Spike,

"When asked directly if Conlin, a former president of the American Trial Lawyers Association, currently supports the tax break or has ever advocated it, her campaign spokesman instead repeated previous unsubstantiated criticism of incumbent Chuck Grassley."

Taxanne Conlin loves to bitch tax the rich. That is unless the rich happen to be fellow trial lawyers. There must be something in the water Taxanne consumed in Canada recently.

When Taxanne comes to town again spouting how she will tax everybody but you and rain goodies on you, ask her about taxing trial lawyers. See if she dodges and weaves. Take a tape recorder. The Ad Vertiser will not report it. Send the MP3 to Spike.

Not all hope is lost. There is always Supervisor Heland. He will tax anything, everything and everybody.

PH

Taxanne won't answer that question. After she screwed her co-counsels in the Microsoft case, Taxanne would be paying more taxes.

Taxanne and her husband have fed off the taxpayers for years just like Heland.

Spike

Spike:

Barney Frank represents everything that’s wrong with government. Barney Frank along with Chris Dodd created the worst financial disaster for America since the great depression. Toss in that witch Pelosi and we have the three most dangerous people to American life.

Frank doesn’t mind wasting billions of taxpayer dollars but he sure bitches when he doesn’t get a dollar discount to enter a gay club for which he wasn’t even a member.

How the people of Massachusetts continue to want Barney to represent them in congress is subnormal behavior by an entire state. I guess Massachusetts is just a “special case” state because they elected John Kerry who despite his tax preaching rhetoric failed to pay taxes on his 70 foot yacht he tied up in Rhode Island in order to not pay something close to $500,000 in taxes to Massachusetts for his $7 million dollar yacht. Something about Democrats that makes them think taxes are for the masses and not them we know this because the Obama staff is chucked full of tax evaders.

The Obama administration is all about controlling the masses while he and his regime live the good life at taxpayer expense.

Disgusted

"Remember when Speaker Mop & Glo promised to clean up the House?"

Spike:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the world’s worst cleaning lady. How has she fulfilled her vaunted promise to “drain the swamp” and preside over the “most ethical Congress in history”? By shrugging her shoulders, downplaying the gravity of myriad ethics charges against corruptocrat Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel and waiting for the “political chips” to “fall where they may.” Imagine a custodial service that fixed toilet clogs by letting the overflowing waste and polluted waters “fall where they may.”

I say, root them turds out in November.

GW

Spike,

"Almost 5 million California adults say they could use help with a mental or emotional problem, according to a survey released Wednesday by researchers at UCLA. About 1 million of them meet the criteria for "serious psychological distress."

California has serious mental health issues. All those fad religions and self help gatherings must not be working. The worse of their worse have been institutionalized out of state.

Arguably the worst of all in said institution is called Madam Speaker.

This problem has become a plague. Madam Speaker Pelosi's malady has hit home in the form of Congressman Loonsack. Symptomatic tax and spend without end at our Court House goes by the name of Heland's Disease.

Enforced voter reality checks in the form of removal from office are the only known cure.

SF

Spike,

"An Iowa City man temporarily residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to study art has filed a lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a complaint filed July 26."

What makes this guy thinks he has the right not to be told every aspect of his life is subject to government control? Who does he think he is, an illegal alien in Arizona?

GN

Spike,

"Iowa’s slate of Socialist Workers Party candidates want to win election in 2010, but they’re more interested in launching a movement to empower workers."

Taxanne Conlin, Dave Loonsack, Senator Courtney and Supervisor Heland, who could ask for anything more?

IG

Where does our drunk ex-mayor Mike Edwards fit into this socialist movement?

Spike

Spike,

"We’re of the working-class socialists, the revolutionary socialists and we have really nothing in common with Obama and with people of his ilk.”

The Iowa Socialist Workers Party is putting distance between themselves and Barry Obama. Their candidate for Governor, David Rosenfeld, has stated their case.

Unlike Governor Culver, Mr. Rosenfeld gives the impression of intelligence. Mr. Rosenfeld's honesty and command of language as a tool is admirable. What about other Socialists?

Will Congressman Loebsack denounce his failed, fellow Socialist President? State Senator Courtney would have much in common with a Governor Rosenfeld administration. Will Tom tell the truth too?

