| | I'm here... still... but not really. I did posted this bit on politics on my blogger, which is where I normally am (if I'm anywhere, which is rare.) As far as a brief update goes, I'm very busy with my senior year at NSA, figuring out what I'm going to do after graduation, writing my thesis, and courting an amazing, lovely lady. Cheers, DA --------------------------------------- I think I’m finally ready to make a statement (of sorts) about this presidential election. I have several different thoughts, so without being too random, I’ll just do a scatter-shot and see what happens. Before anything else, I will admit to being blown out of the water by McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his Vice-Presidential candidate. I was surprised and impressed. With that said, I want to address various “republican and Christian” voters out there who have a wide range of views about Sarah Palin and her legitimacy as a candidate. I have a big problem with the way many Christians deal with elections and how they think they should vote. So… 1) To Liberal Republicans/Conservatives: John McCain is still your man. He’s not as conservative as Palin, I promise. He also doesn’t have the guts to pull some of the stuff that she has already pulled and will pull. So don’t worry… McCain hasn’t changed. 2) To Conservative Republicans: Sarah Palin is your candidate. She’s everything you’ve dreamed of since the days of Ronald Reagan. She’s got the charisma, the drive, and the I-don’t-give-a-darn attitude that will allow her to look past the pressure of the media and accomplish what she feels is right. She can deliver a speech just as well as Obama and be funny on the side, something we’ve missed out on for 20 years. Even President Reagan’s son, Michael, admitted that when he saw Palin on the RNC stage Wednesday night, he saw his father standing there. “Wednesday night I watched the Republican National Convention on television and there, before my very eyes, I saw my Dad reborn; only this time he's a she.” – Michael Reagan (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/welcome_back_dad.html) 3) To Christians: a. (For those of you who don’t think you should vote for the Republican party, but should vote for someone like Baldwin)… you’re terribly inconsistent. As Christians, we believe that our hope and our country’s salvation will come through the work of the church, so if we’re going to make a statement, then we shouldn’t vote at all. Voting for someone we know won’t get elected doesn’t make a statement – it merely makes you feel good about yourself and makes you feel like you did something. So just don’t vote. b. (For those of you who don’t know if you should vote for McCain)… I agree that our government is corrupt and is full of problems that won’t get fixed by electing John McCain and Sarah Palin, but that doesn’t mean that I should stand by and watch it get worse. We are supposed to be responsible citizens, and that means that if we can keep our country from being led by even more corrupt men, then we should do so. So we’re basically stuck in the position of being defensive voters. We should vote for McCain/Palin because the situation will become much worse if Obama gets elected. Of course, if things improve while McCain/Palin are in office, then we should give thanks to God for sparing us and blessing us with good leaders. c. (For Christians on a general level)… We often fail to remember, as Christians, that God is in control. We didn’t determine who the candidates were in this election. God did. God put it in the heart of McCain to select Palin as his Vice-Presidential candidate. Our job is to thank God for what He does in our lives and in our country, even if we can’t understand why. God never fails to bless His people, even if the blessings are a little while in coming. Sarah Palin is a Christian, a wife and a mother, pro-life, and not afraid to give God thanks for what He has done in her life. Now, the fact that God has placed a woman in a position to rule over us can be seen as a judgment, and should be seen in that way, but he’s been doing that for a long time. Most of us have had more local officials who are women lead us, and they have a much greater impact on our lives than the VP will. So this shouldn’t be a big surprise. What we should do, as Christians, is do our best to prevent someone from taking the office of President who will continue to tax us more and will continue to support abortion (as well as a plethora of other things…) This is the Democratic candidate, and if keeping him out of office means voting for the Republican party, then we should do so. It’s our Christian responsibility. So there’s a few things I’ve been thinking about. Maybe I’m off my rocker, and maybe I’m not. I’d like to think not, but … we’ll see.  |
