[nikos1121]

We’re talking about why people vote for someone for president. Let’s step back from taking every comment that comes out on Trump or Cruz etc. personally. All the candidates are acquainted with grief. Having a relationship with God, is not the only thing that matters here.

I’m amazed at the number of people I talk to and work with every day who have not watched one debate, know anything about the candidates...zilch. YOu ask them who are you for .....They say, I like Carson or Fiorina intrigues me. I’m thinking. Carson basically dropped out along time ago, Fiorina? They might say, I like what Cruz says...

My point is people, many many people vote for the person running for reasons other than what he says, has done or what he stands for. It can be their smile, or lack of smile.

Barry Goldwater, never smiled. NO one voted for him. REagan, Kennedy even Obama...great smile. Carter...all smiles.

There’s is something about Cruz that doesn’t ring with me, and there’s no question, he hits on the issues better than anyone IMO, but he’s not ready to be our president. He’d be a great VP, better yet SCOTUS. But he reminds me a little of a TV evangelist like Jimmy Swaggert, although I could never imagine Cruz cheating on his wife, never.

We’re too far gone as a country after 8 years. Maybe 16 years. We need someone who remembers our greatest years. The years before Kennedy was killed.

I mean this. I hold nothing against the passion the Cruzers have here, but their man ain’t got it. Rubio comes across as a boy.

I’ve shut down completely any radio or tv commentary for day 5 or 6 now. It’s been really really good. I’m getting virtually everything from FR.

Rush, Levin etc. People whom I trusted and learned from, are shrill and hollow. Th networks are all twisting and creating controversy when there is none. Rush managed to cover just about every possible result in Iowa, so he could do the, “I told you so, crap.” Fact is, he’s getting tedious. He brings no insight here.

Anyway...that’s my two cent monologue for this morning. Thanks for listening.

[Theophilus]

Having a relationship with God, is not the only thing that matters here.

My Observations:
• Most American/American Voters don't have a relationship with God.
• To an atheist or practical atheist, a candidate's religiosity is neutral at best and a strong negative at worst.
• Most American voters base their decision on dubious perceptions, information or opinions.
• God chooses all winners. Psalm 75 5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
• God honors those who honor Him. 1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
• An orthodox understanding of God, born of knowing God's Word and a Holy Spirit filled relationship with God is the only way a candidate's functional worldview will be in touch with reality resulting in good decisions. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
• The candidate's eternal salvation is more important than winning or saving America. Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
• If you give an evil man the power of the Presidency you expand his capacity to heap up God's wrath against himself and his people. Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
• Evaluating a candidate's understanding of God, his relationship with God and his fruitfulness in life, is a Christian voters essential and indispensable tool determining the vote and political support regardless of the outcome. Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
• Christian candidates and voters should never concern themselves with anything beyond their own power (like looks and perceptions) but should always vote for the blessing. Deuteronomy 11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;