A (long) Bit of Everything

So this will be pretty random stuff. More of a collection of things I noticed or have found interesting lately. First off is the Presidential Election this November. Of course it really isn't till next year, but it sure seems like it should be this year doesn't it? All the coverage, debates and I have even seen campaign commercials. Insane. It does beg the question, who will you vote for? I am pretty much conservative. I say "pretty much" simply because there are some things I may disagree with, but overall I agree. The problem is that most of the Republican candidates are against some of the more traditional conservative values, the most prominent in my mind being the family, pro-life, and stem cell research.

If I had to vote today, the only candidate I really dig is Mike Huckabee. This seems like a good guy with good values and ideas. I listened to a lengthy interview with him the other day on 1150 AM WTTT and liked everything he had to say. The problem here is that some where along the way the Presidential campaign has turned into a popularity contest of sorts, so names like Giuliani, McCain, Clinton and Obama have more clout than people who actually have plans and beliefs. We live in a fickle society that will vote blindly. People will vote for a person they know nothing about. One needs look no further than the November elections for proof. People went all Democrat because they didn't like the war, but they knew nothing about the person or what else they would do in power. All that too say a good guy like Huckabee won't make it far because no one knows him. Sad since he may be the best to offer right now.

This leads me to a second thought. I love listening to Sean Hannity on the above mentioned station on my way home from work. Today he brought up a great point. Going off of the President's speech today regarding Iran, he discussed the face that this summer will be vital for Iraq. He then went on to read an article written by a "liberal media" reporter that actually states that things are improving in Iraq (in one of the more violent provinces). The tribes there apparently became fed up with the violence and began working together with Iraqi and American forces and the tide has begun to turn there. This brought up the question what will the media and the Democrats do if America and Iraq begin winning this war? Very interesting to think about.

This goes into my next tidbit (I love flowing). I am reading an excellent book by Joel Rosenberg titled "The Copper Scroll". I actually blogged another book by this guy last June (Ezekiel Option). To quote myself, "the author has a knack for writing fiction which turns to truth. In his first hit novel, "The Last Jihad", he wrote of a hijacked jet on a kamikaze mission into an American city. No biggie right? Except that he wrote it nine months before 9/11. In the same book, an American President finds himself at war with Saddam Hussein over terrorism and WMD's. The book was published 5 months before the war in Iraq.His second novel, "The Last Days", opens with the death of Yasser Arafat...Thirteen months before the man's actual death." An excerpt from the same book wrote about terrorist coming into the U.S. through Canada. Again he wrote this before it occurred last year. In "Ezekiel Option" Iran vows to destroy Israel and teams ups with Russia. The day to book came out Iran elected a new president who vowed to accelerate their nuclear program and later he promised to "wipe Israel off the earth." 2 months after that Russia agreed to sell Iran 1 billion worth of "fighter jets, missiles and naval warships." Again I say insane. Man is an out standing Christian author. His fiction is so intriguing, but real enough that it could (and has) actually happen.

One part of the book that really made me think was mention of the Antichrist. On page 156 a character says, "Since nobody knows when Jesus is going to return-Jesus said even He didn't know; He said only His Father knew- that would mean that Satan doesn't know either. Which means Satan has always had to be prepared for any eventuality. That means that for almost two thousand years, he's had to have at least one Antichrist on the earth, in position, ready to go, in every generation since the Resurrection. Which is why there have been so many evil dictators throughout history. So there has to be someone out there, right now, walking around the planet at this very minute. Waiting. Preparing. Plotting. It could be somebody you know." I have never thought of it that way, but it makes sense.

Finally, I funny quote from this week's Sports Illustrated. Shaquille O'Neal sad of someone (coach, player, owner?), "Sam is an idiot. I-D-O-U-T, idiot." At least he can make free throws. Oh wait, he can't. Spurs rule.

There we go. The long awaited update for Robert's Land. More to come later. Enjoy your weekend.

Update

I realize I haven't updated this site in quite sometime. I promise I will do that soon. School is officially out for the summer and I am just trying to settle into a new schedule. Sooo I will update this blog soon enough. Though technically, this in itself would be an update so consider yourself updated. My job here is done.

Found this poster online for the upcoming movie "House" based on the best selling book by Christian author Ted Dekker. Should be good!