Sarah Palin

I like Sarah Palin. A lot. She'll come under fire for lack of experience and gravitas (could she go toe-to-toe with Putin?), but I think she'll do fine. She's good people, and pretty spunky from the sounds of it.

Four good candidates. For me, it's a win-win election. I have definite views about what the country needs right now and where we need to go. For that, I lean rather strongly toward Obama. I have concerns about him, but more concerns about McCain and areas in which his views don't represent where I feel we need to go. If we hadn't just undergone eight years of George Bush's wrecking ball, with debris scattered everywhere, I would easily vote for McCain.

But they're both good men. To me, there's no need to demonize any of the four candidates, and I hope (with little real hope) that this campaign can stay civil. They're all good people, and I'll probably be happy whichever way it goes. (Cindy McCain would make the best First Lady.)

Two months to go. Lots could happen. One of the biggest McCain negatives, for me, is that he's using a Karl Rove disciple to run his campaign, and we're seeing Rovish tactics. This turns my stomach, and I hate seeing McCain diminish himself this way. If Obama bows to similar tactics, I'll be similarly disappointed.

But right now, I want to, for the most part, rejoice knowing that whoever wins, the country will be better off.

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I write primarily for my own amusement. If anyone wants to eavesdrop, they're welcome to it. My heartbeat is serving God faithfully through the local church. But my posts repeatedly stray into sports, politics, movies, and other nonsense.
I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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