Herman Cain running for President

From all that I've seen thus far, this is a good man running for president: smart, grounded, articulate, and passionate.

Tea Party favorite Herman Cain announced his long-shot presidential candidacy to a raucous crowd in Atlanta Saturday, yelling, "I'm running for president of the United States and I'm not running for second."

At a rally attended by thousands, the businessman, author and talk radio show host showed he knows how to wow a conservative gathering. The crowd chanted, "Herman, Herman, Herman," as Cain unleashed the same soaring rhetoric and relentless attacks on President Obama that has created buzz in recent weeks.

"Let me tell you some of the reasons why I'm running for president of the United States.We have become a nation of crises," he said, citing morals, the economy, entitlement spending, immigration and foreign affairs as among the crises facing the nation.

"And we've got a deficiency of leadership crisis in the White House," he said to roaring cheers.

Now the 65-year-old Republican will see if he can use that grass-roots enthusiasm to turn a long-shot presidential campaign into a credible bid. Cain has been introducing himself to voters during months of traveling around the country.

Cain supports a strong national defense, opposes abortion, backs replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax and favors a return to the gold standard.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/21/businessman-herman-cain-set-join-2012-gop-race/#ixzz1N0hknOPs

Presidential Quote of the Day

"I beseech thee, my sins, remove them from thy presence, as far as the east is from the west, and accept of me for the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ, that when I come into thy temple, and compass thine altar, my prayers may come before thee as incense; and as thou wouldst hear me calling upon thee in my prayers, so give me grace to hear thee calling on me in thy word, that it may be wisdom, righteousness, reconciliation and peace to the saving of the soul in the day of the Lord Jesus. Grant that I may hear it with reverence, receive it with meekness, mingle it with faith, and that it may accomplish in me, Gracious God, the good work for which thou has sent it."

20 Year-old George Washington, later to become the 1st President of the United States of America

(Penned in his prayer journal)

Presidential Quote of the Day

"It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence."

President Franklin Pierce
14th President of the United States of America
(Inaugural Address, March 4, 1853)

Blind Spots in our Faith

Over the past few weeks, I believe God has shown me that all Christians (including I) have blind spots in our faith, areas where we are unable to see how some of the things we believe, say, or do are completely contradictory with our faith. Here's a rather obvious one in our pro-abortion (and even pro-partial birth abortion) commander-in-chief.

from: http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88107
At the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel this morning, President Obama caught pro-life advocates off guard when he said God wouldn't condone taking the life of an innocent human being.
Obama spoke of the need for people of all religions to end persecution "in the name of perceived righteousness."
"[F]ar too often, we see faith wielded as a tool to divide us from one another as an excuse for prejudice and intolerance," he said. "There's no doubt that the very nature of faith means that some of our beliefs will never be the same."
The president said people from various religions all have different views about how humans came to be on Earth and "where we are going next."
Obama attempted to draw similarities among the world's diverse religions.
"No matter what we choose to believe, let us remember that there is no religion whose central tenant is hate," he said.
"There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know."

All I can say is...wow.