Buhl, Idaho
Two major issues frighten
me in this year’s Presidential election. One is, with Romney, we will all be
able to afford wine, but we won’t be
allowed to actually drink it without getting thrown in jail.
With Obama, phase #1 is, we won’t be able to
afford beer, let alone wine, and will be thrown in jail if we attempt to brew
our own. Phase #2 is: Once the government takes over the vineyards and
breweries, then we can buy a license to drink, but only if we sign up for
welfare, and even then, we’ll be on a ration.
All things considered, those are pretty scary
thoughts. The Obama administration (if you want to call it that) has made more
republican bar owners out of former democrat bar owners than Tricky Dicky made
votes from former Vietnam era draftees. (Ya gotta be old to get that one.)
Mitt is a financial whiz kid who surrounds
himself with fellow financial whiz kids, and of course will carry Idaho in a
landslide. You don’t have to be much of a prognosticator to figure than one out.
Today I got an email that listed the enterprises of Romney versus Obama. The
two lists read like this:
Romney’s pet enterprises: AMC Entertainment,
Burger King, Burlington Coat Factory, Clear Channel Communications, Domino’s
Pizza, Dunkin’ Donuts, Guitar Center, The Sports Authority, Staples, Toys Are
Us, and Warner Music Group. All of these are apparently still sailing.
To Obama’s credit, he has: Solyndra, Ener 1,
Beacon Power, Abound Solar, Omonix Solar, Spectra Watt, and Eastern Energy. “All
of these are bankrupt,” stated the email, “and were started by Obama campaign
contributors.”
Many a political prognosticator has proclaimed
that America can’t survive four more years of Obama. I disagree. We should put
this national debt into perspective, be optimistic, and smile.
Those who follow this column know that two of my
favorite topics are politics and religion.
We all know that Obama claims Christianity as
his primary religion. Many are skeptical about that, and believe him to be a
Muslim. I don’t know for sure one way or the other. I can’t speak for the
Obamanites; I can only speak for myself.
Politically, I list my religion as Baptist, in
order to avoid being an embarrassment to any other church. The Baptists are a
free spirited bunch, and prone to think outside of other people’s buns.
Avant! Back to the issue at hand! Can America
survive four more years of Obama? Of course we can! As mentioned, all we need
to do is put America’s massive debt into perspective, so please let me help you
Romneyites out in that department.
I checked the Debt Clock Online this morning. It
is fast approaching 16 trillion dollars, and will likely be beyond that by the
time this column makes press.
Nobody knows who will win the Presidential
election, or if it will even be close. Either way, the debt will still be
there, we all know that. And to let people know how this can be viewed from a
common Christian perspective, please take time to consider:
If you went to the Catholics and asked, “Would
you sell your church for sixteen trillion dollars to pay off the national
debt?” The Catholics would promptly reply, “This is God’s Church and it ain’t
for sale.”
If you went to the Mormons and asked, “Would you
sell your church for sixteen trillion dollars to pay off the national debt?” The
Mormons would promptly reply, “This is God’s Church and it ain’t for sale.”
If you went to the Baptists and asked, “Would
you sell your church for sixteen trillion?” The Baptists would have to call a
prayer meeting at Smokey’s Bar, and when they came out, would promptly
proclaim, “Hell yes! Fifteen trillion would get us close enough to out of debt,
and we’d still have a trillion left over to spend on beer and race cars!”
Jack W. Chappell
www.futurityartswest.com
