Let's briefly ignore the fact that we should legalize recreational marijuana, and instead make time for an Iowa medical marijuana update.....
When last we visited the Iowa legislative and executive branch, our soon-to-be-gone Republican Governor Branstad (leaving to become the biggest dufus ambassador to China we've ever had) and the Republican-controlled House were still doing everything they could to pretend that even highly-regulated medical marijuana was a gateway drug.
More specifically, Iowa law allowed certain medically-eligible patients to possess a small amount of pot, but it can't be grown or purchased in Iowa nor imported it from another state. It's a joke.
A glimmer of hope for the future occurred at the end of this year's legislative session, when the Iowa Senate -- where there is now also a majority of Republicans, just fewer dumb ones -- overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand medical marijuana to many more afflictions, and well as allow a few Iowa-based regulated growing centers.
Unfortunately, the House watered it down to the point that there won't be enough THC (the psychoactive constitute in cannabis that matters to medical marijuana patients) in the drug to make a difference for most who need it. And who knows if the outgoing governor will sign it into law, although he probably will because it will politically help the incoming governor.
So in summary, it's another hollow victory for medical marijuana in Iowa, which is actually a step up from the completely empty victory of the past. The state remains mired in a stupid, fearful 'unintended consequences' attitude that has prevailed in Iowa for some time, even in the middle of the biggest opioid addiction crisis in history, and a still-increasing number of alcohol-related deaths.
The bottom line is, if my child or I was suffering physically, and I knew using marijuana helped, I would go get it anywhere, anyhow, and dare somebody to arrest me for possessing or using it. Also, I'd laugh at the fact Iowa is missing out on getting taxes from me out of the deal.....Idiots!
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Friday, March 18, 2016
Death With Dignity
Imagine being able to vote for reducing, and perhaps eliminating, human pain and suffering. Now, imagine voting against that.
This is what's happening in the Iowa legislature right now -- and I'm not even talking about medical marijuana! I'm talking about a proposed Death With Dignity Act, which is more widely (and crudely) known as physician-assisted suicide.
This may seem like a radical idea in Iowa, but it isn't elsewhere. Oregon currently has a similar Death With Dignity Act, and other states are considering it.
Under the Iowa version of this Act, "An adult patient who is competent, is a resident of this state, has been determined by the patient’s attending physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and has voluntarily expressed a wish to die, may make a written request for medication that the patient may self-administer to end the patient’s life…”
In short, this would allow some terminally-ill, suffering Iowans the option of a more peaceful, non-painful death. It would reduce human pain and suffering. So naturally, social conservatives (mostly Republicans) and our governor-for-life Terry Branstad, oppose it.
Taking one's life is obviously not something to be taken lightly. And this Act doesn't do that. It simply allows a competent person the freedom to make a choice to forego their pain, a choice that harms no one else.
It's different, yet in some ways the same as the medical marijuana debate. The old, white, conservative males who dominate the legislative and executive branch are either unable or unwilling to understand that science, and attitudes, change over time. They think they know better -- don't confuse them with evidence to the contrary.
The other day, a friend of mine put it about as eloquently as you can: Some people just don't believe in evolution, past or present.
This is what's happening in the Iowa legislature right now -- and I'm not even talking about medical marijuana! I'm talking about a proposed Death With Dignity Act, which is more widely (and crudely) known as physician-assisted suicide.
This may seem like a radical idea in Iowa, but it isn't elsewhere. Oregon currently has a similar Death With Dignity Act, and other states are considering it.
Under the Iowa version of this Act, "An adult patient who is competent, is a resident of this state, has been determined by the patient’s attending physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and has voluntarily expressed a wish to die, may make a written request for medication that the patient may self-administer to end the patient’s life…”
In short, this would allow some terminally-ill, suffering Iowans the option of a more peaceful, non-painful death. It would reduce human pain and suffering. So naturally, social conservatives (mostly Republicans) and our governor-for-life Terry Branstad, oppose it.
Taking one's life is obviously not something to be taken lightly. And this Act doesn't do that. It simply allows a competent person the freedom to make a choice to forego their pain, a choice that harms no one else.
