Is the Wisconsin Governor really a dictator?

By Tom Quiner Here’s the accusation: Governor Scott Walker “is basically taking up the posture of a dictator.” The accusation comes from the chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Keith Ellison, (D-Minnesota). What has Governor Walker done that’s so bad? He’s doing what the people elected him to do last November: reign in collective bargaining…

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More Democrats deny democracy

By Tom Quiner Indiana Democrats have followed the lead of Wisconsin Democrats and have fled their state. They don’t have the votes to block pending fiscal responsibility legislation proposed by their Republican counterparts, legislation that requires teachers and state union members to pay more for their benefits, kind of like the rest of us have…

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Arab protestors and Americans long for democracy

By Tom Quiner The Mideast is in chaos. Regular folks there are sick of oppressive regimes and thirst for freedom. Here in the Midwest, we too long for more freedom.  In Iowa, our elected legislature passed a law a dozen years ago which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. Our judges…

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The $4 Million Bible comes to Des Moines

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-vVERgPrMo&feature=related] The greatest artwork in history has been done in the name of God. This morning’s Des Moines Register carried a story by Michael Morain about the Saint John’s Bible which is on display here in Des Moines through March. What is unique about this Bible? It is the first major hand-written…

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House votes to defund Planned Parenthood!

By Tom Quiner Eleven Democrats joined House Republicans in voting to pull the plug on taxpayer’s $350,000,000 annual “donation” to Planned Parenthood. The vote was 240 to 185. Dissenting Democrats term this austerity move a “war on women.” The average American has a hard time understanding how Democrats could say something like that.  After all,…

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Choices have objects

“Pro abortion” is a more honest label than “pro choice” when discussing sides in the abortion debate. After all, choices have objects. The object of this “choice” is abortion.

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Why a Planned Parenthood executive became a pro-life evangelist

By Lisa Bourne Abby Johnson was the keynote presenter at the Prayer For Life Day in Des Moines Feb. 8. Sponsored by a coalition of prolife organizations, the annual Prayer For Life Day offers education and networking for prolife individuals, topped off with prayer and a rally at the State Capitol. Johnson was director of…

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The truth about Ronald Reagan

By Tom Quiner   The revisionists have been busy this past week distorting Ronald Reagan’s record. The Gipper would have been 100 this week. So there have been lots of stories and letters to the editor assessing his Presidency. One of the most tired diatribes has been the one that says “Reagan drove up the…

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