Archive for August 2012
“A story worth knowing”
Small business is the backbone of the American economy. Small business is where job growth comes from. They’re the ones who employ most of the people in this country. Tonight, Congressman Paul Ryan spoke to us …
Read MoreThe significance of “who built it”
Homerun! That’s my reaction to last night’s opening round of speeches at the Republican National Convention. I loved the way they developed the theme that “we built it.” Republicans are the party of achievement, of entrepreneurship, of opportunity.Democrats are the party of government …
Read MoreThe audacity of life
Hold on to your seat. You are about to watch an ad unlike any you’ve seen …
Read MoreThe Obama slogan, circa 2012
Clarifying Reaganomics vs. Obamanomics
By Tom Quiner Team Obama will say anything to get elected. Campaign Manager, Stephanie Cutter, cut loose with another factually-impaired whopper recently. She said: “Over the past, you know, 27 months, we’ve created 4.5 million private sector jobs; that’s more jobs than in the Bush recovery, in the Reagan recovery…” You know, Stephanie, you’ve got…
Read MoreE pluribus unum
“Out of many, one.” This is one of America’s greatest values. This value separates us from so much of the world …
Read MoreThe unemployment number you don’t hear about
We know the unemployment rate remains high under the Obama economy. We know the unemployment rate is actually much higher due to folks who have just given up looking for a job in the Obama economy. We know the unemployment rate for black teenagers is astronomical in the Obama economy. What isn’t reported so much is how long American workers remain unemployed.
Read MoreWhich party is willing to confront the deficits?
What’s the big deal with voter ID, anyway?
Iowans disenfranchised by Democratic-controlled Senate
By Tom Quiner Iowa judges imposed gay marriage on Iowa. Iowa voters lashed back two years ago and threw out three of the judges involved in the decision. A fourth judge involved in the decision is up for retention this November. I provide this as background for out-of-state readers of Quiner’s Diner. An Iowa attorney,…
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