Senator Joni Ernst had a great fall in her Iowa town hall and the nation saw the first cracks in Humpty Dumpty. Her defense of the cuts in Medicaid to decrease the deficit rang hollow in that meeting place. It is becoming clear to even the one-eyed kings in the kingdom of the blind that ...
I’ve disagreed with Senator Joni Ernst and her policies before. But I’ve never felt more insulted and embarrassed for Iowa by her actions than I was on May 31 by her non-apology for saying “we all are going to die” at a town hall in Parkersburg. Saying we’re all going to die is ...
Since first being sworn into the U.S. Senate during the 97th Congress on Jan. 3, 1981, I’ve entered the rectangular, two-story chamber located on the north wing of the U.S. Capitol countless times to introduce legislation, deliver a speech or cast my vote on behalf of Iowans. It’s a ...
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If an opinionated old guy from southern Iowa delivered the recent commencement address at the United States Military Academy, my message would have contrasted with the one given by another opinionated old guy, one from Queens, N.Y., by way of the White House. When I was a newspaper editor, I ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. I’d like to add a third one: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Her flippant “we all are going to die” comment at a May 30 town hall is one to remember as we look ahead to ...