Hey Bartender

I'm amazed at the Big Lug Nut's campaign, and some in the medias buy in, that I-JOBS isn't about jobs.

The name I-JOBS must be confusing them and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Even before Culver called it I-JOBS, his proposed less catchy Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Investment Bonds (RIIIBs? ...mmm ribs) was designed to "create jobs" and "strengthen the economy".

He then used his “Shovel Ready” tour to show the immediate impact the I-JOBS program could have.

In early community visits to places like Clinton, March 2009, Culver emphasized -- "This proposal is all about job creation and economic development".

"This is going to allow us to create not only really good construction jobs....but, potentially a number of really good paying permanent jobs".

"What we're trying to do with this bonding proposal...we want to create jobs, we want to invest in bricks and mortar, we want to invest in economic development opportunities".

In September 2009, James Q. Lynch of the Cedar Rapids Gazette weighed in with -- As its name implies, Iowa’s...I-JOBS initiative is about job creation.

However, his next sentence showed the problem -- So where are they?

Lynch found the possibility of employment for 20 bartenders and three clergy.

Dave Price, until he took a break for the birth of his son -CONGRATS!, has hounded Culver and company since April over how many jobs have been created.

Because the jobs aren't there, and to take advantage of the Lake Delhi dam crisis, Culver's camps have tried to shift focus to flooding.

Culver campaign manager Donn (the second N is silent) Stanley criticized a Terry Branstad ad (What Jobs?) as showing “a combination of being arrogant and being out of touch that they are attacking a program that has been helping flood victims at a time of another big flood.”

The administrations official spokesperson, James Flansburg, said of the job numbers, “That’s only one element to it.”

Tim Albrecht, a Branstad spokesman, put it -- “Changing their message midstream does not change the fact this program has failed to create the number of jobs promised.”

Midstream...LOVE IT!

Future This

The Cedar Rapids Gazette expanded on the James Q. Lynch story concerning Tyler Olson's "good week".

Lynch had said that the 40 attendees were closer to the 37-year-old Cedar Rapids businessman’s age than to that of his 60-something potential opponents.

This photo, that accompanied the article, shows that to be a gray area and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Olson is harping on the nearly 30 year age difference between he and Governor Branstad, with -- Our opportunity lies in the future, not in the past.

The Big Lug Nut, then 44, tried a similar tactic in 2010 opting for his re-election effort theme -- “Choosing a Brighter Future.” and stating Branstad was a "past we can't repeat".

If Olson gets the Dummycrat nomination, Branstad needs to go Old School Ronald Reagan on his ass --

"I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience"

Who Said?

Here's an odd article from James Q. Lynch in the Cedar Rapids Gazette 

Harkin, Braley both say splitting farm policy is bad move

CommieTommie Harkin is not quoted, or even mentioned, once in the article.

You know CommieTommie can't keep his mouth closed and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The only members of the Iowa Congressional delegation not mentioned, were Harkin and Dave No Sack...err Loebsack.

That Dangerous Age

James Q. Lynch calls this a good week for Tyler Olson.

Making this a "good week" was a meet-and-greet campaign event Thursday in Coralville that drew 40-some people were closer to the 37-year-old Cedar Rapids businessman’s age than to that of his 60-something potential opponents.

Forty 40 and under folks seems sort of sad for the People's Republic, where there's a plethora of both youth and 60 somethings (aka Hippies) and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Tyler, who's been a part of the problem for the past 8 years, seems to have a specific problem respecting his elders.

Olson's also at the age where they think they know everything.

Remember, Youth is wasted on the young, or more accurately -- Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.