Catching Wild Pigs

The following is an analogy that I received in an email. I find that this is a very accurate depiction of what is happening in the United States today. I found it so strikingly similar that I had to share it with you.
Catching Wild Pigs
A chemistry professor in a large college had some
exchange [...]

Kudos, Christopher Reed!

It was with great delight and appreciation that I read on Christopher Reed’s website blog about his experience at the protest rally in Postville, IA this past Sunday.
I will share here that Chris writes that he was the only politician/candidate to be at Postville and stand with “about 75 Americans who were simply there to [...]

Presidential Comparison Part 2-Illegal Immigration (cont.)

It is now time for the second installment of the presidential comparison series. In this installment we are going to compare the third party candidate’s positions and convictions on immigration. This will then conclude the first issue that we will discuss. The candidates that are going to be included in this installment include Bob Barr, [...]

Hold That Happy Meal!

The sight of the Golden Arches now will be a reminder to me that McDonald’s touts that it is in the business of being “a socially responsible organization”. Selling ‘happy meals’ in 31,000 restaurants worldwide is not enough. Their Vice President of Communication, Richard Ellis, is happy to tell us that he is “thrilled to [...]

“Suck it up…”

Just finished reading posts on another site with the conversation being what voters will do if McCain picks this VP over that VP.
One of the comments was this:”We’re probably going to have to suck it up and swallow our disappointment.”
The poster was referring to the possibility of Mike Huckabee not being selected for the VP [...]

Presidential Comparison Series Part 1

With the Presidential election only a few months away I thought that it would be prudent to compare the choices for you. Most blogs that you read only discuss the big two candidates from the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. I will go further than that because there really is more choice than Barack [...]

Iowa Family PAC and Danny Carroll: Marriage Defenders

In all of the buzz surrounding the GOP state convention, I almost forgot to promote my new favorite PAC.  The Friday night before convention I attended the Iowa Family PAC fundraiser at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse in Wes Des Moines.  The leader of this PAC is Chuck Hurley who is also the president of the Iowa Family Policy Center.  [...]

Politics + Protesters = Postville Absurdity

Postville… Postville, IA. A small town in Iowa now well known- not for flood or tornado damage but, according to the May 12, 2008 Des Moines Register, as the site of “the largest work place raid in Iowa history. “(Now the “largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history.” DM Sunday Register, July 27, 2008 [...]

Iowa and The Second Amendment: AN UPDATE

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
These are the words of the Second Amendment, which along with nine other amendments known as the Bill of Rights, was ratified December 15, [...]

Oh Really, Mary Lundby?!?

Delivered to my door via The (Ames) Tribune: “Party veterans: GOP stresses social issues too much.”
Well, that got my skimming the news down to actually reading an entire article. It was well worth my time.
According to Mary Lundby, former Iowa Senate Republican leader, many GOP voters in Iowa are more worried about the economy and [...]