That's Not News

This headline out of the Mason City Globe Gazette

Culver campaign says gap is narrowing

It would be news if the Big Lug Nut came out and said --

Branstad is going to win pretty handily!

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Not only would it be news, it would be a politician telling the truth, which would make that news too!

Questionable

It's Brett Favre's official status for today's game, but it works on so many levels.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Poster from a friend in Appleton, Wisconsin.

L Be Damned

Makes you totally want to check it out and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Desperate Times

Leonard BOZO-well must be Democrat because he's a braying ass and the scientific community is united in that fact.

In August, at the Iowa State Fair, Boswell commented on the personal issue that occurred between his opponent Brad Zaun and a one time girlfriend --

"My first thought was because I have worked on women’s issues that I felt badly for the woman involved because she has to live it again. I don’t like that. I think she deserves better...".

Leonard, worried about his re-election, has made a conscious decision to make her live it again, by now featuring it in one of his many negative ads.

Boswell needs to be defeated because Iowans deserve better.

Joe Blow

I'm surprised that Vice President Joe Biden finds it necessary to be on the campaign stump, after all he's stated Dummycrats will “keep the Senate and win the House.”

Biden was in Dubuque trying to bail out the career of CONgressman Bruce Braley.

The Veep, known for running his mouth, mentioned to Iowans that the administration was given a projected deficit of $1.3 trillion when it took office.

So what did team Obama/Biden do with that in 2009?

They quickly turned that into a $1.4 trillion deficit and this year have pared that down to just below $1.3 trillion.

Progress?

Biden also tried to get those in attendance to believe, "Since January of this year, we've created 860,000 private sector jobs. That's more jobs than George W. Bush and the Republicans created in eight years."

The Wall Street Journal credited the Bush administration with about three million jobs (net) created over eight years, Byron York has the figure at about two million new jobs -- net and National Review says net total employment went up by 1.08 million jobs.

PolitiFact has the private sector job growth at 847,000 through September and an overall net loss of nearly 3 million private-sector jobs since Obama/Biden began and nowhere near the 250,000 jobs a month and 500,000 jobs a month Biden promised in April.

It shows, again and again and again, that Biden is less than truthful and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Biden also claims many of those jobs are tied to 30,000 road, bridges, runway, fiber optic cable projects have been started across the country, including 400 in Iowa.

It's what you'd expect from someone who really believes --

"Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive. In the middle of the Civil War, you had a guy named Lincoln paying people $16,000 for every 40 miles of track they laid across the continental United States. ... No private enterprise would have done that for another 35 years."

Thicke Guy Air Time

I was busy when this Francis Thicke commercial came on, so I only heard it and didn't see it.

The only thing I could think was I was listening to Bruce from Family Guy and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I know!

Trifecta

The Blog for Iowa (BfI) scores their third Big Freakin' Idiot Award for this post from some bitter old socialist in Riverside, Iowa (the future home of Captain James T. Kirk).

Sylvester Joe Hoard bought an ad in the Iowa City that BfI calls a great ad.

BFI characterizes the ad as all text, no negative imagery, no violence, no lies.

In the ad, Hoard states --

It's hard to believe that intelligent people can really be so stupid as to even think they really want the Republican Party calling the shots again.

Don't let the leaders of the Republican Party like Sarah Palin make you complete idiots. This woman is a highly dangerous person. the Republican Party is the Party that got us into this mess. Anyone that has a brain should be able to figure that one out.

Sadly, Mr. Hoard hasn't been able to figure it out







And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Mr. Hoard continued --

The people that were and are still set against having a black person as president are doing everything in their power to make the administration fail.

And

They don't come right out and say it, but they are still highly prejudiced when it comes to black people. That is the main reason they won't go along with Obama and the good things that he wants to do for his fellow man.

BfI isn't bright enough to realize that hate speech is negative imagery and long on lies.

Mr. Hoard also believes -- The leaders of the Republican Party should hand their heads in shame.

I believe he means hang their heads in shame, but he claims to be 92 so I'll cut him a little slack.

Proudly, my 98 year old grandmother has more on the ball than either Mr. Hoard or BfI and she has no hate in her heart either.

