I can count on one hand the American politicians who favor limited government in the tradition of our founding fathers. Mark Sanford is one of them. He was on everybody's list of potential presidential nominees for 2012. But like an idiot he destroyed his opportunity to make any effective change in the course of our nation by having an overseas affair and clumsily trying to cover it up. More disappointing personally because he was a bright light from my home state--a state whose claims to fame are few and far between (let's see, we started the Civil War and then had the oldest living senator for a while). A few of my friends have worked for Sanford at various stages in his career and he seemed to be a rare exception to the rule of statist politicians.I am now even more convinced that there will be no change in this country unless Christians rise up and take positions of power. I'm not even talking about revival; I'm just talking about preserving freedom. You could put Rush Limbaugh or Mark Sanford or Barry Goldwater in charge of everything and little would change because they lack true Christian values. Their lifestyle would always bring them down and negate their life's work. Sanford's life's work was limited government. But limited government only works when coupled with Christian morality.
All men need a god. At this point in our history we are watching the government-educated masses begging the state to be their god. Sanford seemed to stand against that trend. But like all non-Christian "conservatives," he had no moral compass--and as a result he leaves us with even more of an uphill fight to defend our basic liberties.
Oh well, did William Wallace give up when he was betrayed and the odds were against him? Heck no....at least not in the movie version.
