As I was reading my daily devotional, It’s story reminded me of the difference between Sen. Mccain and Sen. Obama. I really feel Sen. McCain is more like the tree with deep roots and Obama is springing up shoots quickly with no roots to sustain him

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Our Daily Bread Devotional

September 5, 2008

Roots Or Shoots?

READ: Matthew 13:1-9

Because they had no root they withered away. —Matthew 13:6

In the life of trees, one key to survival is having more roots than shoots. In his book Oak: The Frame of Civilization,, author William Bryant Logan says, “If a tree puts on a lot of top growth and few roots, it is liable to be weak-wooded and short-lived. . . . If a tree puts down a great deal of roots and adds shoots more slowly, however, it is liable to be long-lived and more resistant to stress and strain.”

People and organizations can be like trees. The rise to prominence is exhilarating, but anything that puts up shoots faster than it puts down roots is fragile and in danger of breaking, falling, or dying.

Jesus used a similar analogy in His parable of the sower. People who hear the Word and receive it joyfully are like seed sown on stony places; they spring up quickly but endure only a short time because they have no roots (Matt. 13:6,20-21).

Roots aren’t at all glamorous, but they are the source of our strength. If our roots go deep in the knowledge of God (Jer. 9:24) and our lives are “hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:3), we’ll be strong, resistant to blight, and more likely to survive the storms of adversity.

How deep are Obamas Roots ???

Lord, keep me from being envious of the beautiful and the seemingly powerful. May I use Your resources to put down roots that will make me strong rather than growing branches to make me attractive. Amen.

The roots of stability come from being grounded in God’s Word and prayer.

From my perspective, this is wrongheaded:

When he started naming people struggling with recession, I thought of some campaign functionary looking at the poll results. “Cares about people like me” — Check. The first part of the speech had to be endured, sort of like direct mail that repeats the old pattern and the old tricks. You have to wade through it to get to the meat.

Hunter, with all due respect and without wanting to wade into the morass of economic populism here, I think McCain was absolutely right to bring those people into his speech and talk about them frankly. I’m one of the the people who has been hammered by the bad decisions that precipitated the mortgage and credit crisis, and I was glad to hear him acknowledge reality last night.

That doesn’t sit well with some people who have an aversion to having a Republican Presidential candidate sound like Democrats Lite. But I can tell you that McCain didn’t say anything that struck me as duplicitous — or callow Emphasis added.

McCain understands that businesses, particularly small businesses and an awful lot of Reagan Democrats and blue collar “Sam’s Club Republicans” are feeling the pain right now, even as the Fed takes the most unprecedented steps in history to bail out you know who.

I think you have to take his statements in context, in terms of the totality of his speech, in which he talked a lot about improving the climate for businesses in this country: so that places like the one I’m trying to run can hire a few people this time next year instead of laying them off.

To the extent he’s a politician talking about the needs of the moment instead of the overarching, timeless principles of abstract goodness that maybe a few people here wished he had done, I say that he gave the right speech for the times we’re living in.

My father feels the same way, and he’s watched it this morning. As someone who has been anti-McCain, he agrees with me that it was a much better speech and one given with an eye toward recognizing some important realities right now. I hope Redstate doesn’t try to undo that.

I can tell you that small businesses that I know — run by Republicans, Democrats and Independents, are in fact one of the groups who should be receiving an encouraging word and some recognition from our nominee, and I thought it was one of the better parts of the speech.

Kowalski, I appreciate your point. To me, it comes off as awkward and a little creepy. Almost like “big government knows just what’s going on with you.”

Believe me, I am far from being Mr. Ultra-Laissez Faire, as my fellow contributors will tell you. I’m very vulnerable to the arguments about poverty and inequality, but I think McCain sounded gimmicky in that part of the speech.

I thought Mccains and Palins speeches were on message to what the Mccain-Palin tickit will do for this country,which will change Washington and work for the people.

