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Immigration – A Populist Issue In Republican Laps

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Designated2

The right thing to do for legal immigrants and their future is maintaining a strong U.S. national identity. The right thing to do for American citizens is sustainable immigration, not open borders. The pathway to Senate victory in Iowa for … Continue reading →

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TEA Party Demise — Merely Karl Rove’s Wishful Thinking

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Designated2

Tea Party candidates have not been vanquished by the Karl Roves of the Republican Establishment and their Chamber of Commerce keepers.  First of all there were some impressive victories, but beyond them, TEA Party candidates who were defeated in primaries … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Burning

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Designated2

Despicable RINO tactics How is it that the candidate who received the most Republican votes in a Republican primary runoff election does not get the nomination?   Answer: When the pathetic “winning” candidate and the K Street interests propping him up … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Make These People Up

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Designated2

To all those “can’t happen here” optimists, I would refer them to this one story. In effect, Harry “Turd-weight Champion of the World” Reid (that weight division was named in honor of Harry’s brief, but notable amateur boxing career) has … Continue reading →

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Veritas Salad — The Establishment, Manure, and Excuses That Are Manure

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Designated2

Insider Questions . . . Does the spitting match between Governor Branstad and his former chief of staff Doug Gross over “Branstad’s leadership”  have anything to do with the differences with  the Branstad – Romney – Kotchel (Red Wing Communications) … Continue reading →

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Boehner Tantrum Makes Conservatives More Than Cranky

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Designated2

Speaker Boehner’s made comments before a Rotary Club function in his Ohio district mocking  fellow Republicans regarding immigration reform legislation.  Apparently they are not enthusiastic enough for him to present the legislation to them. It was as if they were … Continue reading →

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Those Battling Bastards of the TEA Party — Reflecting on Dick Morris’ Comments

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Designated2

At the Battle of the Bulge near the end of WW II, the German army, in a desperate last gasp effort to turn the tide of the war, broke through allied lines in the Ardennes forest in Dec. 1944. Nazi … Continue reading →

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The Don’t “Scare,” Don’t Inform, Don’t Challenge, Don’t Focus, Don’t Be Relevant, Don’t Do Anything Platform

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Designated2

How else to describe the 2014 Scott County Republican Party Platform (SCRP)? Apparently someone or a small group decided without mandate that the platform should be as content free as possible, except of course for a few specifications near and … Continue reading →

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Debt Ceiling Vote Not Pretty,

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Designated2

Ted Cruz not to blame, unified minority could do more than dysfunctional majority Is the current GOP congressional leadership serious about reducing government or not? We think not.  They did nothing but provide cover for Democrats instead of obtaining concessions … Continue reading →

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Republican Establishment Feeling the Heat and the Cold

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Designated2

Grassroots conservatives, the base of the Republican Party, have let it be known in no uncertain terms that they are not going to be knee jerk supporters of establishment Republican priorities. Nor will they be go-along supporters of business as … Continue reading →

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