A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Another nobel laureate rejects global warming
By Tom Quiner Is global warming based on good science or bad? I ask this question because of the treatment Governor Rick Perry of Texas received from John Harris at the Republican debate at the Reagan library a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Harris tried to trap the Governor by demanding he list the names of the scientists on whom he based his skepticism of global warming. Mr. Perry really…
Is this a smart way to create jobs?
By Tom Quiner Job creation is the job of government. No one else can do it better. This is the view of the president and his party. The Democratic Party’s approach to job creation has been given a rigorous workout, and it has failed. They have taken tax payer money, borrowed even more from China, and redistributed it to public employee unions and politically-correct corporations in the “green energy” industry.…
Is the Iraq War the cause of our deficits?
By Tom Quiner The “Supercommittee” meets. Their vision on why America’s fiscal house is such a mess varies wildly. The USA Today reports that Democrats on the committee blame the two wars this decade as one of the major reasons for our crisis, along with Bush-era tax cuts. I am re-running a Quiner’s Diner post from last year which addresses the Iraq/Afghanistan War allegations: *** Voices on the left are…
Who suffers most from hate crimes in the USA: Muslims or Jews?
By Tom Quiner It was just a one paragraph blurb in yesterday’s Des Moines Register: four men in New York City were convicted of plotting to blow up synagogues in New York. I read the paragraph searching for a key piece of information. Can you guess what it was? What would you like to know about these anti-semitic terrorist wannabes? The answer is motivation. The answer couldn’t be found in…
Jesus explains his views on marriage
By Tom Quiner If you read yesterday’s post, a faithful Quiner’s Diner reader posed the question: “What exactly did Jesus say about defining marriage as being between a man and a woman?” This is a test question. Most people know that Jesus didn’t specifically address the subject of same-sex marriage. But he revealed his thoughts about marriage when he received this test question from the pharisees, as recounted in the…
Barbarians at the debate
By Tom Quiner I guess I’m a barbarian. Vice President Biden was explicit: “This is a different kind of fight,” Biden said to union members. “This is a fight for the existence of organized labor. You are the only folks keeping the barbarians at the gate. That’s why they want you so bad.” Teamster president, Jimmy Hoffa was equally eloquent in his derision of the Tea Party and conservatives: “Let’s…
A spot of tea in Indianola
By Lisa Bourne I attended the Tea Party of America’s Restoring America event in at the National Balloon Classic grounds in Indianola, IA on Saturday, September 3. Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was the keynote speaker at the event. Despite previous reports that she would not announce her candidacy for the 2012 presidential election at the rally, on the off-chance she might do so, I…
Obama, hurricane Irene, and the earthquake
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNpNghLskzs&feature=youtu.be] Our friends at NewBusted unleash more conservative humor on a politically correct world. Are you ready for it? Today’s “stories?” The president, hurricane Irene, and the D.C. earthquake.
War on the conscience
By Tom Quiner Should a Catholic be required by force of law to aid and abet abortion? Before you answer, consider what Catholics believe. Here is what paragraph 2271 says in the Catholic Catechism: “Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or…
Should Catholic high schools honor Planned Parenthood board members?
By Jenifer Bowen Bishop Pates was right to meet with Loretta Sieman over her support for Planned Parenthood. Catholic Schools should not champion people who work for and financially support an abortion business, which kills thousands of Iowans each year. (See Rekha Basu column, Des Moines Register, August 31, 2011.) Dr. Andrea McGuire (whom Basu fails to mention is also a significant Planned Parenthood of the Heartland supporter) said that…
Des Moines’ shrill side strikes back
by Tom Quiner As the title of this blogpost, I have borrowed a headline that appeared in today’s Des Moines Register on their op-ed page. It is the headline used for a column written by Rekha Basu. In her piece, Ms. Basu attacks Dowling Catholic High School for allowing an alum to withdraw her name from consideration in receiving a “distinguished alumni” award. The candidate was Loretta Sieman, a graduate…
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