Lib Dems Give Cameron A Clegg Up And Gordon is Browned Off !
Well here's the question how long will it take for "Nick to get Flegg Up". How long will it take before we see headlines like "Nasty Nick does the Tories Dirty Work?" And how long will it take before people are wishing they had a "Sweet Chocolate Brownie in No 10". Oh I've got another headline. "Its a Con A Real Lib Dem Stitch Up. Or how about "Who's Needling Who?" Ah I think the press will have a ball over the next few months.
As Bob Dylan wrote many years ago " The times they are a changin' " Its amazing how politicians in the national interest can end up comprimising their once strongly held beliefs in order to gain the controls of power. I'm not sure what to think about the change of government. But I do know we are facing one of the gravest economic situations ever and we now have a very divided and inexperienced coalition government taking office. Time I guess will tell if they will be able to hold together the agreement they've just made. I hope it works for all our sakes. Perhaps some of the more extreme policies of both parties will be curtailed when they come to the vote in the Commons. One thing is for certain we all need to remember in our prayers all those who have taken upon themselves the high office of public service. It would be wonderful if we could gain back into our public life a sense of integrity of purpose. How we do that when we have such an unscrupulous press is not going to be easy.
I must confess I've always felt that we've not always had unbias reporting manner as far as the media are concerned with this past election. I could never quite understand why they were reporting a Clegg bounce when the leadership debates were going on. I never thought Gordon Brown did as badly as the political pundits reported. And I guess the election result bears it out. All this has got me thinking for which party would Jesus have voted. Answers on a postcard.
Posted By: Paul On: 23 May 2010 At: 1:55am
I get the feeling Jesus wasn’t so big on party politics, and more into truth and unity. A true centrist, not so much as sitting on the fence but bridging the divide and trying to get all the members to work together for a greater common purpose. While I as a person of faith believe that Jesus IS the son of God. There is also part of me that thinks that Jesus was one of the first modern Statesmen/Diplomats. He’s like the ultimate negotiator and intermediary, which was after all pretty much the point of his birth in the first place.
Then again I really dislike religion and politics being put together. It only causes bad things. The virtual theocracy of America during the Bush years being a rather obvious modern example from a Christian perspective. I really disliked the way they invoked Jesus for political gain, especially when I wasn’t convinced that Jesus would like some of what these people were doing and saying in his name. I’m particularly glad that it is not much of a problem in this country. Though the whole Northern Ireland thing still rears its ugly head from time to time with supposed Christians killing other supposed Christians over a political cause.