Decision 2008
Part II
By Arthur R Thompson
January 23, 2008
Well here we are a week away from the Florida primary and two weeks out from Super Tuesday. The GOP is now in total disarray. The Democrats and “Independents” in SC vaulted John McCain to victory while the MSM cheered them on. Fred Thompson has thrown in the towel and I can’t really blame him. He was drafted on the premises that the “grassroots” wanted him and would support him. It didn’t happen.
Now it is on to Florida where Giuliani has been trying to coalesce Republican voters while skipping the early “cauci” and primaries in IA, NH, NV, MI and SC. It may have seemed like a good idea at the time but it has kept him off of the National scene all this time and given his rivals unencumbered media attention.
Then there was the Huckabee factor coming out of
Iowa like a freight train, limping out of NH and SC and not contending
in Florida. Seems his star is fading fast. Romney keeps plugging along
with only one win but has accumulated more delegates than any of the other
candidates.
So where does that leave us? Well if you are a Conservative you are pretty much out of luck this election season. We have:
1. A RINO Senator that sides with the Democrats on a regular basis to thwart conservative policy and whose Liberal tendencies are too numerous to mention here.
2. A Baptist preacher who appears to be a “Progressive Christian” meaning Liberal on social and economic issues and an illegal immigration record that is less than stellar.
3. A Mormon businessman and Governor of one of the most Liberal states in the county and who has flip-flopped on a number of issues.
4. A Big City Mayor from another top Liberal state with a Liberal social agenda and an illegal immigration record that is less than stellar.
5.
A nut case Congressman who couldn’t do anything
as a Libertarian so he decided to become a Republican.
Not much to choose from there. Is it any wonder Rush Limbaugh recently mused, "I can see possibly not supporting the Republican nominee this election, and I never thought that I would say that in my life."?
The wild card here is Ron Paul and his kook supporters. They have some cash and if they decide to launch a third party ticket… well we all know what happens then.
Looking over the field, both Democrat and
Republican, we have the most diverse group of candidates in our history.
While some may see this as a “good thing” the bad news is it is also the
weakest group of candidates in our history. I say this because all of
them are lacking in core convictions that represent the America founded
233 years ago.
As a “Historical” Evangelical (as opposed to
Liberal Postmodern Evangelical) Christian, a Conservative and a
Republican (in that order) I am having to do some heavy duty praying. I
have to believe that God is in control and has brought us to this point
for His own good reason: Although at this point I cannot even begin to
guess what that reason might be.
In Part I of this article I said I might have to “hold my nose” when voting for the Republican nominee come November. I also said that I would do so no matter what because the Democrat alternative is totally unacceptable. Well now it is for certain and much as I hate to say it… no, I won’t go there, yet!
|
|
|