Brandon has a new post, which as plainly as possible, defends Bush and the Republican party in regards to the conflicts we are currently engaged in overseas (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.).
I refuse to consider any conflicts we are engaged in, now that Democrats are in control of both Houses of Congress, as “Bush’s wars” or “Republican’s wars.” The Democrats are in complete control of the money, yet they keep funding it.
I’ve debated with several folks recently who have been complaining about “the government” or “your President” and used the same argument: the Dems have been in control of both the Senate and the House for a year now and are we seeing any improvements? Are you paying less for gas, bringing home more money on your paycheck, or seeing lower prices at the grocery store? As my pastor so plainly put it in his sermon on Sunday, regardless of who you voted for, as long as you live in America, Bush is your President and it is still your government. If you don’t like that, I suggest you revoke your citizenship and flee to some other country. I hear Canada has great healthcare. And believe me, if you’re in that boat, you deserve only the best.
I just updated my post with an article from the Politico stating that the Democrats have gone 0 for 40 on Iraq legislation. They have attempted 40 times, but have been unable to pass a bill in both Houses (which they control) 39 times.
Your pastor preached that message? Surprised he didn’t take a seat and let you preach it for him.
And the implication that we are a bunch of Bush haters? Here’s a news flash for you: The number of Bush fans outside of your borders in ANY country can be counted on my fingers and toes.
I’m pleased as punch that you’re full of patriotism and obligation to honour your leaders.
Having said that, your President is the worst thing to happen to North America in my lifetime. The sooner he’s golfing with Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, the happier life in North America will be.
Eric: Yeah, it was a Veteran’s Day sermon – quite patriotic. I wasn’t implying anything about Canadians feelings about President Bush or the any other nation for that matter. It really was more of a crackshot at the “social healthcare” that a large portion of the left are raving about.
While I don’t necessarily want to identify myself as a Bush fanboy, nor do I support everything he’s done since he has been in office, it’s my honest opinion that in many cases, he’s a victim of some really terrible circumstances and things that have gone on in our world in the past several years.
The problem isn’t “terrible circumstances” for Bush OR anything else that would cause people outside of America to like or dislike our President. As was the point of my original blog entry, and the point of Justin’s entry here, NOBODY, Republican OR Democrat, is doing ANYTHING to change ANYTHING about the war in Iraq.
Those people who think that the Democrats were actually going to do something different, like get the U.S. out of Iraq were fooled into voting for people that said they were “against” the Iraq war. As you can see, they were lied to, and I’m all too happy to point it out.
The reason I’m quite happy to point it out is that ANYBODY in Bush’s position would to the same exact thing; in fact, neither Hillary Clinton nor Obama would commit to getting troops out of Iraq by 2013. If people bothered thinking for themselves instead of believing what the leftist media tells them to believe, they would see that nobody in Washington would do anything any different.
As for socialized health care, my wife is from Canada; I’ve seen the horrors of what state-run health care can do — but that’s neither here nor there.
Why is the argument “if you don’t like the way it is, leave the country” a logical response to anything? What question does it really answer? If I don’t like what’s going on in my Marriage, do you advise me to leave it? If I don’t like what is going on in my church, do you advise me to leave it? If I don’t like what is going on in the world, do you advise me to leave it? We do agree though that each of us owns the problem, whether we voted for Bush or not.
I don’t like what Bush is doing, waging a war that I believe is illegal and immoral. It constantly amazes me that so many Christians are in favor of war. I think of Christ as a man of peace. The question isn’t whether a Democrat or Republican would have done the same thing as Bush. The real question is what would Christ have done? Does anyone seriously think He would have started any war?
I’m just playing devil’s advocate here (pun intended), but only addressing your point about what Christ would have done, I’m not sure your conclusion (that Christ would not have started this war) is based on a stable premise (that Christ would have had the opportunity, that is, that He would have been a politician at all). There is a difference between God’s law and man’s law. Matthew 22:21.
After all, can’t you ask the same question about any war? Or maybe you think Japanese and Germans are just worth less?
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