fiscal responsibility
A mandate for restraint
By Tom Quiner In the 2006 midterm elections, Democrats picked up 31 seats in the House and 5 Senate seats. In the 2008 elections, Democrats picked up another 21 House seats, 8 Senate seats, and the White House. There are a number of factors that decide elections. One of the critical factors in Republican’s fall…
Read MoreFederal Spending for Dummies
By Tom Quiner I have a simple and effective way to assess federal spending. I call it Federal Spending for Dummies. Use it as a handy voting guide tomorrow when you head out to vote. Here’s how it works. I take the total amount of money the federal government spends each year, including off-budget items…
Read MoreWhy is Governor Christie so great to listen to?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd8_SuyN8Vc&feature=player_embedded] He’s a straight-talker. His kind of honesty resonates in this political climate. The Democrats in New Jersey left the state in shambles. Governor Christie is fixing it. He makes no apologies for the tough decisions that were forced upon him by his predecessor. Republicans may have the opportunity after Tuesday’s election…
Read MoreMy coffee with Brad Zaun
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBvONiWm9iM&feature=player_embedded] I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brad Zaun at my neighborhood coffee shop earlier this year. We discussed, what else, politics. (For out-of-state readers, Mr. Zaun is running for Congress here in Iowa against incumbent, Leonard Boswell, Democrat.) A few things struck me immediately. Brad is a regular guy.…
Read MoreThis is how a leader talks!
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkuTm-ON904&feature=player_embedded] Please take a few a minutes and listen to the exchange below between a New Jersey school teacher and NJ Governor, Chris Christie. Governor Christie is direct. He pulls no punches. He conveys information with clarity. He makes no apologies for making tough decisions, and he had to make them. This…
Read MoreThe danger of unrealistic expectations
By Tom Quiner President Obama was set up to fail by his own bloated rhetoric and a fawning press that didn’t do their job. The video clip below of a supporter of the President’s reveals the problem: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI&feature=player_embedded] His supporter, Peggy Joseph, gushes that an Obama administration will fill her gas tank and pay her…
Read MoreYour tax dollars at work
By Tom Quiner I’d like to introduce you to Wendy Greuel, the Los Angeles City Controller. She issued a press release on Thursday with this headline: “City controller releases audits of how Los Angeles has used federal stimulus money. $111 million in ARRA Funds has only created 55 jobs so far.” ARRA stands for American…
Read MoreHow to make a Republican squirm
America is scared. There’s a realization sinking in that we’ve reaching a tipping point when it comes to national debt and long term financial obligations for America. Our greatness depends on righting the ship. Paul Ryan’s plan will right the ship. The CBO confirms his assumptions.
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 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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