Prevailing Wage: Day Two
I had a loyal Krustacean help me with the video, with the economy I had to outsource it…Yesterday the State House was going to start debating the prevailing wage bill at 9 a.m., then it was pushed back...
View ArticleRep. McKinley Bailey folds…then does the right thing and votes no!
The young are always so impressionable…Bailey who was thought to be one of the few Pro-Business Democrats, looks to be the vote McCarthy and Murphy need to pass the prevailing wage legislation. Don’t...
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Prevailing Wage Stuck at 50-46
Reps. McKinley Baily and Larry Marek both voted no, and left the building.Voting Machine still open.One vote short of passage.Major blow to House Leadership.Speaker Murphy will keep the voting machine...
View ArticleRep. Larry Marek stands firm on his NO vote.
Rep. Larry Marek told his constituents at his legislative forum this morning that he is firm in his opposition to the prevailing wage legislation. Krusty kudos to Marek for keeping his word.One has to...
View ArticleMurphy’s Madness
If the defeat of the Prevailing Wage legislation wasn’t enough, Speaker of the House Pat Murphy drew more attention to the situation by staging a sit in all weekend long in hopes to switch a no vote to...
View ArticlePrevailing Wage Fallout - IPERS Fraud
Culver’s Influence Not Enough to Pass Prevailing WageYesterday afternoon Kay Henderson had a column about her interview with House Speaker (for now) Pat Murphy. In it Murphy said that Governor Culver...
View ArticleThe Unions assault on Iowa businesses enters a new phase
I thought this was about jobs, good paying jobs, like the ones people who work at Principal Financial Group have…Guess again, it’s about the Union Bosses, and they are pissed off.Change to Win Iowa to...
View ArticleA pattern? I doubt it.
Liberal group attacks Rep. Mertz. Unions attack Principal for being an ABI member and want Treasury to deny them TARP funds because they're member of a group that objects to the union agenda.Seems like...
View ArticleIt’s only Wednesday, and it’s been another bad week for the unions.
First, in what many in the press called a “stunning defeat”, the first of four Big Union bills, Prevailing Wage, went down in flames. Despite the Big Lug twisting arms over the weekend, Big Union...
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Jindal is more than a flash in the pan.
So there is a lot of chatter today about Bobby Jindal’s poor performance in delivering the response to Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress. In the comment section a fellow krustacean asked if...
View ArticleBruce Braley and Leonard Boswell – Iowa Job Killers
Through Wednesday’s passage of H.R. 1105 – The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 - the U.S. House voted to kill a program that allows private sector collection agencies to help the Internal Revenue...
View ArticleObama/Vilsack lash out against farmers, they would rather spend money on fat...
Our esteemed former Governor and current Secretary of Ag had this to say:"If you had a dollar - one dollar - where would you put it?" Vilsack asked. "Would you give it to a child for more nutritious...
View ArticleThe Union Play List: u-Tunes
I thought it might be good to recap the activities of this past week.On Monday, Democrats accepted defeat on the Prevailing Wage. They say they will be back.On Tuesday, the Unions attacked Principal...
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I’m out of here!
This past Thursday was the 3rd anniversary of Krusty Konservative. Usually I make a big deal out of such things and toss around some of my stats. As I’ve said on past occasions, I’m always amazed at...
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Leftovers
I’m packing things up today for the move, but have a couple of things to discuss. State Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald sucks at being the custodian of the IPERS fund.The Des Moines Register has a story...
View ArticleLinn County Residents Raise Their Taxes
Am I the only one who thinks that the residents of Linn County voting for a tax increase to help pay for the rebuilding effort after last year’s flood is a clear indication that their government has...
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Distractions? Or Are Democrats Really This Stupid?
I don’t really know what to make of House Democrats filing two Labor Union bills yesterday. One of the bills, HF 530 would allow union workers to choose their own doctor if they get injured on the job....
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Bob Vander Plaats
Dear Bob,Since you announced you candidacy for Governor on January 26th, I’ve probably been one of your loudest critics. I understand your stance of not responding to “anonymous bloggers.” It would be...
View ArticleGerrmandering!
My liberal friends over at Bleeding Heartland are trying to predict what Iowa’s congressional map is going to look like for the 2012 campaigns. Before I totally destroy their proposal, I would like to...
View ArticleThe Iowa Flood Center: Pure Iowa Pork
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks the Rebuild Iowa bill really doesn’t help much. The good folks at Hawkeye Review had a sobering post about the state’s poor response to help get small...
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I’m with Chet, Bring on the Sponsors!
I know a lot of Republicans want to make hay over Culver wanting to sell sponsorships to cover the cost of Obama’s Health Care forum. I say, have at it. Why should my tax dollars be used to pay for...
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Kevin McCarthy’s Night Court
Many times leaders prophetic, they have an uncanny ability to see into the future. Iowa has its own prophetic leader, Democrat Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.You see, last fall Leader McCarthy was so...
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The Iowa Statesman Pisses Me Off
Let's be honest, every once in a while we are all guilty of kruising through neighborhoods that we would not necessarily want to been seen in.This morning as I was perusing the internet I stumbled upon...
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