Politics
What is the engine of history?
By Tom Quiner Some Republican leaders are urging their party to focus on economic issues and de-emphasize cultural issues. They believe that it is economics and politics that drive history. Pope John Paul II (JPII) disagreed. He believed, and he proved, that it is culture that drives history. Not economics. Not politics. Economics and politics…
Read MoreA nation of radical ideals
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQsCW1hbOGw] What a country we have. Did you know that most Americans believe we are exceptional? The Gallup Poll asked us this question: “Because of the United States’ history and its Constitution, do you think the U.S. has a unique character that makes it the greatest country in the world, or don’t…
Read MoreWhat’s the solution: higher taxes or spending restraint?
By Tom Quiner The Tea Party movement deserves credit for changing the entire national debate on fiscal accountability. More than ever, our two political parties are debating paths to deficit reduction. Republican Congressman, Paul Ryan, has outlined a detailed plan to fiscal sanity by calling for spending restraint. President Obama, after escalating spending to unprecedented…
Read MoreThe Democratic Party will go to the mat for abortion
By Tom Quiner The President and his party believe in the public option when it comes to health insurance. They believe in more taxes for the top producers. They believe Guantanamo should be closed. They’re against warrantless wiretaps. They despise spending restraint. They rail against indefinite detention of terrorist suspects. And in particular, they are…
Read MoreIs a bonfire the moral equivalent of mass murder?
By Tom Quiner A man burns a book many people love. He video tapes and broadcasts the event around the world. He adds subtitles to be sure his intended target can read it. The response to those upset with the book burning? Mass murder. Beheadings. All done to strangers. Let us not dwell on details.…
Read MoreHow do American unions compare to Poland’s Solidarity Union?
By Tom Quiner My new musical, The Pope of the People, is in the middle of its three weekend run. It’s a musical about the impact of John Paul II on Poland and the world. The musical drama depicts the famous strike led by Lech Walesa at the Gdansk shipyards. Mr. Walesa made 21 demands…
Read MoreWho does the land of Israel really belong to?
By Tom Quiner I just received this in my e-mail box. It’s been forwarded around the world. I don’t know who wrote it, but it is darn funny. In case you didn’t see this yet, I think you’ll get a chuckle. *** An ingenious example of Israeli humor, speech and politics occurred recently in the…
Read MoreTwo non-partisan reasons to defund Obamacare now
By Tom Quiner I’d like conservatives to do something very difficult: to make the leap of faith that Democrats had good intentions in passing Obamacare without a single Republican vote. I’d like liberals to do something very difficult as well: to make the leap of faith that Republicans had … and have good intentions in…
Read MoreWill Vice President Biden call for the President’s impeachment?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dRFJ6CF2Mw&feature=player_embedded] Joe Biden said he would call for the President’s impeachment if he took us into another war without Congressional approval. He said he consulted with five constitutional scholars who helped draft a treatise calling for impeachment should the President take such an action. He was adamant, even furious, in his eloquence…
Read MoreShould we fire Federal employees who get behind on their taxes?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rzLA51Hf_L8] Claire McCaskill says yes. The Missouri Senator, a Democrat, is co-sponsoring a bill that would cause federal employees to lose their jobs if they don’t keep up on their taxes. She projects the bill would save tax payers a billion dollars. Evidently, Capital Hill workers are more lax in paying their…
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