Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett launches conservative think tank

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Conservative and think. Two words you don't normally see in the same sentence.

Corbett said Thursday he has launched Engage Iowa, a non-profit “conservative think tank” he said Iowa has needed for years to help develop ideas that can steer public policy.

The move surely will fuel speculation that the mayor is positioning for a Republican run for governor in 2018. It shows his capacity to raise money, but also prompts questions about unnamed donors who could have business before the mayor and City Council.

Corbett said he will continue to serve as part-time mayor even as he conducts forums around the state as Engage Iowa’s president.

Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the state’s Republican Party, said Iowa always can use new ideas.

Hey Jeff. Here's a new idea. Try getting over the fact that there's a black dude in the White House.

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1. Yeah, right, that's what Iowa has needed.

Not.

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2. they posted a picture of it.

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3. The Republican Party of Iowa is already a subsidiary of the Koch Bros.

"Americans For Progress."

Republicans in the legislature are owned lock, stock and barrel by ALEC.
They already have people doing any and all thinking for them. Will this think tank merely be a pass through for the Koch brothers?

poor Jeffy. He really believes Republicans think.

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4. Yeah, the only reason they haven't been able to enact their agenda...

...is the State Senate has kept Terry from his dreams of teabag glory.