It's different, yet in some ways the same as the medical marijuana debate. The old, white, conservative males who dominate the legislative and executive branch are either unable or unwilling to understand that science, and attitudes, change over time. They think they know better -- don't confuse them with evidence to the contrary.
The other day, a friend of mine put it about as eloquently as you can: Some people just don't believe in evolution, past or present.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Non-representative Democracy
One of the reasons the United States is the greatest country in the world is our governing system of representative democracy. Too bad it doesn't always work that way.
When is a representative democracy not a representative democracy? In Iowa, the answer is when it comes to legalizing medicinal marijuana.
This week, a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll found that 70% of adult Iowans favor the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. This is up from just 59% last year, and 58% the year before that.
It's over. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this issue has been decided, and Iowans are ready to follow the rest of the country into making this rational, albeit long overdue choice.
Unfortunately, Iowa's elected state legislators don't seem to be any closer to legalizing marijuana for medical uses. Basically, we've elected a bunch of old, white, close-minded, and mostly Republican males (including the governor) who will always believe pot is evil, regardless of its proven therapeutic uses or the desire of their constituents. They continue to use the intellectually dishonest argument that the 'unintended consequences' of legalization will lead to serious drug abuse in Iowa. Simultaneously, they attend numerous political receptions where they, along with many others, can legally drink non-medicinal booze without a thought of the 'unintended consequences' of alcohol abuse.
Some Iowans seem to be buying that 'unintended consequences' argument, because the same Iowa Poll reports that only 30% of adults approve legalizing marijuana for recreational use, a number unchanged over the past two years. We are still years away, or more likely, one big fiscal deficit away, from joining the few other states that have done this.
Oh well. One thing we know about representative democracy it that it works, it's just a matter of time. So it will be with legalizing marijuana use in Iowa and in the U.S.
When is a representative democracy not a representative democracy? In Iowa, the answer is when it comes to legalizing medicinal marijuana.
This week, a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll found that 70% of adult Iowans favor the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. This is up from just 59% last year, and 58% the year before that.
It's over. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this issue has been decided, and Iowans are ready to follow the rest of the country into making this rational, albeit long overdue choice.
Unfortunately, Iowa's elected state legislators don't seem to be any closer to legalizing marijuana for medical uses. Basically, we've elected a bunch of old, white, close-minded, and mostly Republican males (including the governor) who will always believe pot is evil, regardless of its proven therapeutic uses or the desire of their constituents. They continue to use the intellectually dishonest argument that the 'unintended consequences' of legalization will lead to serious drug abuse in Iowa. Simultaneously, they attend numerous political receptions where they, along with many others, can legally drink non-medicinal booze without a thought of the 'unintended consequences' of alcohol abuse.
Some Iowans seem to be buying that 'unintended consequences' argument, because the same Iowa Poll reports that only 30% of adults approve legalizing marijuana for recreational use, a number unchanged over the past two years. We are still years away, or more likely, one big fiscal deficit away, from joining the few other states that have done this.
Oh well. One thing we know about representative democracy it that it works, it's just a matter of time. So it will be with legalizing marijuana use in Iowa and in the U.S.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Iowa Election Handicapping 2014
We've got an open (non-incumbent) U.S. congressperson election going on in central Iowa, as well as an open U.S. senatorial seat and a gubernatorial race. Time to opine on the candidates.
Congress: Staci Appel (D) vs David Young (R)
When 'friend of John Boehner' and incumbent Tom Latham (R) unexpectedly retired to open this district seat, the major political parties were obviously unprepared. How else do you explain these two poor candidates? Appel is an uninspiring former state senator with an image problem, and Young is a boring, no-name protege of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Good lord, is it too late for me to start a write-in campaign? I think Young wins this, because voters will prefer a boring nobody with some national political experience over a boring nobody with no such experience.
