Comments on: Religion And Politics http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/29/religion-and-politics/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 05 May 2026 04:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: fstanley http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/29/religion-and-politics/#comment-2143 fstanley Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:46:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/04/29/religion-and-politics/#comment-2143 In my alternate universe not only would the voting public be able to separate a candidate's religion from his/her ability to be President but that the candidate could also set aside his/her religious beliefs and represent the entire nation. Public Policy should not be faith based. Good post. ...Stan In my alternate universe not only would the voting public be able to separate a candidate's religion from his/her ability to be President but that the candidate could also set aside his/her religious beliefs and represent the entire nation.

Public Policy should not be faith based.

Good post.
...Stan

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/29/religion-and-politics/#comment-2139 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:33:41 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/04/29/religion-and-politics/#comment-2139 I like your ideal alternate universe. In my ideal alternate universe, I would only wish that it was possible for America to elect the most qualified candidate to be the next POTUS. In my alternate universe, the media - mainstream and otherwise - and blogosphere would not ignore, and otherwise dismiss, the most qualified candidate or perpetuate negative national myths about him...or, when they’re not ignoring him, misrepresent his policy proposals. In my alternate universe, the most qualified candidate for POTUS wouldn't have to endure anything like the fiasco in Iowa, 2008 edition, which would force such a candidate out of the race while elevating candidates less competent and qualified to meet the critical challenges of the day, at home and abroad. But, I just don't see it happening anytime soon, either. I guess we had better resign ourselves to setting our sights decidedly lower than the stars and to settling for so much less than the very best. Cheers! I like your ideal alternate universe.

In my ideal alternate universe, I would only wish that it was possible for America to elect the most qualified candidate to be the next POTUS. In my alternate universe, the media - mainstream and otherwise - and blogosphere would not ignore, and otherwise dismiss, the most qualified candidate or perpetuate negative national myths about him...or, when they’re not ignoring him, misrepresent his policy proposals.

In my alternate universe, the most qualified candidate for POTUS wouldn't have to endure anything like the fiasco in Iowa, 2008 edition, which would force such a candidate out of the race while elevating candidates less competent and qualified to meet the critical challenges of the day, at home and abroad.

But, I just don't see it happening anytime soon, either. I guess we had better resign ourselves to setting our sights decidedly lower than the stars and to settling for so much less than the very best.

Cheers!

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