Kevin’s Korner: Post-Election Depression; Winners and Losers

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Confucius say, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” We definitely fell on Tuesday. On the local, state and national level, Republicans were routed. Thankfully, there were a few who emerged victorious on our side. Here’s a look at the real [...]

Watch the Final Night of the RNC Right Here

The Republican National Convention wraps up tonight and you can view all of it from your computer right here on TheIowaRepublican.com. Mitt Romney will officially accept the GOP’s nomination as their presidential candidate. Other highlights include speeches from Newt Gingrich, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a “mystery guest” (reportedly Clint Eastwood), [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Republican National Convention Edition

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. They say there’s just enough religion in the world to make men hate each other, but not enough to make them love. Tropical Storm Isaac forced the cancellation of the first day of the Republican National Convention, so the festivities begin Tuesday instead of Monday.  … A storm of [...]

Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds named Secretary of Republican National Convention

(WASHINGTON) – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus last night named Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as the Secretary of the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa next week, where she and Gov. Terry Branstad will join Iowa’s delegation for numerous events through Thursday night. “It is [...]

Veepstakes: The Elite Eight

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign held what seemed to be a vetting process last week for his potential running mate. While the former Massachusetts governor is overseas, eight of his top surrogates were deployed in swing states to campaign on Romney’s behalf. That included campaign events in Iowa headlined by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Virginia [...]

Steve King: Ruling Gives Congress Taxation Powers They Didn’t Know Existed

The Supreme Court decision upholding ObamaCare was a major disappointment for Iowa Congressman Steve King. He has waged a two and a half year battle against the bill. King even drafted legislation to repeal ObamaCare before the President signed it  into law. As a reward for his vigilance, Chief Justice John Roberts invited King to [...]

Ron Paul Supporters Sue RNC, RPI, Spiker, Strawn

A group of Ron Paul supporters is suing the Republican National Committee, Chairman Reince Priebus, the Republican parties of every U.S. state and territory and the chair of each state party.  The plaintiffs hope that a federal judge will rule that all delegates to the national convention are “unbound” and therefore free to vote for [...]