Senate: Bruce Braley (D) vs Joni Ernst (R)
This race reminds me a lot of eight years ago, when then-Congressman Jim Nussle ran against state politician Chet Culver for governor of Iowa. It should have been no contest -- Culver was a buffoon. But the anti-Republican fervor was too much that year (George W. Bush was mismanaging Iraq and Afghanistan) and Nussle didn't try hard enough. Culver won, and proved his buffoonery by being Iowa's worst-ever governor. Here, Braley = Nussle, Ernst = Culver, and Obama = Bush. Braley is the better candidate, but it isn't looking so good for him right now. He needs to hope that Ernst -- a National Guard member but also someone who clearly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed -- makes another mistake to sway independents, like reminding people that Sarah Palin endorsed her.
Governor: Jack Hatch (D) vs Terry Branstad (R)
Multi-decade governor and certified grumpy old man Branstad will win this easily. Make no mistake, it won't be because he's so beloved, it'll be because Iowans would rather dance with the devil they know than with the devil they don't know. Hatch isn't well-known outside of Des Moines, and frankly, he isn't that well known inside of Des Moines if you aren't a real estate developer. I might vote for Hatch just as a silent protest to Branstad's stance on medicinal marijuana.
Congress: Staci Appel (D) vs David Young (R)
When 'friend of John Boehner' and incumbent Tom Latham (R) unexpectedly retired to open this district seat, the major political parties were obviously unprepared. How else do you explain these two poor candidates? Appel is an uninspiring former state senator with an image problem, and Young is a boring, no-name protege of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Good lord, is it too late for me to start a write-in campaign? I think Young wins this, because voters will prefer a boring nobody with some national political experience over a boring nobody with no such experience.
Senate: Bruce Braley (D) vs Joni Ernst (R)
This race reminds me a lot of eight years ago, when then-Congressman Jim Nussle ran against state politician Chet Culver for governor of Iowa. It should have been no contest -- Culver was a buffoon. But the anti-Republican fervor was too much that year (George W. Bush was mismanaging Iraq and Afghanistan) and Nussle didn't try hard enough. Culver won, and proved his buffoonery by being Iowa's worst-ever governor. Here, Braley = Nussle, Ernst = Culver, and Obama = Bush. Braley is the better candidate, but it isn't looking so good for him right now. He needs to hope that Ernst -- a National Guard member but also someone who clearly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed -- makes another mistake to sway independents, like reminding people that Sarah Palin endorsed her.
Governor: Jack Hatch (D) vs Terry Branstad (R)
Multi-decade governor and certified grumpy old man Branstad will win this easily. Make no mistake, it won't be because he's so beloved, it'll be because Iowans would rather dance with the devil they know than with the devil they don't know. Hatch isn't well-known outside of Des Moines, and frankly, he isn't that well known inside of Des Moines if you aren't a real estate developer. I might vote for Hatch just as a silent protest to Branstad's stance on medicinal marijuana.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
I was thinking about a blog post to update this one on Iowa's repressed views of medicinal marijuana. Then the Des Moines Register published the following editorial, which is pretty consistent with my views:
Iowa parents will no longer face prosecution if they purchase a special marijuana extract for their severely epileptic children. Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill into law, which takes effect July 1, that allows parents to buy a cannabis oil that may lessen seizures. For that, he and the Legislature deserve credit.
“This bill received tremendous support and truly shows the power of people talking to their legislators and to their governor about important issues to them, to their families and to their children,” Branstad said shortly before he signed Senate File 2360.
Parents did work relentlessly the past few months to gain support from lawmakers. And that did make all the difference in swaying elected officials. However, this law is only the first step toward changes Iowa needs to make.
The parents who will be legally allowed to purchase the cannabis oil still face obstacles. They need a recommendation from an Iowa neurologist and will have to travel to other states with less restrictive marijuana laws to obtain the oil. They may face waiting lists.
Also, the change in law benefits only a small group of Iowans with the most organized lobbying efforts. Other sick Iowans should have legal access to marijuana extracts, too. These include people with painful and debilitating conditions like cancer, spinal cord injuries and severe arthritis, who may benefit from the drug. But if these people obtain cannabis oil, they will still be considered criminals in this state.
Benton Mackenzie, for example, has been diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. The 48-year-old was growing his own marijuana to make cannabis oil to shrink skin lesions caused by the disease. After the plants were confiscated from his parents’ home in Long Grove last summer, his lesions have grown enormous and his health has deteriorated.
