Bizarre Things United States Congress Members Do In Their Free Time Zach Gibson/Getty Images
By Kathy Benjamin/Jan. 26, 2021 4:55 pm EDT
While most politicians can seem like robots, repeating the same stump speeches and talking points and seemingly obsessed with nothing more than the deficit and archaic rules about procedure, it turns out, they are human. That means they need food and water just like the rest of us, and in their spare time, they like to relax with a good ol hobby.
But many politicians seem to pick hobbies meant to make them look good to their constituents. Anyone can like baking or exercising or playing with their dog. That doesn t tell us anything about the politicians as people, and maybe that s how they want it. They need to be generically normal so they can appeal to a broader base and get those sweet, sweet votes.
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Ross Wilburn chosen as Iowa Democratic Party chairman
Ross Wilburn
The Iowa Democratic Party has a new chairman. It’s Ross Wilburn, a former Iowa City mayor who currently lives in Ames and was just elected to a second term in the Iowa House.
“I’m honored by the responsibility and I’ve got faith in our party,” Wilburn said.
The party’s governing board elected Wilburn chairman this weekend. He’s the first black Iowan to lead either of Iowa’s two major political parties.
“I will start with the words of Vice President (Kamala) Harris, you know, the first, but make sure that I’m not the last,” Wilburn told reporters during an online news conference.
By Sue Danielson
Jan 19, 2021
Washington D.C. More than 200 Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen are part of the Presidential inauguration security effort in Washington D.C.
A group of soldiers met outside the U.S. Capitol today (Tuesday) with Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a former Iowa Army National Guard member, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Senator Ernst administered the oath of office to 20 National Guard soldiers re-enlisting in the United States Army. Also pictured in 1st District Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks.
Iowa National guard soldiers taking part in the security include those from the 185th Refueling Wing, 132nd Wing, and 1st Battalion 168th Infantry Regiment, from Sioux City, Boone, and Des Moines.
We've all seen the images of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of the capitol building in Washington, DC, called up to defend our country after Trump's mob ransacked the place and killed people. Iowa Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) teamed up with Colorado Democrat Rep. Jason Crowe to do obtain cots, food and…