Comments on: A Presidential Question Fer Ya http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jim Coates http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10114 Jim Coates Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:08:14 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10114 <p>Hey Shaun, </p> <p> You know what I want from a candidate?  Someone who will who will openly and honestly confront us believers. </p> <p> Someone who will say “I know I’m the leader of the free-world and all, but I’m still just one person.  You can’t expect me to right the world while you sit back and watch”. </p> <p> I am not talking about protesting and such… far from it, but rather I’m commenting about Christians (myself included) who have expected the president to “fix” things while we sit by and do nothing.  </p> <p> Its much the same as the parents who believe it is the schools responsibility to shape their kids up. </p> <p> Like your post on “churching” on your Cul de Sac with your neighbors, I think as believers there are FAR more reasonable things we can do to impact the health, social, financial, moral etc markets of our nation without just expecting one person to do it for us by force or by famine. </p> <p> Imagine what it would be like if we actually cooked dinner for a homeless person instead of just complaining that the government hasn’t? </p> <p> Just some thoughts. </p> Hey Shaun,

You know what I want from a candidate?  Someone who will who will openly and honestly confront us believers.

Someone who will say “I know I’m the leader of the free-world and all, but I’m still just one person.  You can’t expect me to right the world while you sit back and watch”.

I am not talking about protesting and such… far from it, but rather I’m commenting about Christians (myself included) who have expected the president to “fix” things while we sit by and do nothing. 

Its much the same as the parents who believe it is the schools responsibility to shape their kids up.

Like your post on “churching” on your Cul de Sac with your neighbors, I think as believers there are FAR more reasonable things we can do to impact the health, social, financial, moral etc markets of our nation without just expecting one person to do it for us by force or by famine.

Imagine what it would be like if we actually cooked dinner for a homeless person instead of just complaining that the government hasn’t?

Just some thoughts.

]]> By: Joel http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10113 Joel Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:28:06 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10113 <p>I’m not soliciting, but most of the things people are listing match the talking points of Ron Paul.  I like this guy a lot, and think he would do well as president.  Google or Youtube!  I don’t have to sell the guy.  He sells himself when he speaks.  Seriously, I think Christians can rally around Ron.  </p> <p> P.S. - my first post! </p> I’m not soliciting, but most of the things people are listing match the talking points of Ron Paul.  I like this guy a lot, and think he would do well as president.  Google or Youtube!  I don’t have to sell the guy.  He sells himself when he speaks.  Seriously, I think Christians can rally around Ron. 

P.S. – my first post!

]]> By: Trevor http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10112 Trevor Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:24:52 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10112 <p>Honestly I’m not looking for certain agendas to be meet.  <br /> We are always going to have wars and rumors of wars and the poor and the sick and spiritually depraved.  <br /> We’ve had good Presidents and bad Presidents and it all returns.  </p> <p> Rather I want a President who is authentic.  Who is able to genuinely connect with American citizens and foreign diplomats.  I want a President who calls people to the highest standard of living and holds those who supress others from living the same way accountable.  I want a President who can manage through the political b.s. and accomplish something...anything.  </p> <p> Now I have certain philosophical ideas and ideals so I don’t want to come across as someone saying, “I don’t care about politics”, because I honestly do.  I’m just tired by our political system which stands stagment and fails to move forward in any direction. </p> <p> Who represents that?  I don’t know. </p> Honestly I’m not looking for certain agendas to be meet. 

We are always going to have wars and rumors of wars and the poor and the sick and spiritually depraved. 

We’ve had good Presidents and bad Presidents and it all returns. 

Rather I want a President who is authentic.  Who is able to genuinely connect with American citizens and foreign diplomats.  I want a President who calls people to the highest standard of living and holds those who supress others from living the same way accountable.  I want a President who can manage through the political b.s. and accomplish something…anything. 

Now I have certain philosophical ideas and ideals so I don’t want to come across as someone saying, “I don’t care about politics”, because I honestly do.  I’m just tired by our political system which stands stagment and fails to move forward in any direction.

Who represents that?  I don’t know.

]]> By: Brian Mueller http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10111 Brian Mueller Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:43:35 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10111 <p>To answer Shaun’s question: <br /> I want someone to appoint some Supreme Court jsutices who don’t think the laws of Britain, France, and Iran have anything to do with our constitution, and who doesn’t think abortion does either. </p> <p> I want to replace the income tax with a national sales tax, and disband the IRS. </p> <p> I want someone who can communicate effectively and lead the nation in a better direction. </p> <p> I want someone who doesn’t want to demonize anyone but is unafraid of enforcing our laws on immigration. </p> <p> I want someone who will reform our prisons. </p> <p> I want someone who supports the arts, as this is my profession, and I think all kids benefit from an arts education. </p> <p> I want someone who can effectively make the case for the war on terror, and prosecute it successfully. </p> <p> I guess I just want to vote for Mike Huckabee, because I think he’ll do all of that stuff, or as much as congress will let him. </p> To answer Shaun’s question:

I want someone to appoint some Supreme Court jsutices who don’t think the laws of Britain, France, and Iran have anything to do with our constitution, and who doesn’t think abortion does either.

I want to replace the income tax with a national sales tax, and disband the IRS.

I want someone who can communicate effectively and lead the nation in a better direction.

I want someone who doesn’t want to demonize anyone but is unafraid of enforcing our laws on immigration.

