Democratic Debate . . . Entertaining?

There was a vast difference between the recent Republican and Democratic debates. I was impressed with the collectiveness and eloquence of most of the Republican candidates, especially Mike Huckabee, but the Democratic Debate on Tuesday, resembled a high school debate team free-for-all, and at times, amazingly slipped into the middle school level. In desperate attempts to viciously attack each other while inflating their own resume’s, every candidate displayed an excellent ability to completely fumble questions, confuse not only the audience, and questioners, but at times, apparently even themselves. It became almost entertaining.

Most candidates enjoyed bashing President Bush for making decisions they decry as erroneous, but the American people must realize that many Democratic candidates once sided with the President on many of those issues until the going got tough.

I honestly got the impression that some of the candidates were distracted by something. Maybe it was the truth.

The Evangelical Elephant in the Corner of the Country

Evangelicals, at the very least, played a significant role in electing President Bush in 2000 and 2004, and the effect of “church going” voters is snowballing. Many liberals know that the “religious minded” will most likely have a considerable influence in the 2008 election, and some, Barak Obama for instance, are attempting to court “people of faith” more now than ever. As this realization settles in, I think my fellow Evangelicals are missing something: Evangelicals wield more power in the election of politicians than we realize and certainly more than non-Evangelicals want to admit. But, Evangelical voters do not wield as much power as we should. For instance, “fringe liberal groups” make up a smaller minority than “conservative evangelical groups,” but the impact of these far left liberal groups is often more substantial than the impact of the evangelical groups. Liberal activists are good at being pro-active and remaining on the offensive as they advance their agenda, and many Evangelicals dragging their feet are being found on the defensive, frantically attempting to smother “spot-fires” created by the liberal program.

Part of the reason for this problem is due to the misconception by many Evangelicals that political involvement is “dirty,” and should be left to the “non-religious.” But, it is the very insistence of keeping the secular political world separated from the sacred that is part of the very poison destroying the moral fabric of our culture, and it is a grave mistake. Evangelical Christians must understand that our failure to confront the corruption killing America is a main contributing factor resulting in the soiling of American politics.

As Evangelicals, we can not cram our religion down the throat of dissenting fellow Americans, but there are core foundational beliefs and moral principles that we must not only share, but stress with our culture, and we must do it with extreme urgency and upmost importance. Our survival as a nation founded upon religious freedom, justice, and equality depends upon it.

Huckabee Surges

It's just getting better and better . . .

Time report

Rights and Responsibilities

More media coverage = more votes. Former Governor Huckabee has the best message.

Here comes the Dark Horse . . .

What could he do with half the money "the big four" have? Probably win the nomination. I was impressed with him in the debate Sunday night.

. . . Huckabee has recently moved into second place in some Iowa polls.

"I answer to no One"

Atheist America, I mean, Air America carries new atheistic program-

I have a few moments for a couple thoughts about this:

I wish those producing this program would realize that the tighter Americans wrap their arms around the god of "unaccountability," the closer our country steps towards moral destruction. Regardless of whether we mortal humans reject the idea of an immortal Being or not, it will not change the fact that accountability exist.

Often, it is in a culture’s attempt to reject accountability that people suffer the most. Consequences for actions are never truly avoided. They are only passed on, and they are usually re-distributed to the weakest members of society.

Fortunately, the very God that atheists reject, is still in the accepting business.

Smoked!

I've never been a fan of cigarette smoke, but I'm even less of a fan of restricting freedom inside American homes.

This is sad and alarming. How far will this way of thinking go? By 2012 are towns like Belmont going to ban "possession of transfat in homes"? Hopefully this dangerous and controlling philosophy will stay in California . . .

Forgiveness or Fraud?

So, Berger's back?

Well, I'm glad Hillary has such a compassionate and forgiving spirit. But then again, I guess he didn't really do anything "against Hillary." As a matter of fact, "borrowing and losing" those top secret documents probably helped the Clinton's in the long run.

What's the old saying about, "The company you keep. . . "?

"You Just Gotta Like Mike"

I've been thinking for a while now that if Mike Huckabee could get more media coverage, it would be the equivalent of tossing gasoline onto a drought weary woodpile outside of Little Rock on the fourth of July.

I guess Newt and Bill have the same impression. I called Newt and told him that if he could get Bill to admit it, I'd post it on my blog. Well, here it is.

And, if his campaign does raise enough money to buy that gas, it will probably be an interesting thing to watch. But then again, with gas prices so high . . .