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« on: May 23, 2012, 12:51:15 pm »
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lives most of his downtime in the Bahamas and only comes back to Iowa for major events? It seems the republicans have never quite made the case against him.
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 03:54:56 pm »
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Quote from: freepcrusher on May 23, 2012, 12:51:15 pm
lives most of his downtime in the Bahamas and only comes back to Iowa for major events?
Smart man.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 03:57:31 pm »
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lives most of his downtime in the Bahamas and only comes back to Iowa for major events? It seems the republicans have never quite made the case against him.

I mean who would want to spend their downtime in a place like Iowa anyways....
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 05:07:59 pm »
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Quote from: freepcrusher on May 23, 2012, 12:51:15 pm
lives most of his downtime in the Bahamas and only comes back to Iowa for major events? It seems the republicans have never quite made the case against him.
Its hard to believe Grassley and Harkin even respresent the same state! Oh wait Harkin hardly goes back to Iowa!
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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2012, 06:04:20 pm »
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Quote from: hopper on May 23, 2012, 05:07:59 pm
Quote from: freepcrusher on May 23, 2012, 12:51:15 pm
lives most of his downtime in the Bahamas and only comes back to Iowa for major events? It seems the republicans have never quite made the case against him.
Its hard to believe Grassley and Harkin even respresent the same state! Oh wait Harkin hardly goes back to Iowa!

Not really hard to believe given Iowa's split (the liberal East, the conservative West, the centrist (maybe very slight D lean).
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« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2012, 02:17:30 pm »
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Well if your Iowa home were located in the place depicted below, where would you want to spend your time?
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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2012, 01:39:41 am »
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Quote from: Torie on May 24, 2012, 02:17:30 pm
Well if your Iowa home were located in the place depicted below, where would you want to spend your time?



I don't know, "Cumming Tap" sounds like it might be quite a happening place!
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2012, 10:08:19 pm »
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80645.html

Hopefully Iowans will have forgotten about this comment in 2014.
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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2012, 03:22:11 pm »
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Quote from: freepcrusher on September 04, 2012, 10:08:19 pm
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80645.html

Hopefully Iowans will have forgotten about this comment in 2014.

How exactly is this comment insulting or controversial for Iowans?

And in any case from what I understand Harkin will retire in 2014 and Braley will run for his seat.
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