Those Were The Days

Reading that Terry Branstad has lost 16 pounds on the campaign trail, I thought I'd take the Big Lug Nut back to the future with a picture from his first gubernatorial campaign in 2006.





























The songs lyrics almost seem like they were written for the BLN and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two

(As in double fisting)

Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose

AGain?

Here's hoping Iowa's AG is one of those voted out of office on Tuesday.

Tom Miller announced an agreement with Ferrellgas, to post their prices, after years of complaints.

What was the rush after years?

A tough re-election and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The Iowa Attorney General's office originally thought about suing the company last winter and the agreement doesn't go into effect until January 1.

Because the months of November and December are traditionally so warm that propane sales are almost non existent?

Miller intends "...to approach other propane retailers doing business in Iowa about simplifying pricing."

I'm thinking he won't have years to do that.

That's Messed Up

Someone, somewhere messed up the caption for this Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press Photo in the online Des Moines Register.

Iowa Republican governor candidate Terry Branstad, left, speaks during a political rally as Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, center, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal look on at the Jasper County Republican headquarters in Newton on Wednesday.

They obviously don't know their right from their left and they couldn't find the center if they had too.

That works on so many levels and the scientific community is united in that fact.

For the record, Branstad is on the right and Bobby Jindal is in the center.

I'm not sure who the other gentleman is, but he's no Haley Barbour.

Super Freak?

For most of the baseball post season I've been trying to figure out who San Francisco Giants ace Tim "The Freak" Lincecum looks like.

For awhile I was thinking Edward Scissorhands because of the hair and pasty white skin, but I couldn't make it work.

Watching the first game of the 2010 World Series last night, Chris may have hit on it...Pee-Wee Herman.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.





















Even the Paul Reubens long hair look works, because they both want the ball in a tight situation.

Deja Vu?

I've had this feeling coming from the Big Lug Nut's final campaign push, 72 stops before Election Day, that I've experienced this before.

In Blur of Rallies, Dukakis Steps Up Attacks on Rival

''He's slipping and sliding. We're rocking and rolling.''

"This race is closing very, very fast."

“With one week to go, this poll shows that Chet Culver clearly has the momentum in this race.”

Channeling his inner Michael Dukakis?

It's not the first time and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Personal Responsibility

I'd love for Leonard BOZO-well, or some other Dummycrat like Staci Appel-sauce for brains, to explain to me how a person who accepts responsibility for their debts and pays them off without declaring bankruptcy, or taking any other government assistance, is not taking personal reponsibility.

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most mean dread it." -- George Bernard Shaw



























And the scientific community is united in that fact!

Pollcat

There's something weaselly about the polling the Big Lug Nut cites, and most of the media mouths, in his race against Terry Branstad.

Democratic poll: Culver now within 6 points of Branstad

This poll, conducted October 22 to October 25, has the number of undecided voters at 26%.

A previous poll conducted two weeks earlier by the same company, October 7 to October 10, had the undecideds at 9%.

Undecided's have increased 17 points?

Something smells and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Culver can tout the poll all he wants, but he only picked up 1% support in that period (from 39% to 40%).

Maybe the media shouldn't trust someone who can't get the name of his own poll firm correct.

Global STRATEGY Group is who the Dummycrats use, not Global STRATEGIES Group.

Csonka'd Again

The Liter is proud to award the Ragister their 8th Csonka award for their latest Roses & Thistles column.

A thistle to those who dismissed concerns about the implications of the campaign to unseat three justices of the Iowa Supreme Court. Critics of the same-sex marriage ruling scoffed at the idea that the campaign would change the nature of Iowa's judicial selection process. That's already happened. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are being thrown into the effort, and both sides are waging an all-out campaign on an unprecedented scale. Iowa's judiciary has been thrown back into the political maelstrom, and that is likely to be a permanent - and regrettable - change.

Au contraire and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The judicial selection process is spelled out in the Iowa Constitution, which would need to be amended to be changed and the Iowa Code.

Judges in Iowa are allowed to form campaign committees and raise money, so those seeking the removal of judges and those that seek to retain them are doing nothing illegal.

Besides, the hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent are good for the Iowa economy.

Full Me(n)tal Favre

I almost felt sorry for Brett Favre last night.