Mackenzie and his wife are both charged with felony drug possession. His 73-year-old parents are charged with hosting a drug house. His son is charged with misdemeanor possession, and his friend is charged in the drug conspiracy. A Scott County district judge recently ruled Mackenzie won’t be able to use his illness as a defense.
“At least the state is now recognizing, with a law, that marijuana has medicinal value,” said Mackenzie.
Yes, but the state has much more work to do on this issue.
Iowa parents will no longer face prosecution if they purchase a special marijuana extract for their severely epileptic children. Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill into law, which takes effect July 1, that allows parents to buy a cannabis oil that may lessen seizures. For that, he and the Legislature deserve credit.
“This bill received tremendous support and truly shows the power of people talking to their legislators and to their governor about important issues to them, to their families and to their children,” Branstad said shortly before he signed Senate File 2360.
Parents did work relentlessly the past few months to gain support from lawmakers. And that did make all the difference in swaying elected officials. However, this law is only the first step toward changes Iowa needs to make.
The parents who will be legally allowed to purchase the cannabis oil still face obstacles. They need a recommendation from an Iowa neurologist and will have to travel to other states with less restrictive marijuana laws to obtain the oil. They may face waiting lists.
Also, the change in law benefits only a small group of Iowans with the most organized lobbying efforts. Other sick Iowans should have legal access to marijuana extracts, too. These include people with painful and debilitating conditions like cancer, spinal cord injuries and severe arthritis, who may benefit from the drug. But if these people obtain cannabis oil, they will still be considered criminals in this state.
Benton Mackenzie, for example, has been diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. The 48-year-old was growing his own marijuana to make cannabis oil to shrink skin lesions caused by the disease. After the plants were confiscated from his parents’ home in Long Grove last summer, his lesions have grown enormous and his health has deteriorated.
Mackenzie and his wife are both charged with felony drug possession. His 73-year-old parents are charged with hosting a drug house. His son is charged with misdemeanor possession, and his friend is charged in the drug conspiracy. A Scott County district judge recently ruled Mackenzie won’t be able to use his illness as a defense.
“At least the state is now recognizing, with a law, that marijuana has medicinal value,” said Mackenzie.
Yes, but the state has much more work to do on this issue.
Branstad and other mostly Republicans in Iowa want us to applaud how open-minded they were in helping just a few Iowans with the cannabis oil law, in the absolute most minimal way possible. It's a joke.
To paraphrase the old Zen riddle, they deserve the applause made by the sound of one hand clapping.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Bad Medicine
On March 16th, 2014 I had a letter to the editor published in the Sunday Des Moines Register. They edited it, so here it is with the edited part in brackets:
So Iowa Governor Branstad opposes legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes (on the vague grounds of 'unintended consequences'), [while our legislative 'leaders' pat themselves on the back simply because they had a 'conversation' about it this year.] Both government branches claim the issue needs more study.
The reality is, there's nothing else to study. Twenty other states already allow medicinal marijuana. Dispensing it by prescription isn't rocket science. Plus, a majority of Iowans want to legalize medicinal marijuana.
Yet, Iowa is no where near the point at which its narrow-minded political leaders are willing to act to reduce the pain and suffering of some of its citizens.
Iowa doesn't need more study-time to legalize medicinal marijuana. What it needs is its legislative and executive branch to stop assuming marijuana is an evil drug, and start focusing on the good it can do.
See it here.
So Iowa Governor Branstad opposes legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes (on the vague grounds of 'unintended consequences'), [while our legislative 'leaders' pat themselves on the back simply because they had a 'conversation' about it this year.] Both government branches claim the issue needs more study.
The reality is, there's nothing else to study. Twenty other states already allow medicinal marijuana. Dispensing it by prescription isn't rocket science. Plus, a majority of Iowans want to legalize medicinal marijuana.
Yet, Iowa is no where near the point at which its narrow-minded political leaders are willing to act to reduce the pain and suffering of some of its citizens.
Iowa doesn't need more study-time to legalize medicinal marijuana. What it needs is its legislative and executive branch to stop assuming marijuana is an evil drug, and start focusing on the good it can do.
