Archive - Barry Piatt on Politics: - Behind the Curtains

Failure to Enact a New Farm Bill Renews "Can't Do Caucus" Membership for Iowans in Congress

2018 Farm Bill expired two years ago, but a new one continues to gather dust on Capitol Hill

Dec 22 •

Iowans Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Nunn and Feenstra Join the "Swamp" With Votes to Bury Ethics Committee Report on Gaetz

Standing up for Iowa's values? Hardly. Their votes rejected Iowa values.

Dec 15 •

11 Questions for Senator Chuck Grassley

First Up: Has MAGA toadyism become the new defining characteristic of Iowa's 91 year old US Senator who once bragged about his "independence?"

Dec 8 •

November 2024

Collateral Damage from Gaetz Debacle Touches Even Iowa's Grassley & Ernst

Iowa & the nation needed real leadership from them, not channelling of Howard Cosell

Nov 24 •

The Method Behind the Madness of Trump's Cabinet Nominations

Plus Senator Joni Ernst's shocking support for Trump's latest authoritarian power grab

Nov 17 •

Democrats and the “Seven Stages of Losing a Big Election”

Next big question: “What Now?”

Nov 10 •

Iowa's "Silent Six" In Congress Mum in Wake of Trump's Latest Violent Threat

Their silence stands in stark contrast to more responsible leaders, pillars in Iowa's political history

Nov 3 •

October 2024

Iowa's Cowards in Congress

Iowa's delegation is silent in the face of Trump's growing and increasingly dangerous, authoritarian crazy talk

Oct 27 •

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Oct 23 •

Trump's Personal Kryptonite: Fact Checking

He's become the 2024 campaign's "not so artful dodger"

Oct 13 •

The Dog Ate the Farm Bill. Again.

Iowa's congressional delegation is hitting the campaign trail bragging about how much they've gotten done for Iowa. Ask them why we still don't have a…

Oct 6 •

September 2024

There They Go Again - The "Can't Govern Caucus" Rides Again!

Republican control of the US House means a perpetual budget game of "kick the can."

Sep 29 •

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