If you really want Socialism, vote the Socialist Workers Party ticket. Just don't be surprised if they should win, they too will fail.

No matter how good the candidate, bad ideas always fail.

Zeppo Lynn

Just remember: The names may have changed, but the philosophy is the same. The goal of the Weather Underground was a “dictatorship” of a “new democracy” that develops into socialism. Tonight, we focus on what a dictatorship is: "An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator."

Well, that could never happen in America, right? I swear, if I hear one more person say that...But you tell me: Are we heading in the direction of individual liberty or an all-powerful government controlled by few?

Click Here for the entire show.

Spike,

Just heard that Dresser Rand and the the union just voted to take a dollar an hour away! Wonder what the city and chamber think about giving them $1 mil for the dump on Central Street?!

I know that the criminals have been approved for flood money for the property $1 mil., and they over paid about $800 Thou for it!

Now it seems that Dresser Rand is in financial trouble and is taking money from people that work for a living in Burlington, Iowa!

Wonder if Supervisor Heland will take a dollar from the county employees?! Or not, because the raise they got last year was more than a dollar!

Heland just got bad news today it seem the county will have to buy the houses in the flood zone and cap wells and septic tanks to the EPA satisfaction! Where will Heland get the money?! OH Yeah RAISE TAXES!

KP

Spike,

"Oldaker lawyer Phu Hunyh is also the treasurer for a fundraising committee called the "Rangel Victory Fund." This is different from Rangel's principle campaign committee ("Rangel for Congress") and Rangel's PAC ("National Leadership PAC"). The treasurer of those two committees is Basil Paterson, father of New York Gov. David Paterson, a former union boss, and now a senior member of a law firm that also lobbies."

Charlie Rangel will get the best legal defense money can buy. Charlie needs all the help his corrupt little butt can get.

What about those who depended on Charlie's help in the past?

Our Congressman Loebsack got $5,000 from Charlie to insure Dave would "represent us." The Nutty Professor is in trouble this year. If not Charlie himself, will Charlie's friends still have enough cash left to help Dave?

Ned Brainard, Ph.D.

Spike:

Arizona has something like 70 to 90 miles within its borders that are very dangerous for Americans. The government has posted signs expressing the dangers of entering portions of Arizona because of drug runners, criminals and illegal persons who seem to think it’s their right to sneak into the United States since our federal government doesn’t care to protect or enforce our constitution.

I wonder what part of this oath Mr. Obama fails to understand: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

I wonder what could be so hard for him to understand when he took his oath of office. Come on Barry someone like you should understand what you said when sworn in or did your Harvard education leave out American History and the Constitution.

Then we have the congress whose oath is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

Our congress doesn’t seem to understand their oath either because they fail to protect the citizens of America from illegal aliens swarming across our borders at will and stealing American jobs under the false “Americans won’t do those jobs” lie. Not only do they steal American jobs but they lower the entire wage system by working for substandard wages and living off of the American taxpayers through our government both local and state, our schools, our charities and the list just goes on and on.

I think we need to rid ourselves of the Harvard myth that assumes if someone went to Harvard their well educated and bright. I see nothing in Obama or any of his tax cheater appointees that would make me believe the Harvard myth at all. From what I’ve seen the best coming out of Harvard is their ability to scam their way into government positions while never excelling in anything including their positions in government. How long will Americans continue to be duped by this Harvard myth of excellence in education?

By the way these invaders of our country are just trashing Arizona with their tons of litter thrown throughout the desert. Remember these are uneducated people and have never been taught respect for anything having to do with the environment. They pose a greater risk to the environment than global warming (another myth). Maybe, “Unable to keep it in his pants” Al Gore could make them understand what a garbage can is for.

This can be seen in and around Burlington with our new citizens who just throw trash wherever they finish with the container. Just take a look around 1626 Dodge at all the trash strewn about the yard and street, third world right here in Burlington.

Worried

Spike,

"Although the prices are high, enthusiasts say that electric cars can reach a large, untapped market for vehicles with little or no tailpipe emissions."

The government bailed out General Motors. In return, GM has produced the Obamamobile. It is indicative of the idiocy that demanded it.

Costing $41,000 with a $7,500 tax credit that must be made up somehow, you could get a 4 wheel drive pick up truck for less. Like Obamacare, it is an expensive piece of touchy feely seat coverings that nobody wants.

