Democrats push law that compels Catholic agencies to adopt to gay couples
by Tom Quiner It’s called the “Every child deserves a family” Act. It mandates that every adoption agency in the U.S. adopt to same-sex couples. If you’re a Catholic adoption agency, tough. Religious freedom be damned. Discrimination is acceptable against Catholic and other Christian agencies who are conscientious objectors in the new moral order being…
Read MoreWhat doesn’t Wikipedia want you to know about Benazir Bhutto?
By Tom Quiner I am acutely sensitive to what is considered news and what isn’t. Although conservatives rightly get riled up when news coverage is distorted, I think the bigger issue is what is (and isn’t) covered, and how in-depth that coverage is. The same goes with history. There is plenty of historical revisionism that…
Read MoreThe pornography of abortion
By Tom Quiner America’s best-known pornographer calls for the destruction of Downs Syndrome babies. In a recent interview, he said: “Sarah Palin is the dumbest thing. She did a disservice to every woman in America. She knew from the first month of pregnancy that kid was going to be Down’s Syndrome. It’s brain dead. A…
Read MoreWords of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln
By Tom Quiner The man who freed the slaves has some words of wisdom that the current President might take issue with. Enjoy these great words from Abraham Lincoln: “Property is the fruit of labor. Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become…
Read MoreSenatorial arrogance
By Tom Quiner Why did Republicans make such historic gains in the election of 2010? Would you agree that Federal spending was surely one of the top three reasons? Most would say it was the single, biggest issue worrying voters. As a result, Democrats lost the House. As a result, Democrats lost Senate seats. As…
Read MoreWhy America’s debt must be addressed now
By Tom Quiner I spent a couple of hours with my financial planner yesterday. Something struck me: baby boomers like me can really be hurt if America’s indebtedness isn’t addressed quickly. And if Baby Boomers run out of money, our kids could be wiped out because there are so many of us Baby Boomers they’re…
Read MoreFormer CBO Director slams the President’s budget
By Tom Quiner I have a love-hate affair with the Congressional Budget Office. I appreciate their independence. They beat up on Republicans and Democrats alike. I think they sometime miss the mark in their projections, though, because they utilize static, rather than dynamic, economic projections. In other words, they don’t acknowledge that tax increases (or…
Read MoreThe contagious mass psychosis of 1917
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ60bBMesFo] I was sitting on my patio last summer sipping on a glass of wine and enjoying the company of some good friends when the conversation took a mysterious turn. Carol told of something extraordinary she witnessed years ago at Veterans Auditorium here in Des Moines. She was the reluctant attendee of…
Read MoreHow consumers can compare health insurance policies
By Tom Quiner A headline in the morning’s Des Moines Register’s Metro section read: “System for comparing health policies still stalled.” As you recall, Obamacare calls for the establishment of “insurance Exchanges” to facilitate consumers’ ability to shop for the right product. States can set up their own online Exchange. If they don’t do it,…
Read MoreMay 13th, 5PM
By Tom Quiner Three children saw something that changed the world. The year was 1917. It took place in Portugal on May 13th at 5PM. Lucia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto were stopped in their tracks by the mystical appearance of a beautiful woman. Here’s how Lucia described the woman: She was…
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