FAMiLY LEADER: Let The Candidates’ Yes be Yes and Their No be No. Matthew 5:33-37 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by… David ShedlockJuly 12, 20117 minute read
Five Items of Interest: Perry’s Call, Cain’s Hires, Newt’s Vids, BVP’s Marriage Vow, & Go Away Doak Here are this week’s items of interest… sometimes randomly thrown together, some… Shane Vander HartJuly 9, 20115 minute read
Huntsman The Lame Former Governor and Ambassador Jon Huntsman (R-UT) decided Iowa was going to… Shane Vander HartJune 6, 20112 minute read
Shane’s Caffeinated Contemplations: Huckabee’s Big Announcement, Palin for Senate, & The FAMiLY Leader Fed Funds Problem A big announcement is coming our way from former Arkansas Governor Mike… Shane Vander HartMay 14, 20113 minute read
Shane’s Caffeinated Contemplation: Grokked in New Hampshire, Vilsack Fantasy Land and BVP in DC I hope you enjoy the experiment… random items thrown into one post.… Shane Vander HartMay 7, 20112 minute read
Mike Huckabee Opting Out of 2012 or Just Content Losing Former Iowa Staff? I know, I know people will say… he hasn’t made a decision… Shane Vander HartApril 4, 20111 minute read
Polling Bob Vander Plaats’ Favorability is Pointless I don’t always agree with Bob Vander Plaats or have agreed with… Shane Vander HartMarch 13, 20111 minute read
Ron Paul in Iowa: Fumbles on Marriage and Judicial Review (Update: Clarification Provided) Yesterday Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) spoke at Pella Christian High School in… Shane Vander HartMarch 8, 20112 minute read
Tim Pawlenty in Iowa: Our Country Needs Be Prosperous and Good To Continue To Be Great Former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) kicked off The FAMiLY Leader’s Presidential Lecture… Shane Vander HartFebruary 7, 20113 minute read
Mike Huckabee Flirts With Iowa, But Will He Commit to The 2012 Presidential Race? Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will be coming to Iowa on his… Shane Vander HartFebruary 4, 20113 minute read
The FAMiLY Leader Hosting Pawlenty, Santorum, Gingrich, Cain & Bachman for Iowa Lecture Series *Bumped and Updated* Original – 8:30am: Not to be outdone by the… Shane Vander HartJanuary 20, 20113 minute read
The Move to Impeach Iowa Supreme Court Justices and Role of Judicial Review Iowa State Representatives-Elect Kim Pearson, Glen Massie, and Tom Shaw have recently… Shane Vander HartDecember 23, 20104 minute read
Bob Vander Plaats Doubles Down on Meritless Criticism of Sarah Palin During Press Conference The FAMiLY LEADER’s (formerly known as Iowa Family Policy Center ACTION) new… Shane Vander HartDecember 9, 20102 minute read
Iowa Governor-Elect Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats Agree on Judges and Nomination Process Iowa Governor-Elect Terry Branstad said yesterday during a AP media forum that… Shane Vander HartDecember 7, 20103 minute read
Bob Vander Plaats, Sarah Palin and Potential 2012 Iowa Caucus Endorsements The Hill interviewed two former candidates who did not receive the endorsement… Shane Vander HartDecember 7, 20102 minute read
Iowa Family Policy Center ACTION is Now the Family Leader with Bob Vander Plaats as President/CEO Danny Carroll, the board chairman of Iowa Family Policy Center, announced the… Shane Vander HartNovember 21, 20101 minute read