Wow! Things have been moving fast! I just returned from a week with our senior class on their senior trip. I had a lot of fun spending time with the kids (plus I got to go white water rafting!) My life pretty much revolves around kids. Whether it is my fifth graders, our teens, or just some little midgets at church, I am usually around kids. This is somewhat of an advantage that I have as I approach father-hood. I get to see how NOT to raise my kid! lol. Actually, I get to see some really great ideas that parents have, and I also get to learn from their mistakes. As many of you know, Sarah and I are expecting a baby (boy...hopefully) in November. We have really been thinking a lot about being parents. It is quickly approaching, and I can't wait!
On a side note....I'd really like to know how Barack Obama has literally blinded the American people! Hey, voters, are you that DUMB? This guy is horrible. He's a racist fool who's pastor (of 20 years) has rumored (probable) ties with Louis Farrakhan and the Chicago-based hate group, the Nation of Islam. This country is going to vote this man into office if we don't change our minds! I never thought I would say this but, I really hope Hillary can pull off the miracle and beat this anti-American! I know it's not going to happen, but it would be nice!
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I'm right there with you Josh. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever think that I would actually feel myself hoping to have Hillary win the democratic election.
Obama has associations with racist, anti-American people and also known former terrorists, one who is not only not sorry for what he did, but wishes he could have done more damage to our country. Obama says he had nothing more to say about Rev. Wright, and sticks to that story for more than 6 weeks before finally denouncing him in a speech (conveniently after taking several blows to his chances at the Presidency). There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Barack Obama is racist, and very much anti-American - and his plans to "change" America originate from vengeful motives.
Yeah... Obama will not be elected president, period.
I am not going into the whole reason why. But just remember that what you see on CNN and the other drive-by medias is not what the American people are thinking.
Okay... anyone want to share a thought as to why my last comment would have been listed under the name "Mike"???
Kinda weird.
Our country is in serious trouble. I've become incredibly interested in politics (when I'm not watching sports or babysitting I usually can be found watching CNN, Headline News, Fox News, or another news show), and I'll tell you a little secret...
Hillary is the best candidate.
I never would have said that a year ago, but now its painfully obvious that we would be far better off with her than with Obama or McCain (bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran!). While I was never a Clinton supporter, at least we had some level of fiscal responsibility during her husbands presidency. Now we find ourselves in the deepest debt in US history. McCain is 300% crazy, Obama is a liar, and here I am rooting for a Clinton.
Is it too much to ask that we have a CHRISTIAN president? We certainly could use one after the last 8 years...
I completely disagree with choosing Hillary for President. McCain's not my favorite. Anyone who has ever discussed politics with me knows I dislike McCain and disagree with many of his policies. However, I would much rather see him as our President then Hillary.
Now, as I said earlier - I very much would like to see her win the nomination for the democrats, but only because I'd rather see her get the Presidency than Obama, if Republicans lose the White House. I am, though, still voting Republican.
Am I disappointed in the Republican party? Absolutely. However, I still have standards and moral values that I want to see protected.
We don't need the government taking care of everything for us, and that's what Hillary has to offer. Our government was set to protect the freedom to live our own lives, not to decide for us how we get to live them.
As a Christian I have always had a different way of looking at things than many. I would love to get into that in a one on one chat with you sometime Dave so we can both have the best opportunity to express our views. In a limited sense, I'll share my thoughts on the presidency.
I feel we do not currently have a Christian President. If we actually did have one, we would not be involved in the military actions that we currently have in Iraq. Morally it is unacceptable, and fiscally it is bankrupting our country. As Christians we are told not to kill, and currently we are involving ourselves in a situation that requires just that....killing. It is not self defense, and we were not attacked by this country. Iraq is not a real country regardless: It's 3 tribes that were drawn together on a map many years ago and called a country. The only unity that has ever existed amongst those 3 tribes was when it was being ran by a dictator. While not right, it was the most stable that situation has ever been. Saddam was a bad guy, but at least people weren't dying at the levels they are currently. We are fooling ourselves badly if we think that stability and democracy will ever exist in Iraq with a U.S. presence.
McCain will continue not only this war, but he has already publicly stated his desire to bring the United States to a war with Iran. Our country falls desperately more and more into debt on a daily basis and cannot afford another war that isn't needed at this point....I stress at THIS POINT. In the entire history of our great country we have never failed to pay for a war: war bonds, increased taxes, and so forth have put the responsibility on us as citizens, and not on borrowing money from Saudi Princes. Bush has no desire to pay for this war, and with Social Security spiraling towards bankruptcy, we need to have a certain level of fiscal responsibility. We owe it to our children, our seniors, and to ourselves.
