Archive for September, 2011
CyHawkThoughts – Week 5
Steve & Chuck discuss Iowa’s win over the University of Louisiana Monroe along with grading the Hawks through the first 3 weeks. Some big 12 expansion is covered with some talk about Iowa State’s big matchup with the Texas Longhorns. They give there picks on three more college games with Steve holding a slight edge [...]
On The Issues, Democrats Lose
I previously reported on the voting public’s positions on various issues and their stance opposing Democrat positions. A plurality (44 percent) are fiscal Conservatives while a small minority (11 percent) are fiscal Liberals. 2/3 want the border controlled before dealing with any other possible illegal immigrant solutions. The numbers regarding educating illegal immigrants gets more [...]
Caffeinated Interviews: Congressman Tom Latham
I sat down with Congressman Tom Latham (R-IA) at Smokey Row Coffee this morning to discuss why he’s running for office again in a new district (currently serves the Iowa 4th Congressional District), the impact the Tea Party movement has made, his worldview, the proper role of government, balancing the budget and more. Link to [...]
Raising Cain (From The Dead)
Herman Cain has plenty of reasons to be happy with the state of his campaign. After seemingly peaking after the first South Carolina debate he had some disastrous interviews, saw staff defection, and had a questionable campaign strategy. It would seem that his campaign’s engine is firing on all cylinders once again. In the last [...]
Who Will Be the Front Runner by the End of October? Mike Huckabee?
Things have changed dramatically since May when front-runner Mike Huckabee announced that he would not be running for president. Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry have all had their opportunities to make themselves a consistent front-runner. Bachmann, perhaps the best alternative to Huckabee for many social conservatives, has failed to catch fire [...]
God Told You? No, He Didn’t. God Showed You? I Doubt It.
As an Assembly of God pastor, it was not unusual for me to hear someone say “God told me” such and such. Though I was an undershepherd of God’s flock and was skeptical of this in my own mind, I withheld judgment just in case I was wrong to have the opinion that this person [...]
Whereupon I Issue A Challenge To Liberals
I have a challenge for you Liberals. I know you loathe challenges, so much so that you have even refused to allow scorekeeping in some organized youth sports. But try to get over your fear of challenges to accept my challenge. I have a single rule for you to follow by letter and spirit: You [...]
Support Life, Buy Books
Iowa Right to Life is having their 10th annual prolife book sale, starting today! Jenifer Bowen, the executive director of Iowa Right to Life said that the book sales go to support pro-life pregnancy centers, maternity shelters, and adoption agencies across the state that receive no federal funding. They are at a new venue this [...]
Iowa Senate District 22: The Pastor vs. The Politician
Jeff Mullen, the Lead Pastor of Point of Grace Church in Waukee, IA announced Sunday that he is throwing his hat in the ring and will run for the Iowa Senate in the newly redrawn Iowa Senate District 22 which will have an open seat. State Senator Pat Ward (R-West Des Moines) is likely to [...]
Jason Glass’ Misplaced Pride in Iowa’s Science Standard Development Role
Jason Glass, the Director of the Iowa Department of Education, announced last week that Iowa was one of 20 states that will lead the development of the “Next Generation Science Standards” which is part of the Common Core State Standards that is being managed by Achieve (read Bill Gates), which is a non-profit education reform [...]
