King: Democrats Buying Minority Votes with Pigford Payouts; UPDATED with video comments by King

Congressman Steve King has been trying to expose the fraud-ridden Pigford settlement payouts for six years. Despite billions of dollars in payments, many based on dubious claims of discrimination, the mainstream media had turned a blind eye to Pigford. That is, until last week when the liberal New York Times ran an extensive expose of [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Senate Scramble, Poohsack’s Pigford Pains and Drone Zone

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way. – Terry Goodkind The coming week will be a pivotal one in Iowa’s 2014 U.S. Senate race. With Congress on recess, Steve King will spend the week here in the state. King told me Saturday that he will [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Vacillating Vilsacks, Register Ridiculosity and Sorry Dems

Greetings, Happy Easter and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. Carpetbagger Christie Vilsack is on the move again. She finally landed a job in D.C. Christie’s also buying a house with the Poohsack in [...]

Kevin’s Korner: 100th Edition Commemoration

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Just when they think they’ve got all the answers, I change the questions. This is the 100th edition of this award-winning, groundbreaking, nausea-inducing column. To celebrate this momentous occasion, I have prepared 50 rhetorical questions for my loyal readers (both of ya). 50. After getting caught lying about teachers [...]

The Register’s Infatuation with Tom Vilsack is Becoming a Distraction for Democrats

By Craig Robinson U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s decision not to run for the United States Senate wouldn’t have been such a big deal had the Des Moines Register not fallen all over themselves with the results of their latest Iowa Poll. The Register’s poll showed Vilsack as the most appealing potential candidate to [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Ft. Dodge Fallout, A Blueprint for RPI’s Future and Our Grappling Governor

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Everywhere I’ve gone the last few days, people are talking about what happened in Ft. Dodge Tuesday night. The Fourth District Executive Committee’s rebuke of the leadership of the Republican Party of Iowa [...]

Sources: Vilsack meets with DSCC about Senate bid

DES MOINES—Three sources told TheIowaRepublican.com that U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with officials at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) this week to discuss a potential run for U.S. Senate. A Vilsack Senate run could increase the Democrats’ chances of holding on to the seat, but it could inflame internal party tensions as Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, the anointed successor of Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has [...]