Common sense made difficult
By Tom Quiner The “King of Pork” is dead. Senator Robert Bird of West Virginia died today. I will leave it to others to honor (or pillage) his illustrious career. I would, though, like to analyze the essence of Obamanomics in light of Mr. Byrd’s passing. Mr. Byrd was an unapologetic supporter of pork barrel…
Read MoreDemocrats owe Americans an honest budget
By Tom Quiner Is America heading in the right direction or the wrong direction? According to poll results at www.RealClearPolitics.com, 61.7 percent of Americans say we’re heading in the wrong direction. One year ago, the number was 48 percent. Why is dissatisfaction growing? Certainly some of the biggest concerns are runaway deficits and the unprecedented…
Read MoreLet us reconsider ObamaCare
Last March 18th, Richard Foster, chief actuary for the Center Medicare and Medicaid Services, presented with Congress’ 2700 page health care bill. His job was to assess the impact ObamaCare would have on America. Unfortunately, Congress wasn’t interested in waiting for his analysis.
…We’ve been sold a bill of goods. ObamaCare tries to cheat the laws of supply of demand instead of letting supply and demand control costs and increase access to healthcare.
According to Medicare’s actuary, according to the Congressional Budget Office, according to health care benefit professionals, America will be poorer and unhealthier under ObamaCare.
Read MoreIs more big government really the answer?
By Tom Quiner The stock market crashed in October of 1929. At the time of the crash, the unemployment rate was about 5 percent. Two months later, it had moved up to nine percent, but dropped back down to 6.3 percent by June of the following year. Unemployment never hit double digits at anytime the…
Read MoreDoes the President have common sense?
By Tom Quiner An earnest Obama supporter looked me in the eyes shortly after the last election and said, “Obama, he’s just smarter than the rest of us.” End of story. In other words, there’s no further debate necessary. If one disagrees with President Obama, they’re wrong, because Mr. Obama is smarter than the rest…
Read MoreBe Kind
By Tom Quiner I’d like to talk about two persons, both nameless. Before I talk about them, let me share two things, or rather two ideas. The first idea comes from the man who help to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. His name is Plato. As you know, he is the famous…
Read MoreModern Auschwitz
By Tom Quiner The Nazis exterminated 4 million human beings in Auschwitz. Pope John Paul II visited the site on June 8th, 1979. His remarks are immediately relevant. The late-great John Paul said: “Can it still be a surprise to anyone that the Pope born and brought up in this land, the Pope who came…
Read MoreDo you believe in miracles?
By Tom Quiner A miracle may have recently taken place. I will tell you about it in a moment. But first, I’d like you to ask yourself: are miracles really possible? And if they are possible, have they ever really occurred? There are four possibilities as postulated by Dr. Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at…
Read MoreThis isn’t heaven, it’s Neola, Iowa!
By Bob Zimmerman [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZGhzLewsjo] Aerial footage of Neola taken by Bob Zimmerman’s model airplane on an early summer morning. Read Bob’s story here: https://quinersdiner.com/religion-2/faith-stories/bob-zimmerman/
Read MoreBe not indifferent
By Tom Quiner “Never again.” That was the pledge the world made following the Holocaust. Six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime in the late 1930’s through 1945. They were killed out of hatred. Even the moral relativists of today grudgingly admit that the Holocaust was an evil act. Has the civilized world…
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