Uppity Wisconsin

Bob Krause is a Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa, and his aim at knocking off incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) tells you much about the man who says he is sickened by corrupt, partisan insiders.

Krause was raised on a family farm and has dedicated most of his adult life to public service, and it looks like we are going need him as an ally of Sens. Kohl and Feingold's. 

In a press release from Feb. 1, 2010, Krause tells the story of Republicans flag-wavers who turn around and shaft our veterans in a corrupt display of hypocrisy and disrespect blasted by Krause, demonstrating again that another "Fighting Bob" lives to Wisconsin's Southwest.

Senate Candidate Bob Krause Burns Lobbyist Who Burned Iowa's Veterans

Bob Krause, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate, said today that Republican collusion against veterans' spouse unemployment compensation in the Iowa House is part of a Republican pattern of honoring the veteran with tinsel but refusing meaningful relief.

The collusion involved the lobbyist for the American Legion, Laverne Schroeder, who is a former 18-year Republican state legislator and someone who is very well connected to the House Republican Caucus. At the last minute, before a bill helpful to veterans' spouses came to the floor, Schroeder registered the politically potent American Legion as opposing the bill, in what appeared to be an effort to derail the bill. Republicans then voted against the bill on a party-line vote. The Legion had taken no formal position on the bill prior to that time. Mr. Krause's full statement follows:

'Not only was this disgusting for someone who says that he cares about veterans, but it shows a pattern within the Republican party. Senator Charles Grassley has behaved in a similar fashion as the House Republicans when he signed on to a low cost amendment to ban flag burning, while at the same time voting against America's veterans as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee by vigorously working to deny funding for health care for America's veterans.'

'Steve King and Tom Latham, Republican Congressmen from Iowa, did pretty much the same thing -- supporting amendments to ban the burning of the American flag, but denying veterans of decent health care during a war when they were in the majority. Iowa's veterans need to wake up and realize that the Republican Party has not been their friend.'

Last week's activities by House Republicans in Des Moines was of the same ilk. Once again, it shows that many Republican leaders are more than happy to cheer the boys and girls in uniform when they are off to war, but are not interested in shelling out a few bucks for those who are risking their lives for us. Where I come from, this kind of behavior is called 'cheap.''

See Senate Candidate Bob Krause Burns Lobbyist Who Burned Iowa's Veterans for the rest of the story.