The Real Price of Winning the Presidency at Any Cost

The stormy give and take of politics are often difficult waters for voters, and in particular Christians, to navigate. It requires discernment. Gratuitous platitudes are quick to roll off the tongues of many politicians seeking to align themselves on issues christians champion. A genuine commitment to cherished values however, comes from the heart. The true measure of a politician should be what is done, not what is said. Do their actions match their rhetoric? Actions protect or imperil the freedoms which enable us to practice our faith and live our lives. Our historic taste for freedom fosters our longing for more.

Jesus uses a parable to tell a story of a man with two son’s. The father asked each son to perform a task. The first son flatly refused and left home to do his own thing. He later reconsidered and returned to do what the father had asked of him. The second son listened to the fathers request and glibly agreed he would do all that was asked. But when he had gone, he forgot all that he had promised the father he would do. At this point in the parable, Jesus posed a question. “Which one of the sons did the will of the father?” The answer. The one who actually did what the father asked him to do.

In a democracy, the one who wins the election is granted the honor to serve the good of the electorate with the policies that won them the election. President Trump transformed his campaign promises into a roadmap for his administration. He made a point of pursuing the goals he campaigned for while running for office. The modern political climate of the “deep state” (entitled bureaucrats who see themselves as the real power in government and policy) finds this approach to governing offensive. They hold the view that elected officials are only to be the window dressing of democracy.; in their world, the “deep state” does the heavy lifting and keeps the wheels of government on.

It’s unfortunate that the President’s vocal tirades undermined his efforts to reform the “deep state” and restore democratic governance to those who have been elected to represent the interests of the citizen. His reactive personality and harsh words created more adversaries for the “deep state” to exploit. It’s even more unfortunate that many of his natural allies couldn’t see past the messenger to the accomplishments of Trump’s administration and policies. Instead his political adversaries were able to exploit the pandemic and their own grievances for subversive political purposes.

This lack of discernment, separating style from substance, lead to the success of the democrat strategy of “resistance.” Contrary to the hope of many for peaceful coexistence among the political parties, the democrats success insured that partisan political resistance at all costs will continue. Why? Because it works.

Our current President Elect’s campaign strategy of minimal policy exposure produced a fictional “good ole Uncle Joe” image. In reality, the Biden family business of influence pedaling is much different.

Even a cursory examination indicates many of the qualities associated with the Biden name are not what we were given to believe: “Uncle Joe” is a political mercenary, self-serving, partisan and dangerous. In addition, the democrat platform itself is totally at odds with anything the majority would wish to advance or anyone with shared conservative values would want to promote. It’s disappointing. We live in a time when vacant promises and election strategies are more important than truth.

Conservatives are left to hope President Elect Biden is more like “Uncle Joe” and less like the Biden family enterprise. More interested in healing the nation then his parties relentless four years of continuous opposition to President Trump. Hopeful that Russia Collusion, Impeachment, and exploiting a pandemic are bad memories of the past four years of partisan resistance. Unfortunately, I’m affraid that’s wishful thinking.