Matthew 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Thanks to Bill Koelning for his perspective on the upcoming election. My how time has passed. It is almost time to go to the polls again. I believe that is one of the most critical elections in the history of America. This one will decide how rapidly America becomes just another country in the New World Order. May God's will be done/ You can visit Mr Koening website at: World Watch Daily
I have to say a word about the loss of our great President. Ronald Reagan. Never before did I feel as safe as when he was our President. I am so thrilled to know that he knew the Lord as Personal Savior. He is now with the Lord and I believe he has heard the above Scripture loud and clear. I also bet my Dad was at the Gates to welcome him home. My Dad was very ill with cancer when Mr Reagan was nominated as President but he had been at the the convention in the 60's when Reagan lost that first bid to run as President. Daddy thought so much of this man and I know he is probably visiting with him as I write this article. At least I would like to think so!
Have a blessed day and may God Bless America one more time!
Talking Points
Behind The Scenes With Five Months To Go, So Who’s It Going To Be: Kerry or Bush?
The polls are calling it a statistical dead heat five months out. Americans seem divided between the embattled President they know and the challenger who wants to be all things to all people. As the election draws near, political pundits are perplexed as to who will eventually occupy the most powerful position in the world—President of The United States of America.
The candidates are at the opposite ends of the political spectrum. There are international forces who wish to destroy the country for its Judeo-Christian roots and there are those from within who wish to eliminate the nation’s Judeo-Christian values and legal system. This election, unlike any before it, is a battle for the very soul of America.
National Security On The Voter’s Scales
Irrespective of the end vote, this election promises to be a referendum on not only the President and his policies, but also about the foreign policy of preemption versus globalism. Never before has one election underscored so succinctly the chasm differences between the candidates regarding foreign policy, despite analysts who insist there are only subtle differences between the candidates. While differences may be nuance, the devil is in the details, as they say.
Democrat challenger Senator John F. Kerry, who would take a decisive turn toward internationalism, would rely on the United Nations and international policing efforts to battle the war on terror. The significance of such a move has far reaching consequences…the least of which is that U.S. national security will become a responsibility shared with the global community, much like that of the Clinton Administration.
President George W. Bush has taken heat from the media and leaders on both sides of the political aisle for his policy of preemption. His “either you are for us or against us” no holds barred stand against terrorism has offended the world community, especially those countries such as France, Russia, China and Germany who have and have had secret multibillion dollar deals with terrorist states. Nevertheless, this national defense plan has focused the war on terror on the Iraqi front where al Qaeda terrorists are pouring in from Iran, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan to fight the “great American satan.” Critics aside, this policy has taken the war to the terrorists and has made them fight in the Middle East deserts rather than in the streets of major U.S. cities.
Those interested in the security of the nation may make a very simple decision in the voting booth: Find the candidate that is supported by terrorists and their allies, and vote for the other guy. Here, the nod goes to Bush.
Domestic Social Civil War
While the United States is leading a global war against terrorism abroad, there is a deep and venomous civil war raging domestically. The candidates severely differ on their approach toward the social nation America.
The nation has marched toward a secular humanist society where traditional values are an unprotected endangered species—and this phenomenon has exponentially increased under the watch of a very publicly Christian president. The leftist juggernaut of activist judges in league with socialist civil rights groups has cornered traditional values at the slaughterhouse gate. The overwhelming majority of Americans (over 60% in all polls), however, are against court decisions to remove the Ten Commandments from the public square, to remove acknowledgement of God in the Pledge of Allegiance, and to legalize homosexual marriage. A slight majority (51%) is against abortion on demand and an overwhelming majority (up to 85% in some polls) is against partial birth abortion.
Yet President Bush, with the majority opinion of Americans with him, has not succeeded in slowing the hemorrhage of bleeding hearts sweeping the nation’s morals down the river Humanism. But Americans know that Kerry, the most liberal in the Senate, would only open the floodgates full throttle.
