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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

That's Politics

Six months ago Sarah Palin was teasing a run. Later, despite what Chris Christie says, he teased a run. It took some time, but the Presidential race-field got set, including Johnson, Huntsman, and the then-popular Perry, and Herman Cain. Pawlenty was already out by this point.

But there was no not-Romney. Evangelicals fervently searched for a not-Romney, and they found Perry. Then he gaffed time and again. Perry's support jumped to Cain. And then the media tore him apart (the machine). Cain's support jumped to Newt. Immediately, Romney ran tons of ads against Newt (ahem… his superpac), and now Newt is down in the polls in Iowa.

By this time, Bachmann was abducted by aliens. She'd originally won the Iowa Straw Poll, but has since plummeted to no man's (ahem… woman's) land.

Moving on, the Tea Party couldn't find anyone to endorse. Ron Paul, though he's anti-war and racist (among other things) got support in Iowa because of a good debate performance. Yes, performance. He's a joke.

From what I've read, this race has seen the most fluctuation in a primary since Rockefeller, Nixon, and Goldwater. What's going to happen today? I have no idea. What's going to happen after today? I have no idea.

Conclusion: No one has any idea.

Second Conclusion: Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, or Bachmann would be great Presidents. Romney, Paul, and Huntsman--not so much.

WHY THIS BLOG EXISTS

John Wesley said “I look upon all the world as my parish [including the blogosphere]; thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, I judge it meet, right, and my bounden duty to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation. This is the work which I know God has called me to; and sure I am that His blessing attends it. Great encouragement have I, therefore, to be faithful in fulfilling the work He hath given me to do."

CUMULATIVE CASE FOR A CREATOR SUMMARIZED
• Premise #1 - Whatever begins to exist must have a cause. Premise #2 - The universe began to exist. The conclusion logically and inescapably follows: the universe has a cause.
• The initial conditions of the universe, given in the big bang theory itself, must have been incredibly fine tuned beyond comprehension. This is either due to chance, natural law, or design. It is too incomprehensible to be explained by natural law, or chance; therefore, the best explanation is design.
• If objective moral values exist, then God exists. Objective moral values--morals that are legal and binding whether anyone believes in them or not. Objective moral values do exist (we know this intuitively); therefore God exists.
• After Jesus died on the cross, three facts remained: the empty tomb, the appearances of Jesus after the resurrection, and the disciples belief that Jesus had risen from the dead. Contemporary scholarship agrees on these three facts; every attempt to explain these facts away have been completely disregarded.
• You can know God exists apart from the evidence by personally receiving Jesus Christ as Lord. Please visit NeedGod.com

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