Our Next President

A Baptist preacher acquaintance of mine has changed his tune. In the 2000 election, he sent out email broadsides that proclaimed anyone who did not vote for George Bush was doing nothing to save America.

Yesterday on Facebook, he said he would vote for Romney in hopes that he would carry America to hell more slowly than Obama. His tune has changed from a major key to a minor one . . .

. . . but his behavior remains the same.

Now, let's examine some of the stark differences between the two candidates.

• President Obama bailed out the big banks at taxpayer expense/Romney praised Bush for doing the same thing;
• President Obama says he can wage war without Congressional approval/ Romney says the same thing;
• President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act which -- at his insistence -- included authorization to detain American citizens indefinitely/ Romney says he would have signed the act, as well;
• President Obama championed socialized medicine with Obamacare/as governor of Massachussets, Romney put a nearly identical healthcare program into effect.

Now that I've brought the contrast between the two candidates into bold relief, the choice should seem obvious: "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."