Iowa politics is delightfully alluring to me. In other words, I can't figure the state's penchant for voting, especially on the senatorial level. For years the populace has elected Charles Grassley, about as Far Right as a person can be. He wins office every six years with a percentage between 65% to 70%. That's close to what Sarah Palin did in Alaska. On the other hand Iowans select DemocRat, Tom Harkin, by an average of 55%. Harkin happens to be one of the top three voting liberals in the Senate. He's more left than Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin. The good news for Iowa and the country is Harkin is hanging it up. He's going back home, he said, but I suspect he'll become one of those dreaded lobbyists with an office on D.C's K street.
The man hoping to succeed Harkin is Bruce Braley. Remember this: he's a lawyer. This is important to understand the mindset of liberals and lawyers. I want to thank my Storm Lake, Iowa correspondent for the following information.
"Braley was speaking to a group of lawyers in Texas—that’s the way to raise money to run to represent Iowa evidently—and said if the Republicans took back the Senate, Charles Grassley, Republican from Iowa would be head of the judiciary committee for agriculture and he was just a farmer with no law degree."
Since Iowa is considered a farm state with thousands of voting farmers does this irresponsible comment make sense? Of course not because Braley has shown himself to be a condescending windbag. Truth be told, Braley paid Grassley a humongous compliment when he said Grassley didn't have a degree in jurisprudence. Lawyers rank right behind car salesman in being trustworthy. I suspect Braley didn't realize there were cell phones with the capacity take movie pictures transmittable to Iowa during his fund raiser. It took about thirteen seconds for his comment to reverberate across the Hawkeye state. Trust me on this one I know: From LeMars in northwest Iowa to Keokuk in the very southeast, from Waukon in the northeast to Portsmouth in the southwest and all farm towns in between there are a whole slew of fellas in bib overalls who've heard they are "just farmers". Lawyers are fun. They make the silliest comments.
You folks are so lucky to have me as your host. I have an article and video of Braley embarrassing himself. As you watch the video take note of the liquor bottles to the left of Braley. This might be his excuse, "I was drunk when I made the speech so it wasn't my fault".
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20140326/NEWS09/303260041/Bruce-Braley-apologizes-for-slamming-Chuck-Grassley-as-farmer-without-law-degree?odyssey=tab%7ctopnews%7ctext%7cFrontpage
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