If I had to vote today, I would vote Romney... but I don't want to. Since the first debate of the republican primary race, I have told Jackie that I like Newt. I was always troubled by Romney's inability to give a straight answer - which ability he has radically improved. My vote was always for Newt until I learned of his extra-marital record and I concluded that although he is a great debater, I don't trust him to run our country; if he cannot keep the crucially important marital vow, how can we trust him to keep a vow to defend our country and our laws?
My delema is now this: if Romney gets elected, he will not be able to fix the economy like he says he can. It will be a great disappointment. He will be playing with broken pieces. Romney has good intentions and believes he can help the economy. Unfortunately, no individual can fix our economy until they focus on the major source of problem: OUR PEOPLE.
The people of our country are "broken." Until we, as a people, start being true to our spouse, our children, and any other relationships, including saving in stead of consumer debt, we cannot "fix" the economy. In other words, the economy is not broken because of too much government or bad policies, the economy is broken because the people lack integrity.
Change in government will only go so far; the change must be in the people, in the family.
Thus, I would vote for Romney... but I hope Newt wins to save Romney from experiencing the frustration and failed expectations that await the next republican president.
If you had to vote today, who would you vote for and why?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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I too, liked Newt at first. But there are a few things that have shown his dishonesty. The marriage issues is definitely number one. The more I listen to him the more I see the "full-blooded" politian he is. Where as Romney wants to get in there make some changes and get out. He has said that on numerous occassions.
His tax reports came out today. Did you hear/see? Did you notice the amount of his charitable donations? It's more than 10%. I looked at his tax return for 2010 and it showed how much he paid to the church. He's a full tithe payer. I think that says something about his level of honesty and character. I know that doesn't mean he would be a good president. Looking at Harry Reid can prove that point. But I think honesty and hard work do have some indication into what type of leader he would be. I think he will be able to pick really good men to work with too.
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