Who will buy it?

Watch your local government budgets. The Obamamobile sounds like something Supervisor Heland would make Des Moines County purchase. These vehicles will save all the cottonwood trees along Flint Creek. Tourists will then flock to see Stars Cave Nature Center and we will all have jobs.

Heland's logic makes as much sense as an Obamamobile.

Robert McNamara went from the Edsel at Ford Motor Company to producing the Vietnam War under Lyndon Johnson. Now that Barry has given us the Obamamobile, what's next?

R. E. O.

Heland will need the industrial version.

Spike

Spike,

"More than 550 people plan to ride on 11 buses to Arizona to stage a protest and launch a partnership with Arizona groups to boost voter registration. During the one-day trip, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, participants will meet with Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris, march to the state Capitol and hold a vigil."

Liberals are upset with Arizona. Arizona is enforcing the law on illegal aliens. If the illegal aliens go home, how will they vote for liberals?

Of course, only American citizens are supposed to vote. Remove the safe guards to protect a citizen's vote from being canceled by an illegal alien's vote. It is much easier to do so in Iowa these days.

Thanks to Senator Courtney and his comrades, Iowa has same day voter registration. Flood the polling places. Create a back log. Harried poll workers expediting the process may not catch illegal aliens, felons, nor others who should not be voting.

Wave flags and expound platitudes found in grade school Civics text books. Claim any who demand protecting the ballot by rightful process are racist Nazis trying to subvert democracy.

All the ranting against enforcing immigration laws has nothing to do with compassion for aliens here illegally. It has everything to do with keeping liberals in power to continue taxing and spending.

Pancho

Spike,

Don't you just love Popeye Barney Frank bitchin' over a senior discount for a boat ride to Fire Island?

All you Dems, he's your guy.

DG

"WARNING: Incredibly annoying radical/hippie speak ahead. On Monday night, we learned about the Weatherman manifesto from 1969 and how they and other likeminded revolutionaries are now in very powerful positions. If you miss anything go to GlennBeck.com and read the manifesto. The authors recognized the typical historical progression of revolution that usually takes two steps. The first step was to set up, in their words, a "dictatorship" of a "new democracy" - a key word- a compromise between the poor and working classes. Then, out of the "new democracy" develops socialism.

Click Here for the full show.

Spike,

According to this article the European recovery is working due to conservative fiscal policy that includes a halt to spending.

"German business confidence is soaring while U.S. consumer sentiment sinks.

Britain's second-quarter economic growth was almost twice as fast as expected, the strongest in four years.

Meanwhile, economists have steadily marked down forecasts for Friday's U.S. gross domestic product report.

What happened to Europe being the weak link in the global economic recovery?

Whatever the explanation and despite the divergence, there are signs that both regions will cool down in the second half of the year.

The U.S. "economy entered the second quarter with plenty of momentum but exited with very little, said IHS Global Insight economist Brian Bethune."

The rest of the world just passes us by while our president and his cabinet play dress up and try to act like grown-ups.

BN

Spike,

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island's popular gay haunt, The Pines, last Friday.

Liberals like Loebsack, Harkin, and Barney Frank spent billions easier than we do dimes. After all, they are not spending their money. They are spending our money.

When liberals spend their own money, what a difference. Barney Frank pitched a bitch because he was properly denied a $1.00 discount. Barney Frank should have contacted his U. S. Senator about this outrage.

Rhode Island is closer to Fire Island than Taxachusetts. John Kerry could have sailed on down on his yacht and given Barney a ride.

Long D. Silver

No Barbara, Our Armed Forces Serve With Honor

"There is one document that explains the reason for many of the actions we're seeing from this administration. It's the June 18th, 1969 manifesto from The Weathermen. Where is this hatred for America coming from? From people who share the ideology found in this manifesto. It was "submitted" by a handful of Weathermen radicals, most notably Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn and Jeff Jones. This will seem to many like ancient history, but if you don't know history, you won't know where you are and you won't know your future."

Click Here for the entire show.

Spike:

I see where Mike Sweet was spewing his left wing venom again concerning the editorial about Ms. Sherrod’s firing by Vilsack stating it was on Fox and they caused her to be fired. Well, wrong again Mike it was PBS and the NAACP that were the real life culprits and not Fox news.

