My dear Indy, the assumption that the question isn't valid because it's framed in a way that makes you uncomfortable bears a little bit of examination, wouldn't you say? To blast away at the question without seeing its merits can lead to a kind of nihilistic, even Pyrrhic thinking, I might add.
But no more baiting, haha. You rightly exposed the weakness and contradictions inherent in the statement about God chooses to be good because it is good, especially when one brings along all the baggage regarding God that some people seem to have, perhaps one needs to let go of a handbag or two... or three. Yet, while you see this as an argument that supports a God that defines good through his choices it is so much easier to see that the notion of God, especially as the source of morality is called into question. God's good becomes arbitrary. God could decide, that drowning kittens was a good and moral choice. It's easy to realize that drowning cats is bad, especially for cat lovers, and it is in that realization we recognize that God would never choose this. And suddenly God doesn't determine right or wrong. He's not in charge of how we see things morally.
This is important to realize because it separates good and bad from God. Morality can be chosen outside of this God character being involved.
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