Moot Thoughts & Musings

thanks for outlining your thoughts. I really do find them helpful, especially as one who has been generally uncaring about politics.

I guess I've found the "he's not Bush" stance rather weak, but I suppose it's understandable. I've always considered it the lesser of two evils, and I've never been able to trust anything Kerry says. funny that Bush seems more trustworthy, given the whole WMD thing. I was hoping in his victory speach he'd say something like, "sorry about that whole WMD thing..."

ugh. it wont let me post something.

probably better that way anyway.

well, bob, you were right to admonish me earlier.
I never have been for the whole Iraq thing, and the WMD thing has only frustrated me more. And I wish Bush would just admit he's wrong about some things.

At the risk of causing feelings of animosity, I do want to disagree with a statement you made, but with the understanding that I do not wish to offend. I begin my comment in this way because many people get angry with others who simply disagree with them. Here, then, is my comment.

"Government is there for the practical day-to-day sustaining of people: health care, homes, safety, etc., because the rules of ancient Israel don't apply anymore."

I would disagree with this statement on two counts. One, Governments are "instituted among men" to secure "unalienable rights," among which are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Hapiness. Two, the purpose of our government has not to do with ancient Israel, but rather has to do with the Constitution and Bill of Rights, not excluding the Declaration of Independence.

That is all I have to add to your "moot thoughts and musings." Take care,

Carl

Tell it sister!

I'm not a Republican, I just don't think you're self-aware of your own liberal fundamentalism. Its fine being reactionary against the cov/southern thoughtless conservatism, but that reaction, once encultured, often times becomes just as thoughtless.

i'm still saddened that you don't see nebraska as part of the intellectual elite. ;)

Why would you think that "healthcare" is among the functions of government? I thought that went to doctors.

I've learned to hold my tongue with folks I know/meet who supported Kerry simply on the ground that Bush was certainly not worth voting for, so rest assured you have my forgiveness for that :)

Josiah, I still don't know how you can make such presumptions about me when you don't even know me (ok, we ate in the same Great Hall for a few years, but you don't know me as a person), and I never blog about politics. You've created a stereotype that you think is me.

I'm not being reactionary per se, and I hope I said as much.

I've just moved on.

Charity, the day Louisiana joins the intellectual elite, I'll be proud to call Nebraska "brother". ;D

Carl, those are functions of the American government specifically as outlined by the documents that we all agree to as American citizens.
I'm speaking of government in general, as a concept. And it would be wrong of me to impose the American governmental functions on Christians, in general, because there are Christians who live in other times and other places, and America is just a blip on the vast screen of time and place.

thanks for the political post, Jeannette, I kind of wish I had gotten to read the other one before you'd deleted it. It sounds interesting.

I dunno how I can say that when I barely know you either. But that's how I feel. I'm more than willing to be wrong about it, but you asked for thoughts and those are mine. I suppose i'm a walk-talk like a duck kinda guy when it comes to these things. But again, not certain 'bout any of this stuff.

TO me it sounds like you should have voted libertarian, not democratic.

Don't blame me - I voted for Peroutka! :p