Such a stance is only “principled” if “none of the above” meet basic non-negotiable criteria, such as “will they keep the first obligation of their oath of office to equally protect the God-given, unalienable right to life of every innocent person in this country?” Which, sadly, is currently the case. Newt Gingrich, like all of his competitors, have already clearly told you that they won’t do so with their promises to sign lawless, unconstitutional “laws” that explicitly allow the murder of certain classes of disfavored innocent human beings.
I’m not buying Newt Gingrich as David any more than I bought your weak self-justifications for supporting pro-choice for states, “states’ rights trump unalienable rights” Ron Paul in the last election cycle.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.... in this case, it would be for Obama. Be as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove. Choosing none of the above, is unwise and harmful because the result IS Obama.
And of course the “leave the results to God” reminds me of....
It had been raining for days and days, and a terrible flood had come over the land. The waters rose so high that one man was forced to climb onto the roof of his house. Confident that God would save him.
As the waters rose higher and higher, a man in a rowboat appeared, and told him to get in. “No,” replied the man on the roof. “I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me.” So the man in the rowboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and suddenly a speedboat appeared. “Climb in!” shouted a man in the boat. “No,” replied the man on the roof. “I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me.” So the man in the speedboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters continued to rise. A helicopter appeared and over the loudspeaker, the pilot announced he would lower a rope to the man on the roof. “No,” replied the man on the roof. “I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me.” So the helicopter went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and eventually they rose so high that the man on the roof was washed away, and alas, the poor man drowned.
Upon arriving in heaven, the man marched straight over to God. “Heavenly Father,” he said, “I had faith in you, I prayed to you to save me, and yet you did nothing. Why?” God gave him a puzzled look, and replied “I sent you two boats and a helicopter, what more did you expect?”
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