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It was interesting to note in the Oct. 15 issue of Farm World how one writer was in support of Sen. Obama. In the article, the author made reference to Sen. Obama being “farmer friendly,” as though Sen. McCain was not.
(Frankly, I sometimes wonder if either of them would know a combine from a cotton picker.)
The subjects of health care, renewable energy, money given to universities and trade with dictator-controlled Cuba were discussed – in favor of Sen. Obama, of course. But read on.
This writer has little confidence in either the Democrats or Republicans when it comes to actually managing money. If Congress had to suddenly manage its money like most taxpayers do, they would likely remind us of children who had lost most of their allowance.
Thankfully, not every elected official is of that mold, but apparently too many are.
At 60 years of age, I have had a lifetime of dealing with farmers. It all started as a very small boy helping my dad on the farm in Johnson County, Ind. My older brother and I both had jobs to do as my late father had to depend on us for help.
For the last 35 years, I have worked on grain dryers on many hundreds of farms with assignments in Denmark, Canada, Mexico, England, Germany, Wales, Sri-Lanka, El Salvador and The Philippines.
Consequently, I have seen the negative results of government corruption, too little government, too much government and socialism. The United States has the most productive and efficient farmers in the world.
But farmers are different. We have the privilege of working closer to the land and creation than most of our city friends. Consequently, aware of it or not, we have the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the miracles of life on this earth provided by our Creator. We owe our Creator a lot. We owe Him some respect and appreciation. He does not owe us.
Consequently, although it is not an unforgivable sin, I do not see how we can express that appreciation to God by voting for a person who is in favor of taking the life of a little child, before they even have a chance to be born. It is an act disguised as “a mother’s right to choose.” We certainly owe that baby and God both more respect than that. We all know what it really is.
Furthermore, Sen. Obama’s concept of “spreading the wealth around” is a doctrine found in the Communist Manifesto, which is direct opposition to what this country was originally founded upon and thrives upon. Regardless of what Sen. Obama says, his idea of “spreading the wealth around” is simply taking part of your paycheck and giving it to the unworthy and undeserving. You’re the one who earned it, so you should be the one to spend it.
When it comes to this presidential election, there really is a lot more at stake than what may appear on the surface. Although they are important issues, we are allowing ourselves to become sidetracked with such issues as renewable energy, health care, taxes, fuel prices, give-away programs, etc.
Our nation’s core values are at stake. The proverbial oak tree may look good on the outside, but can be hollow on the inside.
Caution: He who may look good on the outside, may be eloquent of speech, and at times make sense, is apparently hollow inside regarding those most important values. If you use discernment, you will see an inexperienced and spiritually uninformed person who apparently has a very poor understanding of the real true values this nation was founded upon. And he wants to be the leader.
Sen. McCain would not necessarily have been my first choice for president, either. But he has the required experience, and he has a greater understanding of what Congress has been in error in the past and what to do about it. He is, by far, closer to fulfilling our needs regarding the most important issues on which this nation was founded, and he has been blessed by God, than what his competitor is.
So what is the best answer? Frankly, the real answer is found in II Chronicles 7:14. I won’t quote it; you can look it up.
No. Sen. Obama, you won’t get my vote, nor that of my family, nor that of most of the people I know. I have seen what happens to farmers and other citizens of nations that allowed the camel of socialism to get its nose under the tent flap. Besides, the Old Testament warns us, and history demonstrates, what ultimately happens to nations who as one time had great respect for our Lord, but later turned their back on Him.
But this is only my opinion. In a short while you will have the opportunity to express yours in the form of a secret ballot. American farmers can usually be trusted to do the right thing.
Gary McKillip,
Brownsburg, Ind. |
| 10/29/2008 |
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