Favre was nearly in tears as he hobbled off the field after almost throwing the winning TD in the last 48 seconds.

Then I see -- Report: Favre Admits Sending Sterger Voicemails

Thereby giving new meaning to his nickname the Old Gunslinger.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

This is my rifle.
This is my gun.
This is for fighting.
This is for fun.

The Color Purple

Every day, roughly 85 people in the U.S. take their lives.

The toll includes thousands of adolescents annually.

Suicide is the third-leading case of death for youth ages 15 to 24 and the sixth-leading cause of death for children 5 to 14.

Bullying is just one of many reasons people take their own life.

I'm curious as to what colors the Avant-garde in and out of the media will be wearing this week and why they choose to ignore the bigger picture?

Maybe the moment has passed altogether in our ADHD society.

Scanners

This headline sent chills down my body all the way to my unborn children.

Body scanners unveiled at JFK Airport; Homeland Security Sect. Janet Napolitano doesn't volunteer

A naked X-ray image of Janet Napolitano, thanks for that mental picture and the scientific community is united in that fact.

There's only one way to rid your mind of it...

Fire Away?

Could NPR handle the firing of Juan Williams any worse?

NPR does not see Williams termination as a “...First Amendment issue.”

NPR believes it is an ethics issue, NPR’s ethics code states that journalists “should not express views” in other outlets, like TV shows, that “they would not air in their role as an NPR journalist.”

Sounds like censorship, which makes it a First Amendment issue and the scientific community is united in that fact.

NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller, degraded Williams by saying the views that got Williams fired should remain “between him and his psychiatrist or his publicist.”

Now that's more inline with NPR views that have been expressed previously by Nina Totenberg publicly wishing for the late GOP Sen. Jesse Helms to die a painful AIDS-induced death to NPR affiliate employee Sarah Spitz pining for radio talk show giant Rush Limbaugh's death on a journalists e-mail list.

Interestingly, Schiller was a senior vice president and general manager of New York Times.com prior to joining NPR in 2009.

That would explain the condescending tone in this article that seems to defend Schiller.

NPR had to know what they were getting when they hired Williams in 1999, because he had been working at Fox News since 1997.

I think Williams' days were numbered in the fiberal world when he defended Bill Cosby's criticisms of the black community and then he took it further in 2006 by writing a book.

Duhbate

I was not keyed up for watching the final Iowa Governor's debate.

I don't know if it was because I'd rather be watching playoff baseball, or because I'm ready for this to be over, probably both.

Nurse Ratched, the Ragister's Carolyn Washburn's jowls made her look like a puppet during her introduction.

I did like Branstad's "You've tried hard, but the results speak for themselves. The status quo is not good enough" line, but he went to the well with it one too many times.

It only took about 5 minutes into a debate "focused on the future" for the Big Lug Nut to take us back to the '80s and it was about that time I noticed Culver had a sheen going on his face, but he wasn't sweating.

Culver was again name dropping IBM, Google and Microsoft, just like in the previous debate.

Chris noted that Culver criticized Branstad being for big business and wondered what Culver considers his trinity.

Tax Dodgers, at least Google is per this article --Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes

It must be okay for Google because they, along with Microsoft, are part of an industry that funds Dummycrats to the tune of 66 percent.

It was odd that Culver quoted Wall Street 24/7 as having Iowa seventh best in education and then saying we have the "best schools".

The online publication is actually named 24/7 Wall St and is based in New Rochelle, New York, but is incorporated in Delaware because it's a tax haven.

24/7 Wall St thinks we're 7th in education because more than 90.5% of 25-year-olds having completed high school or the state equivalent.

Which is actually sad, because more than 90% should complete high school by the time they're 18 and the scientific community is united in that fact.

It was false for Culver to claim that the $90 to $180 dollars he's trying to by votes with would put fuel in people's tanks or food on their table, as Culver is proposing a NON- refundable tax CREDIT.

At the 34 minute mark is when Culver started to break into Sweaty Chetty, with his hand to the upper lip/mouth area before and after a question from Dean Borg.

I thought the "Yes or No Lightning Round" was a failure, with hardly any questions being answered with a simple yes or no.

What the hell is, "You need to look in the mirror before you start throwing stones"?

Does Culver mean, Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?

