U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes a stop at the Smokey Row in Oskaloosa on 10/14/15. Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes a stop at the Smokey Row in Oskaloosa on 10/14/15.
Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes a stop at the Smokey Row in Oskaloosa on 10/14/15. Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes a stop at the Smokey Row in Oskaloosa on 10/14/15.
Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)

C S Lewis started his book, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” with this sentence:

ā€œThere was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.ā€

Scrubb was an evil kid, brimming with all kinds of mischief and mayhem. At one point in the books, Scrubb goes into a cave alone. After some awful noise, the brave, protagonist children follow him into the cave, only to discoverĀ a fierce dragon was hovering over what was left of Scrubb, a few of his torn up clothes. They feared the worst. Ā He had been eaten by the dragon. Ā It turns out to be much worse than they had thought. Eustace had not been eaten by the dragon, but he had become the dragon.*

Over the last few months, I have become fearful and frankly disgusted with politics. I see politicians and their lackeys exaggerate their own accomplishments while minimizing those of their opponents. I have seen them become particularly disdainful of President Obama. Ā And I have received many fund-raising appeals with dubious claims.

This is the beast of politics I’ve grown to hate. But, it is also the beast I have become. This week I wrote an article calling Ted Cruz “pro-choice”, because I didn’t dig enough to get to the truth. Ā What I said then, was not the truth, and it libeled a brother for whom Christ died. Ted Cruz is pro-life.

I earlier had thought about staying out of the current battles in politics, and I should have done so. My brand of politics is not needed. It hurts more than it helps. I truly wish Ted Cruz all the best. And Shane, you too.

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