Just goes to show what the left will do via their lies to cause American distrust and this time it backfired on the administration, NAACP and PBS, plus our local “venom” spewer Mike - all of which are untruthful and a prelude to further destruction of truth and honesty in journalism. Had Mike been living in Germany back in the 30’s and 40’s he’d of been the right hand man of Mr. Goebbels at best, a natural fit for a man of Mike’s talent.

Next time you pick up a Hawkeye just remember who’s doing the lying when you read their political stories and who’s censoring the stories you read in order to make you believe the regime is on your side.

Remember the left is only about 20 percent of the population, yet they control most news, teachers, hate groups, municipalities, government unions, college professors, the president, the congress all of which are against the freedoms we have in the United States; so it will be a real struggle to rid our country of these parasites gnawing away at our constitution and not buying the Hawkeye will be just a small step in our efforts to rid ourselves of the democratic left wing zealots.

JG

Lawn Mowing Bills Eating Up City Budgets

Spike,

"Around the nation, cities and towns facing grim budget circumstances are grasping at unlikely — some would say desperate — means to bolster their shrunken tax bases. Like Beatrice, places like Dayton, Ohio, and Grafton, Ill., are giving away land for nominal fees or for nothing in the hope that it will boost the tax rolls and cut the lawn-mowing bills."

The City of Burlington, with invaluable assistance from State Senator Courtney, spent millions to create a vacant lot. Where once property taxes were paid, pig weed proliferates.

A forlorn for sale sign and caveat emptor comedy of a web site have not sold the property.

Has the time come to divide up the property and offer it up as urban homesteads for those willing and with the means to improve the property?

Sick of paying for it all

Liberals Tax Unto Others & Run

Spike,

"Senator John Kerry found himself answering questions Monday about his new $7 million yacht and the controversy about where he's docking it."

John Kerry's yacht ain't Mike Sweet's jon boat. In order to avoid $570,000 in serious sales and excise taxes in Taxachusetts, Senator and beaten presidential candidate John Kerry docked his trot line runner down the coast in Rhode Island.

So much for Senator Kerry's fair share and social consciousness. Others must pay the bills to soothe the Senator's guilty conscious over the plight of the poor of whom he is the opposite.

Senator Kerry is just like all those evil business people State Senator Courtney has vowed to get even with. Senator Kerry has crossed state lines for a better deal.

What a wonderful way to make more poor people to feel guilty about and raise taxes to "help."

TK

Spike,

In BELL, Calif. Several hundred angry residents from a modest blue-collar Los Angeles suburb marched Sunday to call for the resignation of the mayor and some City Council members in a protest sparked by the sky-high salaries of three recently departed administrators."

The standard of living for those in the private sector declines. Not so for many in the public sector. Those footing the bill are marching.

Bell appears further down the road to ruin than Burlington. There are some here who would like to catch up. The more taxes the better is their motto.

Save some shoe leather. Vote Heland out this November and put the rest on notice.

T. X. Mort

West Burlington Continues To Ignore the IFC and NRA

July 25, 2010

After being contacted by members of both the NRA and the IFC, the Mayor of West Burlington continues to believe that he can ignore state law. One of our members did some fantastic research on the passage of West Burlington's Chapter 30 back in 2002. In fact, as evidenced by the minutes from two City Council meetings, Mayor Trousil and the City Council were FULLY AWARE that their actions were illegal, yet they chose to move forward anyway. Here are some excerpts from the minutes:

8/12/2002 Council Minutes

PUBLIC SAFETY – Discuss Restricting the Carrying of Firearms or Weapons in Public Buildings to Law Enforcement Personnel – Council Member Johnson said he asked for this topic to be placed on the Agenda. He said in the past the Council had required any one attending Council Meetings to be checked for weapons. He would like to see this reinstated.

Al Nielson, Hwy 99, presented a copy of the section of the Iowa Code which he said prohibits political subdivisions of the state from enacting an ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal transfer, lawful transportation, registration, or licensing of firearms when the ownership, possession, transfer, or transportation is otherwise lawful under the laws of the state. He said individuals who have permits to carry have already gone through specific procedures. He objects to further restrictions and believes it is prohibited.

