Call me short-sighted.
September 9th, 2008I disagree with my friend Joseph Farah, not in substance but in long-term strategy.
I confess I have not yet read his book so it’s entirely possible that we don’t disagree at all. But here’s the crux:
He’s refusing to vote for either McCain or Obama as am I. In fact, I like his characterization of this campaign as the “McCain Pain” vs. the “Obama Trauma.” Truly that’s what it is.
The addition of Sarah Palin to the ticket swayed many fence-sitters on the “conservative” side, but I’m not a conservative. It swayed me, but not to vote. It swayed me to pray that McCain-Palin wins this election. That’s where Mr. Farah and I differ. I see his historical point about Carter’s incompetence creating the opportunity for us to get Reagan.
But I’m not so sure the crumbling American empire will last long enough for us to recover from an Obama presidency and I see Sarah Palin as evidence that God’s hand is at work in this election. She’s no shallow, religious phony like the one we have in the big house now. She’s a Word-speaking believer. (I wouldn’t publish that if this blog had any reach or influence because it would energize the demons that bow before Obama and, like him, operate in veiled hate. But this blog is a tiny little secret, so I can speak my mind.)
I actively refuse to vote and I have for quite some time. The reason I do is because I still believe that the just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed. I cannot in good conscience give my consent to anyone who makes campaign promises to violate the oath of the very office they seek. There are only two possible outcomes there: the candidate is a liar or they are promising to commit treason.
Neither deserves my consent and, what’s more, it will not be done in my name. I do not give my consent to be governed by liars or those with no respect for the founding law of this land. Indeed, when someone trots out the old trope that “if you don’t vote, you have no right to bitch,” I respond by saying, “You have it backwards. If you vote for someone that you KNOW does not represent your views, you have no right to bitch. You gave your consent. And by the way, thanks a lot for saddling all of us with this illegal, immoral oppression. Not only do I have a right to bitch, I have a right to bitch AT YOU. It’s YOUR fault.”
Palin will be a mole in that cesspool we call our capitol. I pray that McCain is elected because I believe he’s accidentally backed into selecting her. I have almost no respect for McCain. I see his selection of Palin as a shrewd political move on his part that will likely work. He did the right thing for the wrong reasons. He’ll be a horrible president. But he’ll be better than Obama and will – unbeknownst to him – bring a praying, Word-quoting believer into the White House.
I’m well aware that the VP has no legal influence on anything. In fact, when I look at the special needs child that Clinton chose for his, I’m relieved about that. But never, ever underestimate the effect that can be made by a Proverbs 31, virtuous woman that knows how to pray.
I would vote for Sarah Palin but I cannot give my consent to be governed by John McCain.
So I’ll withhold my vote and pray.
I could not have said it better.
I agree with the first part of your blog. I don’t especially like either option for president.
Unfortunately, I find Sarah Palin to be evil. I understand that to be extreme, and I can give reasons if you really care, but I see her as the ultimate in wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing.
I do think her selection was a brilliant move on the part of McCain’s advisers.
Any woman who would have voted for Hillary Clinton who will now be voting for McCain/Palin because of Mrs Palin is an idiot. The only thing Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin have in common is a uterus. Any woman who would change her vote that way is saying to the world that she is only voting for the uterus, not for any other reason. And that is sad. More than that, it makes other women who have a brain in their heads look bad.
DC, I am glad to see you posting again. My good thoughts are with you. Take care.
This election does not energize me, but I find McCain/Palin to be the lesser of the evils. I cannot vote for Obama, who speaks in very pretty words about Socialism/Marxism. We all know that Socialism is NOT pretty. (see Russia, China, North Korea, and Cuba)
And Alexandra, you think Sarah Palin is Evil? I’m sorry, please adjust your tinfoil hat.
Tinfoil hat? I don’t own one.
Alexandra, if you think Sara Palin is evil then you are wrong about Sara and Hillary having one thing (The Uterus) in common. They would have two! So what else could you be wrong about?
Alexandra: As opposed to blacks voting for Obama because he is black?
Hillary is not the smartest woman in the world. What exactly has she accomplished again?
Palin evil, puh-lease. Let’s have one examples.
I agree with DC that voting is a waste of time but I will vote a 3rd party.
Hi Cowboy. Longtime no visit. Good to see you still blogging.
Interesting post, but I’m curious to know how it is that a Thinking Man is so easily swayed by mere words.
I completely concur that Palin is a Word Speaker. But a Believer? I don’t think I know her well enough to say with any degree of certainty. Just as Obama is given to rhetoric, how can you be sure that this woman is as she presents herself? I mean, do any of us really know her other than through a few sound bites? I believe even the Bible says something about people speaking with the tongues of angels…
This is a tough election. Neither side particularly impresses me, but I am left wondering after your analysis why a Bible-quoting believer would have teamed up with a man you as a Christian find so distasteful. Perhaps, like Hillary, she doesn’t mind tying herself to a sinner to get what she wants. Ambition can be a bitch. ;-)
But hey, Palin can still talk. And for some people that’s apparently enough. Hmm…
“if you don’t vote, you have no right to bitch,” I respond by saying, “You have it backwards. If you vote for someone that you KNOW does not represent your views, you have no right to bitch. You gave your consent. And by the way, thanks a lot for saddling all of us with this illegal, immoral oppression. Not only do I have a right to bitch, I have a right to bitch AT YOU. It’s YOUR fault.
I like this a lot. I’ll likely steal it.
I am wrong about many things. Please educate me.
Women who would have voted for Hillary because she is a woman and black people who will vote for Obama because he is black are misguided. I would love to see a woman in the White House. But that is not what would motivate my vote; I want the right person.
Pointing out the Carter-Reagan correlation and using that to support Obama is like throwing the season to get a first round draft pick. There’s no guarantee that next years first round draft pick will be a ringer.
Vox points out how, then mocks, the media spin that this is “the mostest importantest biggest election of forever” Yea, the media does that with elections. They’ll do that with anything and everything. Point in case, didn’t we just see the biggest mostest leastest destructive landfall of a hurricane ever?
It’s like a guy who’s who’s had 5 open heart surgeries, each one is pretty important. In fact, at the time, each surgery is probably the most important one, ever, while it’s occurring. The one’s in the past are history, the ones in the future aren’t even on the radar. It’s the one that is going on right now that will determine the immediate future, so it is kind of the most important election that is going on now.
Sarah does have integrity. If she says she’ll do something, she’ll do it. If she says someone is crooked, he’ll turn out to be crooked. She has integrity that I trust and respect. Fiscally, she does govern like a woman and that’s not a good thing if you’re opposed to Central Banks and money distribution systems based on need.
And I’m not going to fall for the smokescreen of the Obama camp. They talk as if it’s Obama vs. Palin. I expect a lot of voters are going to vote for Sarah, but end up electing McCain. How can they not see that.
I think they don’t like the real choices, so they’ll just do what makes them feel good. They are going to vote for Sarah and feel good about it.
God help us all if we start voting based on “good feelings,” Cowboy. I do hope at least you’ve watched Sarah Palin’s interviews. It’s a setback for women that this dunderhead was even selected at all, and reflects the demented judgement of a dotty old man who is completely out of touch with what this country needs.
Obama might not be perfect, but McCain/Palin would be an unmitigated disaster.