Iowa

Cairycat

(1,828 posts) Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:36 PM Jul 26

Boy, I sure miss Tom Harkin as our senator

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I miss having a senator who would work for all Iowans.

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Boy, I sure miss Tom Harkin as our senator (Original Post) Cairycat Jul 26 OP

When I complain about current Dem leadership, I have to remind myself that that generation had kind and..... FadedMullet Jul 26 #1

Yeah, IA had great senators once, the smartest actually zorbasd Jul 26 #2

And I miss Representative Bruce Braley. SharonAnn Jul 27 #5

What ever happened to Braley? JPPaverage Jul 28 #6

I miss the Harkin steak fry UpInArms Jul 26 #3

A little bit of background - his brother, Frank, was deaf. 3catwoman3 Jul 26 #4

FadedMullet

(448 posts)

1. When I complain about current Dem leadership, I have to remind myself that that generation had kind and.....

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:39 PM

Jul 26

......compassionate people who should have been luminaries in the party.

zorbasd

(463 posts)

2. Yeah, IA had great senators once, the smartest actually

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:50 PM

Jul 26

Harkin, Culver, Clark...and now despicable, low IQ POS's Grassely and Ernst. JFC!

SharonAnn

(14,102 posts)

5. And I miss Representative Bruce Braley.

Reply to zorbasd (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 11:11 AM

Jul 27

He would’ve been Senator instead of Joni Ernst. Imagine the difference that would’ve been.

JPPaverage

(616 posts)

6. What ever happened to Braley?

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:02 PM

Jul 28

He just dropped out of public view after his Senatorial run.

UpInArms

(53,328 posts)

3. I miss the Harkin steak fry

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jul 26

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It was so amazing to have such a great democratic gathering every September

3catwoman3

(27,576 posts)

4. A little bit of background - his brother, Frank, was deaf.

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:45 PM

Jul 26

https://deafservicesunlimited.com/hearkening-to-harkin-the-historical-presentation-of-the-ada/

(I didn't know this before. Just now looked it up. I thought he looked quite proficient,not like something he had recently rehearsed just to make a point.)

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