my faith-based initiative

Dudes! and Dudettes! I know you can't do anything unless you're elected but do we really have to become a Republican in order to be elected President of this great country? Obama's ringing endorsement of increasing the role of faith-based initiatives of the Bush Administration is making me wonder if Joe Lieberman isn't on his short list of VP candidates. That, and his support of the FISA bill are making me contemplate voting for Frank Moore.

One wonders if Obama considers the fine work that the Trinity United Methodist Church has done (and continues to do) to be one of these bright, shining examples of the private sector helping the poor. Wasn't empowerment the body politic of Rev. Wright's ministry?

What these safe, middle-of-the-road stances really tells me is that Obama is courting several camps that the Republicans have either held, or made strong in-roads into during recent elections. Conservation Christians, blacks, and Hispanics. Given John McCain's shifting stance on abortion and electric fences along our Southern border, the conservatives are leery of him. If Obama can move enough of these votes over to the Dem side, then he can likely off-set the small, but still vocal minority of racists who won't vote for him under any circumstance.

And General Westmoreland is correct. Being a prisoner-of-war, although sad and worthy of our prayers, does not qualify one to be President. Find anoher excuse if you must to vote for McGruff the Crime Dog. If being a POW did matter, then Nit Nomney could turn himself over to Al Queda and be successful in 2012. Unlikely on both counts.


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