Iowa

Cairycat

(1,879 posts) Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:36 PM Jul 2025

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 2025 OP

When I complain about current Dem leadership, I have to remind myself that that generation had kind and..... FadedMullet Jul 2025 #1

Yeah, IA had great senators once, the smartest actually zorbasd Jul 2025 #2

And I miss Representative Bruce Braley. SharonAnn Jul 2025 #5

What ever happened to Braley? JPPaverage Jul 2025 #6

I miss the Harkin steak fry UpInArms Jul 2025 #3

A little bit of background - his brother, Frank, was deaf. 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #4

FadedMullet

(1,019 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 2025

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

zorbasd

(530 posts)

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

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:50 PM

Jul 2025

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

SharonAnn

(14,178 posts)

5. And I miss Representative Bruce Braley.

Reply to zorbasd (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 11:11 AM

Jul 2025

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

JPPaverage

(641 posts)

6. What ever happened to Braley?

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:02 PM

Jul 2025

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

UpInArms

(55,366 posts)

3. I miss the Harkin steak fry

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jul 2025

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

3catwoman3

(29,807 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 2025

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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