I'm venturing into new territory on this one. While I have dutifully and joyfully expressed the gift of freedom granted to me by so many over the years by voting at election time, I have never gone too public with my political views. I am not registered with either major party and have voted over the years for what some might consider a wide spectrum of candidates. Of course, others would say that I am pretty limited in the decisions I've made, but I guess that is all relative.
While I still have fifteen months before I cast my vote in our next presidential election, I believe I have made my choice. I will continue to research the candidates and review their agendas and plans on topics ranging from the important to the silly. But I do believe I have my guy (I guess that eliminates one major contender already).
I actually heard about this relative unknown a number of months ago because we share some unique characteristics in our lives. Instantly he had my admiration in the way he has personally dealt with those similar facts. As I continue to learn about him, he continues to impress me. Truth be told, I haven't done a tremendous amount of research yet, and I haven't read all the basics about this gentleman, so I suppose my choice could change before it becomes official. But so far, so good.
I understand that my opinion and this forum of sharing it will not sway many votes at all, if any. But consider this a pre-endorsement for (drum roll, please)...Mike Huckabee.
I first learned about Mr. Huckabee when researching some ideas on (wow...imagine this!) how we can save healthcare money by stressing prevention instead of shelling out bucks for the latest drug that we hope works. As a Type 1 diabetic, some diet and lifestyle changes that I made have resulted in extremely improved overall health including taking less than half the insulin that I used to take (remember...type 1 meaning my pancreas is kaput). In doing some checking on this idea, I found out that this former governor of Arkansas was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, lost 110 pounds, and now runs marathons! That is my kind of guy!
Since then, I have seen snippets of his platform emerge in the form of other brilliant yet all-to-frequently-ignored ideas like fiscal responsibility (don't spend more than you have/earn), accountability (communities accomplishing what they set out to do together), and living out what is most important in life ("my faith doesn't influence my decisions, it drives them").
Of course, this is a personal decision that every eligible voter will have an opportunity to make. Take note of the candidates and prayerfully consider all the issues that God brings to mind. And then make the wise and thoughful decision. We've obviously got some time before next November.
Read more about Mike Huckabee here
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