Two New Leaders in the World

Reconciliation

Now that it has been made clear that outgoing President George W. Bush and President-Elect Barack Obama are working in tandem on the second installment of the Trouble Assets Relief Program, democrats can rest a little easier. In the last months of his troubled presidency it is a difficult pill to swallow that George Bush has attempted to do the right thing. After continual enactments of unconstitutional legislation, changing the pulpit of Liberal soap box shouting could prove to be a challenge. What will Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow have to do? With prudent and intense trepidation the American public could be mulling over the prospect of relenting on their disapproval of Bush. With America’s “New Messiah” en route for inhabitation of the White House, can America breath a sigh of relief? Have the two long years of political infighting been worth the consequences? Will Barack Obama prove to be the product of which he advertised himself during his presidential campaign. These are question that remain to be answered. The newly convened 111th United States Congress as well as the media seem to be in good spirits. Does this mean they are optimistic about solving and covering the huge problems facing the nation? Is this political couple tired of being scolded for irresponsibility? January’s inauguration is unprecedented, because never has the nation been in such a precarious position, or has it? America is not involved in a World War. While the Iraqi War was a watershed issue upon which Obama was elected, is its importance as globally consequential as either World War? Michel de Nostredame, the Ancient Greeks, and the Mayan Indians may think so. While Nostradamus’s prediction is shadowed by practices of the apothecary arts, the philosophical pursuits of the Greeks and Indians are factual. Astronomy and mathematics formed the basics of their discoveries and thus results the "Dilemma of 2012." Fifty percent of America believes Armageddon will occur in their lifetimes. They believe the second coming of Jesus will occur before their deaths. Does that mean, as the Biblical book of Revelations suggests, World War lll has to occur in the near future? It certainly seems so, so heightened scrutiny of political events is justified as a consequence. The more intriguing question is whether Jesus all ready has returned to the earth. Two thousand years is a long time, and earthly beings probably have forgotten that Jesus may not appear in a form familiar to men. He may not even announce himself. “Oh, God” the movie, while two decades old, offers a poignant and realistic depiction of God’s presence on earth. Who can say what He will look like? We know Satan has to be cast into hell by God, and he will rise one last time until he is silenced forever. A cataclysmic astronomical event will take place that will destroy one third of the earth, and a serpent will emerge from the oceans to wreak havoc. There also is an invasion by Israel from the North. Considering this imagery much pretense exists in this new millennium. Not only are Americans worried about their country, they are worried about the sustenance of the world. With Bush moving out of power, it could be in good old Texas fashion he wants to sidestep this reality and indulge in a little worldly self-assurance. As long as we know he is not the anti-Christ, what does America have to lose?