Ron Paul asks ... What If?

During the run-up to the 2008 Presidential Election, I took a few of those online tests to determine which candidate best matched my views. In every one, my approach and philosophy of government aligned more with Ron Paul than with any other candidate. I always appreciated his passion for the Constitution and his Libertarian bent, but because I disagreed with him about the War in Iraq, I never really considered voting for him. I felt the Bush administration pursued a policy needed to protect this country. While I never considered Bush a conservative, I appreciated how he acted in a way to protect this country. However, Ron Paul's speech has me rethinking my position.

Rittman High School graduation

Here are some scenes from the 114th commencement at Rittman (Ohio) High School.

Cars torched in Wayne County fire

Here is some video footage I shot on my cell phone (a Palm Centro) of cars that were torched during a fire behind the Wayne County Care Center outside of Wooster on Memorial Day 2009.

Sonia and the rule of law

Obama; Wafer-thin margin

Rasmussen Reports.com notes on its site that the Daily Presidential Tracking poll has President Barack Obama's approval rating at +1, the second time he has reached this low point. Obama was last at +1 on May 2, 2009. His highest rating was +30 on Jan. 22, 2009. He has only been in double-digit positive territory once since March 6.

The +1 rating on Tuesday was before his his announcement of Sonia Sotamayor as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. The influence of her nomination should show up within the next few days. As for this dip, it likely has to do with former Vice President Dick Cheney challenging President Obama on his decision to release the memos regarding the enhanced interrogation techniques and the president's own Democratic Party opposing him on closing the prison in Guantanamo Bay.

I thought for sure Obama would have dipped below zero by now, but he has not. He has come close, but has always rebounded. I will be watching to see if Sotamayor will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Thank you, veterans

When to remember, when to forget

Here is a sermon I preached this morning at Lighthouse Christian Church outside of Orrville, Ohio. Some of the "code" you see in the sermon are FAS-favorable attention step; CT-central thesis; CS-clarification step; G-goal; ILL-illustration; and TS-transition sentence. I use a modified sermon outline taught to me by R.J. Kidwell at Cincinnati Christian University.

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Constitutional Crisis

Obama: My good friend, what's his name

President Obama has no idea who is secretary of defense is. He refers to Secretary Robert Gates as William Gates. This, despite the ubiquitous and obligatory TelePrompter.

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