At the risk of offending my conservative brothers and sisters, I would like to ask what the point is of vitriolic attacks against President Obama?

When I became a believer almost 12 years ago Clinton was president. Up to that time I had voted primarily Democrat and held moderate to liberal postitions on most issues. My "formative" years as a baby believer occurred while such things as the Monica Lewinsky affair were unfolding. By far the majority of my life as a believer has been under the Bush presidency. I grew tired of the rants and tirades against Bush, and often felt the one ranting was way out in left-field, off the deep end, and ought easily be dismissed because of the shrillness.

Now I sadly read the words of folks who are, I assume, of a conservative bent similar to mine, ranting and raving about how Obama is ruining the country, and I have a similar response. You sound like an idiot. I know the editorial pages are the playground of the extreme, but I have to believe that a point is rather more well-made when presented with logic and calm.

Call me simplistic (or perhaps merely simple), but Bush didn't run the country single-handedly, nor does Obama. The president has power and influence, but he is not a dictator. And certainly, God is sovereign over all.

I'm reading through 2 Kings, and it is clear that God uses bad leaders as well as good.