What is the most important vote on Tuesday’s ballot?
By Tom Quiner Iowans are faced with huge choices on Tuesday. Do we replace our big-spending Governor? Do we oust three activist Supreme Court judges who imposed gay marriage on Iowa? Do we replace a Congressman with a 100% voting record on the Pelosi index with a fiscally-prudent conservative? These are all big choices. But…
Read MoreMy coffee with Brad Zaun
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBvONiWm9iM&feature=player_embedded] I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brad Zaun at my neighborhood coffee shop earlier this year. We discussed, what else, politics. (For out-of-state readers, Mr. Zaun is running for Congress here in Iowa against incumbent, Leonard Boswell, Democrat.) A few things struck me immediately. Brad is a regular guy.…
Read More87,500,000 reasons to vote Republican
By Tom Quiner Who pays the union dues for public employees? You do, Mr. Taxpayer. Who on average makes more money and has better benefits, public or private employees? Public employees. Who pays for these lavish salaries and benefits? Private employees. To whom did President Obama give $160 billion in stimulus money to protect them…
Read MoreIt’s all about me
By Tom Quiner “It’s not about you.” That is the first sentence in Rick Warren’s best-selling book, “The Purpose-Drive Life.” Mr. Warren’s premise, that our lives belong to God, that true happiness only comes when we do what God placed us on earth to do, is counter-cultural. American culture disagrees with Mr. Warren. Our culture…
Read MorePolitics, not justice
By Tom Quiner I’ve just become aware of a website called Justice, Not Politics. The premise of the site is this: if you vote against retaining the three Iowa supreme court justices up for retention (re-election), it is somehow unjust. Why, then, does the Constitution even give us a vote on this issue if a…
Read MoreVending machine abortions victimize women
By Jeane Bishop Four years ago I helped my daughter and her friend with their National History Day project. The 10 year old girls studied Dr. Nancy Hill, a pioneer female doctor in Iowa. The girls and I discovered that Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, (1821-1910) the first female physician in this country, became a doctor in…
Read MoreDoes Iowa really need another tax increase?
By Tom Quiner Be prepared to vote on a “Land Stewardship” amendment to the Iowa Constitution. The amendment calls for future taxes to protect Iowa’s environment (sales tax increases). These taxes will help subsidize farmer’s conservation efforts. The monies will be housed in a trust fund. The idea is worthy, however an amendment is the…
Read MoreThe risks of a “vending-machine attitude” toward gynecological care
By Tom Quiner Maggie Dewitte is Executive Director for Iowans for L.I.F.E. She stood up before the Iowa Board of Medicine last Friday and read a statement prepared by Dr. Donna J. Harrison on the dangers of telabortions. Dr. Harrison is President of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (www.aaplog.org). Here are the takeaway…
Read MoreEnjoy this Barbara Boxer “tribute” video
By Tom Quiner California Senator Barbara Boxer is not only one of the most liberal Senators in Congress, she is one of the most personality-impaired. Her insufferable treatment of Brigadier General Michael Walsh is legendary. She has earned the spoof that follows. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrpFSfpXD50&feature=player_embedded] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHBHYp5Woo&feature=player_embedded]
Read MoreIowa Board of Medicine considers telemed abortions
By Tom Quiner I just got back from the Iowa Board of Medicine who heard various speakers express their concern about telemedicine abortions. If the Board decides that telemed abortions are unsafe, they could halt this practice in its tracks before it spreads nationwide through other Planned Parenthood clinics. One speaker, Charles Burke, produced 1960…
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