I do not agree with Hillary on many issues, and like you, I've been a Republican and have voted that way my entire life (I assume you have, so if I'm wrong please correct me). I think it's more important to have a president who will end this war, raise taxes back to the level they were before Bush ( yes it's important that our country pay for this mess that Bush has created and raising taxes back to the old levels is the only way), and someone who will try to do something to help the fragile nature of our planet. I know, it's not cool for a Christian to care about the planet (since most of us think Christ will be back long before that matters), but our planet is what God has given us to exist upon. Isn't it our responsibility to take care of it, much like our own bodies? It sustains our very existence, and we should care more about it than we do.
I'm not a hippy, I'm not a liberal, and with Bush around I can't even call myself a Republican (and yet I voted for the man twice). I'm a conservative who cares. I couldn't vote for John Kerry not just because I opposed him morally, but because he was inconsistant as a man in his beliefs. I have the same feelings about Obama, but at least I feel Hillary will do what she says. She will get us out of Iraq, she will pay off the debt we have created, she will work towards a more universal form of health care (which isn't perfect i agree), and even if she is morally slack in some aspects, many people will avoid losing their lives in what McCain will create: World War 3.
I feel as though I didn't fully express why I believe what I do, but hopefully this gives you an idea of why I feel the way i do. I hate all 3 of my options Dave, so for me it's like choosing between a bag of trash, an unflushed toilet, or a toxic waste dump...all 3 stink badly, it's just a matter of choosing the one which stinks the least. You will have no problem explaining why Hillary and Obama both are terrible candidates, but at least with Hillary more people will have a chance to live. Our military is already spread beyond it's means, and we simply cannot win a war with Iran at this point unless we pull out of the Afghan war and the Iraqi war (which is far too similar to Vietnam).
In closing please understand that I believe war is needed at times. I fully support our troops for all the hard work and dedication they have, and I completely supported most military actions before this (and I actually supported this when they told me that they had weapons of mass destruction). I just worry that putting a war hungry 70 year old in the White House isn't the answer. I respect John McCain so much for his service to this country, and I supported him in 2000 when he ran for president (he would have had my vote in the general election for sure), but that man is long gone. He's changed too much and will only bring division to our country. Feel free to respond, i look forward to a great conversation about this.
Jeff, you are about to make me laugh. You are basing Bush's Christianity on the fact that he sent our troops to Iraq and Afghanistan? LOL?!?! I believe we have a "Christian" president....they all have been professing Christians except JFK. Some would argue that JFK's Catholic beliefs fall under "Christianity."
Bush may not be a great decision-maker, but I won't go as far as questioning his faith. I think he is a decent, moral Christian.
If you want to talk about a lack of Christianity, let's talk about the Clinton regime killing off some of their enemies while Bill was governor of Arkansas.
I support Afghanistan, just not Iraq. I doubt any real Christian would go to war with another country solely because their dictator tried to kill his father. Like I said, all 3 options stink. I'm not saying Hillary is any better morally than McCain, I just wish we had a real Christian candidate running and not just someone who claims to be. One last thing: There are more than just 1 or 2 reasons I question our president's "Christianity", I just choose not to drag this conversation into any of those aspects.
Maybe this is a discussion I'll take to my blog. However, let me just say that I do believe that George W. Bush is not only a Christian, but that he prays for direction in the leading of this country.
Do I think he's perfect? No. Do I think that everything he has intended for his Presidency has gone according to plan? No.
Let me share something with you that I first really started thinking about nearly 3 years ago. As Christians, and more specifically - as Independent, Fundamental Baptist Christians - I feel we have really dropped the ball in this issue of politics. We do need a Christian candidate. However, we offer no real opportunity, or even act like it's an option, for a born again, Bible believing Christian to go into politics. Sure, we teach history and government in our schools and colleges. But, where is the Christian being taught what he needs to know in order to go into government. As of now, all a Christian has the chance to do is go to a Bible college, get a good foundation, and then attend a secular, twisted and anti-God university to learn how to become a politician.
If we truly want real Christians in office, we have to provide the means.
Now, on the other issue. One of the biggest problems we have with our wars are the people back home who say we shouldn't be in them - simply because they do not know what it's like over there. It's is very easy to form an opinion of what's going on from listening to our liberal media. However, the majority of those who have gone over and have fought come back and say that it's worth it. They come back and say that there is change. They come back and say that there is good being done.
McCain knows the benefits and advantages and the higher ground that is obtained from war. He understands it whether anyone wants to believe it or not. You honestly don't believe that a war hungry maniac would be allowed to take the Presidency do you?
