Gov. Kim Reynolds may have “jumped the shark,” as they say in the TV biz, by going all-in with Ron DeSantis presumably with Washington in her dreams. Reynolds and her Republican majority in the legislature went whole-hog with the agenda the Florida governor cast in concert with the Moms for Liberty: book bans, muzzling teachers who talk about race in history class, a six-week abortion ban, right on down the line.
I agree with you that Reynolds has done herself great harm politically because she strapped herself to DeSantis. The Brianna Bird/Steve King duo scares me to no end. It does seem that Iowa has become that red and that mean. God help us.
Love the rant Art! Lots of work to do for the demise to happen. It will take all of us to restore faith and hope in regular voters like myself. Being mean spirited towards other people who may be different from us is not the Iowa way.
Agh! Iowans love the Republican “cut my taxes!”, but aren’t going for the “cut the programs” piece of that pie. It might be a good idea if they actually had a reasonable platform with a workable plan that was about governing the state for people who live here. You know, stuff like roads, bridges, clean water. The big things we need to address as a community. They don’t need to decide what we read, what happens in the doctor’s office. I’d mention public education, but their only plan is to shut it down. Every dollar invested in education will pay a community back with at least seven more dollars than originally spent. They make me sick.
Gov. Reynolds was re-elected because, true to form, and with all due respect to the individual, the Iowa Democratic Party nominated someone with virtually no name recognition outside of Des Moines. They had options. I know one or two of them from my neck of fhe woods. One, then a sitting state lawmaker and also a person of color, was told he had to ante up $25,000 to get in the game. He folded and is out of politics. Pretty disillusioned.
Reynolds doesn't have to be anyone's running mate to get to Washington if that is her goal. She could get herself appointed to the Senate if Sen. Grassley retires mid term. Doing so would allow Sen. Grassley's grandson, House Speaker Pat Grassley, a chance to run for governor. And he does have name recognition outside of Des Moines.
Certainly don't think this will be the bucket of water that Dorothy thew for Reynold's career. Could hope. As for Byrd and King even though they are cut of the same cloth can't see King coming out of retirement to do the evil he thinks about that and Feenstra is doing it in a stacked higher pile. Byrd will be her own undoing she will be the one getting the bird. The Republicans now think singing the national anthem in school is a thing that will make more patriots. We did study and sing the anthem in school in music class and all the verses. But "mandatory ", thought that was a bad word, singing the anthem in class won't make anymore patriots than praying makes more Christians. But sure looks like they are doing something to some people.
Reynolds' demise sounds like things will get worse for Iowa, with Bird and King on the rise.
I agree with you that Reynolds has done herself great harm politically because she strapped herself to DeSantis. The Brianna Bird/Steve King duo scares me to no end. It does seem that Iowa has become that red and that mean. God help us.
Love the rant Art! Lots of work to do for the demise to happen. It will take all of us to restore faith and hope in regular voters like myself. Being mean spirited towards other people who may be different from us is not the Iowa way.
Your column brings me hope.....
Agh! Iowans love the Republican “cut my taxes!”, but aren’t going for the “cut the programs” piece of that pie. It might be a good idea if they actually had a reasonable platform with a workable plan that was about governing the state for people who live here. You know, stuff like roads, bridges, clean water. The big things we need to address as a community. They don’t need to decide what we read, what happens in the doctor’s office. I’d mention public education, but their only plan is to shut it down. Every dollar invested in education will pay a community back with at least seven more dollars than originally spent. They make me sick.
Gov. Reynolds was re-elected because, true to form, and with all due respect to the individual, the Iowa Democratic Party nominated someone with virtually no name recognition outside of Des Moines. They had options. I know one or two of them from my neck of fhe woods. One, then a sitting state lawmaker and also a person of color, was told he had to ante up $25,000 to get in the game. He folded and is out of politics. Pretty disillusioned.
Reynolds doesn't have to be anyone's running mate to get to Washington if that is her goal. She could get herself appointed to the Senate if Sen. Grassley retires mid term. Doing so would allow Sen. Grassley's grandson, House Speaker Pat Grassley, a chance to run for governor. And he does have name recognition outside of Des Moines.
You've covered this masterfully, Art... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Certainly don't think this will be the bucket of water that Dorothy thew for Reynold's career. Could hope. As for Byrd and King even though they are cut of the same cloth can't see King coming out of retirement to do the evil he thinks about that and Feenstra is doing it in a stacked higher pile. Byrd will be her own undoing she will be the one getting the bird. The Republicans now think singing the national anthem in school is a thing that will make more patriots. We did study and sing the anthem in school in music class and all the verses. But "mandatory ", thought that was a bad word, singing the anthem in class won't make anymore patriots than praying makes more Christians. But sure looks like they are doing something to some people.