See it here.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
License To Drive Wrecklessly
This month in Iowa, the media has reported on two events that confirm we have a two-class system. No, I'm not referring to the upper and lower economic classes. I'm referring to government and non-government workers.
You see, it's come out that our governor-for-life Terry Branstad and his entourage don't have to worry about speeding when driving around Iowa. His state trooper driver was clocked many weeks ago doing almost 90 miles per hour, and when another trooper tried to report it, he eventually lost his job.
Talk about hypocritical. This the governor that's supposedly so concerned for Iowans' safety? The governor who's putting all kinds of my tax money into a program to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation? (Aside: That ain't going to happen in farm country.) Hey Terry, stop putting the people who employ and pay you at risk by being late and allowing your driver to go an unsafe speed!
To top this off, now it's been reported that many government vehicles are being exempted from photo-enforced traffic violations. 3,200 license plates have this special exemption (they are not in the usual state license plate database), presumably because they may have a need to be anonymous - for example a law enforcement purpose.
The thing is, law enforcement equates to only a handful of these exempted plates. How is it that folks who drive vehicles for agencies such as the Iowa Lottery need this exemption? And regardless, are they not as dangerous to other Iowans if they are speeding or running red-lights? At the least, it's dumb law. At the most, it's probably unconstitutional.
And so the government-versus-private sector two-class system in Iowa continues. You'd think the governor would do something about this scandal - if he wasn't so busy setting a bad example.
You see, it's come out that our governor-for-life Terry Branstad and his entourage don't have to worry about speeding when driving around Iowa. His state trooper driver was clocked many weeks ago doing almost 90 miles per hour, and when another trooper tried to report it, he eventually lost his job.
Talk about hypocritical. This the governor that's supposedly so concerned for Iowans' safety? The governor who's putting all kinds of my tax money into a program to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation? (Aside: That ain't going to happen in farm country.) Hey Terry, stop putting the people who employ and pay you at risk by being late and allowing your driver to go an unsafe speed!
To top this off, now it's been reported that many government vehicles are being exempted from photo-enforced traffic violations. 3,200 license plates have this special exemption (they are not in the usual state license plate database), presumably because they may have a need to be anonymous - for example a law enforcement purpose.
The thing is, law enforcement equates to only a handful of these exempted plates. How is it that folks who drive vehicles for agencies such as the Iowa Lottery need this exemption? And regardless, are they not as dangerous to other Iowans if they are speeding or running red-lights? At the least, it's dumb law. At the most, it's probably unconstitutional.
And so the government-versus-private sector two-class system in Iowa continues. You'd think the governor would do something about this scandal - if he wasn't so busy setting a bad example.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Dancing Like A Dad
What follows is the text of a September 27th article written for The Des Moines Register (specifically for its young professional supplement, Juice) by Mike Draper, the fairly well-known owner of the Des Moines t-shirt store, Raygun. (I would link to it, but their web site only allows so many non-subscription visits.) This should be required reading for every Iowan, and maybe everybody else:
Governor Terry Branstad would be a lot more likeable if he just never opened his mouth. Whenever he starts to give his opinion, I feel like a high schooler whose dad has decided to show off his dance moves in front of you and all your friends.
Most of his infractions have been pretty minor. There was his declaration this past May that companies “want to get out of California as quick as they can. We welcome them to Iowa.” Unfortunately, the shirts we’ve been saving for Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page have been gathering dust in our store since spring.
That was just after he called for a congressional investigation into the “pink slime smear campaign” as well as state laws against filming inside food factories. The last thing we want people to know is what they’re eating.
All TB has done, though, pales in comparison to his wall-to-wall B.S. editorial in The Des Moines Register earlier this month: “Obama has worn out his welcome.” It reads like something the Republican National Committee jotted down on a couple cocktail napkins, then attached our governor’s name. But if Branstad actually did write it (and more frightening, believes it), this isn’t your uncoordinated dad just dancing for all your friends, this is your dad stepping onto the “American Idol” stage.
