Welcome to Des Moines, Mr. President

By Tom Quiner The President of the United States is visiting my neighborhood this morning. He’ll be at the home of members from my church. Some of my friends will be in attendance. I had a 7 AM meeting at my neighborhood coffee shop this morning, Grounds for Celebration, where a couple of Secret Service…

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The 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…

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“We’re not at war against Islam”

By Tom Quiner Thus said the President: “We are not at war against Islam. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam. If we’re going to deal with the problems Ed Henry was talking about – reducing the terrorist threat – we need all the…

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A victory for the little people

By Tom Quiner Look at the photo of the human embryo above.  It is about 33 days old.  To simplify discussion of important recent events regarding its future, let’s give it a name. How about if we call it Jesus. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has stopped President Obama in his tracks in his desire…

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