The Common Law of Multi-Causality: Because It's A Good Day For A Rant

There's been a whole lot of political talk lately--

it's hard not to get swept up into it all

and I'm no expert but I wanted to share something that's been bugging me for a while--

Let's call it, "The Law Of Multi-Causality"

Simply put--everything that happens in our lives, in our neighborhoods, our country

--happen because of more than one specific event--
let me elaborate,

President Bush is not the entire reason our country is currently having financial or foreign or moral (etc.) problems

As president, he serves as a scapegoat for many who long to point the finger of blame and declare,

"I have NOT (or naught) and it's all because of him"

I would just like to state for the record that:

a. He was elected by popular vote of the American people, twice.

b. He is supported by the Senate, House of Representatives, and other elected (again, by the American people) officials

c. our government is FULL of checks and balances to power so that no one branch of government is all-powerful

I am sick to death of President Bush being blamed for all of the various problems our country is faced with--I'm NOT saying that he's perfect

(we are all FAR from me, especially ME!)

he's human and has been PLACED in office by "US"!

He couldn't possibly have predicted that during his presidency our country would be attacked, the stock market would plummet as a result, interest rates would tumble and eventually drive up home sales-and what goes up must come down-

and when it DID come down somehow it was his fault

--I'm sorry, but every bubble must burst, things change, plans fail--

yes, we're at war--spending valuable LIVES and resources fighting far from home and I can assure you President Bush doesn't love war

--I can't imagine what a difficult decision it must have been to commit to one--

thankfully, most of us will never be shouldered with that burden--but he was supported in going by the people "we" elected to make decisions with him.

So, the economy is a bit scary--gas prices are high--again, NOT his fault-

-supply and demand people,

SIMPLE economics and unfortunately high gas prices raise prices everywhere else, it's the nature of the beast called Capitalism

(and gas is coming down, haven't you seen? supply and demand)

Money is tight? The answer isn't government support--it's cutting out the extras, going back to school to get a better degree for a better paying job, making sacrifices--

Life is tough all over, but you can't blame the President--it just doesn't make sense.

So, you say you didn't' cast your vote for him?

That's the way the democracy cookie crumbles!

Campaign harder, fight more, speak loudly for the candidate you believe in but don't for a minute try to convince me that all of the problems of America can be solved with a new president, or party.

The problems we face as Americans can only truly be remedied by God.

No man has the power to give us new hearts, new outlooks and new lives --
Only Jesus, only He, can bring redemption to our hearts and our country.

oh yeah, and GO PALIN!

(just had to throw that in there, you know, just cause)