Cwillz Spills

If you have asked me what I really think about the Presidential race this year, you have known that I think that both of the candidates are good picks.  However, I cannot say the same for the VP picks.

Palin is a gamble, and not the best choice.  She is not ready to be president.  What is more immediately important to McCain is that she isolates independents and even some more moderate republicans (like Colin Powell).

So what to do, Johhny? The best thing would be to cut your losses with Palin, invite her to be a Cabinet member, and pick up Mike Pence (R-IN).  Pence is a people’s conservative that possesses common sense and actual experience.  That is not to mention that he represents a state not unlike most the states in which the battle for the votes is feircest. (Polls of IN indicate almost a dead tie – we have not given our electoral votes to a Dem since LBJ).

Roll the dice one more time you old gambler.

Pence not Palin. Do it quickly! If you don’t you will lose.  If you win with Pence, even the most worried Dems would much rather have him in office than Palin.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ

I have a couple of reasons that I should know more about the Middle East. My dad might be going to Kuwait for business soon, multiple friends have fought there (Iraq, Iran, Kuwait), I study the Bible and other religious texts, lots of our money goes there, it’s in the news, etc.

I decided to get an education on geography the best way possible – take an online quiz! 

I got a 53/75 the first time, and was able to get all but one country after the 3rd time.  It seems that Turkmenistan is a slippery little guy. I don’t mean to make fun of Turkmenistan-is, I am just pointing out how uneducated I am.

Anyway. I feel less than educated enough to vote for my next Commander In Chief in a few weeks and it worries me that most of my fellow Americans will probably do about as well as I did on this quiz.

Reply with your score.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ

Yesterday I predicted how this term’s potential VPs would do in their only debate before the election. 

Expected result: I thought that Biden would make a fool of himself and then clarify.  I thought that Palin would speak clearly and then make a fool of herself.

What happened: Surprisingly, both showed good tact and presented their cases with more confidence and discipline than I expected.  This debate was easier to watch than last week’s bout between McCain and Obama.  These two people can look at each other in the eyes when speaking.

Major Issues Discussed:  the Economy, Iraq, Afganistan, Israel, Pakistan, Darfur / the Sudan, U.S. giving to foriegn aid, voting records, civil unions…

The winner: Like last week, people will think the person that won is the person they expected to win before it started. 

Final conclusion: I don’t understand how Joe Biden’s eyebrows go back and up like they do.  I also felt funny when Sarah Palin winked at me.  My hat is off to both of them for their performance in disciplined speech and their ability to instill confidence.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ

When asked questions the VP candidates will do the following:

Mr. Biden will initially say something stupid.  When he is asked to clarify he will say something articulate.

Mrs. Palin will initially say something really articulate.  When asked to clarify she will say something stupid.

That’s my prediction. Currently trying to decide if I will be more entertained by The Office or by the VP Debate.

CWillZ

Heaven help us!!– its almost time to pick a president.

A friend recently posted on the politics of Jesus. It was so good that I want to respond.  Earlier this year I posted about how humbling ourselves to the will of God is the way that Jesus would vote.   A few more thoughts:

Jesus’ purpose did not fit the political structures. A major part of Jesus’ ministry was that people tried to push him into being the political Messiah of Israel.  They expected to be re-established as a nation and out of Rome’s hand.  Judas may have thought he was advancing the Kingdom by forcing Jesus into the political system.  Oops!

Didn’t Judas know that Jesus had a different purpose for being on the earth? He could have had all of the Kingdoms in the world during His lifetime, but he turned it down in obedience to the Father.

OK, so Jesus was not a politician. Is the Kingdom he brought/declared/taught/will bring a political Kingdom? How do those of us who are a part this Kingdom do this politics thing?

There have been times of intense emphasis on different principles from the Kingdom that have missed the mark of the purposes of God, both to the left and to the right.  I firmly believe that Kingdom people are to be involved in politics, but only as an expression of their allegiance to the will of God.  A good example of this is the life of Daniel.

Righteous and Justice, both personal and social are all part of the Good News for the Kingdom.  Living them out will result in a more correct world.  We will do well to search the scriptures for God’s heart.  We get to cast one vote.  The questions we should be asking are: who is God? If God wrote laws what would He be concerned about? What is righteousness/justice?

Once we take a long look at that, we can choose the people who will represent that heart the best.

Further reading by better thinkers:

The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder

Jesus for President by Shane Claibourne

The Great Awakening by Jim Wallis

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