Best SOTU Ever!

On Tuesday night, 30 January, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address. The speech went over well with the viewing public: a CBS News snap poll of 1,178 viewers showed 75% approving and 25% disapproving (with a margin of error of ±3.1%). The viewership for presidential addresses always skews in…

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Grassley Full Steam Ahead on Appeals Court Judges

Last Wednesday (24 Jan.) Sen. Grassley, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, held a hearing on the nomination of Michael Brennan to the…

Paging Danny Homan…

As the 2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary continues, it’s clear that Democrat Fred Hubbell is out of touch with his own Party. The Daily…

Ron Corbett’s Puny $40,000 TV Buy

Last week the Cedar Rapids Gazette noted that Republican gubernatorial Ron Corbett was about to go up on the air with a TV…

Fake News Forever?

The 2017 Fake News Awards have been announced. First place, however, reached back into the preceding year, going to Paul Krugman of the…

Inside Corbett’s Fundraising Report

What’s the one thing people hate about politicians? It’s that you can’t trust them. They tell you one thing, and do another. It’s…

Ron Corbett Faces Serious “Think Tank” Scandal

The month of January could not get worse for gubernatorial candidate Ron Corbett. Following a lackluster fundraising report, Ron Corbett is now front…

House Judiciary Chairman Arrested on DUI and Weapons Charges

The Ames Tribune reported that State Representative Chip Baltimore was pulled over around 3:30 a.m. on Friday morning after reports…

Hubbell spending a fortune but can’t pull away

Looking at what the Democrats have spent so far on television and radio in the race for Governor. Fred Hubbell is spending a…

The Record Fundraising Haul No One is Talking About

While Iowa reporters were falling all over themselves to chase Pat Rynard’s fundraising scoops, they missed one important element: Kim Reynolds set two…

Donald J. Trump, Deregulator-in-Chief

Economic growth began to pick up as soon as Donald Trump was elected president, and has continued throughout his first year in office;…