What do UAW workers do for lunch?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWi6IlmSO_o&feature=player_embedded] The video above says it all. How do you feel about the Chrysler bailout now?
Read MoreIowa women’s health in jeopardy with telemedicine abortion
By Maggie DeWitte, Executive Director of Iowans for L.I.F.E. Have we gone too far? In this world of rapidly advancing medical technology, the need exists to frequently step back and look honestly at what the possible outcome of each new advancement might be. That certainly is the case for the telemedicine abortion scheme being tested…
Read MoreMore straight talk from Governor Christie
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVccFQLFmUo] Maybe I’m just tired with the President’s ostentatious oratorical self-indulgence. Maybe I’m just tired of politicians who say nothing with a lot of words. On the other hand, maybe the times call for directness. Anyway you cut it, Governor Christie of New Jersey is a breath of fresh air amongst a…
Read MoreThis is how a leader talks!
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkuTm-ON904&feature=player_embedded] Please take a few a minutes and listen to the exchange below between a New Jersey school teacher and NJ Governor, Chris Christie. Governor Christie is direct. He pulls no punches. He conveys information with clarity. He makes no apologies for making tough decisions, and he had to make them. This…
Read MoreThe danger of unrealistic expectations
By Tom Quiner President Obama was set up to fail by his own bloated rhetoric and a fawning press that didn’t do their job. The video clip below of a supporter of the President’s reveals the problem: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI&feature=player_embedded] His supporter, Peggy Joseph, gushes that an Obama administration will fill her gas tank and pay her…
Read MoreYour tax dollars at work
By Tom Quiner I’d like to introduce you to Wendy Greuel, the Los Angeles City Controller. She issued a press release on Thursday with this headline: “City controller releases audits of how Los Angeles has used federal stimulus money. $111 million in ARRA Funds has only created 55 jobs so far.” ARRA stands for American…
Read MoreAssassination attempt on Pope Benedict XVI foiled
By Tom Quiner Five men were arrested in London early this morning accused of plotting an attack on Pope Benedict XVI. This is a big, breaking story. Details will be unfolding today. What is interesting is how CNN and Fox News’ websites have treated the story. CNN’s headline is: “Arrests amid pope’s visit to London.”…
Read MoreThe world will be won by beauty
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKhmFSV-XB0] You’ve probably seen this video by now. Ten year old Jackie Evancho is taking America by storm with the voice of an angel floating from the mouth of a child. What is refreshing about Ms. Evancho is that she looks like a kid. She acts like a kid. But she sings…
Read MoreSebelius vs. Gingrich
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez07-vQrGfE&feature=player_embedded] Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sibelius, has issued two major threats to the healthcare industry. Threat #1: “There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain…
Read MoreA radical controls a budget larger than the Pentagon’s
By Tom Quiner The healthcare of one out of three Americans is controlled by a radical. I wrote about this man, Donald Berwick, in my Quiner Diner’s post on May 26th. You can read about his radical health care ideas there. Here is the essence of his philosophy: “I am romantic about the National Health…
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