I think the 60 days between now and the elections will speak volumes about BHO. Either he is the evil genius I fear him to be, and he finds a way to pull some sort of rabbit out his hat and keep the House and Senate ... or, he is revealed as the relentless ideologue that many of us originally thought him to be. Inept, but pure. Either way, it is going to be a bumpy ride. Don't put too much stock in the coming Republican rout. If we had started to mend our fiscal fences in 2001 (when Republicans held the House, Senate and WH), we would not be looking into abyss in stunned silence.

Sorry, but if you believe that Oswald so much as squeezed a trigger, you aren't really qualified to write a national opinion piece.

As you may recall, term limits were held to be Unconsitutional by the Supreme Court (these guys look after each other, don't they?). At some point, doesn't become clear that we are no longer capable of self government? Isn't that why we make virtually NO meaningful decisions about our country, and increasingly, about our lives. It's a rigged game.

Paul makes it clear in the NT that the the glory of creation is a sufficient witness to those who didn't get a chapter and verse update as to the route to salvation. God knows the hearts of individuals, and I trust His judgement. Moreover, the Bible says that the gospel will be preached to all the world before the end comes. Isn't it just possible that God's justice may not be entirely transparent to those of us who didn't create the Universe?

Final thought: The Christian Church in the US is but a shadow of its former self. When Jesus says he hates the Nicolaitans in Revelation, I think he might be referring to those who lord it over the laity. Church government is known for its tendency to make peace with the world at the...