I’ve had two friends, one on each side of the political spectrum, say something to me along these lines in the last three days: “the Senate has lost its original purpose. Senators ought to be chosen by their respective state legislatures, not by the people.” It’s something I really haven’t given much thought to since learning about the Seventeenth Amendment. I’m still pretty neutral on the whole idea, but I thought I’d get some of your thoughts.
To my best friend, happy birthday! I love you, Jenny!!
Thanks for passing this on to me, Jill - A great ad for John McCain! Be sure and watch the entire thing.
I recently did a word cloud over at wordle.net for this site and I was not pleased with the results. After seeing how big Obama was in the cloud, I read through my blog and realized it had become nothing more than an attack machine against Barack Obama. I was accentuating the negative while ignoring the positive. Today, that changes. I’m going to seek to make my writing about what is right with the United States and the many positive things we have to look forward to with this election when John McCain is elected our next president.
The full ‘tale of the tape’ can be found at Redstate, but I thought it would be appropriate to post an excerpt here. Enjoy!
Sarah Palin |
Barack Obama |
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| Office being sought | Vice President | President of the United States and Leader of the Free World |
| Full name | Sarah Louise Heath Palin | Barack Hussein Obama II |
| Nickname | Sarah Barracuda | Barry Obama; “The One” |
| Religion/Church attendance |
Evangelical Christian;
attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God |
Attended Trinity United Church of Christ for 20 years, a “black liberation theology” church formerly led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and governed according to the Black Value System |
| Current Job | Governor of Alaska | Junior Senator from Illinois |
| Previous Public Jobs | Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors;
City Council member (1992-1996) |
State Senator (1997-2004);
Community Organizer |
| Executive Experience | Governor for 2 years;
Mayor for 6 years |
None |
Sarah Palin is the one we have been waiting for.
The following verse (among others such as those found in the Sermon on the Mount) have been used by some leftists to justify their infactuation with socialism:
Matt 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Since a filibuster-proof Senate and an Obama presidency would almost surely mean the rise of full-blown socialism in the United States, the thought has been weighing heavily on my mind. I believe in giving to those less fortunate than I am. I give a portion of my income to my Church each month that is specifically for the Church and another portion that is for the less fortunate. It probably isn’t enough, but I hope it’s a decent start. The difference between my philosophy and the philosophy of people like Barack Obama is the liberty to choose. If Obama were to get his way, he would take more money out of my pocket for the less fortunate because “they deserve it” or because “Jesus commanded it” or something under that rationale. While I may agree with the spirit of “it’s our obligation,” I do not agree with the means. Jesus Christ never preached that the poor should be clothed by the rich by force, but rather by choice. When the the rich young ruler asked Jesus what he should do, he was told to sell all he had, impart it to the poor, and follow Jesus. For whatever reason, the young ruler would not comply and turned away. Jesus did not rush after him and force him to care for the poor. Likewise, Barack Obama has no right to force me to care for the poor.
Perhaps there was a sort of “communism” during the time of Christ, or shortly after His ascension:
Acts 2:44
And all that believed were together, and had all things common.
The important thing to note is that those who believed had all things (belongings) in common. They did not go to their neighbor who did not believe and force them to live in this type of society. Nor shall Obama come and take me, an unbeliever in socialism, and force me to live in his system of socialized health care.
I’ve received quite a few emails and calls from friends and family about John McCain’s pick of Governor Sarah Palin for his running mate. Each person has expressed excitement with words similar to “this is the first time I’ve been excited about the campaign since we got stuck with these two!” It’s a fantastic breath of fresh air for not only the McCain Campaign, but the entire race in general. The pick of Biden was boring and predictable. Simply put, a breath of stale air.
The most entertaining thing so far is that Obama campaign is attempting to make this a race of Obama vs. Palin, not McCain. I’ve never seen or heard of a presidential candidate comparing himself to the opposing party’s VP nominee.
The reaction of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews is hilarious. If this isn’t proof that they aren’t flagrantly supporting Obama/MSNBCBiden, I don’t know what is. Pathetic.