Lessons From Weinergate

Congressman Anthony Weiner’s actions, as perverted and stupid as they were, were not an anomaly when it comes to the human condition, but rather a clear example of why we must insist on representatives whose passions and lusts are bridled by an inner moral compass inspired by a belief in God, and in the system of eternal rewards and punishment, as stated in almost all of our states’ founding documents. Our founders understood that men are driven by carnal passions with power to delude them into destructive and irrational behavior. Submission to God and his rules of order trains men to walk in integrity, until this new way of living displaces the natural carnal instincts inherent in the human condition. This moral character is what qualifies one to lead others into goodness, peace and prosperity.

This is precisely why we must never separate God from government or face having a government of liars and perverts. Remember Sodom?

The End of Liberty?

With all this talk about the federal government bailing out car manufacturers, and financial institutions, there comes a valid question we must ask: “Has capitalism failed? Is this the end of our liberties and our free market system?” First of all we must realize -and make it known- that the reason our financial institutions got into trouble is not because of the free market, but rather because of government intervention. When the federal government mandated that banks make loans to people who weren’t financially sound we injected a manipulation into the market that caused it to operate according to a model doomed to eventual failure. Then everyone just kept passing the buck until it stopped at the American taxpayer. Now if the federal government bails out the auto industry they will again inject a false set of numbers that will eventually have to be paid by the taxpayer. The federal government will become an enabler to shoddy business practices. We’ll be like the rest of the world. Our free enterprise system is the best in the world, but it can only remain so as we adhere to sound principles based on a solid Judeo-Christian ethic.