It's okay to say it that way Chet, after all you served as an Elder at Central Presbyterian Church.

Culver evaded the question of how he would re-invent himself, so I'm going with skinnier and less sweaty for him.

You can tell the Big Lug Nut is behind, because he had no sense of humor when asked about how he's been caricatured over the years.

At least Branstad handled it with humor when he kidded about cartoonist Brian Duffy making him look really short, and it was a nice zing at the Ragister's expense as they laid Duffy off nearly two years ago.

WTF Is That?

I tuned into Game 5 of the NLCS, between the Phillies and Giants, as God Bless America was being sung prior to the bottom of the 7th.

Knowing the game was being played in San Francisco, I wasn't sure if that was a woman or a guy in drag and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Chris wasn't 100% sure either and she's spent a large portion of her life doing musical theater as well as a trained operatic singer.

Research tells me it was a cast member of Beach Blanket Babylon, the longest running, campiest show in town.

I know it's a baseball game, but have a sense of decorum.

I've never seen a thespian from Broadway show up and sing in their show costume at Yankee Stadium.

Irving Berlin must be spinning in his grave.

This is how God Bless America should be sung



While trying to track down what this was, a website launched an attack on my computer that made it light up and ding like a pinball machine.

Can't Buy Me Love

Failing to spark enthusiasm with his $90 NON- refundable tax CREDIT (Too little, too late) the Big Lug Nut will take to the stage for the third and final debate in the 2010 race for Iowa Governor.

For those who don't want to waste the hour, here's a synopsis of what will happen --

Culver will not answer the questions asked to him and will spend the time bashing Terry Branstad.

The only mystery will be the exact time Culver will break into Sweaty Chetty.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Culver waited until halfway through the first debate before springing a leak and during the second debate became drenched almost immediately.

Sad Scare Tactic

With Halloween coming before Election Day, CommieTommie Harkin is out scaring Senior Citizens about Social Security.

Harkin told reporters on a conference call arranged by the Iowa Democratic Party that personal accounts are the first step in a GOP plan to eliminate the 75-year-old program.

“If Republicans take control of Congress, that’s one of the first things they’ll do,” Harkin said. “They’ll start doing away with Social Security.”

The only ones who keep talking about this are Dummycrats who need to demagogue the issue for votes, its not in the Republican Pledge To America.

Let's just humor Harkin and say it is.

It appears Iowa's Junior Senator, after serving 35 years in CONgress, needs a refresher on how a bill becomes a law and the scientific community is united in that fact.

President Obama would VETO any such bill and it would lack the sufficient two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate be overridden.

The Sky Is Crying

Showing how arrogant the powers that be are, former Supreme Court justice Mark McCormick made an ass of himself (and the scientific community is united in that fact) at a forum discussing the issue of judicial retention.

McCormick said opponents of retaining the judges have turned “to the mob” rather than the rule of law.

As I've previously opined (The People's Court) it is Iowa Law, specifically section 602.1218 of the Iowa Code, that cites a litany of reasons ending with or any other just and good cause constitutes cause for removal.

McCormick then went pious on the public when he said, “It’s the common tactic of saying the sky is falling when one doesn’t agree with the outcome”, because that is exactly what the proponents of judicial retention are doing with their scare tactics that this vote will change the system and affect court caseloads.

McCormick attacked out of state money for supporting the removal effort, but has been silent on the out of state lawyers and money used to support gay marriage prior to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision, or since.

Another former Supreme Court justice, Robert Allbee, even took a cheap shot when asked whether the retention vote was a referendum on gay marriage, Allbee snarked: “It may just be another referendum on Mr. Vander Plaats. He’s had three already.”

Snark is what I do, not something someone of Albee's station in life should resort to in a public forum.

Beautiful Sunday?

I'm surprised the Ragister is trickling out its endorsements this early, I thought that was a statewide Sunday paper sort of thing.

I haven't caught any comments on blogs about their endorsements.

It seems to me they'll have less effect, than the little they currently have, this way and the scientific community is united in that fact.

So far the Ragister's true to form as they've endorsed CONgressmen Bruce Braley and Dave No Sack...err Loebsack.

