One of the staples of springtime in Iowa is the clouds of dust rising from behind tractors as farmers’ plant fields across the state. It is one of those signs that inform the multitude of rural residents that spring has indeed sprung. But apparently the US Environmental Protection Agency feels that this yearly occurrence is [...]
Filed under: Abregar, Politics | Tagged: Dust, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Regulations | 10 Comments »
I have checked on news from Citizens Against Government Waste. Their website is very interesting and informative- if you have the stomach to read their figures and absorb in yet one more place what our elected officials are doing with taxpayer money to the detriment of America.
http://www.cagw.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=11892
From the Citizens Against Government Waste website:
“CAGW will work [...]
Filed under: Politics, callmecrusader | Tagged: Citizens Against Government Waste, stimulus bill, Tom Harkin | 4 Comments »
I can tell that some of our readers have questions about the Fair Tax. I have included a video of Mike Huckabee explaining it and I would also like to direct you to the Fair Tax Website.
Filed under: Iowans Rock, Politics | Tagged: Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, Fair Tax, Mike Huckabee, website | 7 Comments »
Steve Deace was extremely courteous in his interview with Ann Coulter which aired on WHO Radio yesterday afternoon. Coulter became unglued and revealed herself as an irrational and reactive individual.
Almost every time Ann Coulter is in the spotlight, she does the conservative cause a lot of harm. Unfortunately those who don’t know better believe she [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: abortion, Ann Coulter, Guilty, Interview, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Same Sex Marriage, Steve Deace, WHO radio | 8 Comments »
It’s been a rather glum political life these past few days with enduring continual President Obama news, Mrs. Obama news, upcoming First Dog news, and learning about what Democrats in Iowa are pushing upon voters/taxpayers to name a few.
How happy I was to find news from Representative Steve King. King’s words about the FairTax are [...]
Filed under: Politics, callmecrusader | Tagged: Fair Tax, income tax, Iowa, IRS, Mike Huckabee, Steve King, US House of Representatives | 13 Comments »
Kalman Hettleman writes a commentary on Five Myths about Education Reform. With all the recent talk about education in Iowa, consolidating schools, sharing superintendents, etc., his article caught my attention.
I wish to comment on “Myth number 4: Teacher unions are the enemy.”
Hettleman says that unions are not “the villains in the tale of school failure.” [...]
Filed under: Politics, callmecrusader | Tagged: consolidation, drop-out age, Education, Iowa schools, Kalman Hettlesman, teacher unions | 3 Comments »
Last week’s rant by CNBC’s Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade gave me a sense of relief that I was not alone in my “why should I pay for someone else’s screw-up” mentality. I know that there are many people out there that have this same line of thinking. You [...]
Filed under: Iowans Rock, Politics | Tagged: Chicago Board of Trade, CNBC, rant, Rick Santelli | 16 Comments »
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