Actually, no. But since you brought it up, I can tell you this: whenever someone mentions to me how poorly Mr. Obama has done his job, and this started the day after his inauguration, I challenge them to look me in the eye and tell me that John McCain would have been a better president. To this day, no one has.
Now, look me in the eye and tell me Mitt Romney would be a better president. Can’t do it, can you?
I love the cartoon as I believe in hope, not as a political slogan, but as a way to get through bad days. Last year at this time, my wife had cervical stenosis- creeping paralysis. She lost sensation in her extremities from the neck down and had to be wheeled in a chair from place to place. The surgeon said if all he did was keep it from getting worse, the surgery would be a success. She is now walking up to two miles and goes to hydro therapy provided by our medical insurance.Hope that we would get to this place got us through the darkest moments last year. Hope for continuing improvement in both of our lives keeps us working for established goals. Hope for enlightenment, respectful neighbors, and a brighter future for all makes me type these words and others in hope, a mind or a heart will be opened and an angry voice will find a more respectful tone with which to debate an opinion.As far as December 25th goes, Jesus didn’t ask people to remember him on this birthday, he asked people remember the example he set. He didn’t tell us to remember the day of his death. He told us to love God, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. In fact, the only time he asked to be remembered was when we ate or drank, and even then, he only asked that of his followers, not everyone. I am certain, he would not approve of the shopping festival our culture has wrapped around this alleged anniversary of his birth. If we see him on the other side, we can ask him about that. Until then,I “HOPE” you all have a safe holiday season, a fun and safe New Year’s eve, & all that life can offer you.Respectfully,& Hopefully,C.
Obama has shown fiscal responsibility by suggesting that the Bush tax cuts, which were never fiscally responsible, expire. This is politically difficult. The Republicans have proposed cutting NOTHING except tax rates. Oh, and food stamps, because America is not mean enough to the poor. Romney? His plan was to vastly increase spending in the military, cut stuff he wouldn’t name because he wasn’t going to cut it anyway, but lower tax rates. Really? That’s no different from Obama?
The cartoon was NOT taking about politics, but neither did Christ himself. It was talking about the hope of the Birth of Christ as opposed to the end of the world supposedly predicted by the Mayans. If you can not understand that, then you will never understand spiritual things. And instead of being angry with you I should try to extend true spiritual love to you!
So, have a truly wonderful and thoughtful Christmas!
Not sure where my post went, but if you re-read, I believe yoiu would see I was addressing my seconf comment to et and not play one. My apologies if I mistyped, No apoloby necessary if you misread.
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
Actually, no. But since you brought it up, I can tell you this: whenever someone mentions to me how poorly Mr. Obama has done his job, and this started the day after his inauguration, I challenge them to look me in the eye and tell me that John McCain would have been a better president. To this day, no one has.
Now, look me in the eye and tell me Mitt Romney would be a better president. Can’t do it, can you?
chazandru over 11 years ago
I love the cartoon as I believe in hope, not as a political slogan, but as a way to get through bad days. Last year at this time, my wife had cervical stenosis- creeping paralysis. She lost sensation in her extremities from the neck down and had to be wheeled in a chair from place to place. The surgeon said if all he did was keep it from getting worse, the surgery would be a success. She is now walking up to two miles and goes to hydro therapy provided by our medical insurance.Hope that we would get to this place got us through the darkest moments last year. Hope for continuing improvement in both of our lives keeps us working for established goals. Hope for enlightenment, respectful neighbors, and a brighter future for all makes me type these words and others in hope, a mind or a heart will be opened and an angry voice will find a more respectful tone with which to debate an opinion.As far as December 25th goes, Jesus didn’t ask people to remember him on this birthday, he asked people remember the example he set. He didn’t tell us to remember the day of his death. He told us to love God, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. In fact, the only time he asked to be remembered was when we ate or drank, and even then, he only asked that of his followers, not everyone. I am certain, he would not approve of the shopping festival our culture has wrapped around this alleged anniversary of his birth. If we see him on the other side, we can ask him about that. Until then,I “HOPE” you all have a safe holiday season, a fun and safe New Year’s eve, & all that life can offer you.Respectfully,& Hopefully,C.
ARodney over 11 years ago
Obama has shown fiscal responsibility by suggesting that the Bush tax cuts, which were never fiscally responsible, expire. This is politically difficult. The Republicans have proposed cutting NOTHING except tax rates. Oh, and food stamps, because America is not mean enough to the poor. Romney? His plan was to vastly increase spending in the military, cut stuff he wouldn’t name because he wasn’t going to cut it anyway, but lower tax rates. Really? That’s no different from Obama?
Rottiluv over 11 years ago
So both dates are equally well researched?
cjr53 over 11 years ago
Maybe we have the whole day. Post tomorrow and we’ll know for sure.
frodo1008 over 11 years ago
The cartoon was NOT taking about politics, but neither did Christ himself. It was talking about the hope of the Birth of Christ as opposed to the end of the world supposedly predicted by the Mayans. If you can not understand that, then you will never understand spiritual things. And instead of being angry with you I should try to extend true spiritual love to you!
So, have a truly wonderful and thoughtful Christmas!
OmqR-IV.0 over 11 years ago
Happy Festivus! Only 2 more days…
ColonelClaus over 11 years ago
Not sure where my post went, but if you re-read, I believe yoiu would see I was addressing my seconf comment to et and not play one. My apologies if I mistyped, No apoloby necessary if you misread.
alex Coke Premium Member over 11 years ago
Hope! Yes. A good sentiment. Leave it to a bunch of grumps to try to politicize something so simple.
runar over 11 years ago
Not only that, but Christmas is far from being the central mystery of the Christian mythology.