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Who Is Qualified To Be President?

By Ken Poland
September 8, 2008

Do Hockey Moms, Barracudas, or Pit Bulls have the personalities or priorities to make good Presidents? Play ground bullies who punch others in the nose if things aren't going to suit them aren't good prospects for President, either.

Self proclaimed prophets and appointment by God to be political leaders is a little suspect, too. Remember, Bush made the statement that God wanted him to be President? Palen insinuates that it has been revealed to her by the Holy Spirit that she is God's chosen one to protect us from the 'Antichrist' (That's who some folks think the top man on the other side is.) and ill prepared candidates of the Democratic party. Well, Hitler on several occasions claimed appointment and direction from God, and look where that led to! So much for self proclaimed righteousness!

Do we really need a continuation of the Bush policy for another 4 or 8 years? McCain thinks our economy is strong. Gee, he isn't about to lose any of his houses! Health Care is in good shape. We have emergency room availability for treatment of anyone who doesn't have or can't afford insurance. Our tax reforms have doubled and tripled the profits and savings for the top 2 or 3 percent of taxpayers. And the evidence is overwhelming that they are reinvesting those profits in expansion of business and manufacturing to benefit the other 97 or 98 percent of our society?

The 'trickle down theory' is a proven fact. Don't you think so? We no longer 'tax and spend'. We just spend and borrow from the next generation of tax payers. We can clean up the morals and ethics of society by posting scripture texts on our walls (kind of like the phylacteries the religious folks in Jesus day tied on their foreheads). We are on the brink of victory in Iraq and we've scared the aggressive desires right out of Iran and Russia by threatening them with our awesome military power. We've scared Osama Bin Laden right out of his turban and sandals and he's probably tending his little flock of sheep on the north slope of that hill over yonder. We are all just as safe as a bug in a rug, due to the unrestricted surveillance of our communications and associations.

All is well! Why would anyone think we need change?


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