Whoever wins, we all win.

I've been watching all the daily hoopla over the upcoming elections and have come finally to a peaceful conclusion: We live in a land where a president is not a king. That really does make me feel better. Not because we can vote for our leaders, although that is a nice thing.

I'm happy that whoever becomes president in the next four years isn't going to rule the land like a Saddam or Edward I or Josef. We in America have this thing we like to call checks and balances. The president has some power, but not all power. "Them other guys" in congress have a say, too. And those nine people in choir robes have some say, although they aren't nearly as obnoxious as the lawmakers. That's a good thing.

Here's another spin. If your guy gets voted in, you'll be happy. If he loses, you can spend the next four years blaming everything under the sun on the guy. It's an American win-win situation. See?

One way or another, don't despair. If your guy loses, it won't be the end of the world. Accept loss graciously and remember that Israel had a lot of really crappy kings but the Lord didn't abandon them.

(Don't get me wrong, I'm still praying that our next president is...)