Ok, so what's up with gas prices??? I mean I know oil has gone up, I'm not stupid. But seriously, our economy is in the pits. Not just gas, but everything. We're going to end up in another depression if something isn't done soon, and you know what the biggest problem is? Our government is not listening to us, not even really caring. It's time for a change. Am I saying that Bush is the devil? Nope, as a matter of fact I think he's done the best he could with the hand he was dealt, (ok well somewhat the best). He sure as heck hasn't been the best President that we've had, but honestly who has? I'm not here to defend the President, nor am I here to bash him too badly, but before you die hard Bush lovers start vomiting your praises of him in my comments area let me just tell you that you're not going to convince me that having another Republican in the White House is a good idea. I call myself a Christian, I am a Christian, but I also call myself a Democrat (and yes that is possible). Again, I'm going to state that before you die hard Republicans throw "you can't be a Christian Democrat because the Democrats are pro- abortion and pro-gay marriage" in my face let me tell you that I do agree that abortion is wrong. However, I do not believe that it should be a federal government issue (which the only Republican that would agree with me would be Giuliani) it should be left up to the states. And the gay marriage thing is something that the government shouldn't have a say in at all. Why? Because it is not the governments place to facilitate marriage. Do I think that homosexuality is wrong? My Christian beliefs say yes, so yes. However, in my faith I believe that homosexuality is a sin, but it is a sexual sin just as much as pre marital sex is a sin, just as much as stealing or murder or greed and the list could go on. Why is it that it is felt that we should put a level of "badness" to sin? Sure the Bible says that it is an abomination before the Lord, but what sin isn't??? Come on people, think about it for a few minutes and I think the whole idea of condemning homosexuals will appear just as disgusting to you as it does to me. How are we showing them the love of Christ that we so proudly proclaim by telling them how horrible they are? Am I saying that we should just accept it and say that it's ok to be gay and a Christian? No, but think about it. If a person truly reads and studies the scriptures, and believes their teachings, do you not think that the Holy Spirit will convict them or do you not even believe your own faith?

  So I know that I kind of strayed from my original intended topic, but I will leave it at that for the moment. I guess what I am really wanting to say is that I am ready for a government, and for a people, to stand up and take control of what this nation is actually supposed to be and not ran by any agenda, religious or otherwise. I want to end with a quote from Senator Barak Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope." It reads, "A government that truly represents these Americans - that truly serves these American - will require a different kind of politics. That politics will reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won't be prepackaged, ready to pull off the shelf. It will have to be constructed from the best of our traditions and will have to account for the darker aspects of our past. We will need to understand just how we got to this place, this land of warring factions and tribal hatreds. And we'll need to remind ourselves, despite all our differences, just how much we share: common hopes, common dreams, a bond that will not break."