As for Hillary, I don't disagree with you that she wouldn't fix some problems that we have, but that's not the point. She would still take us in the direction that we don't want to go as a country. We shouldn't have to tax the crap out of the American people to fix our spending issues. We need to fix these problems, while at the same time protecting our country's people from our country's own government.
As the son of a Vietnam Veteran, and the grandson of a Vietnam and World War 2 veteran, I can assure you I do not make any of these comments lightly or without great thought. I would say that the only thing I could have spoken a little more clearly on was my thoughts of President Bush. He may consider himself a Christian, but his actions on many fronts have not done anything to reinforce his Christianity to me. I'm unconvinced, but ultimately thats between him and GOD. I can't, and won't judge him.
I think anyone can get a little "out of touch" as they get older, and in the process lose a little bit of their ability to make wise decisions. I suspect McCain is suffering from some of this currently. In the end he is just one mortal man, one human being, and is flawed like any of us. I just worry that his flaw is a huge one: He thinks war is the answer to everything these days. I would not have said this about him 8 years ago, but now, it seems apparent to me. You question me by asking if we would elect a war hungry man to the presidency, but aren't we dangerously close to electing Obama (who is far worse than McCain)? You can't count on people to make wise decisions in this country, and historically we have to look at the broad picture. It was normal everyday people who were told that Jesus Christ should be crucified. People do not always have sound judgement and can be misled.
War has solved many problems through the course of history, and I will always support it when needed. I supported the Iraq war from the start, and can't think of a war I did not support beforehand. My only complaint is that we are in a situation much like we were in Vietnam: No one wins and we all lose. The moment we pull out of Iraq it will be complete chaos. It took us 2 weeks to "take over" this country and half a decade to secure it. The troops ARE making a difference there, and I would never argue that they aren't...it's just that its all temporary. At some point we must leave, and in turn, I will be first in line to thank the troops for the sacrifices that they and their families have made.
One last thing...taxes. I agree COMPLETELY that the government should fix it's problems rather than tax us to death, but I wasn't suggesting we raise taxes per se, I was suggesting that they go back to what they were before Bush cut them. Why should the oil companies get such large tax breaks (other than the fact that we have an oil man in office), and shouldn't something be done to preserve the middle class?
Colin Powell would be the perfect candidate for our country and I have felt this way for years. Here is a man who has earned the respect of so many Americans, and yet knew when it was time to step aside from the Bush White House. Colin always said he would never drag his family through what it would take to win the presidency, and for that, I understand.
I don't have a whole lot of time to comment, but wanted to get a word in real quick. I'll only respond to a couple of the issues you mentioned, Jeff - for lack of time.
As far as taxes go, I still don't believe that the taxes need to go up. The government needs to stop spending on stupid things, bottom line. The war was unavoidable. Everyone knew we had to go to war on terrorism, and rightfully so. I know you agree. That's costed us a whole lot. But the bigger the government gets the more and more we are going to be taxed and that is what the democrats will do.
Another thing is the oil companies. From what I understand it's not the oil companies that are making out in all of this, it's the government. Our government makes more at the pump off of our gas prices than the oil companies do. Knowing that, it makes sense to tax them less to me.
As for President Bush, I believe that he is a born again Christian. Yet, faith without works is dead, so I do see how you may not be convinced. However, like I said in my last post - we as Christians are not providing the means for good, Godly politicians to make it into office, and with the way our system works these days, it's a wonder people associated with Christianity are even making it to the White House.
I'll be back...
Jael, while I agree that the government is making money at the gas tank, I also refuse to ignore the billions the gas companies are making. Was it 60 billion in profits that BP reported last year? Wow. That's coming from our pockets.
We need a President who will have the guts to end the importing of oil and drill in Texas, California, and Alaska! It would cut costs and create jobs. Oh, that's right, the tree-hugging Democrats won't let us "pollute" the air.
Sorry, Josh. That was me who commented last, not my wife. She was obviously still signed in when I commented.
I misunderstood the whole "oil companies" thing. I was referring to the foreign companies that sell us their oil. From what I understand, they make less on the transaction then our government makes. Because it's our government that jacks up all the prices and gas tax to ensure that they still get what they want from us.
Sorry, Jeff. You were obviously referring to our US companies as well. Now that I think about it, we can't tax a foreign company that is selling to us. Okay, so I made a mistake... FOR ONCE. LOL
My point was that when the Clinton's had their first shot at the office... that's when we should have started drilling and utilizing our own resources. If the Clintons would have done that instead of refusing it, we wouldn't be in this spot right now.
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