Posts by quinersdiner
Liberal icons with conservative ideals: John Kennedy on the 2nd Amendment
JOHN F. KENNEDY: “Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny which gave rise to the Second Amendment will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense…
Read MoreMobsters and Planned Parenthood execs get a bad rap
The Gingrich Solution
Newt Gingrich is a conservative visionary.
Democrats controlled the House of Representatives for 40 consecutive years. Mr. Gingrich came up with a campaign idea called the Contract with America which would empower voters.
Voters liked it and put Republicans in control of the House for a dozen years beginning in 1994.
Gingrich and his fellow Republicans produced remarkable results by reducing government spending and balancing the budget. As you can see in the chart above, federal spending as a percentage of GDP began to plummet when Gingrich became speaker. It began to climb again when he resigned from the Speakership in 1998.
Read MoreThe amazing awareness of the unborn child
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Competing headlines from the Pope’s trip to the Americas
Matthew Archbold is a Catholic blogger. He cited some humorous differences on how the media perceived the Pope’s visit to the Americas.
Check out these contrasting headlines…
Read MoreSubsidizing Auschwitz
Democrats intone that Planned Parenthood is all about women’s reproductive healthcare. No they’re not. They’re all about money.
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