grassley is the poster child for republican obstruction of health care reform, and, indeed, universal health care.

pity the democrats -- and especially a crying pity that includes barack obama -- don't want to 'pressure' grassley in any genuine, authentic and mature political way.

it's all smiley tsk tsk... nauseating.

Damn that's a good ad. More, please.

I sure hope Mr. Shilling has nothing to hide. Guaranteed, right now Malkin, Limbaugh, and Drudge all have their minions combing every available record for anything that can throw at this guy.

In other words, I sure admire his guts for standing in front of a camera and saying what needs to be said.

Socialism or free federal floor insurance?

Recent NYT's article: After Iowa Flood, Feeling Just a Bit Ignored

So far, Iowa has been promised $3.1 billion in federal assistance for housing, infrastructure and business recovery, but only $689 million has been distributed, and local officials estimate its damage need at something more like $8 billion to $10 billion. The state suffered $1.6 billion in infrastructure damage alone. In Cedar Rapids, city officials estimate that they need close to $6 billion.

Someone needs to ask Grassley and his supporters why my federal government should transfer taxpayer wealth to Cedar Rapids? Don't they have neighbors or churches that handle charity? Why should big damn government get involved?

This is either socialism...
Or is a payoff on a federal flood insurance policy.

Which one is it Mr. Grassley?

You think Chuck Grassley will be swayed enough to vote for a public option? Practically impossible.

I think money is better spent running ads against Harry Reid who said he wants a public plan as long as it is private: "I think what we should have is a private entity that has direction from the federal government."

You think Chuck Grassley will be swayed enough to vote for a public option? Practically impossible.
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Probably not, but if the public option gets less scary, even more popular, it gets harder for Ben Nelson, Kent Conrad and even Claire McCaskill to block (just to name three whose media markets may overlap with this ad).

Also, the reason Grassley is being such a colossal dick is because he's afraid of a primary challenge from the right in 2010. Anything that can make him look mean-spirited, confused, out-of-touch is a good thing.

Grassley as of late
has, for a senator or
layperson, been acting
quite crassly! Next
election cycle he should
be put out on his assley! -Kevo

When Grassley says he feels compelled to "listen to his people," he means the lobbyists who give him money.

Fixed it for you.

When Grassley says he feels compelled to "listen to his people," he means people who'll give him an excuse to do what [strike]he wants[/strike] is paid to do anyway.

Fixed for accuracy.

Evan Bayh, that goes for you, too.

I can't believe an IA-Dem has not used Grassley's craziness as a jumping off point for
a Sen.-2010 campaign.

I'm from IA (dad still lives there). Sane Rep.'s think he's jumped the shark. He is so obviously catering to the loons of the Right, he is Very Vulnerable, but no one is taking advantage.

I don't get it.

I'm from IA (dad still lives there). Sane Rep.'s think he's jumped the shark. He is so obviously catering to the loons of the Right, he is Very Vulnerable, but no one is taking advantage.

Aren't the current and past Dem guvs pretty popular? Chet Culver and someone whose name escapes me? Any chance people will give John Culver another look? I only know who he is because of the Kennedy funeral, but I looked him up and see he lost to the odious Grassley (who until a year ago I thought of as one of the grown ups in the GOP). Jim Leach as an Independent?

This guy in the ad is not a Republican. He's chairman of his county democratic party: http://iowademocrats.org/about/countychairs/

This guy in the ad is not a Republican.

Neither this post nor the ad said or even implied that he is.

Sure looks like he used to be, though, doesn't it? What do you suppose changed his mind?

Kevin Shilling for Senate! As the Republican primary opponent to Senator Grassley.

We know whose side Grassley is on regardless of what he tells us. All we'll hear from "that's not what your wife said" Grasssley is silence. He hoped the loud mouth town halls would give him cover but he's known all along that Iowans on both sides of the isle support HC reform with a public option choice and that those who don't have been filled with misinformation that he himself promoted.

Grassley has been exposed as a lying, bought and bribed hypocrite completely lacking integrity and ready for replacement. That's what lying and selling out gets you Grassley...replaced.

Re the commercial - why is 2.9million called 'over two million' instead of 'almost three million'??? This is pretty basic marketing stuff - how do we keep screwing it up?

Aunt Moe--Maybe they didn't have the final figures when they shot the ad?

Surely Grassley's upped his take from the health-care-industrial-complex in the last few weeks, what with all his shilling!

I know this is late. I am the co-chair of the county democratic party. I was a Republican for years and years-(30?)- I decided that the R's were not representing the interests of the people or me on a national or local level. I switched parties yes. But I am still the same person, just more aware of what is going on via computer and access/awareness of local politics.