Eric Erickson wrote a blog tonight that explains why conservatives have spent the last 4 years saying no to everything that the President and Democrats have tried to do to solve the problems in this country.
My world view is pretty simple. I think this world is destined to go to hell in a hand basket by design. I think things are supposed to go to pot.
Erick Erickson
http://www.redstate.com/...
This is why we can't fix the problems in this country. Conservatives are not invested in solving problems, let alone making progress, because they don't believe there is any point in the long run. They will take whatever is given to them, of course, and fight anyone who they are told is going to take it away from them. But ask them to have some vision for the future. They can't do it. The future is damned. The best they can do is dream of the good old days and convince themselves that their mission in life is to try to hold on to the past for as long as possible until the hell that is the future finally consumes them.
I grew up going to church. But I learned about the Jesus who healed people and forgave people and inspired people to live life to the fullest. I learned about the Jesus who believed in the potential of people to do great things. That is the Jesus I am inspired by. The Jesus who didn't stand around waiting for the world to go to hell in a hand basket, but who acted to help people which inspired other people to work together to make the world better. The Jesus who asked us to have faith in HIS faith in US.
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these
I believe that things are going to get better, because I believe that the world, this beautiful wonderful responsibility that we have been gifted with, whether by design or by chance, will be what we make it. I just wish that the conservatives like Erik, who have no faith in humanity, would just get the hell out of the way and let those of us who do get things done. Like Vice President Joe Biden said at the VP debate:
I’ve never met two guys who’re more down on America across the board. We’re told everything’s going bad. There are 5.2 million new jobs, private-sector jobs. We need more, but 5.2 million — if they’d get out of the way, if they’d get out of the way and let us pass the tax cut for the middle class, make it permanent, if they get out of the way and pass the — pass the jobs bill, if they get out of the way and let us allow 14 million people who are struggling to stay in their homes because their mortgages are upside down, but they never missed a mortgage payment, just get out of the way.
Stop talking about how you care about people. Show me something. Show me a policy. Show me a policy where you take responsibility.
Reminds me of what the Bible(and Meteor Blades) says about faith and deeds.
Fri Nov 02, 2012 at 10:45 PM PT: On a side note, his blog also reveals that he is pretty convinced that Obama is going to win re-election.