As I wrote before the election, if my “call” was wrong (and it was) there were ten things I should and should not do. Let me start that process here. I said: I have long believed economic and social forces make 2012 a mildly Republican year. I still believe this to be true and stick with my prediction that Romney will carry the popular vote 51/2 to 47/8 and win in the Electoral College. (A three point margin makes this... Read more
I am voting for Mr. Romney and now on the last day of the election is a good time to summarize why, what I think will happen, why, and sum up regrets. At the end of the day tomorrow this will help assess what I got right and wrong. Why Romney: I am voting for Mr. Romney for three essential reasons. First, he is more likely to solve the debt problem of the United States. Both Mr. Bush and Mr.... Read more
I have long believed economic and social forces make 2012 a mildly Republican year. I still believe this to be true and stick with my prediction that Romney will carry the popular vote 51/2 to 47/8 and win in the Electoral College. (A three point margin makes this electoral win all but sure.) There is, however, decent evidence against my belief. In many polls Romney and Obama are tied and Obama leads in enough state polls to get an electoral... Read more
As I prepare to vote, I look to the American constitution to determine how I should vote. The President of the United States is our chief executive in a central government. Both Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney will swear to defend the Constitution and both men are honorable and will intend to keep their word. The question is who is fit to do so? Let’s look at the over-arching purpose for the federal government: We the People of the United... Read more
Read She and Return of She and you think for a long time that something important is about to be said. The mystic wisdom of the ages will come from the mouth of the prophetess or at the very least we will be forced to think. And then Haggard gives us nineteenth century spiritualism combined with confused Anglican pastoral bromides. It isn’t offensive, but it is laughable and the book can hardly survive the mirth. And that is the problem with Cloud... Read more
Dear Spice, Thank you for your kind notes. We do not agree (always!) politically, but your work to free slaves globally is a model of Christian service. You ask a reasonable question . . . One thing I’ve had a lot of trouble with about Romney as a Mormon candidate is the implications of Mormon theology of America as the new Zion in foreign policy. I’m curious about your thoughts on that, if you have time. First, I know you... Read more
A theocracy is very bad. It is bad because it dishonors God and elevates men. It is bad, because it does not work and it is bad because destroys a chance for liberty. It is rare when an idea is impious, impractical, and imperious, but theocracy is one such idea. As a Christian, I long for the rule of a righteous King: the God-Man Jesus Christ, but only the perfect, the omniscient, and the omnipotent can be trusted with such... Read more
The last debate was a draw, but because Living Obama replaced Zombie Obama, the President scored a tactical victory. He was aggressive and voters reward the aggressive candidate with victory, if he does not go too far. Sadly for Obama a tactical victory will not be enough. The 47% that love him are encouraged, and that is better than the opposite, but nobody in his position in a Gallop poll in mid-October has ever won. He always had a chance... Read more
Religion is the most important thing about any candidate for office. Not only should a voter consider it, a wise voter must examine it first. Of course, the stated religion of a candidate is less important than what actually forms the controlling view of reality that governs his decision-making. Joe Biden is right that his Catholicism undergirds every action, but it is not the Catholicism of the Pope or the bishops. Instead, is a cafeteria-Catholicism of the sixties activists where... Read more
The United States of America is nation of Christians, but not a Christian nation. Christians have been the majority of the population in the United States for its entire history. The genius of the Founders of America was to recognize that nobody on Earth was a perfect Christian and that every non-Christian had something to teach. They built a state that was not “everything” and was so limited that only very basic agreements were needed. They designed a commonwealth for... Read more
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