Initial Reactions

Well, the 2008 election is over, and it went terribly for Republicans, however I guess there is a ray of sunshine. Here is a list of my initial thoughts:

1. The liberal mainstream media caused the wretched outcome of this election.

2. Obama is not black. We have not yet elected a black president in this country. He is of mixed racial heritage. My wife is Vietnamese, so my girls aren't white or Vietnamese-they're mixed.

3. Obama was elected because he promised a redistribution of wealth and more free government programs. Lazy, entitlement-oriented people voted for him.

4. People voted based on race, not facts.

5. Obama has a dirty past, questionable bedfellows, a severe lack of experience, and dangerous Marxist/socialist ideals.

6. No one knows what he is going to do as prez-stay far to the left, or become more centrist.

7. This election showed that the Republican party has been pandering to voter segments, and not sticking to their conservative guns. They're not playing hardball in Congress, but the Democraps are.

8. We need a candidate that is clearly a "Reagan" conservative.

9. In some ways, I'm glad McCain wasn't elected, because I think in office he would've further watered down the Republican platform.

10. I am sickened that someone of Obama's low qualifications could get into the White House.

11. I have hope/faith that God will lead us through this.

Finally, unlike Obama's pastor, its not God damn America, but GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Election Time

Okay, 6 months and not a word from me! Let's just say that my little piece of turf in the working world is a busy place to be.

So, I've not written anything about the election, because 1) I'm so incredulous at the biased news coverage between the candidates, 2) Obama is such a terrible candidate for President, its actually kinda sad, and 3) I've been busy.

So here's where I stand. I could write pages about all of the Obama controversy, from his shady friends to lack of experience to extreme liberal/communist views, but I won't. It all crystalized for me yesterday after church. Which candidate has a correct view of life? One candidate's party wants to kill the innocent and spare the guilty. The other candidate's party wants to spare the innocent and kill the guilty. Since McCain is of the latter, I'm voting for him. On that alone. Of course, there are a lot of other reasons as well. What's more scary is the best the libs could come up with is Obama, who, to me, is a joke of a candidate.

The Failings of Eli

Well, its been a couple of months since I've posted. I just started a new job, so things are a little crazy right now.

I was reading through I Samuel recently and encountered the story of Eli, and his terrible offspring, the two dudes that were priests. Basically, he did nothing to stop their abominable actions to the people and toward God. At first, my spiritual insight was this is what happens when you become complacent and keep you "eyes" closed. You can lose sight of your mission as a Christian, as well as opportunities for you to serve. Its kinda like a rifle with no ammo, that's been placed on the shelf. And this is all true.

However, after re-read that section, I found a verse (I Samuel 2:29) where a prophet is confronting Eli about the issue of his sons: "'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?'" So what's the real problem here? The fact that Eli, the spiritual leader of the entire nation, was placing his sons before God. Its that simple. God wants pre-eminance in our lives, not relegation to the back shelf. When we put something before, or in the place of, God, that throws everything out of whack, and we're rendered useless.

How Are We Doing In Iraq?/Presidential Primary

I came across an interesting article yesterday at military.com. It said that commanders in Iraq are downgrading the amount of armor that Marines have to wear while on patrol. Why? Because there's been such a drastic decline in violence and attacks! Wait! Was that on the nightly news? Has the troop surge been working? Is Iraq closer to normality than before? Who would know? We do know that Hillary is leading in the polls. We know that Britney didn't show up to her court appointment. So why don't we know what's really going on where are mid-east interests lie? I think when the truth really comes out and the mainstream media has to fess up, the American people are gonna be pretty hacked off that they were duped for all these years.

Down heah in FL, we vote for the Republican candidate tomorrow. I'm wavering between Huckabee and Romney. Huckabee came to our church yesterday, not to speak, but just to be prayed over. He did say a few words, but was quoting scripture and looked like a really humble, God-fearing man. I believe he may be the one to lead in these times we find ourselves in. Romney's Mormon beliefs leave a bad taste in my mouth, as well as I'm not convinced of his social conservatism. I just pray that the right man wins down heah in the deep south.