Hear ye! Hear ye!

A Call to Christians and Conservatives

“It does me no harm if my neighbor has one God or twenty.” Thomas Jefferson
There is not a position open for Assistant God. Please do not act, as if,
you would qualify. Captain O.B. Obvious

If Archie Bunker ever had a role model, it could have been my Dad. He was impartial in his discrimination; everyone received his even-handed rancor. In spite, of the many non-factual quips he tied together in his advice; every once in a while, he said something that seemed to make sense to my, then teenage, mind. One such piece of sagacity:”Income, politics and religion are personal; yours is no one Else's business and theirs is none of yours”. He missed the humor of my response: But that’s where to find the best arguments. My Dad passed away in 1994;needless to say, he would be extremely agitated following the news coverage of candidates today.

I do not believe our culture is improved by neglecting my dad’s advice. Instead, we have a president who takes every opportunity to seize upon differences and represents a party that has envy and ‘class warfare’ as its campaign theme. There may have never been a more focused need to nominate a strong presidential candidate as the republicans face in the 2012 election. This election has been reduced to only two goals: First, defeat Barrack Obama; second, accomplish the first goal.

I want Christians to understand two distinct facts about nominating a presidential candidate. The first fact is foremost: God is sovereign. Nothing happens that comes as a surprise to him. Nothing happens that is beyond his knowledge or his allowing for the fulfillment of his purpose. The second fact is the President of United States is the executive position of a civil government. It is not an ecclesiastical position; therefore, one’s theology has no direct bearing on the performance of the job. (See Jimmy Carter)

As to ‘Conservatives’, I have never met a more politically confused set of people   in my life. Due to a lack of understanding of what it is that is to be conserved; shallow-rooted conservatives are tossed like milkweed in the wind of media manipulation. It is appalling to me, that many believe Newt Gingrich is a conservative. I would argue that he is not more conservative than Romney and that Romney is smarter and more talented. Let me say, any one of the republican candidates would be a better president than Mr. Obama. I believe that Jon Huntsman is more consistently positioned in conservative principles than the others without the distraction of their personality quirks. Unfortunately, for him, the media plays much too large of a role in today’s political landscape.

Please consider that the conservatism of the president is less important than the conservatism of Congress. The republicans are only four seats away from controlling the Senate, a necessity in changing the direction of the country. America needs at least 10 more fiscal conservatives like Paul Ryan in the House of Representatives.

Do not rely on the media to determine your vote. Obama has a record now, which will go a long way to defeating him. Our country will improve dramatically, simply due to him being gone. The significant changes in law, tax codes and energy policy will arise from congress. The president’s role will be in team building domestically and in foreign relations. He will have many crises from outside that demand a tremendously smart military efficiency and preparedness, including reappraisal of our deployments. He will need to replace our financial officers with a new thinking team and will have to initiate   a complete revival of our State Department and Department of Justice. The primary function of the next four years demands a very skilled executive not an egotist or ideologue. When I filter the republican field, I see only one who meets my qualifications: Mitt Romney