Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.Hearing the word "hope" instantly turned my mind to Barack Obama. This word, along with "change," is unsheathed by his campaign continuously. "But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?" Indeed, America has already become a social democracy. Not on the grand scale of our European contemporaries, but we are following hard and fast. Progressive taxation, government centralization, and rampant multiculturalism are already upon us. What kind of hope is this? Hope that we can put this nation on a quicker path to self-destruction?
I believe it is still within my right to hope. I will await patiently the day when property rights and traditional values are respected. I will hold some hope that, while the rest of society is imploding, there will be a few left who are prepared to put it back on track. But Barack Obama's hope is no hope at all. His plans are just the same-old government tricks disguised as something new.
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I believe in looking on the bright side. Some readers may find this hard to believe, because I’m always arguing, but it’s true. I just try not to confuse the virtue of hope with the folly of optimism. They are entirely different things, even opposite things.
- Joe Sobran, http://www.sobran.com/columns/2007/070618.shtml
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