Yeah it is two days after the election.
Yeah we lost by 20 points.
But No, I'm not giving up,
Below I put all four of our candidates this year, as well as a few that rumored to run and a couple that I would like to see run.
I would really love to hear what everyone has to say about this district
What is worrying me is…
How can we pick up more state house seats?
How can we get competent, aggressive candidates in US HD-4, and US HD-5 after that terrible blowout?
Who is running for Grassley's seat in 2010?
How can we, the democratic activists of Iowa, make sure every race is competitive and no Republican get a free ride?
Maybe I ought to take a moment a celebrate but I am VERY cautious about Iowa losing Democrats in the state house.
What do you think?
Continue Reading...Not in Montana or North Dakota, where they are tied
No not in Indiana… He leads by 3 there
No not in Missouri he leads there by 1
Not even in North Carolina, Florida or Nevada where Obama leads by 2,2 and 3.
And not in the remaining Bush states of Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, or Virginia.
But
Two Points down in Arizona!
And only three in Georgia!
Can you believe this!!!
http://www.electoral-vote.com/index.html
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“I have tremendous respect and admiration for Jim Leach,” Miller-Meeks told Iowa Independent. “He’s about the most honest and insightful person I know in politics.”
August 12th 2008.
http://iowaindependent.com/3904/loebsack-miller-meeks-on-leach-endorsement
Sounds like my comments arent so baseless. But I do have more
What did she say after Leach endorsed Obama?
Restating her own support for McCain, she added, “You can have a difference of opinion and be allowed to voice that. … (Leach's endorsement of Obama) doesn't change the way I feel about him.”
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/OPINION03/808140309/0/GOIOWACITY
And for the knock out!
“I really had no desire to be in politics prior to last year,” Miller-Meeks said. “Nine years ago, when I first began visiting Congress with the Academy of Ophthalmology, advocating and addressing health care issues, I had a wonderful rapport and relationship with the honorable [former Congressman] Jim Leach. I thought [Leach] was an ideal representative for our District. He was very thoughtful. He was introspective. He was highly intelligent. He would dissect bills and issues and then give you a response. Now, he may not have always given the response that you wanted, but at least you were assured that there was insight and a true understanding of the difficulties and different sides of an issue. I always felt that he was doing what was best for the District and for the constituents within the boundaries of the Constitution.”
http://www.essentialestrogen.com/2008/08/newcomer_or_not_millermeeks_co.html
Did I cover all the bases “LC Lib”?
Just so people know. I like Jim Leach and Miller Meeks is absolutely wonderful! The best Republican we have running in Iowa, Hands down, but she will not win
Continue Reading...No matter if you are a Republican, A Democrat, a Libertarian, or a member of the Objectivist Party, members of congress are voted into office by roughly 700,000 constituents and paid a very handsome salary to vote on legislation for the people they represent, thus the term “Representative”.
Now, very few people agree exactly on politics, or fall exactly in the same portion of the Right-Left sphere, therefore there is a need for compromise, and a need for tolerance.
However their is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for simply not showing up.
Steve King has missed 39 votes in the past congressional cycle, here are a few…
| 9/17/08 | Vote 601: H R 6842: National Capital Security and Safety Act |
| 8/1/08 | Vote 563: H R 6599: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs |
| 6/25/08 | Vote 455: H R 6275: Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 |
| 6/11/08 | Vote 400: H R 6003: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act |
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3/13/08 Vote 142: H RES 991: Recognizing the Exceptional Sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, Known As the Fighting 69th, in Support of the Global War on Terror 02/14/08
I can only conclude from this that Rep. King just doesn't give a damn about National security, veterans affairs, tax relief, African-Americans, the military, agriculture, rural development, or urban development
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Republican Tom Latham is a shadowy figure, no one really seems to know who he is or how he votes. So I thought I would share with you how some bipartisan agencies have rated Congressman Tom Latham
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
Rated 31% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance
Rated 10% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes
Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes
Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence
Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record
As scary as this is, it is just the tip of the iceberg.
More to follow…
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