What Choice do I Have?

                                 “Of two evils, the lesser is always
                                             to be chosen.”     - Thomas á Kempis

    With regard to the present electoral situation in America, the phrase, “Heads, I win; tails, you lose.” seems sinisterly appropriate. With the evils growing immensely, and the “choices” becoming almost identical, one may wonder, “What, in the name of goodness, has happened to America?” Goodness, unfortunately, has nothing to do with it; voters are being presented with a no-win situation.

        Barack Obama, the Democrats’ “multi-cultural” candidate, makes sane Americans shudder. An observant person pointed out that this poster-child, who supposedly champions the redress of all the wrongs of minority groups and African Americans, is actually of Arab descent. It just happens to be a historical fact that the Arab nations were zealous slave traders. While this party puppet is clearly at his handlers’ beck and call, he has also taken the initiative to vote for bills that, ultimately, permit the murder - by neglect- of newborn infants. Of course, when word got out about that, he quickly covered his tracks with an “I love everybody, and I’m going to make everyone happy.” press statement. Those who think twice about his bread-and-circus philosophy  know that someone will have to pay the bills. Obama’s agenda for the U.S. is brutally clear to anyone who isn’t too busy watching TV to have an original thought.

   The liberals have covered all their bases though. Just in case Americans show some common sense and vote against Obama, liberals have provided a “safe” alternative; enter, John McCain. Though the news media is making sure his public image doesn’t look too good, liberals congratulate themselves on having the outcome of the election in their pockets; if soft-soaping won’t win it, double-dealing will. What else is it when a crook and a chameleon with the same underlying philosophies are both running for the same office?

   A third, mostly unpromising alternative is to vote for an independent candidate. There are a few good choices out there;

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voting for one of them will provide excitement and uncertainty… and not much else. Optimistic idealists may salve their consciences by voting this way but realists will quickly point that desperate self-sacrifice usually doesn’t win the day--though it may .

    Responsible Americans face a truly perplexing choice; though personal discretion must be exercised in casting a vote, a Christian certainly should seek heavenly wisdom. (God probably has an answer--something along the lines of “Second Coming”.) Perhaps, too, some of the responsibility lies on Christian shoulders. As the church has become more and more part of the world, the Christian witness has waned. Only God’s word provides a solution. “Redeeming the time, for the days are evil.”