Why I fear for my children... and yours

I have been so caught up in the election season that I have not even had time to write. However, as the days wind down to the election and we prepare to elect our next leader, my fears of what may happen start to increase.

Say we elect Senator McCain. Here we have a war hero (and no, you cannot play that up TOO much) and a patriot that has consistently stood for what is right. I will admit: I did not want him to be our nominee. I was a full-out supporter of Gov Huckabee. Still am. And I know that Mike will have a great chance again someday. However, we nominated McCain, so lets stay there and look at what we get. True leadership in the face of turmoil. Steadfast decision making that has no influence of popularity or political motivation, but looks to the core of what is wrong and makes attempts to fix it. Someone that reaches across the party line and makes attempts to repair what is broken on both sides of the aisle, not just point out what the other side is doing. A man that has defended our country both in uniform, and by standing up for what is right for the boys and girls that continue to wear that uniform. A family man that loves and understands the importance of family values, marriage, life and love. A man that fears God and does not engage in any dealings with those who curse God. All-in-all: a true leader.

Say we elect Senator Obama. A good man. A nice guy. However, someone that has been known to spend money needlessly. Someone, regardless of his belief in the war, did not wholly support the troops fighting it. Someone that believes in homosexual union. Someone that has been a follower of a 'less than Godly' pastor. A man that has said he would talk to leaders of countries that want to destroy us without any pre-tense. A man that can give a good speech, but has not followed up on any speech with good action. A man that has not extended across party lines to take care of the citizens that elected him.

Well, obviously I am a conservative. But it is extremely more important than that. I am an American. And my concern is that we will not have an America left for my young son if we don't get this right. Both candidates have done good and bad things in their past. This election has nothing to do with that. This election is about which candidate is going to put everything else aside and ensure they will come to work every day to do what is best and right for the citizens of the nation above and over everything else. We cannot be a country of ordinary people, because ordinary people fail. And when the world looks to the United States of America for the pulse of the globe, we cannot afford to fail.