How would Jesus vote?

[Nomad559]

How would Jesus vote?

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He's weird, man. When Illinois Republicans were so hard up to find a candidate to run against political rock star Barack Obama that they had to import Alan Keyes, a three-time loser from Maryland, everyone braced for a strange performance.

Even so, Keyes has surprised observers, proving to be even wackier and loopier than expected, making the most commonly asked question in Illinois politics today not "Can he win?" but, "Should he be committed?"

Keyes's latest head-scratcher: claiming to know for certain how Jesus would vote in the Illinois Senate race. Keyes insists the Son of God would never vote for Barack Obama. Referring to Obama's earlier pro-choice votes in the Illinois Senate, Keyes told reporters: "You see, it's quite logical that Christ would not vote for Barack Obama because Barack Obama has voted to behave in a way that it is inconceivable for Christ to have behaved." Of course, Keyes failed to provide a citation from Scripture to back him up, because he couldn't.

Now, to be fair to Keyes, he's not the first to try to justify his twisted politics by wrapping it in religion. He's just the most recent. Several bishops threatened to withhold communion from Catholics who vote for John Kerry. The Christian Coalition says God wants Congress to extend Bush's tax cuts for the rich. Rev. Jerry Falwell says God wants us to vote for President Bush. And Bush himself says God told him to invade Iraq. They're all nuts. They're all wrong.

[baldguy]

1. Jesus was a liberal.