Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The next President?

Jessica & I had the pleasure of having dinner with Gov Romney. Was a small group so got to see a little bit of "the man". Honestly, he exceeded my expectations.

We also plan to try to have dinner with President Obama this year to keep it fair & balanced :-)

Romney is a good man and many I talked to that had visited with him before & known him many years talked about his integrity.

Jessica and I have been drawn to him as our pick for Prez. We don't completely disagree with Obama, but we are concerned that Obama's vision for America is similar to that of Europe's past. We don't want Europes last 25 years to be our next 25.

We love to vacation in Europe and have many friends there. The last 30 years of a culture of entitlements has seemed like a nice benefit.

However, we look at the crushing debt and failure arising is Europe from years of entitlement spending and are afraid for what that would do to our children & grandchildren.

This global economy is going to be tough on all developed nations as the American middle class is going to have to compete against the middle class in China & India. That's tough. In the past, before the true global world we live in today, the US middle class could measure themselves vs the US upper class. That won't be possible as jobs flow across borders & oceans.

Our global economy is leading to global wealth classes.

But honestly I take peace in two thoughts...

1. Money doesn't make people happy. Maybe some of the joy from 70 % of the world that lives on $1 per day will leak back to our often depressed country that lives on avg $90 per day per person.

2. God is sovereign. He did not come to save America. Just as he did not come to save Rome or Great Britain, dominating countries of the past.

Long after China & India dominate and control the world economy, we will all still be loved and guided by a Creator that is full of unconditional love for YOU & ME :-)