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In June of 2008, I attended the Iowa GOP picnic before the State convention. One of the people milling around was then-RNC Chairman Mike Duncan. He was a nice man, but basically unknown. Some of the people I talked to that night said they wished Republicans had someone who was better known as ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start… There is a very interesting article in the Register about how Chester is trying to stick it to the aforementioned Des Moines paper by charging them for legal fees associated with an open records request. The Register wants to get its hands on some government emails that might shed some ... Full story

Currently the top story on Drudge is an article about Congressman Barney Frank assailing AIG executives for receiving bonuses. Frank called it “rewarding incompetence.” Isn’t that Frank’s campaign slogan?... Full story

Gordon’s Campaign to be US Attorney came up short. I had a good laugh a month or so ago when Gordon Fischer, former Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, attorney, and blogger, was actively campaigning to be the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. This past weekend, Senator Harkin made it known ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Creston Rape Trial Just about everyone I know was following the Creston Police rape trial pretty closely, and every one of them thought those guys were guilty as sin and was happy with the guilty verdict. I can’t imagine how scary it must have been, not only to be attacked by the people who are supposed to be protecting you, but to not know ... Full story

Last Friday, Bob Vander Plaats was kind enough to let me tag along with him as he campaigned in Linn County. One of the objectives of TheIowaRepublican.com is to provide an up-close, unfiltered look at Iowa politics. While I hope my account of my day with Bob is helpful and/or interesting, I sought after ... Full story

Many of you have heard stories about Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. He’s the guy who made inmates wear pink. He’s also the guy who, when inmates complained of the heat, said, “It's 120 degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents and they ... Full story

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks the Rebuild Iowa bill really doesn’t help much. The good folks at Hawkeye Review had a sobering post about the state’s poor response to help get small businesses back on their feet. Also, Russ from Winterset deserves the krustacean of the week award. Russ had my back when I called ... Full story

Don’t Culver and Obama remind you of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in this scene in See No Evil, Hear No Evil? It sure seems like what Obama does the Big Lug does…just at a smaller scale. Too bad what they are both doing is the opposite of what ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So, I’m in my car last night listening to the radio, and I hear Deace talking to some people who are promoting a bill in the statehouse that is backed by the Gun Owners of America (GOA). Let me preface this conversation by saying that I am a strong advocate of gun rights. However, that conversation, especially some of the comments from ... Full story