I want someone who will reform our prisons.

I want someone who supports the arts, as this is my profession, and I think all kids benefit from an arts education.

I want someone who can effectively make the case for the war on terror, and prosecute it successfully.

I guess I just want to vote for Mike Huckabee, because I think he’ll do all of that stuff, or as much as congress will let him.

]]> By: Shawn Bashor http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10110 Shawn Bashor Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:18:12 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10110 <p>I don’t vote...therefore I don’t complain about individuals. </p> I don’t vote…therefore I don’t complain about individuals.

]]> By: Redneck Neighbor http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10109 Redneck Neighbor Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:20:18 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10109 <p>I’m all for total world domination. </p> I’m all for total world domination.

]]> By: Shaun Groves http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10108 Shaun Groves Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:02:01 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10108 <p>Ah, finally a libertarian pipes up. Thanks, George, for bringing a little more diversity.  Now, we need a democrat.  Anne, you’re close enough, at least on the health care issue.  There.  We have all parties represented, kinda.  Doh, green!  Any Nader fans out there?  What do you want from the next president? </p> Ah, finally a libertarian pipes up. Thanks, George, for bringing a little more diversity.  Now, we need a democrat.  Anne, you’re close enough, at least on the health care issue.  There.  We have all parties represented, kinda.  Doh, green!  Any Nader fans out there?  What do you want from the next president?

]]> By: George http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10107 George Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:21:29 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10107 <p>For the most part I really have low expectations on our government. I don’t know if the time it would take to find the actual history of any canidate’s voting and actions (as oppossed to their mostly false and overstated promises) will pay off in any reward of actual improvenment if I vote them in. </p> <p> In the fantasy world what I wish would happen is this: </p> <p> The privatization of vertually everything. </p> <p> Taxes only being used for things that everyone universally and immediately benifits from and which we cannot live without. Defense, highway maintainance, fire, police, ect. We all in some way use these things and should pay for them. </p> <p> No subsidies for anyone ever. Private generousity can handle those suffering as the givers see fit. The arts can be supported by people who love art. Businesses can learn how to be successful on their own. Taking money by force from one person and giving it to another against their will is stealing no matter who does it. </p> <p> A justice system that forces criminals to do something to make restitution to the actual victums of their crimes rather than sitting in a cell and paying some imaginary debt to society. </p> <p> Getting out of the social fabric of the country as much as possible. Marraige has nothing to do with government it is a covenant between two people that does not need to be endorsed by anyone to be marraige.. I don’t deserve a tax break or anything else for being married and I will never say that two men are married no matter what the laws are. </p> <p> Well there’s a few things that I don’t really expect to come to pass, but I am willing to vote for people that will move that direction and prove that they have in the past. </p> For the most part I really have low expectations on our government. I don’t know if the time it would take to find the actual history of any canidate’s voting and actions (as oppossed to their mostly false and overstated promises) will pay off in any reward of actual improvenment if I vote them in.

In the fantasy world what I wish would happen is this:

The privatization of vertually everything.

Taxes only being used for things that everyone universally and immediately benifits from and which we cannot live without. Defense, highway maintainance, fire, police, ect. We all in some way use these things and should pay for them.

No subsidies for anyone ever. Private generousity can handle those suffering as the givers see fit. The arts can be supported by people who love art. Businesses can learn how to be successful on their own. Taking money by force from one person and giving it to another against their will is stealing no matter who does it.

A justice system that forces criminals to do something to make restitution to the actual victums of their crimes rather than sitting in a cell and paying some imaginary debt to society.

Getting out of the social fabric of the country as much as possible. Marraige has nothing to do with government it is a covenant between two people that does not need to be endorsed by anyone to be marraige.. I don’t deserve a tax break or anything else for being married and I will never say that two men are married no matter what the laws are.

Well there’s a few things that I don’t really expect to come to pass, but I am willing to vote for people that will move that direction and prove that they have in the past.

]]> By: anne jackson http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10106 anne jackson Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:24:09 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10106 <p>people have to wait in america.  i was having issues with my asthma meds not working over the summer and had to wait 6 weeks to get in to have a lung function test done.  before we move i wanted to get a good work up done since i haven’t had one in...ever...and was scheduled 2.5 months out.  it’s not a perfect system anywhere. </p> <p> i just like to breathe. <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> as do the other zillion people who have asthma. </p> people have to wait in america.  i was having issues with my asthma meds not working over the summer and had to wait 6 weeks to get in to have a lung function test done.  before we move i wanted to get a good work up done since i haven’t had one in…ever…and was scheduled 2.5 months out.  it’s not a perfect system anywhere.

i just like to breathe. smile as do the other zillion people who have asthma.

]]> By: Shaun Groves http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10105 Shaun Groves Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:51:43 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2007/10/a-presidential-question-fer-ya/#comment-10105 <p>The tally now is: </p> <p> Health Insurance/Health Care <br /> Welfare reform <br /> Tax reform <br /> Immigration <br /> Gay marriage <br /> Education <br /> Abortion <br /> Poverty <br /> War </p> <p> These are the reasons commentors so far are voting or at least thinking about voting.  Any more to add? </p> The tally now is:

Health Insurance/Health Care

Welfare reform

Tax reform

Immigration

Gay marriage

Education

Abortion

Poverty

War

These are the reasons commentors so far are voting or at least thinking about voting.  Any more to add?

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