Posts by Tom Quiner
Are teachers doing their jobs?
A series of Jay Leno interviews with regular Americans reveals the woeful state of our education system. Is the National Education Association a root cause of this dumbing down of America?
Read MoreHow Iowa celebrates Independence Day
By Tom Quiner What better way to celebrate this great nation’s independence than with American song and fireworks! I attended the Yankee Doodle Pops concert at the footsteps of the Iowa Capital on July 1. The weather was perfect. Our Capitol’s gold dome glistened with pride in the early evening sunlight. Thousands streamed in with…
Read MoreWas Jesus Real?
By Tom Quiner Lee Strobel was an atheist who came to believe in Jesus after spending two years trying to disprove His divinity. Be sure to watch the video from my previous post where Mr. Strobel, a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, talks about his surprising findings about Christ. C.S. Lewis was another atheist…
Read MoreIs the Bible true?
By Tom Quiner Liberal comedienne, Janeane Garofalo, recently called the Bible a “work of fiction.” Watch … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5xruQBQ98&feature=player_embedded#!] I don’t know how much Ms. Garofalo has read, studied, or even contemplated the Bible. But I mention her quote because she will influence a certain segment of her audience with her dismissive attitude of the most…
Read MorePromote humanity
By Tom Quiner Abortion dehumanizes society. Pornography dehumanizes society. Increasingly, even political discourse is dehumanizing, vicious, and divisive. It seems to me that the march of civilization should be in the direction of doing and saying things that make this world a more humane place. Our march is slow. Is Ann Coulter really advancing the…
Read MoreA triumph for political correctness
By Tom Quiner The Supreme Court has decided: Christian college students who wish to form a group sanctioned by Universities are not allowed to require that their members be Christian. Even more, Christian groups may not require that their members abide by Christian principles. All of this came about because of the court’s decision in…
Read MoreCommon sense made difficult
By Tom Quiner The “King of Pork” is dead. Senator Robert Bird of West Virginia died today. I will leave it to others to honor (or pillage) his illustrious career. I would, though, like to analyze the essence of Obamanomics in light of Mr. Byrd’s passing. Mr. Byrd was an unapologetic supporter of pork barrel…
Read MoreDemocrats owe Americans an honest budget
By Tom Quiner Is America heading in the right direction or the wrong direction? According to poll results at www.RealClearPolitics.com, 61.7 percent of Americans say we’re heading in the wrong direction. One year ago, the number was 48 percent. Why is dissatisfaction growing? Certainly some of the biggest concerns are runaway deficits and the unprecedented…
Read MoreLet us reconsider ObamaCare
Last March 18th, Richard Foster, chief actuary for the Center Medicare and Medicaid Services, presented with Congress’ 2700 page health care bill. His job was to assess the impact ObamaCare would have on America. Unfortunately, Congress wasn’t interested in waiting for his analysis.
…We’ve been sold a bill of goods. ObamaCare tries to cheat the laws of supply of demand instead of letting supply and demand control costs and increase access to healthcare.
According to Medicare’s actuary, according to the Congressional Budget Office, according to health care benefit professionals, America will be poorer and unhealthier under ObamaCare.
Read MoreIs more big government really the answer?
By Tom Quiner The stock market crashed in October of 1929. At the time of the crash, the unemployment rate was about 5 percent. Two months later, it had moved up to nine percent, but dropped back down to 6.3 percent by June of the following year. Unemployment never hit double digits at anytime the…
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