“NARRATOR: For 22 years, Tom McClintock has been representing Los Angeles in the Legislature. But now term limits are forcing him out. So he's shopping for a new job. At first he was going to run for Congress here, in L.A. And then he thought about running in the Bay Area. Finally he rolled into our congressional district in Northern California, over 400 miles from home. That's a mighty big stretch to run for office.

OSE: I'm Doug Ose, I was born and raised in Northern California and I approved this ad.”

According to Peter Hecht of the Sac Bee, Doug Ose are both 4^th district outsiders and Tom McClintock lives in Elk Grove, CA near Sacramento. I however, don’t care much about hypocrisy on these non-substantive issues. What I do care about is that Doug Ose is breaking the rules of engagement 1 and 2.

1.       He is not talking about substantive issues. The issues should be at the forefront of any campaign. It isn’t substantive because Ose is acting as though an intelligent, hardworking public servant like McClintock would not be able to learn the local issues. McClintock has the experience and the right approach for dealing with the issues as they arise and that is what is substantive.

2.       Ose is misleading the American public. He is distorting the facts by reporting half-truths. The voters are too smart for that in the 4^th district. We see through your lies Ose. This is no surprise from Ose. I’m sure he’s a good guy ‘n’ all, but he claims to be a Republican when he is just another tax and spend liberal. Shame on you, Ose.

The other issue that comes up here is term limits. Why do term limits matter in the first place? It doesn’t matter. It is just another way liberals can try and fail to control the system. Term limits do nothing but force good politicians out of office regardless of whether their constituents want them to stay or leave. Term limits take away the individual American voter’s choice to vote for whom they please. (Surprisingly, liberals are only “pro-choice” when it comes to killing babies.)

McClintock has a strong conservative record. He is liked by conservatives and liberals alike because of his common sense and intelligent approach to California’s issues.

Vote McClintock for 4^th Congressional District Rep.

Many of the Crusaders would get baptized by the church with their swords before going off to battle. They would, however, symbolically hold their swords out of the water during the baptism.

You see, these soldiers understood that their actions were not within the will of God. They knew that their behavior was not supported by Christ’s teaching; it was just the opposite in many cases.

The classic response, then, to the argument against Christianity cited above has historical support. The response, or rebuttal, is that those rapists, murders, and pillagers were not acting in accordance with Christianity, but in moral opposition to it. The atheists mentioned above acted in logically consistent ways with their atheistic beliefs.

The lesson to learn is something that the non-Christians are right about. We must not carry the name of God in vein. That is, we must not go to war in God’s name against the will of God. To do so is a violation of the second of the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. It is morally destructive to the victim, the perpetrator, and to the cause of Christianity as a whole.

1. Talk about the issues that have substance. Don’t make fallacious arguments ad hominem. For example, address the issue of government response to global warming and not the hypocrisy of Al Gore. It doesn’t matter if Al Gore is a hypocrite. What matters is if what he says is true. It doesn't matter if Barack Obama's middle name is Hussain. What matters is whether or not what he says and believes is true. Conservatives are right on the issues. Don’t let others frame the debate about anything else.
2. Tell the truth. Treat Americans like the smart people that we are. Don’t expect to get away with lies. Although a lie may help you politically in the short term, i.e. “Human need, not Corporate Greed.” No one really favors corporate greed. This only confuses the issues and is in fact deceitful. Ed Shultz uses a good line on his liberal talk radio show. “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, just not their own facts.” Here, here Ed!! I love it.
3. Don’t attack the fringe and expect the mainstream to respond. Both sides of the political spectrum has fringe. If someone says to you that they are not conservative because they don’t favor nuking Mecca and Medina, you won’t be swayed to the left because of it. That’s because nuking those cities is an idea that only exists in the irresponsible fringe for the political spectrum. Likewise, many liberals don’t see it as consequential that an Australian fellow favors legalizing infanticide up too 28 days after birth. He’s on the fringe. Democrats make it easy for us however. Many of them hold radical views and have to hide them from the public. For example, Bill Clinton opposed a ban on partial birth abortion (you know when the mother is giving birth to a baby a full term and he/she sticks a pair of scissors up through the mandible into the brains). The liberal major of Washington D.C. apparently favors a complete ban on gun licenses. Hillary Clinton won’t renounce the Moveon.com ad referring to General Petraus as “General Betray us.” These are mainstream examples. They should be good for convincing your Democrat co-worker or your neighbor that their party has departed from the liberal ideals of freedom and democracy in exchange for Marxist ideals of utopian equality.

11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
       and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
       for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
       Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom;
       you are exalted as head over all.

 12 Wealth and honor come from you;
       you are the ruler of all things.
       In your hands are strength and power
       to exalt and give strength to all.

This lesson is emphasized in Crown Ministries’ financial studies. I just wanted to pass it on as a reminder. Our attitudes can become so negative when we focus on the bad things that happen. Stuff gets stolen. Our cars get wrecked or towed. Someone ruins your shirt. The food takes too long at the restaurant.

It all belongs to God. God owns you, your things, your time, your money, your life, your family, and your friends. So, don’t get mad.

“I don’t know why God wanted a big dent in his brand new car, but there it is and it is big.”

