In Honor of Valentine’s Day Coming Up

Seeing red all over the Capitol

Red eye – the color of staff’s eyes after late night debate
Red headed stepchild in Iowa – property taxes
Red Red Wine – what the Republican staffers will want to drink after the session is over
Red State – what Iowa really really wants to be again
Red Lighted – all Republican budget ideas
Red Sox – Marshall’s license plate
Red Hot Issue – selling the Lottery
Red Handed – Democrats were caught scooping money out of the cookie jar
Orville REDenbacher – official sponsor of late night snacks at the Capitol
Red Tape – Democrats have bought a bunch of new rolls ready to wrap around businesses in this state
Red Flags – what went up when we read the Governor’s budget
Red Herring – the Dove Hunting bill to take attention away from the budget
Red Carpet – being rolled out by Democrats for their union thugs in Iowa
Parting the Red Sea – what Democrats think Obama will do to fix their spending habits
Red Tag Sale – what Iowa will have to hold thanks to the budget problem
Red Roof Inn – the only hotel that Iowans can afford after Democrats spent all their money
Red Letter Day – today: 60 degrees and sunny in February