Move Along, Nothing to See Here

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Wednesday January 04, 2012 · 9:42 AM PST

2012/01/04 · 09:42

Well, the dog and pony show that is the Republican primary caucus in Iowa is mercifully over. Onward they go. But before they move on, you should visit The Iowa Where No Candidates Come, by Charles Pierce (h/t Meteor Blades). The money quote:

What Mitt Romney said in Iowa this afternoon: "As far as I'm concerned, somebody who's fallen from middle class to poverty, in my opinion is still middle class." What the director of an Iowa homeless shelter said this afternoon: "When some of the folks who were middle-class slipped down, it shoved some of those who were just hanging on into us."

The Iowa You Won't See Today

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 7:50 AM PST

2012/01/03 · 07:50

Being from Iowa, I'm always attuned to the caucuses. It always amazes me how the Republican candidates for President talk over the heads of caucus goers, only to ignore what is actually happening to Iowans. Manufacturing is almost gone, as are most agriculture jobs. Replacing them are government subsidized factory farms, places at which native Iowans don't want to work (undocumented workers do the dirty work). Instead, candidates talk about what Iowa used to be like, decades ago. A good overview of the difference between the real and ideal is Stephen Bloom's Observations From 20 Years of Iowa Life.

Image what the campaign would be like if candidates actually talked about living conditions on the ground. Hopefully they will before we have an election.

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