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More Hidden Taxes

In Iowa, cans and plastic bottles get a 5-cent deposit.  We’ve had this for nearly 30 years.  Today (Saturday) the Des Moines Register reports that our Democratic Governor Chet Culver is suggesting we double it… and rework how the money is managed.  From...

Iowa is…

A friend of my dad sent him this comment yesterday… Thank God your voting is over. Now the rest of us can get some peace and you can go back to being the nation’s corn field and imposing sales taxes on the pumpkin patch. This has been going on for two long...

Our Tired Voices

Let’s see, the Des Moines Register is incredibly proud of what we’ve done (as am I). The headline reads “OBAMA, HUCKABEE WIN BIG FIRST TEST”, with large photos of the two top vote-getters, a story covering each party, and at the bottom David...

The Caucus Notes

I took my laptop to the caucus, and kept some notes. I will try to keep it light, but it was a good evening. Republicans start their caucus at 7:00 PM. Democrats technically begin at 6:30, and start breaking up into groups at 7:00 PM. We took a chance and drove to the...
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