Day 34
9:49 AM CT.

I’d have to check the archives, but I’m fairly sure this is the earliest post of the the trip. What does that say about our early morning work habits?

We’re in Des Moines, Iowa, a town that I am growing more and more attached to by the day. We’re staying with a friend at a truly unbelievable house up in the hills and spending most of our time downtown enjoying the sights, the food, and the bars. My favorite building so far is the new public library. It’s all glass paned in a copper hue and it apparently has grass growing on the roof. I promise some photos will come at some point today. This morning we’ve got breakfast with Matthew’s host family from the 2004 IA caucus and then the Eagles game. Here’s hoping for a bounceback after last week’s disappointment.

Remember the incredible stem cell ad I posted a few days ago running against nasty Jim Walsh in the NY 25th? Well Majority Action is running the same ad now against endangered PA Republican incumbent, Don Sherwood. Yes, besides choking his mistress, Sherwood also voted against stem cell research funding.

We saw The Departed yesterday. I’m a huge Scorcese fan and unless you’re squeamish, I can’t recommend it enough.

Back to the grindstone. We’ll be getting the Wisconsin show up soon.

-Josh

Day 32
1:14 PM CT.

Good afternoon, friends. We are departing Sioux City, Iowa on a truly gorgeous day. It’s about 55 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We’re going to take the scenic route down to Des Moines where we’ll spend the weekend.

On the drive down I plan on reaching out to a number of people for interviews and I am looking forward to trying to get to the final gubernatorial debate tomorrow in downtown Des Moines.

Did you see the new RNC ad “Stakes?” (once it’s on Youtube I will change the link…I hate linking to the RNC.) It’s a copy of the “Daisy Ad” from Johnson’s campaign and it’s truly shameful. All they have left is to scare Americans and I hope that the American people are smart enough to realize that this Administration has made us less safe when it comes to terrorism. Makes me sick, really.

We’ve just uploaded a bunch of new photos so check them out on the sidebar of the page or on Flickr. I will put another post up tonight after we arrive in Des Moines.

And for the record, if you need a haircut I would not trust “Great Cuts.” They just weren’t that great…

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-Matthew