A Rare Occurance
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 at 10:19 AM by David Zavadil
When I started this blog, first under the first name "The Official Zavablog" and now "The Eastminster Pulpit," I had decided I would focus on helpful links, teaching the Scripture and ministry notes from our Church. After watching the last hour of the CNN® Democratic Debate, I can't help but make some comments. Let me say up front, I have voted for candidates in both parties and independents in the past. I am more concerned with the person in office than the title or party they belong to. I guess that is where I am beginning to struggle this time around.
The one thing that came to my mind very quickly last night was, "I have not seen so much makeup since on TV since Dennis' favorite read, Mark Packer was on the local news 10 nightly news." Poor Bill Richardson, he could hardly move his mouth it had dried so hard. Makeup aside, that was about the only fun thing I saw. I was amazed at the lack of answers to the powder puff questions they received. In answer to bringing peace in the middle east, one candidate replied that he would have the troops out within his first year and then proceeded to talk about how he would increase troop strength by three division. Explain that one to me. When they all were asked about Supreme Court choices, and litmus testing. Would they appoint a pro-choice judge, they all talked around the question. Only one, Kisinich (forgive me is the spelling is not even close, I had never even seen the man until last night) was bold enough to say he would have a litmus test. The rest resisted making that statement and in an effort not to touch the abortion issue, the rest all said they would appoint judges that respected the right of privacy. The secret code phrase, for " I will be pro-choice but I can not say the A word on national television."
The debate finished with a question for Mrs. Clinton. "Do you prefer diamonds or pearls?" Can you say, "idiotic planted question?" For those waiting with bated breath, her answer was, "both!" I was totally dumbfounded by this charade posing as a debate. I pray that some candidate steps up from somewhere. The ten or so I watched last night certainly didn't come across as the "best and the brightest" to me. I will concede that I had voted against most of the candidates in previous elections, but I was really hoping to hear some hope, all I heard was how bad we are. I was hoping to hear some ideas of moving our country forward, all I heard was how great it is that none of them are the present administration. I am very unsettled about our upcoming elections.
As I look at the line up, both Republican and Democratic (sorry independents and Libertarians a vote on principle is admirable but won't get your candidate elected, we are still a two party system), I do not see much in the way of a statesman. Even the men purporting to be the statesmen, when you listen close, are nothing more than politicos in nicer suits. We need a Washington or Jefferson of the 2000's someone who is concerned with this country, all of it, and not what his or her party thinks or does. We need leadership that knows where their grounding comes from and are not afraid to lead according the will of God not the whims of man. Wouldn't it be great if the people of Georgia could pray us up such a man? Now wasn't that a slap to the politically correct world of today, when the Governor calls for a day of prayer and fasting to lift up their drought stricken state and within the week it rains? God is indeed awesome. He will bring us through.
Thank you for reading my rambling, it felt good to get that off my chest. Now, back to the Word of God and His ministry. Pray for revival, that is our real hope. To the only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be hope and glory and honor!
Edited on: Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:50 PMPosted in Commentary (RSS)
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