The Divine Calm of George W. Bush: Iraq's a mess, half the country hates you - just keep praying!

Village Voice ^ | May 3rd, 2004 9:30 AM | Rick Perlstein

[VRWC_minion]

It is called a calling. Nurses get them, doctors get them, my daughter is a singer she has one, my sone is a marine he got one. To be sure its God calling one needs to hear it from other Godly people. This happens both by actively asking and passively listening. It is possible the calling is from satan and not God and the way to discern that is from others and from the bible and from prayer.

I can see where a nonchristian would be uncomfortable with the idea of a calling.

[auggy]

This pretty well shows the greatness of his faith in G_d.

He prays that God will give him the knowledge to make the right decisions. He has placed himself,(soul), firmly in the hands of God.

After he prays, the faith in God, makes him able to be relaxed. He knows God is now doing the driving and he is just a passenger. Whatever, the outcome, is God's will.

George W. Bush is a man of God, a very proud and blessed man of God.

It is highly unlikely, he will be defeated in the Presidential Election.

[Perlstein]

>The lady down the street with the 'No War in Iraq' signs in her yard tells me GW Bush is the Devil, how about an expose of her and her ilk ..... It is an interesting religion and I think you will have no trouble finding its adherents

Actually, I did interview one person who thought Bush was the devil. He was an Evangelical Christian, who was convinced that Bush was behaving so irresponsibly in his Iraq policies that he must be fulfilling the prophesy that the Beast would come forth as a protector of Israel, then would withdraw his favor 3.5 years into the 7 year period.

[Mo1]

and get it through your heads: I did not admire Clinton.

OK .. now can you please explain the Jimmy Carter part?

[VRWC_minion]

I did not admire Clinton.

FWIW, me and millions of other christians prayed for him regularly also. Where were you ?

[Miss Marple]

I REALLY want to hear the Jimmy Carter explanation!

[onyx]

Quit trying to hog him! LOL!
He has questions of mine to answer.

[Howlin]

Context? You're adding CONTEXT????

You've got a lot of nerve.

[Petronski]

Actually, I did interview one person who thought Bush was the devil.

I look forward to reading your in-depth article on her kind. When will it be running?

[ohioWfan]

He doesn't USE his faith. He LIVES his faith.

He seeks to be obedient to God's word, and God's leading in his life.........just like the rest of us who seek to live our lives as Christ would have us live do.

As for Jimmy Carter.......he claims to be a Christian, but supports the murder of the unborn and embraces dictators who have murdered and abuse many to gain power.

Most of us find that pretty disgusting.......

[Mo1]

You too? LOL

Poor Poor Bubba . not even the libs wants to claim him .. *L*

[Howlin]

Bump to that.

[Perlstein]

>I have yet to have one Bush hater to give me a logical reason as to why they hate him.

>Can you?

Here's a reason I hate Bush. Whether it's logical or not, you'll have to judge. The person the administration relied on greatly to think about the situation in Iraq was a man named Chalabi. Chalabi has now revealed that he feels more allegiance to Iran than he does to the United States. I hate Bush for being taken in by a charlatan, when he was warned time and time again that Chalabi was a charlatan. I hate the waste of lives his believing a swindler like Chalabi has contributed to.

[Perlstein]

>Serious question.
Rather than bash-Bush during war time,
does your side not have a positive agenda?
Where are your grand ideas?

Anyone who cares to can shoot me an email at rperlstein@villagevoice.com and I will send them an 8000 word essay in which I lay out my own positive agenda.

Rick perlstein

[Howlin]

in addition to the fact that he called people after that service and said God wanted him to run for president.

Who?

[FrankR]

"3) The depth of Bush's faith makes him so imperturbable that it's unlikely he will ever change course because he never admits to making a mistake; "

Well, that would be depending on WHO is defining the "mistake". You liberal journalists seem to thing everything he does is a mistake.

Just because he doesn't do it your way doesn't make it a mistake.

Getting head from a clerk on the Presidential Seal, was a mistake...

Taking steps to conquer terrorism and make America safe, could never be deemed a "mistake", except maybe by the militant Iraqi's, Saddam, and America's leftists.

I don't know why it is that if one single comment is made about anything clinton did in 8 years is made, liberals go beserk...but those same people want to micro-manage Bush's presidency on a daily...no...hourly, basis.

Thanks to you and hillary, I come to avoid anything with the word "village" attached to it.

[VRWC_minion]

that he must be fulfilling the prophesy that the Beast would come forth as a protector of Israel, then would withdraw his favor 3.5 years into the 7 year period.

He was referring to the pope. Some Christians are convinced he is satan.

According to your faith in faith this person is someone who's faith you can admire.

[Mo1]

I REALLY want to hear the Jimmy Carter explanation

Same here .. but let's give Mr. Perlstein some time to catch up on the posts .. I have to give him a little credit to take us all on ... that is a little gutsy .. *L*

[Petronski]

Post it.

[Perlstein]

>It's impossible to trip-up an honest man

Does everyone agree?