Vote for Me Because I'm Not Him

There has been a recurring theme throughout the tiresome reality show that has been masquerading as a Presidential primary.  Over and over the emphasis has been on finding someone who "can beat Obama."

If the President's leadership has been as horrible as the parade of Presidential hopefuls wants us to believe it is, why is there such a frenzied effort to find someone who "can beat Obama?"

It would seem to me that if someone is so far ahead of the rest of the pack that the only way to win the race is not just to do your best, but to do better than the front runner's best, the front runner must certainly be a formidable foe. 

The hopefuls are so consumed with "beating Obama" that they have viciously turned on themselves, attacking one another in a desperate effort to prove that they are not afraid to take on the President.  I suppose they are trying to frighten the President, but so far they have only succeeded in frightening voters.

Instead of providing respectable options for the American people that would allow November's election to truly be a Presidential race, the strongest and most consistent message coming from all of the hopefuls is, "Vote for me, because I'm not him."

Friends, this is not a race for student council.  It's not even a race for county council--which, by the way, can be very issue-oriented races.  As responsible adults, when it comes to electing someone to serve as the President of the United States, how can we seriously consider anyone who makes the blame game and flag-waving the foundation of their platform?

If President Obama was truly to blame for the rising gas prices, why then does he not also get the credit for saving the automobile industry? If he was responsible for the downturn in the economy, why does he not get the credit for the recent upturn in the rate of employment?

We certainly expect any incumbent's record to be scrutinized by those who desire to unseat them.  But, the blame game is a one-sided, close-minded, childish approach that has no place in an election of this magnitude. 
 
The American people all have have eyes, ears and enough intelligence to determine how we feel about the President's performance without a cast of characters casting caustic commentary to camoflauge the crass nature of their own calamitous campaigns.
 
If the candidates are having a hard time running their own campaigns on substance, what makes us think they have the substance to run an entire country?
 
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Corinthians 11:13)
 
Friends, this is not child's play.  Blind partisanship must give way to godly wisdom, which God will generously pour out on anyone who asks.  God's agenda supersedes any political agenda, and we must seek and trust God through this process.  We cannot lean on our own understanding and we should not allow candidates to lean on weak platforms to earn our votes. 

Anyone who thinks they can take the reigns and do a better job than the President must lay out a solid, credible agenda.  And, hopefully, anyone voting in the Republican primaries and in the November Presidential election will not fall for anyone who essentially declares, "Vote for me, because I'm not him."

BNcouraged!

Rev. Karen