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Multifaceted Clinton, a Cubist Masterpiece Jan. 29, 2016
Picasso would love Hillary Clinton, with her constantly changing Cubist angles. Painting the 68-year... Read More
President or Divider in Chief? Jan. 29, 2016
I'm trying to wrap my mind around what it will mean if Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucuses in a few ... Read More
Running on Empty Jan. 27, 2016
Cars run on fuel. Politicians run on votes, and they'll do almost anything to get them. That include... Read More
Corny Crony Capitalism in Iowa Jan. 27, 2016
The "report card" from America's Renewable Future, a biofuel industry group, is not complicated. If ... Read More
Iowa: Hardly Anybody Votes, but Everybody Worries Jan. 27, 2016
In politics, it is the small things that count. In Iowa politics, it is the tiny things that count. ... Read More
Another Year of Living Dangerously? Jan. 01, 2016
Will Republicans come to their senses in 2016 or continue with another year of living dangerously? W... Read More
An Iowa Warning for Donald Trump Dec. 17, 2015
As someone who polls and comments on politics, it is my job not to personally support a candidate. I... Read More
Last Call for Ethanol Nov. 29, 2015
A federal program, once launched, is impossible to kill. It doesn't matter if the scheme wastes mone... Read More
John Kasich and Matthew 25, Revisited Nov. 18, 2015
This is Republican Gov. John Kasich explaining in March why he expanded coverage for Ohio's Medicaid... Read More
Kim Davis and the Iowa-or-Bust Syndrome Sep. 10, 2015
Watching Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz compete to make a martyr out of Kim Davis makes me wonder if it'... Read More
Could Clinton Lose Iowa and New Hampshire? You Bet Sep. 02, 2015
In politics, the unthinkable must be thought about. Not all that long ago, it was unthinkable that H... Read More
Iowa Isn't Over -- or Maybe I'm Thinking of Ohio Jun. 10, 2015
Covering presidential politics used to be fun. You'd get on a plane and fly to Iowa. You'd drive to ... Read More
Why Do So Many Eggs Come From Iowa? May. 26, 2015
An outbreak of bird flu has forced American farmers to kill millions of egg-laying chickens, 32 mill... Read More
Hillary Is New and Improved! Take as Directed Apr. 13, 2015
Most of us get only one chance to make a first impression. But Hillary Clinton gets as many chances ... Read More
Corn, Scorn and Policy Porn Apr. 05, 2015
Imagine a government energy program that is such a disaster that the Environmental Working Group and... Read More
Stop Me Before I Write Again Mar. 18, 2015
If Iowa didn't exist, the national press corps would have to invent it. The majority of reporters wh... Read More
The GOP Angel of Death Feb. 18, 2015
The Grim Reaper is sharpening his scythe. With each rasp of the political whetstone, another Republi... Read More
GOP Clown Car Runs Into Ditch Jan. 24, 2015
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Republican Party's clown car has become a clown van. With nearly two do... Read More
The Republican Wave Debunked Big Myths About the Obama Era Nov. 07, 2014
Guess what. Voters don't really hate "obstructionism." They hate the other party. If we're to believ... Read More
