A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
John the Baptist. Barack Obama. Melissa Ohden. Rick Santorum.
By Tom Quiner Do you know who John the Baptist is? The Catholic Church considers him the greatest and last in the line of the prophets. He was the voice in the wilderness paving the way for Jesus, the Christ. He did something interesting while still in his mother’s womb. I quote the King James Bible, the book of Luke 1:41: “And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard…
Courageous leaders
By Tom Quiner The stakes were high. The world was watching. An historic arms control treaty with the Soviet Union was within our grasp. The date was October 12th, 1986. The place was Reykjavik, Iceland. If Ronald Reagan said yes to Mikhail Gorbachev, Mr. Reagan would be hailed as a hero. If he said no to the treaty they had hammered out, he would be reviled as a failure. Mr. Reagan…
Life is beautiful
By Tom Quiner I witnessed something extraordinary a week ago. In many respects, it was life-changing. More on it in a minute. It made me think of a wonderful story told by the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. Dr. Peale was a minister and author of the classic book, “The Power of Positive Thinking.” Dr. Peale was walking with a friend who complained incessantly about all the problems in his…
SCANDAL! Is the president lip-synching his speeches?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCyPAaubENE&feature=sh_e_sl&list=SL] The Onion has once again uncovered a major scandal from the White House, one that completely overshadows the tense debt-ceiling negotiations. Could this snafu tip the tide in favor of the Republicans?
Why a presidential candidate’s resume’ is important
By Tom Quiner The President looked the American people in the eyes and said something devastating: social security checks may not go out if the debt ceiling isn’t raised. There are few things more frightening he could have said to senior citizens, so many of whom depend on those checks for their survival. The President suggested there wouldn’t be enough money to cover the batch of checks going out the…
A breakthrough idea from “the gang of 6”
By Tom Quiner Six Senators have presented a framework to tackle our deficits and the debt ceiling in a bipartisan way. The plan is lacking in detail at this point and should be approached warily. There are things I don’t like about it. Having said that, they have put a dynamic idea on the table ripped from the pages of a Steve Forbes’ campaign speech from years past. The “gang”…
The rationale behind “tax cuts for the rich”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Lnk1BHzJ8] The President and his party are fixated on increasing taxes on America’s most-productive citizens, aka “the rich.” That seems to be their solution to our debt-ceiling problems: tax the rich more. So let me pose a question to you. Who is going to create the most jobs for America with extra money, the President … or a rich guy? Let’s say the President wants to tax…
“It’s Obama that’s responsible for this fear in America”
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEXft_rvO0&feature=player_embedded#at=33] I go to Las Vegas every year on business. I’ve been going there regularly since 1980. One can’t help but notice the impact real estate developer, Steve Wynn, has had on this gambling mecca of America. He built The Mirage, Treasure Island, The Bellagio, and The Wynn in Vegas alone, and has developed properties in Atlantic City and Mississippi as well. Mr. Wynn is an entrepreneur.…
Do we need to eliminate desire to eliminate suffering?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z9q8zazy68] Bhuddism suggests that we need to eliminate desire to eliminate suffering. Famed philosopher and Christian apologist, Dr. Peter Kreeft, suggests that, in fact, it is human desire that leads us to God. Food for thought, isn’t it? Listen to Dr. Kreeft’s two minute case for desire.
The debt crisis for dummies
By Tom Quiner Liberals, the media, and even some moderates and conservatives are beginning to pile on the Republicans for the debt limit crisis. They are falling for the liberal mantra that we’ve got a tax problem, not a spending problem. A quick recap is in order. Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 2006 until last year. During that time, they increased government spending to record levels. During that…
Would you trust the President with your political career?
By Tom Quiner The President said: “This is part of the problem with a political process where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections or obtain short-term political gain, when we actually are in a position to try to do something hard we haven’t always laid the groundwork for.” So the President is critical of short-sighted politicians (Republicans) trying to game the system for political gain. The…
Does an abortion hurt?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5PlZzpfHQI] Does an abortion hurt? Does it matter if it hurts? After all, the Iowa legislature refused to stop abortions after 20 weeks of conception even though the we now know that the fetus feels pain at 20 weeks. For a unique perspective on the pain of abortion, you have a chance to hear from someone who is an abortion survivor, Melissa Ohden. She is the keynote…
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