Aiding Our Defense

By Nathan Tucker Paraphrasing a plank found in the Libertarian Party platform, Section 11.8 of the proposed 2012 Iowa Republican Party platform states that “we support the elimination of foreign aid.”  A long held position of Ron Paul, he maintained during the presidential primary that, “to me, foreign aid is taking money from poor people [...]

Archer Up With New Radio Ad in 2nd CD

The Archer for Congress campaign has started running a new radio ad across the 2nd Congressional District. John Archer:  Harry Truman was a president willing to say, ‘The buck stops here.’  Hi, this is John Archer. Since President Obama stepped into the White House, our country has lost 1.5 million jobs.   Even more, Obamanomics has [...]

Latham: Debt is Our Greatest National Security Issue

Iowa Congressman Tom Latham did not provide a rosy prognosis for the country’s massive debt problems when he met with a group of 25 Des Moines area business leaders on Friday. Latham says the current makeup of Congress prevents serious problems from being addressed. “Dealing with the Senate today is virtually impossible,” Latham said. “They [...]

National Organization for Marriage Blasts Ron Paul

The National Organization for Marriage is running TV ads across Iowa that highlight Ron Paul’s unwillingness to support a constitutional amendment that protect traditional marriage.  While Paul’s opponents have sharpened their attacks on him recently, none of them have run television ads against him.  NOM’s TV blitz is be occurring to late to impact Paul’s [...]

Ron Paul Pro-Life/Faith Ad: Staying on the Right Path

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign unveiled its new prolife ad “Always on the Right Path” featuring four former patients of Dr. Paul’s medical practice in Brazoria County, Texas. Dr. Paul, an Air Force flight surgeon and 12-term Congressman from Texas, is by trade an accomplished OB-GYN who personally delivered more [...]

Constitutional Principles at Stake in President’s Actions, Rhetoric

By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley President Obama’s latest media campaign is built around the tag line We Can’t Wait for Congress.  Under this banner, he has announced executive actions for everything from mortgage and student loan relief, job placement for veterans, grants for health care workers and stricter funding requirements for Head Start programs.  The [...]