Mike Sherzan, a financial services broker, announced Monday that he will seek the 3rd District Congressional seat now held by Republican Tom Latham. The district includes Dallas and Polk counties, plus southwest Iowa.
The Kentucky sentator spoke to a conservative Christian group in Iowa, where supporters of his father, Ron Paul, have taken over leadership in the state Republican Party. The younger Paul spoke in Waukee about his journey as a Christian.
Editor's Note: As the year winds down, Waukee Patch is looking back at some of the stories that made you talk, cry, laugh or just scratch your head.This story, by Anne Carothers-Kay, originally ran on May 11, 2012. ________ Rand Paul, Kentucky senator, Tea Party leader and possibly heir to his father Ron's libertarian movement, told about 300 conservative Iowa Christians that America needs to recover and find its moral bearings. "There is a sickness out there that needs more than political leadership. It needs spiritual leadership," he said. "In that cause, I'll do the best that I can." As the keynote speaker for the spring fundraiser for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition, an influential group in Iowa Republican Party politics, Paul …
The Kentucky sentator spoke to a conservative Christian group in Iowa, where supporters of his father, Ron Paul, have taken over leadership in the state Republican Party. The younger Paul spoke in Waukee Friday about his journey as a Christian.
Rand Paul, Kentucky senator, Tea Party leader and possibly heir to his father Ron's libertarian movement, told about 300 conservative Iowa Christians that America needs to recover and find its moral bearings. "There is a sickness out there that needs more than political leadership. It needs spiritual leadership," he said. "In that cause, I'll do the best that I can." As the keynote speaker for the spring fundraiser for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition, an influential group in Iowa Republican Party politics, Paul gave the least political speech of the night. He followed speeches by Iowa politicians Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Tom Latham and Rep. Steve King. Ralph Reed, the founder and chairman of the national Faith and Freedom Coalition, …
Iowa GOP Chair Matt Strawn was clearly not happy with the decision of Florida Republicans today to move their primary to Jan. 31, meaning that Iowa will have to move its caucuses up at least a month from its current Feb. 6 date.
Iowa Republican Chair Matt Strawn is not the biggest fan of the Sunshine State right now. Today, Florida Republican leaders moved their state primary up to Jan. 31, ahead of the Feb. 6 caucuses date currently held by Iowa. They did this despite being prohibited from doing so by the national Republican party. This move will likely mean that Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada will push their contests forward, with Iowa's caucuses likely landing somewhere in early January. Strawn, as one could imagine, is not pleased. Here is Strawn's reaction to the move. "The arrogance shown by Florida's elected leadership is disappointing, but not surprising. Equally troubling is to see this petulant behavior rewarded with our national …
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Corvus Rabiatus
9:58 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Rand Paul is a mere symptom of the sickness that plagues the American political system. He's like a little bully who pokes a stick into the wheels. An intentonal saboteur and a willfully damaging operative towards the democratic process. His ignorant and inept voters allow him to do that. That is the way Fascism arrives. more ›