Well, the verdict is in: Romney squeaked by Santorum by just 8 votes, Paul flew into third and Newt fell into a dismal 4th place. A little embarrassing, actually, on that one.
Now I have to be careful here, because I'm a nonprofit, so I can't endorse any candidate for office. But I do have some pointers:
When we pick a candidate, we need to ask for wisdom from DAD. We need to not operate in our emotions, our angry backlash, or any other foolish place. We need to ask very specific questions: Who is really electable? Why are they qualified? Are they passionate without being "radical?" Do they have the expertise and fortitude to get up day in and day out as President of the greatest country in the world and face horrendous difficulties both abroad and at home?
Frankly, I don't give a darn about "charisma," or intelligence. I don't give a rat's rear end about their background or their sins of the past. I want to know whether they've learned any lessons from those past mistakes. I want to know how they see the world and what they can bring to the table. We don't need more polarization, folks. We have such a right/left split in our nation now that very little gets done at all. We need a leader of strength, power, and wisdom.
Honestly, I don't see those qualities in anyone yet.There are hints of it in all of them, but only hints. Stay tuned to see if anyone fits the requirements of a President.
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Amen. My opinions on all of them have progressed over the months, but I haven't decided yet. It will take much prayerful contemplation. I am very pleased with the outcome in Iowa, though. I think it shows that people are thinking and not being lead by the media hype as much as I anticipated. Very eye opening.
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