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"The American people are slow to wrath, but once that wrath is kindled, it burns like a consuming flame." --Theodore Roosevelt
Des Moines County GOP

A Memorial Day Message

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This holiday weekend, you and I will join other Americans in saluting the soldiers of our country and honoring their memory. 

Initially, Memorial Day was enacted as a day to honor union soldiers following the Civil War.  Now much more broadly celebrated, it is a day to honor those who have gone before us and in many cases also a day to pay homage to the living; the nearly 27 million veterans who are our family, our friends and our neighbors.

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Choosing a better Iowa

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The first step in choosing a better Iowa is choosing a better governor

May 21, 2010

I’ve traveled all across the state this week talking with people about the need for real leadership in Iowa. Over the last three-and-a-half years, we’ve seen Governor Chet Culver run away with spending your hard-earned money. We’ve seen him spend so much money that he had to take it away from local schools, forcing property tax increases.

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Government debt is on the rise in Iowa

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May 21, 2010

Not only have Iowans witnessed hefty increases in state spending, the unemployment rate and property taxes during the last few years, but we have seen an alarming spike in public debt.

As it stands today, Iowa now has the most debt in the state’s 164 year history. A recent tally shows that Iowa has nearly $1.1 billion in public debt associated with our prisons, Vision Iowa spending, school infrastructure, and Governor Culver’s failed I-JOBS program.

Last Updated on Monday, 31 May 2010 08:43 Read more...
 

Restoring Iowa's Proud Heritage in Education

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The end of the school year is upon us. Students are scrambling to finish their remaining projects and finals, proud parents and grandparents are seeing their sons and daughters graduate from high school and college and energetic youngsters are eagerly anticipating the beginning of their summer vacation.

Schools are busy finalizing their budgets and preparing for next year. Since Governor Culver and legislative Democrats underfunded K-12 education by $162 million dollars while still spending the second most amount of money in Iowa history, schools are making deep cuts and property taxes are going up. Culver’s property tax increases are collectively estimated to be near $182 million but could be as high as a half billion dollars.

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A Message to Ponder

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For some reason, people have difficulty structuring their arguments when arguing against supporting the currently proposed immigration revisions. This lady made the argument pretty simple. NOT printed in the Orange County Paper....

Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they're pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been published; but, with your help it will get published via cyberspace!

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"David LaBonte"

My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by 
sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:12 Read more...
 

Iowa needs energy

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We need clean, affordable, abundant and reliable energy to power the growth and job creation of the future. With plentiful and dependable sources of lower cost energy brings the opportunity for widespread private sector job creation and the revitalization and renewal of our communities.

Though this year’s legislative session may have been one of missed opportunities when it comes to encouraging private sector job creation, implementing responsible budgeting and providing property tax relief, the Legislature did take a major step forward in the area of energy production.

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