Pastor Rick Warren invited the candidates to an unusual event, an interview by a pastor in a church. Although, I think that Pastor Rick got what he wanted out of the forum, I am not sure that the civility of the political debate will be raised. There is no doubt that people are pretty angry on both sides of the aisle. It’s interesting that there remain such large segments of the population that can be galvanized into divided camps over issues.
The price of gas is a hot button issue, which galvanizes a division between those who support offshore drilling and those who don’t. But, in the meantime the gas prices are going down.
The policies of the Federal Reserve may be sparking inflation and have weakened the dollar, but with no change in the policies the dollar is getting stronger.
Timetables for withdrawal are either good or bad, but now they are a non-issue, because the Iraqis want them, and withdrawals have already started.
Pastor Rick asks when a human baby has rights. Obama gives a "beat around the shrubbery" answer, and galvanizes a group, and McCain says that life begins at conception and loses all of the pro-choice voters, or does he? I mean, isn’t the question of when life begins or ends way above the "pay grade" of all of us? And who decides who has rights? What kind of rights. I think that was a pretty clever question.
Guess what though, I am guessing that there is going to be a lot of conversation about the 140 orphans worldwide in the next year.
I am guessing that the Civil Forum began the most non-civil election we have had in years.
Charlie Wear's Notes 
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