Two non-partisan reasons to defund Obamacare now
By Tom Quiner I’d like conservatives to do something very difficult: to make the leap of faith that Democrats had good intentions in passing Obamacare without a single Republican vote. I’d like liberals to do something very difficult as well: to make the leap of faith that Republicans had … and have good intentions in…
Read MoreWill Vice President Biden call for the President’s impeachment?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dRFJ6CF2Mw&feature=player_embedded] Joe Biden said he would call for the President’s impeachment if he took us into another war without Congressional approval. He said he consulted with five constitutional scholars who helped draft a treatise calling for impeachment should the President take such an action. He was adamant, even furious, in his eloquence…
Read MoreShould we fire Federal employees who get behind on their taxes?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rzLA51Hf_L8] Claire McCaskill says yes. The Missouri Senator, a Democrat, is co-sponsoring a bill that would cause federal employees to lose their jobs if they don’t keep up on their taxes. She projects the bill would save tax payers a billion dollars. Evidently, Capital Hill workers are more lax in paying their…
Read MoreShould a newspaper identify a Senator’s party affiliation?
By Tom Quiner The Des Moines Register ran a one paragraph story about financial improprieties surrounding Senator Claire McCaskill from Missouri. The Senator voted for Obamacare. She voted for the President’s stimulus packages. In other words, she’s a traditional tax and spend Democrat. When push came to shove, though, she tried to cheat the system.…
Read MoreThe flawed rationale for abortion
By Rhonda Phillips Proponents for abortion often punctuate their argument with the verb ‘wanted’. But, pro-aborts have had over 38 years to weed out all the ‘unwanted people’. Actually, the disease of ‘unwantedness’ was conjured up by the abortion industry in order to create a market for their product. Frankly, if we put our minds…
Read MoreHear Tom Quiner interviewed on the radio tomorrow
By Tom Quiner I have the honor of being a guest on a Saturday morning radio show tomorrow called “Coffee, T, and Me” with Tony and Eileen Valdez. The show runs from 9 AM to 11 AM. I will be on at about 10 AM. We’ll be talking about my new musical, The Pope of…
Read MoreHow to suppress conservative free speech
By Tom Quiner National Public Radio made it clear that conservative free speech needs containment by firing Juan Williams a few months ago. Mr. Williams is no conservative. In fact, he’s pretty liberal in his political views. His crime? He regularly appears as a Fox News analyst. And that is what really got him fired.…
Read MoreWhat lesson can we learn from Japan?
By Tom Quiner Hiroshima was leveled in 1945. Its destruction was unimaginable. Today, it is a gleaming city. But much of Japan has been devastated by last week’s tsunami. And now the land of the rising sun is faced with another monumental rebuilding undertaking. Are they up to it? Maybe. Japan rose from the ashes…
Read MoreThe U.S. can control its energy destiny, if the President lets us
By Tom Quiner Let us assess our situation. Unemployment rates continue to hover around nine percent with no relief in sight. The Mideast, the source of the bulk of our energy needs, is in chaos. And the 2-football-field-wide Suez Canal, through which all Mideast oil must pass, is controlled by a country that just overthrew…
Read MoreWhat’s the difference?
Monday, 8:42 AM: Mary’s stomach was tied up in a knot. She had made a profoundly important decision. She tried not to think about what was next as she turned onto Army Post Road. Traffic was heavy. So was her heart. “Am I doing the right thing?” she asked herself.
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