 Maybe the current noise is nothing more than a sign of these times. That doesn't mean it might not be valid, but a little distance and time might not be a bad thing. And that's the Iowa Politics Report for Monday, July 8, on Twitter, Instagram, Gitter, Threads, and Truth Social at Iowa Politics. I'm Jeff Stein on News Talk 1540 KXEL. News Talk 1540 KXEL.