..what was up with the picture of the mansion/school behind McCain? I didn’t get that at all.

Speech wise, I think the content was pretty good, but the delivery…not so much.

The “anatomy” of the speech itself was okay, but I have to say that the Republicans need to hire some new people to manage the stagecraft of their conventions in the future. I mean, seriously.

That giant video screen and what they showed on it was a constant mystery and distraction. Why in the world was there a picture of Walter Reed Middle School on the screen behind him, with his face against a green background? What was that accomplishing except washing McCain in a sickly green light? What was the message there?

Also, and I know some will disagree, but I thought McCain’s introductory video was amateur hour. I and the people I watched with (all staunch Republicans) were audibly groaning at its over-the-top cheesiness.

None of this is terribly important, but I don’t see why–with as much forethought and preparation that goes into these cosmetic details–the planners can’t do a good job instead of a mediocre one. Actually, whoever has been doing McCain’s tv ads recently ought to get involved, because those people are sharp.

Sen. McCain delivered one of his best speeches to date. While it was a “safe” sppech, it was what needed to be said on the footsteps of Gov. Palin the night prior. Bith of them are offering a new way forward and sounding populist in the process. It will be this populism that brings the independents out to vote- and over to the GOP- come November.
I too was inspired in his call to action. It is leadership 101- explain how your follower’s actions are vital to the mission at hand, and then give them a reason to contiue those actions. John McCain did just that, and supported his message with his story, as told by himself. Very powerful indeed.
Tell me, how can the dems match this?

I felt the first part of his speech was “workmanlike” — to borrow a phrase heard in the media. He had to say “I’m here, and I accept the nomination” and run through the various thank-yous. That’s de rigueur.

The part I’d have like to have seen be stronger was the middle — the specifics. For instance, don’t just tell me “we’re going to drill and build nuclear plants and use solar/wind/etc.” to solve the energy crisis.

What I want to hear is something concrete. I want to hear McCain say “We put a man on the moon in under a decade. This is more important. In eight years, we will END our dependence on foreign oil, and to that end, I will create the 21st-century equivalent of The Manhattan Project. I will use the full resources of the US government and the private sector to (1) drill here and now, (2) build X number of nuclear plants, (3) construct wind generators that will replace X percent of our currently oil-fired electricity by the year 20XX, (4) offer tax credits for the development of alternative energy, etc., etc. …”

Maybe he’ll do this soon, put some flesh on the bones, but I want to hear it sooner rather than later. I suspect many other people do, too. It would have stood as a wonderful contrast to Obama’s platitudes and obfuscations.

McCain’s telling of his POW story was very moving. I was particularly struck by his thoughts that his time in Hanoi was a blessing. That was “code”, if you will, to Christians, and it should play well with the undecideds and seculars, too.

The final part of his speech was when he hit it out of the park, IMO. He was more forceful, more inspiring, and more passionate than I’ve seen him be, ever.

I, too, think of the candidates and their roots…as put in the book of Matthew. Senator McCain was beaten, scarred for life and he stills stands strong for our country. That takes guts and guts is what we need; for what is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular!

Last week the Messiah media defended Obama yet today they are criticizing McCain.

The same media describes his speech as the fact that he is a Bush republican.

Twice I have had to update TV rating sites which are no longer available.

McCain limited Obama comparisons, none hateful.

McCain defined himself with his experiences as a POW.

McCain outlined problems and solutions.

Both McCain and Palin ratings beat Obama.

Your three paragraphs are very vague, listing none of the above. One is left with only the option of listing facts and addressing feelings.

Carl

Daily Wave

Will someone please explain to me what McCain meant when he said that some jobs are not coming back? He said “we” will help you if you have to take a lower paying job while we help you go back to a community college to get retrained? Did he mean that Amer. citizens would need to do those lower paying jobs which would mean that the illegal aliens would have no jobs to take then? Did he mean that the jobs that all went to China and Mexico and India are all going to stay there?

Palin 2012