From my blog at the Spencer Daily Reporter. Every politician in office has had to bear the brunt of attacks, many of which are quite ridiculous. But the Birther Movement has to take the cake as far as grasping at straws to delegitimize an elected official. During the last presidential election, why was McCain not [...]

I see all sorts of political things get passed around thanks to the wonders of social media. Some of them make you stop and think, some of them make you scratch your head, and some of them just rile you up for whatever reason. There is a new one that I’ve seen being passed around [...]

Pardon the reference to The Omen, but it won’t shock me if people start believing that the movie was the true story of President Obama’s childhood. I mean, Damien wasn’t born in the US, either! Yesterday a Harris Poll was released showing some very concerning and just plain creepy & insane views in regards to [...]

I can’t help but think that the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday is a REALLY bad thing for the United States. Or will we now be the United Corporations of America? I think that we can all agree that the winner isn’t always the best person for the job, but rather the one with the deepest [...]

Don’t be put off by the size of this 1100 page behemoth. It’s a good read that goes fast. It’s hard to put down. And, it will probably improve your upper body strength at the same time. I’ve always been a big fan of old Stephen King, and less impressed with his newer books. But [...]

Mike Denklau is running for Iowa’s 5th District. Here is a candidate that I can get excited about! Not only does he look like a promising candidate on his own, he’s running against Steve King. No offense to Mr. Denklau, but I’d vote for a monkey with a bowl of chowder on its head if [...]

If there were ever something that I felt SO strongly about that I wasinspired to protest, I think that you need to make sure that yoursigns have correct spelling and grammar. I may not be perfect atspelling and grammar myself, but I would take extra care to be surethat my sign was correct. It’s hard [...]