Comments on: The perils of playing politics with IPERS http://iowaindependent.com/10833/the-perils-of-playing-politics-with-ipers Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: desmoinesdem http://iowaindependent.com/10833/the-perils-of-playing-politics-with-ipers/comment-page-1#comment-24227 desmoinesdem Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:38:08 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=10833#comment-24227 I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.<br><br>Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.<br><br>I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap. I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.

Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.

I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap.

]]> By: desmoinesdem http://iowaindependent.com/10833/the-perils-of-playing-politics-with-ipers/comment-page-1#comment-19968 desmoinesdem Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:38:08 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=10833#comment-19968 I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.<br><br>Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.<br><br>I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap. I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.

Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.

I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap.

]]> By: desmoinesdem http://iowaindependent.com/10833/the-perils-of-playing-politics-with-ipers/comment-page-1#comment-15173 desmoinesdem Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:38:08 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=10833#comment-15173 I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.<br><br>Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.<br><br>I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap. I see no peril for the GOP here, only upside if the Democrats are stupid enough to play into this line of attack.

Obviously selling the lottery is a short-term fix that will exacerbate our long-term revenue problems. By proposing the alternative of selling the lottery to IPERS, Republicans will underscore the apparent corruption in a sweetheart lottery sale that benefits large Democratic contributors.

I want to believe Culver and the statehouse leaders are not dumb enough to walk into this trap.

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