The Iowa Independent - Latest Comments in Report: King Fails As Breadwinner For Western Iowa

Re: Report: King Fails As Breadwinner For Western Iowa

asith — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:56:51 -0000

Adam i think Hubler can do a better job of getting funds to Western Iowa in a responsible manner. I hope he beats King

Re: Report: King Fails As Breadwinner For Western Iowa

Jim — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:53:47 -0000

A Questionable Angle I don't know that this is actually a useful angle-- or even necessarily a fair one-- for criticizing King. At least not when positioned as crudely as it is in this article. After all, I presume that if King had been a standout in obtaining pork for the Fifth District this page would have criticized the inconsistency with King's conservative rhetoric about government spending.

Understand, I am no fan of King's. I think he's a windbag and a jackass: dishonest on some points, hateful and bigoted on others, and merely foolish on most of the rest. And I accept as possible that the meagreness of the federal funding he's obtained for Iowa may have more to do with ineffectiveness at working with House colleagues than with adherence to any conservative principles. But I still think there's something wrong about this article, and that it doesn't reflect well on our side to employ this argument.

Re: Report: King Fails As Breadwinner For Western Iowa

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:11:44 -0000

Shades of H.R. Gross! Congressman H.R. Gross represented a Waterloo-based district for about 30 years and made a point of voting against any federal bill that spent money. That's why Waterloo was one of the last cities connected to the Interstate.