http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county Polk County Democratic Party Fri, 9 Jan 2009 20:44:39 CST en-us http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/581920 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/581920 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:03:55 CDT One of the great bumper stickers of the Presidential Campaign was "Democrats Care". Let us not forget this slogan as we continue to do our work at making this country a better place for all. We must not be misguided and lose focus on the needy of our communities and farms. We should be concerned about sick children. Dads and moms without adequate incomes and people at or below poverty levels who are crying for help. Companies who outsource, raid pensions, and declare bankruptcy must be... http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/581905 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/581905 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:14:52 CDT Karl Rove-Ken Mehlman, Etal... It does appear as with all legal defense postures that the accused and his legal advisors seek to isolate the damage, rephrase the question, deny wrong doing, and to rationalize the alleged offense. At the same time, the prosecutors seek to widen the charges to include everyone involved and to develop additional information that would lead to the prosecution of all who were involved. John W. Dean of the Nixon White House Watergate era has written a... http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/556222 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/556222 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:51:19 CDT I am not buying as much gasoline as I was a month ago. At our house we have cut down on unneccessary driving and find that it is not only has a beneficial effect on our budget but we have more time at home. If I heard correctly, the cost of producing a barrel of oil in Iran is onlyt $2.00. My mathematics and economics studies all show that if this is the case and you can sell that barrel for $60.00; money can be made taxes or no taxes. Depletion allowances or no depletion allowances.... http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/556206 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/556206 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:39:05 CDT The question is not if we are to have a mililtary draft. It is when will we hav a military draft. This is my guestimation based upon past wars. We are in need of additonal troops and it appears that the All Volunteer Army is not as enticing for recruits as it was some years ago. "What is your draft status"; could be heard and seen on application forms and in general useage soon unless I miss my guess.. http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/554058 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/554058 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:58:45 CDT  This latest news report (See further below) of the Republican attack on Public Television - the only TV media in the U.S. receivable off cable as well as on cable that gives indepth news coverage not influenced by corporate interests - is cause for deep concern. Not only are intellectually and morally honest news reporters like Bill Moyers being cut out of public broadcasting but it appears that there is a movement to eliminate public broadcasting all together, leaving only FOX news... polkdems@polkcountydemocrats.org (Polk County Democrats) http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/534796 http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/polk_county/ht/d/ViewBloggerThread/i/534796 Tue, 24 May 2005 04:25:18 CDT My name is Carl Olsen and I'm the new web master for the Polk County Iowa Democratic Party web site.  I'm a local web developer, but I did not develop this web site.  The web site is packaged software, so my knowledge of its inner workings is limited.  I program primarily with PHP on Linux and Apache, and those are the technologies that were used in the creation of this software.  So, I may or may not be able to answer your questions, but feel free to ask.Welcome to the blog!Carl... carl@carl-olsen.com (Carl Olsen)