I expect they'll continue their endorsement of incumbents with Leonard BOZO-well and Tom Latham, but will support Matt Campbell over Steve King.

I'm torn, but I believe they'll pick Rozanne, err Taxanne Conlin over Chuck Grassley.

I think it's a sister thing for the women of the editorial board, even though Conlin's shown no improvement from the June primary when the Ragister backhandedly endorsed one of her opponents stating none is an especially impressive choice for the job of U.S. senator and We have reservations about all three candidates.

I have no doubt they'll support the Big Lug Nut over Terry Branstad because their coverage has been so over the top for Governor Culver.

Expect endorsements for Attorney General Tom Miller over Brenna Findley, Dave Vaudt for State Auditor over Jon Murphy, Secretary of State Michael Mauro over Matt Schultz, Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald instead of Dave Jamison and Bill Northey rather than Francis Thicke for Agriculture Secretary.

Not being one of the Mathletes, I have the Ragister supporting 3 Republicans and 9 Democrats.

To Mauro, To Mauro

Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro, pictured with some other Secretary of State, received press for launching his first TV spot in his re-election effort.

It's the first TV spot paid for by his campaign anyway and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Michael Mauro! Michael Mauro!
We'll re-elect ya Michael Mauro!
That's La Macchina way!

Desparate But Not Serious

Two weeks to go until Election Day and a Fiberal has to spend time in the People's Republic?

Worse than that, Rozanne, err Taxanne Conlin could only get a crowd described as about 30 people and mostly supportive.

In Iowa City?

Dummycrats know she's sunk too and the scientific community is united in that fact.

CONgressman Dave No Sack...err Loebsack is critical of anyone loaning her campaign money and any of those other folks who want to buy an election in Iowa.

CommieTommie Harkin doesn't believe Conlin can win, noting that from Governor Culver on down the ticket is where victory would come.

The U.S. Senate seat is above Governor on the ballot.

It appears Conlin knows it's over too as she's admitted to having "left the persuasion universe".

Finally, not sure if Conlin made this error or the Press-Citizen, but Grassley's wife is Barbara -- not Mary.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha

Marsha Ternus, chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, has said she will not launch a counter-campaign against groups seeking to unseat her.

Apparently it's undignified, but not illegal, for a Justice to raise campaign funds.

Instead, she's chosen to tour the state on the taxpayers time and money giving speeches that fairness in the courts is at risk.

Courthouses have had to close because of budget cuts, and the scientific community is united in that fact, but she can justify these expenses.

Why not utilize video-conferencing?

The Supremely Non-Campaign Campaign has already visited Des Moines, Dubuque and Ames.

Today the tour takes her to Cedar Rapids, where she'll give a speech and spend the night before another speech.

Other upcoming city tours include Cedar Falls, Fairfield and Sioux City.

What A Nimrod

At first I was thinking Rod Boshart may have been to blame for this mathematical mess up...

Culver said he gets it that the American democratic process works in cycles. He watched his father’s 1964 U.S. House campaign benefit from a Democratic landslide, only to be swept out of the U.S. Senate 16 years later by a Republican tide that brought Ronald Reagan the presidency.

That's odd, because an earlier paragraph in the story mentioned that Culver is 44.

Which means Culver wasn't born until 1966, so he COULD NOT have watched his father's 1964 campaign.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Upon further review, it has to be the Big Lug Nut who's to blame because we all know he's no Mathlete, but the media were morons too.

The Doctor?

The so called Dr. Politics has given his latest diagnosis on the Iowa Governor's race.

Iowa State Professor Steffen Schmidt doesn't believe it's over for the Big Lug Nut.

I'm sure most would agree, but the Dr.'s reasoning seems a bit flawed.

Culver and Terry Branstad will go head-to-head one more time in a televised debate before Election Day.

Schmidt said that debate could hurt Branstad if he follows the same course as the first two.

"It sort of had Branstad repeating the same reasons why he should be governor and it means there are no fresh ideas," said Schmidt.

Excuse me Dr. -- I'm not a professional, but I play one on this blog (and the scientific community is united in that fact) -- but as I recall you had Branstad winning the last debate.

The governor’s physical appearance weakened his presentation, according to Steffen Schmidt, a political science professor at Iowa State.

