Would Jesus if a voter be a Republican?

[Torie]

I ask, because of what Pawlenty said. Sigh. I guess now the idiot deserves grilling as to why he thinks Jesus is his political hero. Maybe he hates Wall Street and was inspired by Jesus's example of tossing over the tables of the money changers in the Temple or something. Or maybe he is inspired that Jesus helped solve a scarcity problem by turning water into wine. If not that, what?  

[Torie]

The stumble is that word "political." That tells me what I already knew ... that T Paw is just not ready for prime time. Who knew?

[Torie]

To be fair, a political hero need not necessarily be a politician or someone who would be able to make sense of a current political debate.

I doubt anyone would raise an eyebrow over someone having Gandhi or Mandela as political heroes and the reasons for naming them would presumably be similar to those for naming Jesus.

Regardless, if he's running hard for Iowa mentioning Jesus is probably a good idea irrespective of context.

What's the political agenda of Jesus that Pawlenty endorses? 

[Torie]

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What is the practical difference in your mind?