AS OF MARCH 1, WE WILL BE RETIRING OUR WEBSITE. THANKS FOR VISITING US FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. WE ARE NOT GOING FAR. JUST JOIN OUR DAILY POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION.

FACEBOOK: MARION COUNTY IOWA DEMOCRATS

 The Marion County Democrats, serving the people in south central Iowa, are moving from our website to Facebook.  We are a party of progressive ideas from ordinary people who are determined to make an extraordinary  difference in our world by bringing about change through our political system.  We are grassroots people at their best -- EMBOLDENED, EMPOWERED, ON THE MOVE, and WORKING for the common good of all people in our communities, our state, our country, and our world.  Our venue is changing, but our passion for progressive news will continue.

OBAMA on  DEBT CEILING:  We re not a deadbeat nation. 

Does the NRA really have 4M members?

 During the flu outbreak, CDC is telling sick people to stay home from work. Who can afford to do that?

WHO IS PAYING FOR SHELL'S OIL SPILL IN ALASKA?  YOU.  But wait, wasn't it their idea to move the rig in a storm before the end of the year to avoid taxes?

FEDS INVESTIGATE USE OF FUNDS BY IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE  --State and federal auditors said Thursday they're reviewing whether it is appropriate for Iowa elections officials to use federal money meant to improve elections to fund a two-year criminal investigation into potential voter fraud.

  AMERICA'S PRO-CHOICE WOMEN SPEAK OUT   by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now.  Amy writes that in Europe, this is not an issue with the Catholic church because health care is universal single-payer.  There is support for a single-payer system in the U.S.

 The goal of the Republican Party is to privatize.  HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO COUNTRIES THAT STOP VALUING THE COMMON GOOD.

 THE NEXT TIME THE RIGHT RANTS ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT, REMEMBER THIS!

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