Talk is cheap. Except on the Internet, where it’s pretty much wholesale with free samplers available upon request. Or when not requested. One of the many services offered by and for humanity.
The cheapest of cheap talk comes from the political world, where as the saying goes when all is said and done a whole lot more is said than done. Both Republicans and Democrats talk a good game, but when it comes to performance it’s a rerun of President Obama’s ceremonial first pitch at this year’s All-Star Game: kindly angle the cameras so in case the target is completely missed you won’t see the failure. Which come to think of it sums up the overwhelming amount of media coverage when it comes to Obama. But I digress.
Neither party has shown any great, or even mildly above average, predilection toward the middle class. The Democrats cling to unions even as their position and importance dwindle away, while the Republicans cater to the wealthy they seek to become. The middle class? It gets stuck with the bill for the poor’s government-supplied disservices as the rich use their wealth to purchase schemes that avoid taxes. Oh, there’s plenty of lip service about middle-class tax breaks. But in reality? It’s the budget of middle-class families that winds up breaking under the strain.
This is our reality, one demanding an individual with character and nerve who neither kowtows to the party line nor talks the talk while walking sideways. It demands a leader who actually leads, one with a track record of standing on principal and when confronted with inability to effect needed change via one channel seeks out another. It demands a person rooted firmly in Christ, reflecting His love and concern for the world while also exemplifying His refusal to compromise for the sake of the world’s approval.
We don’t need any more speeches.
We don’t need any more politics.
We don’t need any more useless pundits saying look at me as they preach to the choir and whine like the spoiled children they are whenever someone looks at them sideways.
We need someone who doesn’t indulge themselves in cheap talk.
We need Sarah Palin.
P.S. The only cheap talk I want to hear…
