Is the government the solution or the problem? It can be the problem when the bureaucracy runs amok at the expense of the needy they supposedly serve. This post comes from one of my favorite bloggers.
Read MoreWill Biden’s mouth force an Obama/Clinton ticket?
By Tom Quiner Paul Ryan has energized the Republican base. Joe Biden also energizes the Republican base at the same time he embarrasses his base by sticking his foot in his mouth. Polls show the race tightening. Here’s the question: will President Obama dump Mr. Biden from his ticket and replace him with Hillary Clinton?…
Read MoreThe politics of Catholic principle
Paul Ryan is a heartless bastard. That’s the message you’re hearing from the media, Nuns on the Bus, and a whole bunch of “social justice” Catholics. The gripe: his budget rolls back some poverty programs to Clinton-era levels. Not so fast, suggests the bishop in Congressman Paul Ryan’s diocese …
Read MoreWhy don’t Catholics condemn divorce as passionately as gay marriage?
A Quiner Diner’s reader asks: “Why don’t Catholics condemn divorce (especially no-fault divorce) the same as same-sex marriage? Jesus never spoke of homosexuality (and even Paul’s stand can be debated). Jesus spoke out several times against divorce – he saw it as adultery.” Here’s the answer …
Read MoreLet ye without negativity cast the first barb
Joe Biden brings judgement upon himself
I received this tart response this morning:
Read MoreMusings on the Iowa State Fair
Your humble blogger is a little bloated today. I will regale you on my diet at the Iowa State Fair in a moment. First, a little politics …
Read MoreBipartisan support for Ryan’s Medicare solution
There is bi-partisan recognition that Medicare is unsustainable in its present form. Despite political rhetoric to the contrary, many of Congressman Paul Ryan’s solutions to the Medicare mess have been embraced by both sides of the aisle …
Read MoreA lightweight takes on a heavyweight
Life. Tradition. Love.
Liam was baptized yesterday. My first grandson was freed from sin and reborn as a son of God. Whether he lives to be one or a hundred, yesterday was the biggest day of his life. And I was there to participate in this rich Christian and family tradition!
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