When Will It Be Enough?

I have never met Barack Obama. I have never met Hillary Clinton. I have never met John McCain. They would pass me on the street without a second glance. But we now know them. We see them everyday, we hear about them every day. And much we hear is embarrassing, not for them but for those who deliver these sad sound bites.

You want to know about the character flaws about these three? Just listen to the radio to the new channels, read the magazine and blogs and you have more dirt than you every could have imagined. Barack is the devil and Hillary is his bride, and John is doddering old fool who will drool his way into the White House. We know about Omaba's middle name. We know Hillary doesn't have the sense to get out of race. We know John is simply the continuation of a failed policy.

What we really do not know is what they think. What do they think about the literacy level of our country? What do they think about the infrastructure of our country? What do they think about how the elderly are cared for, or what to do about the world hunger? What can realistic be done about the debt crisis in our country? Does any one have an intelligent plan to deal with immigration?

And when we are going back to being simply rude nation? We are now in the territory of being a mean nation. Did any of our founding fathers have this dream for our land, to be a nation of mean spirited people who find some joy in attacking those who desire to serve this country. Oh there is a tall stack of perks that go with being the president but there are just as many draw backs. And on the greatest is that is open season on you every day. Not just your policies and decisions - you.

And what truly blows me away is how those claim the name of Jesus speak of these people who are running for president or happened to be the president. Hillary is an easy target, why I do not know, but I have heard from the mouths of Christians venom spewed at this lady that no one desreves. I wouldn't want my wife or mother or sister or daughter spoken of in such terms. From what brothers and sisters in Christ have said about Barack Obama you would think had been spawn from hell itself. They do not even like john McCain, a man who has honorably served this nation and suffered because of it as a POW.

If there is anything that will measurable separate us from our culture it ought to be in how we publicly and privately treat and refer to those who are running for any office. It ought to followers of Christ who are leading the way into civil discussions and honoring those those who have the desire to serve. Who cares if we do not agree with them or theri policies. We are better than this. We have to be better this. It is expected of us by the one we serve.