"I...I Was Just Talking to the Cornfield."

"The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright." Proverbs 29:27

Every time I hear the Iowa polls, my heart sinks.  Are Iowans stupid?  I mean, in light of the fact that North Korea is in a state of political unrest, do they really want an isolationist like Ron Paul to be the Republican nominee?  He's not a Republican.  He's not even tame enough to be considered a Democrat.  He's a dangerous political hybrid.

If Ron Paul wins the Iowa caucuses this year, I think we all need to agree that Iowans have made themselves irrelevant and we need to stop giving a hoot who they want for President.  It's just mind-boggling to consider that Paul is soaring in the polls in a state where a former Baptist minister was able to sweep during the last election cycle.  I don't know if Paul has been distributing pot in that state for the last 4 years or if these people have been building too many baseball diamonds in their corn fields, but something odd has happened if these people are suddenly going vote in a whole new political bracket.

This issue has really been bothering me for the last week.  Why can't Americans make a clear choice as to who the next President is going to be?

Well, for starters, Americans don't all think the same way.  This ability to think for ourselves is what has made this country great for so long.  We don't have to drink the Kool-aid, because our system of government is conducive to differences of opinion. (Although, plenty of people do drink whatever juice they're given and vote without actually considering who their candidate is and what he stands for.)

Secondly, if we're all allowed to vote based on our own opinions, we're not going to agree.  Proverbs makes it pretty clear that righteous people hate dishonest candidates and wicked people hate the upright.  Hence, many good, honest people have a problem with flip-flopping candidates, and many individuals who embrace relativism hate the candidates with moral standards and staunch social views.  This explains why elected candidates are usually those who can portray themselves as decent, church-going people who carry around as little baggage as possible.  Fortunately for many elected officials, images can be deceiving.

 There's really no way to tell or predict what's going to happen next week in Iowa, or even next year in the November election.  It's way to early to allow ourselves to get troubled by the ever-changing mood of the country.  This is America.  And as we learned in 2000, it's not over til it's over.  As one Great American reminds us everyday, "let not your hearts be troubled," because 2012 hasn't even started...