Always Reforming

1 Samuel 2  relates the story of Eli, the well-meaning high priest whose only flaw (apparently) was his refusal to discipline his sons.  These sons, described as worthless men , utilized their position to abuse the people and indulge their lusts with impunity.  Eli's dereliction of duty brought his otherwise noble career in service to God's house to an ignominious end.   There are, of course, important differences between Eli and Joe Biden.  Joe Biden is not a religious leader (though he is a practicing Roman Catholic ), nor would I consider his record to be otherwise spotless.  However, similarly to Eli,  Biden's pardoning of his own  worthless son, Hunter, will prove to be his legacy.  His long (and I mean loooong) career in politics will likely be overshadowed, even in the eyes of those who previously respected him, by this one shameless act.  By pardoning his son despite  promising not to, Biden has yet again demonstrate...

I know no one cares, but writing these thoughts down keeps me from fixating on the election, so here you go.  Here are my random thoughts on the 2020 election. 1) No matter how you slice it, about half of the voting constituency in the United States voted for Biden.  That is depressing.  Really, it's mind-blowing.  Biden is corrupt and senile.  He is a consummate career politician.  His campaign was, frankly, a joke, and yet, half our nation threw their support behind him. 2) Hate won.  Regardless of who ends up as the next PotUS, hate won the election of 2020.  Many people voted for Trump because they hated Biden.  Even more people voted for Biden because they loathe Donald Trump, mainly because they media has told them they are bad people if they don't.  This election was fueled by hate and fear, and that doesn't bode well for the future of our nation. 3) The fact that the presidency matters this much means we've already lost the...

I recently shared why I am not voting for Donald Trump because, as a conservative who often criticizes the Left, some people might get the impression that I am a Trump supporter.  Lest there is any misinformed individual out there who took my rejection of Trump as an endorsement of Biden, here is why I am not voting for Biden. My reasoning is simple, really.   I am a Christian.   I am a conservative.   I believe leaders should be honest.   I believe in freedom and equity for all people.   I am distrustful of the American aristocracy. If you agree with those statements, you should not vote for Joe Biden. Joe Biden, if he stands for anything at all, stands against everything that the historic Christian Church has taught.  He vocally supports abortion and the LGBT agenda, which should be enough to keep any Christian from voting for him.  He is not a Christian, nor is he a friend to the Christian Church. Joe Biden has embrace...

In the United States we have a polarized political system predicated on hate.  Now, this is nothing new, and I'm sure that this is not a malady that is unique to our nation, but this issue has become more pronounced in the Age of the Internet.   Republicans and Democrats, from elected officials to commonplace voters, openly declare that they do not like their own candidate--they simply hate the other candidate.   Consider sitting President, Donald Trump.  With few exceptions, his supporters generally do not view him as a man of virtue or truth, but, rather, as a vanguard against the forces of Liberalism, Marxism, religious persecution, etc.   They don't love Trump; they simply hate the alternative to Trump.    The other side of the aisle is even worse.   There are essentially zero human beings on this planet who truly believe that Joe Biden would lead this nation effectively. Rather, his own party views him as a vanilla candida...

If it's not one thing, it's another.  Am I right?  This time it's Ukraine. "Impeach Trump!" the liberals cry. "Prosecute Biden!" the conservatives reply. "Wait...prosecute Pelosi, too!" conservatives continue. Allegations of corruption dominate social media and network news as representatives of all political ideologies defend their side and decry the opposition.  Meanwhile, average Americans debate back and forth without really knowing what the heck is going on because, after all, peons like us can never really be confident that we know what's going on. What I find surprising is how many people seem to be surprised by these endless revelations of corruption, nepotism, and maneuvering that are coming out of Washington. How is this surprising?  How are people just figuring this out? Were people really unaware that this country, the so-called land of the free and the home of the brave, has always been at the behest of old dudes ...