Decision 2008
Part I
By Arthur R. Thompson
January 10, 2008
So it begins, the “silly season” is upon us; let the games begin! The
“Hawkeye Cauci” is now history, the New Hampshire Primaries are little
more than a memory. The new “Super Tuesday” (Feb 5th) is
rapidly approaching.
As an Evangelical Christian Conservative my personal choice for the Republican nominee is Fred Thompson. “What?” I hear you say, “What about Huckabee?” Well the truth is Brother Huckabee is/was a great Pastor. But I am not looking for a Pastor (I have one thank you very much). I am looking for an intelligent, hardnosed Conservative leader with principles based in Christianity. Fred Thompson is the closest thing we have to that on the Republican side.
Mitt Romney, John McCain and Brother Huckabee are all Republicans but
they are not Conservative. Romney and Huckabee were both Governors and
while that bodes well for their executive ability they were Governors of
“Liberal” Democrat States. In order to be elected and reelected they had
to compromise their conservative principles (if they ever had any) in
order to appeal to the Liberal masses. This goes too for Rudy Giuliani
as Mayor of New York City. McCain is nothing more than a RINO and has
been for as long as I can remember and a darling of the
main-stream-media because of it; or at least he was before he decided
the war in Iraq wasn’t lost after all and gee… we might even win.
I ran across this quote from David Limbaugh; “
“We expect promises of change from Democratic (sic) candidates, but it's
disappointing to watch certain Republican candidates yield to that
superficially seductive sound bite, too. It's like the global-warming
freight train, which few politicians have displayed the guts and
character not to board.”
How very true this is. As I watched the last Republican debate on Sunday before the NH primary it was all too evident that “change” has become the sound-bite de jour. I wanted to scream at them;”Stop it, you sound like a bunch of Democrats.
I guess all the polling shows that the “American People” want change and
I am sure that they do. The problem is I don’t think any of the
candidates have a clue as to what “change” the folks want or what they
are expected to change. Now we know what the Democrats have in mind and
that is obviously not what the people have in mind. This past Democrat
controlled Congress has the lowest rating ever for that august body.
President Bush has seen his approval ratings plummet too. I haven’t seen
any ratings of the Judiciary but I would guess that they too would not
fare well.
So what is this “change” that the people want? What are the issues that
matter most to us? Here is my Top Ten list; I wonder how it compares to
yours? I want:
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Militant Islamic Jihads not just beaten but crushed.
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Our borders secured, not “comprehensive” immigration reform.
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Less government intrusion in life, not a nanny state.
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Judicial appointees that understand “original intent”, not a freeform
Constitution.
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The responsibility and capability for the education of our children
returned to us; out of the hands of DC bureaucrats.
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More oil exploration, production and gas refinement from our own
resources.
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Ethanol production (which is driving up the price of food) and use
discontinued.
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Environmentalism redefined to include stewardship and use of
natural resources.
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Roe v Wade repealed.
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Lower Taxes and fewer regulations.
If we could ever elect a majority of politicians who would sign on to
the spirit and intent of the above issues our country would “change” for
the better. The reason is that the underlying foundation of all of the
above requires a Christian Worldview. And that is why I support Fred
Thompson [Check
Out Fred's Video Here]
The Truth is I probably will have to hold my nose when I go to the polls
this November. I will vote for the Republican nominee because the
alternative is unconscionable and not voting is not an option. All of
the Democrat pretenders are secular, left-wing, progressives that would
speed this country’s descent into Godless Socialism; their avowed
“faith” notwithstanding.
So I say to you my Brothers and Sisters consider well and pray long and
hard before you enter that voting booth. The future of our Country
depends on the outcome of this year’s elections.
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