Do I have to have something positive to say in order to blog about it?

Well, that hasn’t happened much lately, so here goes anyway…

About the upcoming election, my traditional affiliation has been
Republican because of moral and economic issues. In general, the economy
stinks. Gas prices don’t seem like they will ever come down, no matter
who wins in November. The cost of living is growing by leaps and bounds,
but incomes are not.

I respect George W. Bush for a couple of reasons: first, he took a strong
leadership role in the wake of 9/11; second, he exercised courage in
decision-making when our allies refused to help us. I’m not saying he
ultimately made the right decision. Only time will tell. All decisions
of such a huge scale have at least some ugly unintended
consequences.

I wish GWB were smoother and more eloquent. He would look a lot stronger
than he comes across in the debates. So far, he seems angry and “bested”
most of the time.

Lately I feel that Christian values have been marginalized by the
Republicans in an effort to spread a message of “diversity.” Little
progress has been made on abortion in a long time. Gay marriage looms
closer and closer. I don’t see the Democrats adopting an anywhere-near-Biblical position on these issues, so I still don’t see myself changing sides in spite of Iraq and the economy.

Then again, I have little to be proud or confident of in my own spiritual
walk. I feel hypocritical because I often find myself watching the very
things I claim to despise. Where’s the will power to turn it off or
change to something more wholesome?

I can’t rightly judge anyone else, regardless of the issue, because I am
in desperate need of a Savior, just like everyone else.

I feel like I am floating in limbo, unable to connect and ground myself.
After a fight with depression, my faith has been sorely challenged. Now,
I am facing the possible diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Don’t think I’m
whining, but it has been tough.

In light of all this, something as big as an election seems small. And,
sometimes, it’s hard to find the motivation to blog when you don’t feel
like doing anything. So don’t think that I’ve forgotten to blog.
It’s been a real effort lately, so please be patient.