The truth about Ronald Reagan

In this presidential cycle with Obama deficits on full display, Reagan’s record is invoked to make the case that Obama’s profligacy isn’t so bad after all.

One of the most tired diatribes has been the one that says “Reagan drove up the deficits and it took Clinton to fix it.”

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Deficits during the Obama years

A Quiner’s Diner reader jumped to Barack Obama’s defense.

She cited information dispensed by the always ‘unbiased MSNBC’ (irony intended) to prove that it is Republicans, not Democrats, who are the profligate spenders of taxpayer money.

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Home schooling offers hope for your country

Yesterday’s Quiner’s Diner ran a letter written by a Florida teacher who resigned due to her frustration with today’s demands on public school students and teachers. She said teaching reforms rob students of a developmentally appropriate education. So what is the alternative? How about home-schooling? Read on to learn about the effectiveness of home-schooling …

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“Jeb can fix it”

The Jeb Bush campaign has come up with a new campaign slogan:

“Jeb can fix it.”

Mistake.

Let’s start with the obvious. Fix what?

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The Abortion Industry is Losing their Base

Good news: human abortion rates are declining.

The Des Moines Register editorial on October 21st gives all the credit for this seeming decline to contraception use, and none to pro life organizations like Iowans for Life who have been in the trenches educating Iowa kids on the dignity of life for four decades. ( “Contraceptives, not extremists reduce abortion rates.)

Is the Register correct?

Not according to the people who work in the field of human abortion…

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“I hate abortion”

The Des Moines Register supports all things liberal.

It is refreshing when they run a guest editorial from someone with a contrarian position to liberal orthodoxy.

The ran such a piece today. It was written by a guy named Steve Freking. Here’s an excerpt:

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Well no, Hillary, I don’t enjoy it

Hillary Clinton actually took a question on the campaign trail.

An earnest voter asked her:

“You said earlier that you wanted to end corruption. But how can you do that after the Whitewater scandals, Benghazi and your deleted emails?”

Her response:

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