A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
How much longer will we tolerate the abuse scandal?
Our kids are still getting raped and abused.
Lives are being shattered, seemingly on a daily basis, by authority figures our kids have been conditioned to trust.
A study quantified the carnage: ten percent of our kids that come in contact with this respected institution have been victims of sexual misconduct, rape, or sexual assault. Ten percent! Shouldn’t something be done?
Why won't the Obama Government ever shoot straight with us?
By Tom Quiner “Existing policies were grandfathered in. If a policy was not extended, then that was up to the insurance company, probably because it would no longer be a very competitive policy.” This was the defense made of Obamacare by a loyal, if contrarian, Quiner’s Diner reader. I thank him for his comment. He parrots HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius who looked Congress in the eyes this morning and said,…
Political lies vs. political untruths
A lie is determined by intention.
If someone makes a claim knowing the claim is false, that is a lie. He intended to deceive, or lie, by intentionally stating an untruth.
If someone makes a claim he sincerely believed to be true, and it later turns out not to be true, that is not a lie. He did not intend to deceive and believed in the veracity of his claim, even if later events prove those claims wrong.
Most politicians speak untruths at some point, simply because they cannot always control legislative outcomes.
George H. W. Bush famously promised, “Read my lips, no new taxes.”
What a wonderful world
The scene is Chuck’s restaurant last night.
Eighty-six year old Julius Brooks has cast a spell on us. His eyes are closed as he sings Louis Armstrong’s iconic song. A piano and bass back him with appropriate understatement …
The descent of Western Civilization
Gendercide is now sanctioned in Great Britain.
Gendercide is human abortion based on the gender of the human being in the womb. Girl babies are less desirable than boy babies, especially within certain cultures.
Because human abortion laws are written broadly in Great Britain, abortions based on the gender of the person in the womb may now move forward without prosecution.
Liberal blame game
Here is typical banter in the Quiner household …
Bluster vs. blather
Let us contrast the president’s rhetoric for two different disasters …
That old clunker is looking better by the minute
A loyal Quiner’s Diner reader fired me an e-mail with his take on the economic affairs of America.
I like his analogy. Let me know if you agree:
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