Ro Khanna is rural Iowa’s real congressman
There’s a software revolution in America today, and rural Americans need to be armed. It’s possible Ro Khanna did more for Greene County, Iowa, in 16 hours on a past [...]
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Posted January 02, 2019in Political Mercury
Posted December 05, 2018in Political Mercury
As your ‘conservative’ columnist, let me report the death threats
Abortion questions elicit extraordinary responses. Back in 2002, Doug Gross smiled widely as he fielded the question. “Your reputation proceeds you,” the Republican candidate for governor said in my office. [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Political Mercury
Let me go to the bathroom on my own
Enduring some disquieting treatment in President Trump’s Council Bluffs media pen On this night in Council Bluffs, there would be the stage antics, the stand-up routine from the president, the [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Political Mercury
It’s hard to admit, but Andrew Yang may be right
It feels, sounds and smells like surrender of the basic, motivating values of more than 40 years for me. And it will to most of you, too. The facts, though, [...]
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Posted September 05, 2018in Political Mercury
$1,000 a month for you — no questions asked
A universal basic income is best response as capitalism turns on ‘normal people,’ Democratic candidate for president says. Andrew Yang is seeking to shake the very foundation of how Iowans [...]
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Posted August 01, 2018in Political Mercury
President Trump’s social media gauntlet would have turned ‘True Gentleman Ray’ into ‘Hanoi Bob’
Ray’s genius was coalition building; Trump’s is the surgical precision of his division seeding. Jordan vs. LeBron. Magic or Kobe? In beer-and-burger debates at bars around the nation, in ferocious [...]
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Posted July 04, 2018in Political Mercury
Defend the billionaire, attack the millionaire
Grassley says Republicans’ economic-class-based strategy against Hubbell is “a problem.” Back in 1976, we gathered as kids around the console TV for what amounted to national viewings of primetime movies, [...]
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Posted June 06, 2018in Political Mercury
Steve King makes his case for re-election to Congress
Protecting the unborn. In answering a wide-open question about what he’d most like to see associated with his re-election campaign, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, didn’t hesitate in spotlighting the [...]
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Posted May 02, 2018in Political Mercury
Legalizing pro and college sports wagering is good for rural Iowa
Younger gamers have different demands and expectations. Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson posted a record month, week and day in March, casino President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Timmons reported at [...]
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Posted April 04, 2018in Political Mercury
Where will President Trump fall on defining issue for Iowa economy?
Political fight will have implications for two of the more vital figures in Iowa’s economy — the price of corn and soybeans. Some of the nation’s top renewable-fuels and corn [...]
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