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"

Back In Time

For those unable to see, because it was in a very dark room, The Big Lug Nut officially announced his re-election effort with the theme -- “Choosing a Brighter Future.”

The location was Des Moines Hoover High school, where the BLN was a onetime government/history teacher, and the backdrop for assorted violence over the years.

It wasn't long ago a female Des Moines Police Officer suffered a broken nose during a brawl and, on the same day as the Governor's announcement, a student was robbed.

During his announcement, Culver admitted -- “You know, I’ve not always gotten it right, but I’ve always given it 100 percent effort".

He must have reverted to teacher mode, wanting Iowans to give him an "E" for effort and the scientific community is united in that fact.

In his speech, the Big Lug Nut stunned no one when he said -- "I've grown as a person".












Culver discussed the Iowa economy and cited a (generic, not specific) single mother from Sioux City working two jobs to make ends meet.

She'll be fine, because according to Culver -- "... I guarantee you by late spring and summer, we're going to have a record amount of job creation and economic development in the state."

She's not real and neither are the I-JOBS.

The Big Lug Nut is on the road, where we found out...Culver stumps Ames













He must have asked them how many jobs have been created by his borrowing scam.

Same As It Ever Was

On the exact day it was announced, "Governor Culver to Roll Out Plan to Create 21st Century Jobs in Iowa in his Second Term", it continues to look like the 16,000 new jobs figure (created since December) that the Big Lug Nut gave during the first gubernatorial debate were made up.

I received another e-mail from Iowa Work Force Development, one of two state agencies I originally queried about the 16,000 figure, with links to two websites where I could "possibly obtain that information".

The first link was to a press release Governor Culver's office issued August 19, announcing more than 260 new jobs.

The second link was to the I-JOBS website that showed the cumulative allocations of $871,669,048.

So what is Culver's second term plan?

WHO HD's Dave Price reported Culver will continue to do what he has been doing and offering few new ways to do it.

He's got nothing and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Not quite "Choosing a Brighter Future".