By DLB on January 23, 2012
By David L. Bahnsen and P. Andrew Sandlin
Every campaign season, we hear disputes over electability, third parties, voting for the lesser of two evils, and voting by principle rather than pragmatism. Christian conservatives are especially susceptible to these debates, because they (rightly) embrace their political principles with tenacity.
Principles are wonderful things, but principles should be ...read this post
Posted in Politics | Tagged Constitution Party, GOP, Ron Paul, Third party, winning elections
By DLB on January 17, 2012
I have not endorsed any candidate in the Republican primary, other than to say that I plan to enthusiastically support the guy who ends up running against Barack Obama. If any of these candidates are nominated (besides Ron Paul) I will be prayerfully and aggressively supportive of their candidacy. I have my own ...read this post
Posted in Politics, Theology | Tagged Christian Right, election 2012, Pat Buchannan, Romney, Santorum
By DLB on January 14, 2012
I don’t know how anyone can dispute my oft-repeated assertion that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is, to put it very, very mildly, lacking in moral clarity. Powerful video. I wish it were exposing Ron Paul’s hypocrisy. But it is not. it is, instead, exposing what he REALLY believes.
Ron Paul video = ...read this post
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged 9/11, Iran, Ron Paul, Truthers
By DLB on January 2, 2012
I would be very surprised if National Review had a bigger supporter than I, but that is not the subject of this piece. I confess to having been disappointed in a recent piece from their very capable and gifted writer, Kevin Williamson. Essentially, Williamson contends that Wall Street is filled with shady characters ...read this post
Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged crony capitalism, Goldman Sachs, Hugh Hewitt, National Review, Romney, Wall Street
By DLB on December 26, 2011
I am far more comfortable than many of my like-minded conservative friends are with a President who is less than perfect ideologically. Reagan was the last President who I think had a coherent political philosophy, yet he was not the last President who did some good things (Bush Sr. gave us Clarence Thomas, Clinton ...read this post
Posted in Politics | Tagged 2012 election, incrementalism, President