Jobs may become an issue if the economy continues to improve statistically and the unemployed in Ohio, Wisconsin and California continue jobless through September. No presidential candidate on recent record has lost Ohio and won the White House. Workplace opportunities continue to improve, a slight edge to Bush, otherwise a Kerry neutralizer.
Now For The Strategy…
The Kerry campaign suffers from having a boring, arrogant candidate that is not very likeable and has the most liberal voting record in the Senate. They have bet the farm on portraying the candidate as a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who stands up for what he believes.
Kerry, however, has taken a shelling for his anti-War, pro-communist post-war stances, especially from those who served with him in Southeast Asia. Citing Senate hearings where Kerry condemned fellow soldiers as war criminals, veterans are circulating pictures of Kerry shaking hands with communist dictator Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua fame. And it was recently revealed that Kerry’s mug has a place of honor in the Vietnam War Museum—the museum in Ho Chi Minh City that honors Vietnam war protesters where a 1993 photograph features Senator Kerry shaking hands with the general secretary of the Communist Party, Comrade Do Muoi.
Kerry’s strategy has to attempt to focus Americans on the Bush record, the administration’s perceived failings in prosecuting the war in Iraq and the falling popularity of America among so-called allies. Kerry has benefited from an unprecedented hostile media onslaught against the President, but even so, after six months of harsh media criticism of the war, polls show only a statistical dead heat. The Kerry camp must be elated on one hand that a double-digit Bush free-fall has precipitated without spending a lot of campaign cash. On the other hand, however, Kerry’s crew must be perplexed as to why the Massachusetts liberal hasn’t captured a commanding lead. Their only choice is to go negative and hope that international events give them aid and comfort in the eyes of Americans.
President Bush's re-election strategists plan to portray the November election as the first since the Reagan era to offer voters a stark choice between liberalism and conservatism, and they have the money to do it. The Bush campaign has demonstrated unique nimbleness in responding to Kerry and media charges, turning out commercials and placing buys in areas of demographic significance within 24 hours. This has kept the embattled president on even ground despite the negative attacks.
Key will be the battleground states, the top ten with the most Electoral Votes:1. California (55) 2. Texas (34) 3. New York (31) 4. Florida (27) 5. Illinois (21) 6. Pennsylvania (21) 7. Ohio (20) 8. Michigan (17) 9. New Jersey (15), and 10. Georgia (15). The Bush campaign is encouraged that polls indicate the President is holding his own in these states, despite his popularity falling on a national scale. Important to the campaign will be the get out to vote strategy and Republicans say they have been working hard since the 2000 election. The closeness of the 2000 race caused the Republican Party to begin an ambitious, nationwide return to shoe-leather politics. The Bush campaign has assembled an army of volunteers that swung into action months before the Kerry campaign.
Insider’s Take: Insiders are saying if Bush loses another 7% in the polls he can't win. Additionally, an incumbent in the approval range of 45% to 50% is in a danger zone. I have also been told Kerry finishes strong in races. Former Clinton Campaign Guru Dick Morris says Kerry is a weak candidate, and the Bush team is very strong; quick to jump on Kerry's errors. Trump cards: Terror attack in the U.S. and potential problems for Bush if he pushes too hard on Israel. Economic gains could be hammered by oil prices and/or a major terror event. Warren Buffet is very concerned by aggressive derivative trading. Bush's base, while somewhat put off by some of the President’s domestic policies, has a tradition of voting and will remain loyal to the President, as he is the only game in town. The Democrats out number the Republicans (about 43% to 40%) and will need to get the vote out. Secular media, Hollywood and George Soros and friends have Bush in their crosshairs. The world media and many world leaders do not like Bush because they perceive him as arrogant, not falling into line with the world community, and showing too much Texas cowboy bravado in persecuting the war on terror.
If Bush is elected things will be somewhat status quo. If Kerry is elected judgment will fall on America. Prediction Five Months Out: It’s hard to win against an incumbent during wartime.
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