“In Iowa,” Terry writes, “we know a thing or two about building success with our own two hands. ... We don’t look at our farms or our factories or our businesses and say, ‘Look what the government built.’ ”
Good god. He writes this from the center of a state that is up to its hog-nuts in federally subsidized agriculture, federally subsidized ethanol, and federally subsidized wind energy. He writes this within days of giving the largest economic subsidy in Iowa history to a foreign fertilizer production company. He writes this from a state whose governor declared he’d create 200,000 jobs (how a governor would do this without “picking winners or losers” needs to be explained to me). He writes this from a state whose commemorative quarter depicts a public school building painted by our most famous artist, Grant Wood, whose livelihood during the Depression was sustained by the Federal Art Project.
As a business owner who has never used a federally backed loan, who has never had a government contract, who has never really had any direct aid to speak of, I’d be in a good spot to claim that “I built it” if I wanted to sound like more of an a-hole than I already am. But I still can’t. After all, I was born into a stable home, in a stable state, educated K-12 in a public community school, graduated from college debt-free because of my parents, and opened a business in a building that was constructed with the help of Tax Increment Financing.
From direct help like the mortgage interest deduction to peripheral help like roads, everyone in America has taken some form of government assistance. Everyone wants government assistance cut, but not their government assistance. I can forgive 24-hour news commentators for making brash, incorrect declarations, because their news model is built on B.S. But I worry when our elected officials start to sound like our 24-hour news commentators.
At least Barack Obama is in luck: Branstad declares that he’s “not resting until Mitt Romney gets the votes to send him to the White House.” If his promise for Mitt gets as far as his promise to not pick winners and losers, Obama is in great shape.
Governor Terry Branstad would be a lot more likeable if he just never opened his mouth. Whenever he starts to give his opinion, I feel like a high schooler whose dad has decided to show off his dance moves in front of you and all your friends.
Most of his infractions have been pretty minor. There was his declaration this past May that companies “want to get out of California as quick as they can. We welcome them to Iowa.” Unfortunately, the shirts we’ve been saving for Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page have been gathering dust in our store since spring.
That was just after he called for a congressional investigation into the “pink slime smear campaign” as well as state laws against filming inside food factories. The last thing we want people to know is what they’re eating.
All TB has done, though, pales in comparison to his wall-to-wall B.S. editorial in The Des Moines Register earlier this month: “Obama has worn out his welcome.” It reads like something the Republican National Committee jotted down on a couple cocktail napkins, then attached our governor’s name. But if Branstad actually did write it (and more frightening, believes it), this isn’t your uncoordinated dad just dancing for all your friends, this is your dad stepping onto the “American Idol” stage.
“In Iowa,” Terry writes, “we know a thing or two about building success with our own two hands. ... We don’t look at our farms or our factories or our businesses and say, ‘Look what the government built.’ ”
Good god. He writes this from the center of a state that is up to its hog-nuts in federally subsidized agriculture, federally subsidized ethanol, and federally subsidized wind energy. He writes this within days of giving the largest economic subsidy in Iowa history to a foreign fertilizer production company. He writes this from a state whose governor declared he’d create 200,000 jobs (how a governor would do this without “picking winners or losers” needs to be explained to me). He writes this from a state whose commemorative quarter depicts a public school building painted by our most famous artist, Grant Wood, whose livelihood during the Depression was sustained by the Federal Art Project.
As a business owner who has never used a federally backed loan, who has never had a government contract, who has never really had any direct aid to speak of, I’d be in a good spot to claim that “I built it” if I wanted to sound like more of an a-hole than I already am. But I still can’t. After all, I was born into a stable home, in a stable state, educated K-12 in a public community school, graduated from college debt-free because of my parents, and opened a business in a building that was constructed with the help of Tax Increment Financing.
From direct help like the mortgage interest deduction to peripheral help like roads, everyone in America has taken some form of government assistance. Everyone wants government assistance cut, but not their government assistance. I can forgive 24-hour news commentators for making brash, incorrect declarations, because their news model is built on B.S. But I worry when our elected officials start to sound like our 24-hour news commentators.
At least Barack Obama is in luck: Branstad declares that he’s “not resting until Mitt Romney gets the votes to send him to the White House.” If his promise for Mitt gets as far as his promise to not pick winners and losers, Obama is in great shape.
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