Our political salvation
Washington Post’s “On Faith” discussion drifted off into the spiritual realm of politics today asking if either Obama or McCain were really “The One” we’re looking for. David Waters says this election is about finding our messiah;
In this presidential election, as in every presidential election, we’re all looking for The One who can lead us to the promised land, The One who can heal the economy, deliver us from demonic forces of evil, save us from the dreadful mistakes of The Previous One.
I thought it was pretty juvenile to think that any politician could lead us into the Promised Land. As you read through the piece, Waters admits it, too. But looking at the moon-eyed Obama supporters, a rational person would ask “what’s wrong with these people? ” The Ron Paul crowd is no different – they think their prophet isn’t really a crooked self-serving politician, even though all of the rest are crooked and self-serving.
Then I ran across this article on Breitbart and it all came home for me
Police said the 42-year-old man dialed 911 twice last week so he could have his sub [sandwich] made correctly. The second call was to complain that officers weren’t arriving fast enough.
Subway workers told police Peterson became belligerent and yelled when they were fixing his order. They locked him out of the store after he left to call police.
When officers arrived, they tried to calm Peterson and explain the proper use of 911. Those efforts failed, and he was arrested on a charge of making false 911 calls.
That’s an Obama supporter; government has all of the solutions to every petty problem that pops up in our lives. Can’t pay your mortgage because you don’t understand variable rate mortgages? Vote for someone who promises to bail you out. Can’t find a broker who gives you good investment advice? Vote for someone who wants to regulate the industry. Remember in the 1992 election some pinhead in Virginia asked Bill Clinton to be our national father?
We don’t need father-figures, we need someone who does what the Constitution says he should do; defend the Constitution from our enemies and preserve our rights. I already have a savior and I know how to fix my own sandwiches.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, John McCain/Sarah Palin, Media, Politics, Ron Paul, Society
I’m not putting much stock in a columnist who promotes the Malaise Messiah:
I found a poster of Carter wearing long hair, a beard and a robe, entitled “J.C. Superstar,” put it up in my Ohio dorm room, and that November proudly cast my very first vote for the Democratic savior from Georgia.
Even if he repented years later.
For me, one of the most entertaining ironies is that so many of the idiots seeking a new political messiah are, in any other context, evangelizing atheists.
For me, one of the most entertaining ironies is that so many of the idiots seeking a new political messiah are, in any other context, evangelizing atheists.
They’re also adherents to Algore’s “religion” of human induced climate change. There’s a sucker born every minute!