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What is with politicians these days?  Is it impossible for some of them to give a simple yes or no answer to a question?  Unfortunately, that is the case with Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley. A couple weeks ago at the Iowa State Fair, I asked Congressman Braley if he supported the mosque, or the “learning center” ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Can the federal government exceed its constitutional limitations simply by making a treaty that gives it that power?  This question, which has been debated since the Constitution’s ratification, has taken on a greater urgency over fears that the Senate may yet try to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child ... Full story

When Mark Rees announced that he would seek the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, most Republicans had never heard of him.  Rees, a retired architect, was well spoken, articulate, but more soft spoken than his primary opponents. Rees was also classified as a moderate, and as the campaign drew on, it became more and ... Full story

Well-placed sources tell TheIowaRepublican.com that Sarah Palin is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Ronald Reagan Dinner on Friday, September 17th.  The state party is slated to release more details about the event tomorrow. The visit would be Palin’s first visit to Iowa since making a brief stop ... Full story

When candidate Barak Obama traveled to Germany in July of 2008 to give a speech under the shadow of the Victory Column at Tiergaten Park, the news media from all around the globe were in awe of the crowd that gathered to hear him.  They also surmised that Obama represented the best hope of ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Some commentators in Iowa have argued that adding a marriage amendment to the Iowa constitution is unnecessary.  Rather, they maintain that the legislature has the authority to remove from the courts any jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of a statute.  As a result, proponents believe that there is no ... Full story

By Senator Paul McKinley Are you sitting down? If not, you may want to brace yourself. Iowans in every corner of the state are opening their mailboxes to find their property tax bills – and they are not happy with the massive tax increases courtesy of Governor Culver and the Culver Democrats in the Legislature. If you have ... Full story

Congressman Leonard Boswell has been in his share of close campaigns.  The 76 year old, seven-term member of congress won his seat when he beat Mike Mahaffey by just one percent in 1996.  Since then, Boswell has survived two strong challenges from Des Moines attorney Stan Thompson, and another one by Jeff Lamberti in 2006. Once ... Full story

If you told someone that a former presidential candidate just spent the last three days headlining events in Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Des Moines, they probably come to the conclusion that the word “former” should be dropped and “potential” should be used instead. If you then said that this former presidential candidate, who is ... Full story

Coming through on its promise to target Congressman Bruce Braley in Iowa’s First District this fall, the American Future Fund has released a scathing TV ad that highlights Braley’s support of the proposed mosque at Ground Zero. “This insensitive and crass opinion by an Iowan Congressman does not reflect the views of hardworking people of ... Full story