I don’t know, Ralph. I don’t think you can blame embracing a clearly criminal president and his sophomoric, inaccurate talking points on bad staff advice.
Staff doesn’t make the decision to do that.
He’s responsible for those choices, and if he is unable to make them rationally, then that’s a whole other set of problems we need to talk about.
Seeing Trump for what he is, and acting accordingly with regard to him, should be a no brainer for a US Senator, just as it was for Senators Goldwater and Scott, and Congressman Rhodes re: Nixon.
Absolutely correct about the absence of anything that resembles leadership from someone who has never been in more advantageous position to provide it. Shame on senator Grassley.
Grassley has been a disappointment to me since he started spouting that “pull the plug on Grandma” nonsense in 2010. He was never a stand out legislator, but that was the first time that I viewed him as ignorant man. I am not sure if he has always been simply ignorant or willfully ignorant, but now I think he is dangerously ignorant.
I agree. I’ve always had my doubts about him, but he was all in in the dishonest argument re: so called “death panels” and that’s when I knew it was hopeless. Either he knew better and went along with the partisan disnesty, or he didn’t know better which was worse - inexcusable - because he sure should have.
There was a time when he was a serious Senator, but those days are in the distant past now.
I would guess that many of your readers have interacted, if not worked for, our federal delegation during the years--probably, more than the average Iowan. I have wondered if a cause of the problem are his current "go to staff'. In the past years, I interacted with his district, state and federal offices. I always found his staff to be courteous, professional and responsive; most relevant, they never pre-judged my concerns nor dismissed my concerns due to my membership in a certain political party or advocacy group. In other words, he is getting bad advice. Of course elected officials get talking points from their respective chambers; so, the Senate Republican Caucus staff could be responsible, too.
I don’t know, Ralph. I don’t think you can blame embracing a clearly criminal president and his sophomoric, inaccurate talking points on bad staff advice.
Staff doesn’t make the decision to do that.
He’s responsible for those choices, and if he is unable to make them rationally, then that’s a whole other set of problems we need to talk about.
Seeing Trump for what he is, and acting accordingly with regard to him, should be a no brainer for a US Senator, just as it was for Senators Goldwater and Scott, and Congressman Rhodes re: Nixon.
Right on, Barry. The days of courage are long past for Grassley. He’s a follower, not a leader.
Thanks Dave. You’re right. He hasn’t an ounce of leadership in him and the folks he chooses to follow certainly aren’t Iowans these days.
A tottering embarrassment in our state flanked by two younger tottering proteges: Reynolds-Ernst.
Thank yiu, Mary Lou. You are right that he is certainly doing nothing to grow a new generation of principled Republican leaders. Just the opposite.
Absolutely correct about the absence of anything that resembles leadership from someone who has never been in more advantageous position to provide it. Shame on senator Grassley.
Thank you, Jim. Sad but so true.
Grassley has been a disappointment to me since he started spouting that “pull the plug on Grandma” nonsense in 2010. He was never a stand out legislator, but that was the first time that I viewed him as ignorant man. I am not sure if he has always been simply ignorant or willfully ignorant, but now I think he is dangerously ignorant.
I agree. I’ve always had my doubts about him, but he was all in in the dishonest argument re: so called “death panels” and that’s when I knew it was hopeless. Either he knew better and went along with the partisan disnesty, or he didn’t know better which was worse - inexcusable - because he sure should have.
There was a time when he was a serious Senator, but those days are in the distant past now.
I would guess that many of your readers have interacted, if not worked for, our federal delegation during the years--probably, more than the average Iowan. I have wondered if a cause of the problem are his current "go to staff'. In the past years, I interacted with his district, state and federal offices. I always found his staff to be courteous, professional and responsive; most relevant, they never pre-judged my concerns nor dismissed my concerns due to my membership in a certain political party or advocacy group. In other words, he is getting bad advice. Of course elected officials get talking points from their respective chambers; so, the Senate Republican Caucus staff could be responsible, too.
Yup. Long, long ago.