George Marzek Jr. stated Des Moines County prohibits weapons other than law enforcement and wondered how they get around the law. (Which is why Des Moines County has been a RED county for quite some time, since they “prohibit” weapons there. --SM)

Council Member Pilger wondered how effective meetings would be if guns were displayed on the table while meetings were being held. (Why would you put your guns on the table? They are far more useful -and safe - if kept properly in their holsters! --SM)

The Council agreed to present the question to the City Attorney for an opinion.

(On 9/23/2002 the City Council waived the 2nd and 3rd reading of the weapons ban ordinance and passed it with one reading. And some objected at that time also. Note the arrogance of Mayor Trousil in pushing this through with just one reading, AND in trying to stop the citizens from having the chance to comment on this ordinance!)

Consider Ordinance Establishing Firearm/Weapons Free Zones in Municipal Buildings – Mayor Trousil presented an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to the Council for consideration. Crowner moved, second by Johnson, to approve the first consideration of an Ordinance establishing Firearm/Weapons free zones in Municipal Buildings in the City of West Burlington. Mayor Trousil asked for comments from the Council. There were none. Visitors in the audience wanted to comment on the Ordinance but the Mayor said the Council had heard all of the arguments before and did not feel they would add anything new. Council Member Hockett argued this was not the policy followed in the past. He said the Council had never denied public comment about any topic they wanted to discuss. Mayor Trousil said we have been through it all before and he doesn’t want to hear it again. He called for the roll call. Ayes: Lees, Crowner, Pilger and Johnson. Nays: Hockett. Motion carried.

Consider Resolution Waiving Second and Third Reading of an Ordinance – Lees moved, second by Pilger, to approve a Resolution Waiving the Second and Third Reading of an Ordinance. Roll call. Ayes: Johnson, Lees, Pilger and Crowner. Nays: Hockett. Motion carried.

The following Persons commented on the Firearms/weapons Ordinance.

Laverne Schroeder, Iowa Sportsman Federation – Des Moines, Iowa – thinks the Ordinance is null and void

Charles Varboncoeur - 718 Leffler - first time residents have not been allowed input on a subject. As a tax payer he doesn’t want his taxes to go up to pay because of this ordinance.

Carl Brooks – Burlington – if more persons had guns it would be safer.

Bill Kreamalmeyer – Rural West Burlington – has right by law to protect himself and family and the Council has no right to take it away from him.

Bill Mullen – Ft. Madison – asked if the City is willing to defend this Ordinance in court. Also asked why was it necessary to waive the second and third reading of an ordinance.

Sylvia Kreamalmeyer – Rural West Burlington – asked if Council was going to provide gun lock box for visitors at Council Meetings.

Al Nielson, Burlington – Council has always been opened to public discussion, thinks is it appalling no chance was provided; supposed to be democracy.

http://www.westburlington.org/archive/minu...2002/092302.htm

As this case develops, it has far reaching effects for the rest of the state. Should West Burlington prevail, it will only give other localities the courage to do the same thing. That would turn Iowa into a patchwork-quilt of local ordinances that could easily trap anyone visiting from other counties – or even other states.

That is totally unacceptable. There is one statewide firearms law, and that is the only law that any locality should be enforcing. Imagine if Iowa traffic laws that would make a criminal out of a driver varied from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. How long do you think that would stand before there was an uproar about it?

Mayor Trousil apparently doesn't even believe that those who write him are worthy of a response beyond a canned response that everyone has received so far. To him, we are all apparently gnats on his posterior end. (Or at least “nut jobs.”)

We need YOU to use the Iowa Firearms Coalition Action Center to flood the mailboxes of Mayor Trousil and the rest of the West Burlington City Council today. If you've done this once already, do it again. West Burlington is like any other city in Iowa. The economic downturn has left the city with sinking revenues and increasing debt, and the last thing the citizens of West Burlington need is to be spending money to defend a law that is illegal to begin with.

This absolutely has everything to do with every member on this mailing list that lives in Iowa. Not just members who live in West Burlington or Des Moines County. A successful attack on preemption is like a cancer. Once it begins, it is hard to stop. Now is the time to put an end to this practice and be ever vigilant for other attacks on preemption throughout the state. Visit the IFC-AC today to show your disgust for the West Burlington law, the way it was enacted, and your support for efforts to get it repealed.

If you need more information on what's happening with this ordinance, or what Mayor Trousil has been saying, you can find that by going to this article on the Des Moines Examiner web site.

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