It’s the home stretch! I’ve been campaigning now for 21 months. Over a year in a primary for the United States Congress and 7 months after I made the switch to run for the Iowa House. I have been enjoying every minute of it, even though the physical and mental requirements can be, at times,…
Month: October 2016
United We Stand
When President John F. Kennedy changed the tax structure to lower the highest marginal rates, while closing loopholes, it was effective because it was a balance of the right amount and in the right way. It was a confluence of fairness, equitability, and accountability that led to economic stimulus. But, numbers alone are not why…
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. And Wrong.
My oldest son, who is now 17, likes to talk politics now and again. I love that he is showing interest in what has been his father’s passion, and he has been coming to the table with his own ideas. Occasionally he will come right out with what is on his mind. “Dad, why you don’t…