in a debate tonight for the 2nd Congressional candidates. The debate is being held by Young Americans for Liberty, a University of Iowa student group. The Coralville Courier posted a statement from the Reed campaign that said, "I want to notify you that Christopher Reed will not participate ... Full story

“Culver OKs bill with provision to keep sex offenders on DM's south side.” The Des Moines Register That should help economic development. “Freelance technician in Iowa for Obama visit caught with pot” Radio Iowa No wonder ABC’s news department sucks, errr inhales. “GOP candidate’s call to microchip immigrants draws backlash” Iowa Independent I don’t want to track illegals, I ... Full story

Color me confused. In the span of just one month, President Obama will visit Iowa twice. The President will hold events in Fort Madison, Mount Pleasant, and Ottumwa today. Obama will overnight in Des Moines before flying out on Wednesday morning. It’s a safe bet that he will also help Iowa Democrats raise ... Full story

Last week, Chet Culver made the idiot list a couple of times. This week, the entire column is dedicated to him. If things weren’t bad enough for Chet, last week we learned that his campaign is under investigation by the Department of Criminal Investigation, and that his Chief of Staff quit so he could pocket $4 million in state money. I was trying to ... Full story

In 1990, Eric Tabor was a candidate for Congress in Eastern Iowa. Jim Nussle defeated him by the narrowest of margins, 50% to 49.8%. While Tabor lost the election, he landed on his feet by taking a job for Attorney General Tom Miller. Today, Tabor serves as Miller’s Chief of Staff. As was reported by the ... Full story

Chet Culver Governor Chet Culver unexpectedly canceled a campaign stop in Newton on Saturday. Culver failed to explain why he had to skip the event. Super sleuth reporter, Dave Price of WHO TV 13, noted that Culver was double booked. Price noticed that Culver had events planned in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 and ... Full story

Another Reason Why Across The Board Cuts Suck Yesterday, Chet Culver signed a law that requires state officials to study how to recruit and retain minority teachers. Here’s a thought Chet, don’t fire them. Last year Culver failed to address the weakening economy and was forced to make sweeping across the board cuts that devastated school districts across the ... Full story

Chet Culver Governor Chet Culver is ripping his Republican opponents proposals that would cut the corporate income tax. Culver claims that doing so would likely mean increased property taxes. I guess that its good that Culver is consistently stupid. The GOP candidates are talking about things that will create jobs so people can keep their homes my ... Full story