by Fersboo
I’m always amazed at the hubris of politicians, although, one would think at this point in my life that I really shouldn’t be amazed at all. On Friday of last week, Federal Regulators seized IndyMac Bancorp, a $40 billion thrift. It appears that letters...
by Art Smith
The waters have receded in Iowa for now, and although the task is still long and hard ahead of so many Iowans, we’ve moved the links related to the flood off of the sidebar and onto a separate page. If you select the “Other Resources” page above,...
by Art Smith
The afternoon of the convention went fairly smoothly. As I mentioned yesterday, we heard the results of the National Committee Man and Woman. I appreciate the way that Stew Iverson kept things moving by inserting speeches at places where there were dead spots because...
by Art Smith
Well, the convention is over. We wrapped up, unbelievably, at 5:30 PM. I have more to share about the afternoon, but I need to do a few things at home… I’ll finish the update in the morning.
by Art Smith
In case you’re new, I’m a delegate to the Iowa State Republican Convention this year. And it is today. So far we’ve had an interesting day. I thought for sure we were in for a long haul after the extended time spent on the report from the Rules...
by Art Smith
Former GW Bush White House Spokesman, conservative political pundit, newspaper columnist and talk show host, Tony Snow, has died of cancer at 53. Snow also served in the GHW Bush White House as a speech writer and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs. Tony will be...
by Fersboo
It seems strange to be writing in this space again after what seems like an lengthy hiatus. Two weeks of vacation, followed by a week of catching up. And, as a result, admittedly out of touch. Barack’s puzzled? Who knew? He seems so confident, so, shall I...
by Art Smith
Steve Deace had probably the best group of people on his show today for talking about local Republican politics and why we are struggling as a party to make an impact in the Iowa Statehouse, and on the national scene. The group included outgoing Polk County (Iowa)...
by Art Smith
The US Senate voted today to approve the FISA bill, including immunity for the telecomm companies who acted at the government’s request with the understanding they were receiving and acting on legal requests. The bill was approved after Republicans agreed to...
by Art Smith
Can Barack be for real? Can he really be pushing for compulsory service? John Goldberg at the LA Times, shares: In his speech on national service Wednesday at the University of Colorado, Obama promised that as president he would “set a goal for all American...