Entries by Eric Woolson

Newsweek: Priesthood Cast as Refuge of Child Pederasts, Yet Abuse Rates Same as Other Males

The Catholic sex-abuse stories emerging every day suggest that Catholics have a much bigger problem with child molestation than other denominations and the general population. Many point to peculiarities of the Catholic Church (its celibacy rules for priests, its insular hierarchy, its exclusion of women) to infer that there’s something particularly pernicious about Catholic clerics […]

Vander Plaats Unveils Economic Development Strategy: “We Need the World to Know Iowa is Open for Business”

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa – Saying Iowa’s future depends on “the world knowing that we’re open for business,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats on Monday unveiled his economic development blueprint for the state. Citing the economic success of Israel detailed in the book, “The Start-Up Nation,” Vander Plaats said at the Lyon County Republican Dinner, […]

CBS News Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Hits New Low

Last week, President Obama signed historic health care reform legislation into law — but his legislative success doesn’t seem to have helped his image with the American public. The latest CBS News Poll, conducted between March 29 and April 1, found Americans unhappier than ever with Mr. Obama’s handling of health care – and still […]

Chuck Norris to Visit Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Council Bluffs for Vander Plaats

DES MOINES – Internationally known actor and martial arts champion Chuck Norris will appear at events in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Council Bluffs for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats during the final days of the primary election. Vander Plaats’ campaign announced today that Norris, who writes a nationally syndicated column and is […]

Republican Miller-Meeks: Obama Visit Shows Big-Spender Loebsack is Vulnerable

OTTUMWA, Iowa – It’s no coincidence that President Obama’s national health-care campaign tour begins in Iowa City, Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “David Loebsack is vulnerable this fall and now he’s trying to run for political cover by having the President stump for him right here in his backyard,” Miller-Meeks said of the […]

Miller-Meeks Issues Statement on Loebsack Vote for Government-Run Health Care System

OTTUMWA, Iowa – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, released the following statement today on Democrat Dave Loebsack’s vote in favor of a trillion-dollar health care bill that will kill jobs, cut Medicare, raise taxes, and hand a number of special deals to swing-state Democrats to buy their […]

Vander Plaats: If ObamaCare Passes, I’ll Invoke 10th Amendment, Defend Iowans from Socialized Health Care

DES MOINES – With congressional Democrats pushing closer to passage of a government-run health care system, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today that he would invoke the Constitution’s 10th Amendment to protect Iowans from new federal mandates. Speaking to young professionals at a campaign at Smokey Row coffeehouse in the Sherman Hill neighborhood, […]

Loebsack, Former Political Science Professor, Silent as Pelosi Prepares to Ram Through Unconstitutional Health Care Bill Without a Vote

OTTUMWA, Iowa – Rep. David Loebsack, a political science professor with years of graduate level studies about the American political system and government, “should have the guts to stand up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and demand an up-or-down vote on legislation creating a government-run health-care system,” Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “David […]