Couple Odds-n-Ends From the Past Few Days

WATCH YOUR WALLETS!

I'm sure a lot of you have heard the story of the "Capital Purse Snatcher". Marshall Clemons, a custodian from Cedar Rapids, was at the capitol with the SEIU lobbying for the passage of union legislation, when he was busted snatching wallets from two purses. Oops, that can't make you look good in front of all those legislators. I believe that is only one notch up from stealing candy from a baby.

Turns out that then Presidential candidate, now Vice President, Joe Biden, followed Mr. Clemons as part of a "spend a day in my shoes" program during the primaries. Iowa Republican has video for us, as well as links to other stories about written at the time. Clemons was also Vice President Biden's "special guest" at the inauguration and gave him a tour of the White House. The more days go by, the more people associated with this administration get hammered on money issues.



CULVER'S "PAY-TO-SIT" PROGRAM GETS SMACKED DOWN BY THE W.H.

Gov. Culver and the White House are going to host a health care forum in Des Moines to "hear from everyone" as they go about implementing Universal Health Care. While the forum is open to the public, attendees need a ticket to enter, which they can only get through entering a lottery. Culver's office sent out an email seeking sponsors to help pay for the event, offering them guarenteed tickets as part of the package. Well, this got out, and people rightly were concerned. The White House finally put out a press release saying that there will be no sponsorhips or fundraising. Dave Price has the info and the emails. I would think it kind of embarassing if the White House did that to me, but maybe that's just me.


2012 NEWS

Per Iowa Republican, Bob Kraus, the chair of the IDP Veteran's Caucus, is launching an exploratory committee to take on Grassley in 2012. Will anyone else step up? Guess will find out in the coming months.

Iowan Gentry Collins Named RNC Political Director

Bean Walker has the story here.

Congrats to Gentry, and congrats to Iowa.

Gentry brings a lot of experience to the RNC, with his serving in the past as ED of the state party, Political Director for the Republican Governor's Association, leading the Iowa effort for Mitt Romney's campaign and most recently as the Midwest Regional Campaign Manager for the McCain campaign. With someone like Gentry at the RNC, Iowa should feel more comfortable about retaining our First in the Nation status.

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