Every Dollar You Ernst

Okay….Republicans swept into Washington in one of the biggest political polarity shifts in history.  I worked for Democrats to keep that from happening, but ultimately it came as no surprise.  Mistakes were made, Democratic blocks didn’t vote, historically this happens anyway, and an unpopular President was reflected onto his party. My focus has shifted away…

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Are you kidding?

Does this ever happen to you?  You’re having an argument with someone when they accuse you of a certain behavior, and you respond, “Are you kidding? I was just going to say the same thing about you!” Apparently, the criterion by which we judge others is not always applied to ourselves.  This happens to me a lot…

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Unnecessary Roughness!

I had a revelation while attending a college football game.  Perhaps, it wasn’t so much of a revelation as it was a connecting of the dots between human nature and politics, and it triggered a realization. I am an Iowa boy, born and raised, once again living in the “Fields of Opportunities” and I have always rooted…

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