Posts by Tom Quiner
What’s the difference between Republican and Democratic scandals?
By Tom Quiner Republican Congressman Chris Lee was caught sending shirtless photos of himself to someone who was not his wife. The mainstream media (MSN) was all over the story. Mr. Lee resigned. Republican Senator Larry Craig was arrested for lewd conduct in an airport restroom. The media gave the story extensive coverage. Senator Craig…
Read MoreDay 769 in Democrat’s refusal to pass a budget
By Tom Quiner The Senate is supposed to pass a budget each year. Harry Reid’s Democrats have refused to do it for over two years. There’s a reason why: you’re going to have to take some political heat when you actually put your fiscal blueprint down on paper. Some people think you’re spending too much…
Read MoreShould we legalize suicide?
By Tom Quiner A writer to the Des Moines Register, Otto Knauth, proposed a solution to the “population” problem last week as follows: “There is a simple but agonizingly difficult solution to mankind’s overpopulation problem. It is legalizing suicide after a certain age, say 70, and making it easily available.” The writer is looking for…
Read MoreThe tragedy of John Edwards and Barack Obama
By Tom Quiner One of the divisive issues within the Catholic Church is social justice. On one side are well-intentioned folks who promote expansive government involvement in providing for the lower end of society, however you define that. This group tends to be liberal politically. On the other side are well-intentioned folks who say social…
Read MoreIn today’s news: porn is good, God is bad
By Tom Quiner Prayer is harmful for students. On the other hand, porn is good for inmates. This is the strange dichotomy presented to us today by agents of the Democratic Party. Let’s start in Texas. There, Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ruled that the Medina Valley Independent School District may not allow a…
Read MoreThe Summer of Hope
By Tom Quiner It began on June 2nd. The year was 1979 when the Alitalia jetliner set down in a land that time forgot for 123 years of its thousand year history. A Man in White with kind eyes stepped onto the tarmac. He knelt and kissed the earth. What was he thinking? How did…
Read MoreDemocrats push law that compels Catholic agencies to adopt to gay couples
by Tom Quiner It’s called the “Every child deserves a family” Act. It mandates that every adoption agency in the U.S. adopt to same-sex couples. If you’re a Catholic adoption agency, tough. Religious freedom be damned. Discrimination is acceptable against Catholic and other Christian agencies who are conscientious objectors in the new moral order being…
Read MoreWhat doesn’t Wikipedia want you to know about Benazir Bhutto?
By Tom Quiner I am acutely sensitive to what is considered news and what isn’t. Although conservatives rightly get riled up when news coverage is distorted, I think the bigger issue is what is (and isn’t) covered, and how in-depth that coverage is. The same goes with history. There is plenty of historical revisionism that…
Read MoreThe pornography of abortion
By Tom Quiner America’s best-known pornographer calls for the destruction of Downs Syndrome babies. In a recent interview, he said: “Sarah Palin is the dumbest thing. She did a disservice to every woman in America. She knew from the first month of pregnancy that kid was going to be Down’s Syndrome. It’s brain dead. A…
Read MoreWords of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln
By Tom Quiner The man who freed the slaves has some words of wisdom that the current President might take issue with. Enjoy these great words from Abraham Lincoln: “Property is the fruit of labor. Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become…
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