“(He) looked sweaty and he was constantly touching his nose,” Schmidt said. “If you watched the debate, it was pretty clear Branstad was the winner.”

How is it that a winning strategy would hurt?

Can you say malpractice?

If Culver flicks as much sweat as he did during the last debate, it'll be the pits for his campaign and the final stain on his administration.

Slumdog Millionaire

If I had a Million Dollars, I'd be rich.

It's just a drop in the bucket to Rozanne, err Taxanne Conlin (assets between $12.5 million and $46.8 million) who's trying to buy your love.

The Multi Millionaire trial lawyer is keeping her failing U.S. Senate campaign on life support, and the scientific community is united in that fact, by lending it $1 Million.

Pull the plug Grandma!

Sure hope she doesn't short any staffers or neglect her bills before she pays herself back.

Shoveled Already

Spreading more manure, and the scientific community is united in that fact, President Obama has endorsed the re-election of the Big Lug Nut.

It's not surprising if you consider that Obama's nearly trillion dollars in stimulus money and Culver's I-JOBS, $875 million (plus interest) borrowing scam, haven't produced the jobs that were supposed to be "shovel ready".

I must have misread a Culver spokesman when he said, “There is probably no president in modern history that has spent as much...as Barack Obama".

Or something to that effect.

Fly

Things have gotten a little bumpy for CONgressman Barney Frank after accepting a free luxury jet ride to the Virgin Islands with a financier who got a $200 million federal bailout.

Barney Frank: It’s no crime having pals with money

The last I knew, it's no crime to have money either, but the Dummycrats are intent on changing that and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Frank just didn't receive a free flight, he also stayed free at the billionaire’s tropical mansion and the trip was approved by the House ethics panel because it was an “unusual” case that warranted an exception to rules restricting gifts to members of Congress.

Just another day to "the most honest, most open, most ethical Congress in history."

Practicing What They Preach?

A group known as The Interfaith Alliance of Iowa went around the state yesterday and spread the love.

The group condemned the "influence of an out-of-state extremist group who is playing havoc with Iowa’s retention election."

That's odd, because the Iowa group is one of 17 affiliates of The Interfaith Alliance based out of Washington D.C. and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I certainly don't recall the same statewide effort and concern regarding the out of state groups that came into Iowa with their lawyers and money to support gay marriage prior to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision, or since.

These enlightened leaders asked, "If someone believes differently than you, should you hate them? Should you fear them?”

They then went on to state “I have a growing fear and unease with the Vander Plaats campaign. I personally fear the impact of this out-of-state group on our voters. I also have a fear that our fair and impartial courts will be maligned by this campaign.”

HUH?

WHAT?

Tooth And Tongue

To listen to the Multi-Millionaire trial lawyer, you'd believe the only reason she's not going to beat Chuck Grassley is because of money.

Conlin says her campaign is hurt by an inability to raise enough money

Rozanne, err Taxanne Conlin told the Ragister she expects to spend about $3 million, of which at least $500,000 of that is her money.

Apparently it has nothing to do with Conlin's wacky ideas, such as the $5,000 tax deferral that allows you to spend the money you owe the federal government anyway you please and pay it back over five years.

Even the women at the Ragister weren't buying that one.

Is Conlin's lack of money why only 20 people turned out to hear her speak, this week, at the Greater Des Moines Partnership?

In that speech Conlin spoke of spending $813 million as a "relatively modest" amount.

Is she sure? Conlin's admitted before that "I get my millions and my billions mixed up".

Conlin also told the Ragister, she thinks she has more support among Iowans in general than Grassley.

Really?

Seriously?

“We know for sure the votes are there,” Conlin said. “We know there are enough people who would vote for me that I could win. It is a matter of whether or not we can inspire them to get out and vote.”

Inspiring people doesn't have anything to do with money and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Conlin related how her volunteers have made 350,000 telephone calls -- “Not talking about robocalls,” she said, with a laugh. “That would probably go into the millions. Maybe even the billions.”

There she goes again!

The title of this post comes from Conlin's latest TV commercial.

In previous commercials Conlin likes to relate how "Washington-is-broken".

I agree, but with 160 in the House of Representatives and 58 in the Senate, it's because of too many lawyers!