The Election and Beyond

In a few days I’ll have time to clean up my house, get more rest, take an autumn hike on a mountain trail, spend more time at Space.com than I do at RealClearPolitics.com, etc.. These have been the final days of phone-calling, sign-waving, blogging and Election Day at the polls activities.

So what is this choice about? On the presidential level, we have one candidate who deserves credit for breaking the race barrier in winning his party’s nomination, setting a precedent for others in both parties seeking national office.

But this accomplishment is not a qualification for being swept into the Oval Office. Much about Barack Obama is still unknown: his birth certificate, educational and medical records, thesis paper, etc. are unavailable. But what we do know about his background and world view is reason enough to not choose him as our next leader. His long time associations with individuals and organizations to point to a radical world view that in turn will influence his policy decisions. Obama’s pronouncements on the economy and taxes, the latest revelation on his position on coal as an energy resource, his lack of experience or clear direction on national security and especially his insensitivity, even outright hostility, to the protection of human life at all stages are all reasons not to vote for Barack Obama.

John McCain has a proven record of character, sacrifice and ideas that would point our nation in the right direction. While I do have some policy disagreements with him, John McCain will protect our country, proposes generally pro-growth tax, economic and energy policies, and is, for the most part, strongly prolife. Finally, his selection of Sarah Palin as his VP running mate introduces a dynamic leader who challenges the conventional wisdom on so many levels. Palin is an accomplished governor of Alaska who has adopted the positive aspects of feminism in her personal life while discarding its lethal pro-abortion baggage. Sarah Palin will be a part of our future no matter tomorrow’s outcome.

So, going into Election Day, polls indicate that Obama is up by varying numbers in the popular vote and by narrowing margins in most of the key electoral states, so it is only prudent to be prepared for an Obama victory. However, with the huge number of statistically fluctuating polls, the latest bombshell on "bankrupting coal plants", the spirited connection between the crowd and Sarah Palin I saw in York, PA on Friday, and anecdotal evidence of uneven support for Obama among Democrats and Independents, it is possible the outcome could upset the conventional wisdom.

With all of the "boots on the ground" Get Out The Vote effort, we must also remember to depend on prayer. The historical analogy most often brought up in this context is the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 where a seemingly outnumbered fleet saved Christian Europe. Remember, with God, all things are possible.

So pray, work and vote. You are a free person and don't let polls, pundits or acquaintances discourage you. Fight on!