tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post7284776869268398915..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: Obama on Faith, Edwards on PovertySandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-39471063140214026602007-07-17T16:43:00.000-05:002007-07-17T16:43:00.000-05:00Tim,I will refer you to the comment that I left on...Tim,<BR/><BR/>I will refer you to the comment that I left on the other post you commented on recently along with (as I noted there) <A HREF="http://sandalstraps.blogspot.com/2006/10/note-on-charity.html" REL="nofollow">this</A>, groundrules for discussion, including the assumption of interpretive charity, something you sorely lack.<BR/><BR/>If you'd like information about my positions on politicsSandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-37325695344022910702007-07-17T14:20:00.000-05:002007-07-17T14:20:00.000-05:00"they are willing to challenge the Gospel of the n..."they are willing to challenge the Gospel of the neocons with something that looks a great deal more like the Gospel I read"<BR/><BR/>Do you really think of the neo-con position (social or foreign policy)as a "Gospel"? Do you really think the solution is a contrary position that more closely approximates "the Gospel" (reduced to its social teachings I presume)? Isn't this intertwining of faith Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-91231313226132812682007-07-16T15:08:00.000-05:002007-07-16T15:08:00.000-05:00Rest easy, Chris. By the time the Kentucky primary...Rest easy, Chris. By the time the Kentucky primary rolls around, one of them will probably be gone. <BR/><BR/>Also, I think an Obama/Edwards ticket is likely. I think that if either finds they cannot win the nomination, they will work with the other to block Hillary and then team up after the nomination.<BR/><BR/>I like Obama's vision, but Edwards has far more workable detail in his platform.<BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-59296470304745406572007-07-16T13:43:00.000-05:002007-07-16T13:43:00.000-05:00neither of them (unlike so many who try to appeal ...<I>neither of them (unlike so many who try to appeal to the "secular left") are afraid of their faith.</I><BR/><BR/>I posted a speech a while ago by JFK when he was running and it was all about how his faith <I>wouldn't</I> impact his decisions if president. But times have changed so much, that now it would be to a candidte's benefit to proclain his faith instead of the opposite.<BR/><BR/>I'm crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com