New records October 12, 2006 I haven’t had time to check my blog and website stats for a couple days so I’m pleased to report that yesterday both reached… Continue Reading
Campaign stuff October 12, 2006 I finished up another questionnaire this morning and this time I got Mel’s invaluable help. Darn, he had some good ideas. Meanwhile the St…. Continue Reading
I wish it were that easy October 12, 2006 My campaign manager, Chris, took me to task today for my reply to a questionnaire about how I would cut the federal debt without… Continue Reading
The Military is planning on four more years in Iraq October 11, 2006 According to Forbes Online: “The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer… Continue Reading
Iraq Death estimates soar October 11, 2006 A new study of deaths of Iraqis since the US invasion has recalculated that they are much higher than reported previously. Bush says the… Continue Reading
Supermen October 11, 2006 I can only think of one time that my Dad was cruel. I was reminded of this when the new and well reviewed movie “Hollywoodland”… Continue Reading
Foley October 11, 2006 The latest on Mark Foley. Gay Republican staff disapproved of their middle aged congressman’s attempts to make contact with adolescent pages and tried to put… Continue Reading
A real issue October 11, 2006 Until recently its been close to impossible to figure which congressman stuck which pork barrel earmarks in legislation but not anymore. When Jim Oberstar was caught… Continue Reading
Un Grand Fromage! October 11, 2006 A friend sent Claudia home last night with Rod Grams’s first campaign flyer. Doesn’t Rod have any issues?! We’ve got two sputtering wars and an 8.5… Continue Reading
Paperwork October 11, 2006 Its too bad I don’t have three secretaries on the federal payroll like Oberstar did when he first ran for Congress because my office… Continue Reading
Permanant US bases in Iraq – the view from 2004 October 10, 2006 Vic, sent me an email telling me that he was trying to send the Kristoff column to Thomas Sowell. Then he did me one… Continue Reading
Fueling the Iraqi opposition October 10, 2006 Vic sent me a column by Thomas Sowell which was intended to dismiss the importance of what he considered trivialities like Congressman Foley’s sexcapades. Iraq… Continue Reading
Bands of Brothers October 9, 2006 For the 12 hour round trip to Iowa we took the audio book recording of Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers. Its about the 506th Airborne Division’s… Continue Reading
When a Bush told the Truth October 8, 2006 Dan Shorr told a fascinating story about an earlier CIA headed by a Bush which tried to tell a different President a truth he… Continue Reading
WiFi in I October 8, 2006 The teeny Village Motel, in Eldora, Iowa, has WiFi so I can do a bit of posting. It also means I can listen to… Continue Reading
If Denny Hastert had been a Minnesota Principal October 6, 2006 Republicans have been busy trying to blame a Democratic, gay or mainstream media plot to hurt the Republican Party. Some Republicans have even been blaming the boys… Continue Reading
Bush – I can appoint cronies if I want to October 6, 2006 Bush’s latest signing statement insists that Congress can’t force him to appoint a qualified leader for FEMA. Continue Reading
As the Republicans sink don’t forget the quislings. October 6, 2006 Tom Delay on the far right with other rabid Republicans. Jim Oberstar third from the right. Continue Reading
A Hastert Blowout? October 5, 2006 Fox is running a story saying that internal Republican polls indicate that from 20 to 50 GOP Congressman could get dumped at the polls…. Continue Reading