God promises to take care of us. Don’t worry. (Matthew 6:25-34)

Also, we are stewards. That means we should spend wisely. This is one reason why Christians shouldn’t support liberal Democrats or liberal Republicans. Also, we must take care of our environment and conserve our resources and take care of the animals. This is one reason why Christians should support responsible, conservationist policy in Congress. Unfortunately, liberals are rarely responsible and conservatives rarely live up their name as conservationists. The environment belongs to God. Let's take good care of God's green earth.

Honestly, I think the Hummers and the mansions are a little excessive. And it is hurting the conservative cause. I’m not saying it should be taxed or worse, illegal. I am saying, Christians should think about where our hearts are. Give to charities that benefit the poor and don’t take part in excess, be it material or otherwise. Store up treasures in heaven.

Now we are hearing this classic liberal complaint from Elton John:

NEW YORK (Reuters) – “British pop star Elton John, playing a fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton in New York on Wednesday, said he was amazed at the misogyny of some in America and he hoped that wouldn't stop her being president.”

Liberals can be so narcissistic. They think that the only reason someone would disagree with them is because they are sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, racist, or otherwise bigoted. Well I have a message for you…

I would vote for a Gay Woman of Mexican heritage….if she were a Conservative Republican.

-“All religions are basically the same.”

-“We all have a little of God inside us and so humans have great potential beyond our imagination.”

-“All religions are good as long as they promote love and compassion.”

When someone says this I automatically know two things about them. They are very concerned with being compassionate towards and accepting of others. Also, they are not very deep and/or rationally minded people.

On the other hand, Christians are often afraid to say something because they don’t want to offend anyone and they don’t think it is allowed. I say to you Christian, if someone blurts out their opinion, you are totally entitled to a response.

Here are my recommended responses:

-“All love-promoting religions may be good. However, they also make truth claims that cannot all be true. Such as Hinduism teaches that everything is god, and Judaism teaches that there is only one God and that Creator and creation are distinct and different from one another.”

Christians have a responsibility to say something.

2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage-with great patience and careful instruction.”

1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

You do not have a responsibility to prove to someone that Christ is the only savior. You do have a responsibility to give a reason. And at worst, if someone asks you something you don’t know, get their number, tell them you will find an answer and you will call them back.

Here are some reasons you might give:

-“God has changed my life and has given me salvation and grace.”

-“God has always been faithful to me. I choose to be faithful to Him.”

-“The message of Jesus Christ makes sense to me.”

-“I have learned through my studies and my experience that the truth claims made by Jesus and those found in the Bible are true.”

-“I know that as an imperfect/sinful person, I need a perfect savior to restore my relationship with God. The only perfect savior is Jesus Christ.”

You have a constitutional right to share your beliefs and express your religion.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

The laws may change (as with the ways in which public school teachers are allowed to share their beliefs), but your constitutional right remains the same.

Separation of church and state is a right for individuals. So, individuals will not be forced to practice a particular religion by the governmental powers that be. Also, individuals retain the right to practice any peaceful religion. Practice, for Christians, means sharing and proselytizing. That’s the fact.

Appendix: I want to address one more common set of statements I often hear.

-“The Bible has been translated so many times that we don’t really know what it says.”

-“The Bible has been changed over the years through transmission and translation.”

The one thing educated scholars never say about the Bible is that we don’t know what the original Bible said. The Bible is in fact the best documented collection of books in all of antiquity.

-We have possession of over 5000 ancient manuscripts. Many date within 40 years of the life of Christ.

-We can piece together the entire New Testament just from quotations in other first and second century books.

-Every time a new translation is written, the translators are able to go back to the original text, which for the New Testament is in Greek.

When a person says the statements above, they have revealed a great weakness. They clearly have not bothered to study or research the truth for themselves. Politely correct them and encourage them to do a little research. I beg you, take these truth claims seriously. Your neighbor in uttering these statements is trying to either discourage your belief in the Bible, justify their own disbelief, or both. Love your neighbor as yourself and share with them the truth of the gospel as passed down to us very carefully through history in a collection of books called the Bible.

Sin separates us from God. Jesus died to save us from our sin. Trust in Him and be reconciled to a loving God! That’s it. That’s the good news!

People often say that they don’t trust their government. None the less, they elect representatives that expand government institutions and power. Republicans have been guilty of this as well as Democrats.

Our government leaders and institutions have such low approval ratings and yet they persist. We put them in power. Let’s take it back. As Laura Ingraham’s book is titled, “Power to the People!”

Voters have choices. We can elect someone who will grab power or someone who will give it back to people. In this election cycle, the former is Obama. The latter is McCain. To choose smaller government is to choose to give Power to the People!

First off, the obvious, I would love unity, if everyone agreed with me.

Second, Barack won’t unify the country. He is too far left. All he will do is get the radical, outspoken protestors to shut up about the presidency.

Here is the clincher. Barack has never done anything with bipartisan support. McCain has. McCain is the one that reaches across the isle. McCain for unity!

With the publication of Arthur Brooks new book, “Who Really Cares,” we have learned that conservatives are more compassionate that liberals when it comes to giving to charity. Some of his findings include the following:

-Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).

-Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.

-People who reject the idea that "government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality" give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition.