Election Day 2008

The clock has passed midnight so it is now Election Day 2008. The polls open in a little less than six hours ... the selection of the next President of the United States will be under way.

I spent Monday in the field delivering signs to my precinct captains in polling places the fartherest away, out amongst the National Forest land.

In a little while we will be heading out to put up signs at the other polling places for the precinct captains so everything will be in place when they arrive at 6 a.m. I have two College Republicans joining me as we continue a ritual that began some time ago, and that I have participated in throughout the past nine years.

There is an enthusiasm and adeneline rush that comes with the final prep for Election Day ... a kinship with fellow District Chairs as we work together to make sure all materials are out and even share supplies with one another. As I drove Monday night to meet other activists, I felt the old familiar excitement of last-minute preparations while I drove the darkened back roads of my District.

Election Day will be busy, as it always is ... and after the work is done and it is time to watch the results, I will be at a friend's house to watch the returns with other friends.

Prayer warriors have been on their knees including Sunday and Monday nights ... these are uncertain times and will prove to be a difficult presidential term for the next person ... my prayer is, "Thy will be done."

Election 2008 is almost over....

Prayer Walk at Virginia Capitol election eve

Join Victoria Cobb and the Family Foundation for a Prayer Walk at the Virginia State Capitol ...

The importance of praying for our nation, our leaders, and our elections is paramount – and a specific Biblical command. It is imperative that we have laws that reflect God’s principles in order to live on earth in peace with one another, and that only happens through leaders who know and follow Godly principle. As we approach another crucial election, to many a crossroads in our nation’s history, asking God’s direction seems most essential.

David Andersen, the Virginia state director for Capitol Ministries, is inviting everyone, especially pastors, who would like to pray on the eve of election night, Monday, November 3, 2008, at the State Capitol:

Virginia Capitol Cookout and the Pre-Election Capitol Square
Prayer Walk at the Old City Hall
1001 East Broad St, Richmond, Virginia
November 3, 2008 from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Catered by Brock’s Bar-B-Que

Featured Speaker: Delegate Sam Nixon
You must register by calling (804) 796-9411. Please register by Monday, October 27, 2008.

Reaching Our Leaders One Heart at a Time

We hope that you can plan to attend this special event. We want to take this opportunity to support Capitol Ministries, pray for the upcoming elections and give you a chance to learn more about the impact Capital Ministries has had on many serving in the Virginia General Assembly.

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. I Tim. 2:1-2

Politico: "Hillary bombs debate"

Politico is following Hillary and holding her accountable as she dodges and ducks questions and issues. About last night's democrat debate in Philadelphia, Politico's Roger Simon wrote Obama, Edwards attack; Clinton bombs debate with the following excerpts:

In a debate against six Democratic opponents at Drexel University here Tuesday, Clinton gave the worst performance of her entire campaign. ...

It was not just that her answer about whether illegal immigrants should be issued driver's licenses was at best incomprehensible and at worst misleading.

It was that for two hours she dodged and weaved, parsed and stonewalled. ...

Asked whether she still agrees with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, Clinton launched into a long, complicated defense of it. But when Chris Dodd attacked the idea a moment later, Clinton quickly said: “I did not say that it should be done.”

NBC’s Tim Russert, one of the debate moderators, jumped in and said to her: “You told (a) New Hampshire paper that it made a lot of sense. Do you support his plan?”

"You know, Tim,” Clinton replied, “this is where everybody plays ‘gotcha.’ ” ...

Politico's conclusion:

But, in the past, Clinton could always depend on her opponents to lose these debates. All she had to do was stay above the fray to win. Those days seem to be over.

Read the entire article for the full impact of Hillary's dodge-and-weave.