SULLIVAN'S SALVOS
March 23, 2017
Sullivan’s
Salvos 3/28/17
In this edition:
*No Salvos Next Week!
*Happy Birthday Marie!
*Happy Birthday Jordan!
*Mission Creek Festival
*Bobby Kauffmann, Part II
*Democratic Party Hall of Fame
*Did You Know?
*No Salvos Next Week!
There
will be no Salvos next week. Expect your next edition (dated 4/11/17) somewhere
around April 7 or 8.
*Happy Birthday Marie!
The
newest member of our clan turns 17 on April 6th! Marie has been with
us over a year now, and her bubbly personality has been a great addition! Happy
Birthday, Marie! I love you!
*Happy Birthday Jordan!
My
daughter Jordan turns 23 on April 8th. Jordan graduated last year
from Western Illinois University, and is working with youth in Memphis,
Tennessee. More importantly, she is a really good person. Man, am I ever proud!
Happy Birthday, Jordan! I love you!
*Mission Creek Festival
The
Mission Creek Festival runs April 4-9 in a variety of venues around Iowa City.
Because of the genius that is Englert Theatre Director Andre Perry, this weeklong
extravaganza has become an incredible package of art, music, comedy, film,
literature, food, technology, and much, much more!
For
tickets and a complete schedule of events, see: http://missioncreekfestival.com.
*Bobby Kauffmann, Part II
Three
weeks ago, I wrote the following:
Bobby Kauffmann is a Republican State
Representative who “represents” a portion of Johnson County – the City of
Solon, plus Big Grove, Cedar, Graham, East Lucas, Scott, and Newport Townships.
Representative
Kauffmann has helped Johnson County with a couple pieces of legislation over
the years. Don’t get me wrong; I am very glad he did so. But really, isn’t it a
pretty minimal expectation that you help the local Supervisors to help the
folks you both represent?
Meanwhile, I have had many differences
with Representative Kauffmann over the years. The differences between us were
never more stark than when he voted against teachers, cops, firefighters,
nurses, social workers, roads crews, correctional officers, ambulance staff,
and all the rest of our public employees.
That vote is a disqualifying vote.
There is no small bit of help he can offer on another bill that will atone for
his attack on public employees. He is not deserving of your support.
So quit giving it to him! Over the next
month, Representative Kauffmann is going to get a free pass from Representative
Upmeyer. He will join Democrats on several votes, attempting to appear
moderate. We saw this earlier with Representative Andy McKean, whose Anamosa
District contains a lot of correctional workers. McKean never actually fought
for public employees – he simply got a pass, and took a free vote.
Representative Kauffmann has already
been given his pass. He has been given permission to vote against a couple of
the craziest GOP bills that are yet to come; they will pass without his vote.
You need to remember a few things – the
attack on public employees, his voting for 1% for public education, etc. (More
bad votes are still to come as of this writing. He will get a pass on many, but
not all.) Small goodwill gestures do NOT make up for this!
He’s going to be looking for tiny ways
in which he can appear bipartisan. He’s going to want to take all kinds of
photos with Democrats. Please do not let this fool you. He has already cast his
disqualifying votes. He needs to go.
That
was three weeks ago. Since then, Representative Kauffmann has:
*Voted for
HF291, gutting collective bargaining (despite a promise not to vote for a
“Wisconsin-style” bill);
*Voted for
SF166, starving our schools with an unacceptable 1% funding increase;
*Voted for
HF517, adding the deadly and racist “stand your ground” to Iowa’s gun laws;
*Voted for
HF516, making voting harder by creating a voter ID requirement when we have
almost zero voter fraud;
*Voted for
HF518, shredding worker’s comp protections for injured workers;
*Voted for
HF134, stripping cities of local control;
*Voted for
SF376, absolving the wealthy from any liability they may have for exposing
others to asbestos.
Is
this what you want? He is NOT representing, you folks! We deserve better! Bobby
Kauffmann has got to go!
*Democratic Party Hall of Fame
Save
the date! The Johnson County Democratic Party is holding our Annual Hall of
Fame Awards event on Saturday, May 6 at 7pm at Brown Deer Country Club in
Coralville.
Please
join us for coffee, desserts, and plenty of old war stories! A cash bar will be
available. Parking is free.
The
Hall of Fame inductees for 2017 are: Nancy Porter, Tom Larkin and Joyce Bernardy,
and Sally and Roger Stutsman. We hope you can join us in recognizing this
remarkable group!
Tickets
are available for a $25 suggested donation. People who cannot afford that
amount should still feel welcome, but please call 354-7199 so we can get a
count.
Sponsorships are available
at the following levels:
$100 includes
two tickets
$250 includes
4 tickets
$500 includes
a whole table (8 tickets)
Checks can be mailed to:
Johnson County Democrats
PO Box 1773
Iowa City, IA 52244
If
you have any questions, please contact Rod Sullivan at 354-7199 or rodsullivan@mchsi.com. We hope you will join us for a fun evening, and
lend your voice to those who are honoring these very deserving people. We look
forward to seeing you!
*DID YOU KNOW?
Johnson County is named for Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson, the 9th
Vice President of the US. Johnson had a bit of a scandalous life for the 1820s, including an interracial relationship
with Julia Chinn, a slave.
Unlike other upper class leaders who had African American mistresses but never mentioned
them, Johnson openly treated Chinn as his common law wife. He
acknowledged their two daughters as his children, giving them his surname, much
to the consternation of some of his constituents. The relationship is believed
to have led to the loss of his Senate seat in 1829, but his Congressional
district returned him to the House the next year.
Anyone
interested in learning more about County government should take a look at the
County website-
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---Rod
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