Is This Any Way to Pick a President?

Rick Perry could not remember something last night, and that might keep him from becoming the next President of the most powerful, influential and important nation in the world. Albert Einstein was notorious for forgetting things. For example, he rarely remembered to carry money and sometimes forgot his kids' names. But I don't think that kept him from thinking and remembering important things like E = MC2 and other silly stuff.

I don't particularly care for Rick Perry or want him to be President but my lack of support is not because he forgot the name of a Department of the Federal Government. At my age, forgetting is pretty normal. If Mr. Perry were to become President, he is already a Governor of Texas, I imagine he would have people on his staff to remind him of his kids' names and carry his money while he thought about important things.

We choose Presidents in the same ways we choose a Preacher. Can he preach? Is he articulate? Can he remember how to pronounce the names of the Old Testament characters? Many great talkers have been chosen and served as Preachers who were terrible leaders. Put them behind a teleprompter and they would shine but ask them to draw up the wisdom of the ages and serve their flock was useless.

We currently have a good Preacher in the White House. He was chosen because he was articulate and although he said nothing of import the people like a man who can say nothing beautifully. Even Joe Biden, currently the VEEP, said about the Preacher President when they were both running for the top job, "Obama is clean and articulate..." Wow! Any person with cleanliness and talkyness is next to a deity.

WE are currently trying to choose another Preacher and trying him out. Some like Perry because he is a "Hot" speaker. Others like Mitt the cool hand Luke of preachers but the Baptists and Pentecostals say he is flat and we need a preacher with energy. Newt has gotten a lot of interest because he can use big words and has memorized the entire Congressional Record. Dr. Paul has a high voice so he is out.

Is this any way to pick a President? If we continue to let the TV guys choose our leaders the ability to talk not lead will be the key. I doubt that we can do anything about it but it is sad both for the country and the church to choose leaders that way. A stuttering man may be the best but he could never make it in this current beauty contest.