I want to be clear. I'm not questioning the existence of God. I'm questioning what people mean by God. Mike Huckabee said that God is more real than the clouds. That's nice enough but does that mean he knows God better, that his idea of God is the right one, or is he just saying something after equating the nuclear deal with Iran to the ovens of the holocaust? Hard to tell. But it seems the God card can be thrown as conveniently as all the others.
First off, I don't think the Israelis are just going to sit there. They've already bombed the Palestinians back from the border, so I don't think taking on Iran when necessary will be any problem. Besides, there are several other factors involved. No, it seems as if Mike Huckabee, Pastor Huckabee when it's convenient, is no different than any other politician. None of which can speak realistically about the deal's pros and cons. I personally think it's a pretty sizable diplomatic failure that could have used some of Donald Trump's verbosity to fatigue them into submission.
But Mike is not the only one who uses the God card. Scott Walker in an email to potential supporters said that God had called him to run. In checking further, it seemed as if only the less than reliable agenda driven sites carried anything about it. They all had the sense of the preposterous. But I've always believed that God works in mysterious ways. And believe it or not, he hasn't asked my opinion in a couple months or so. Besides, is being called by God some kind of disqualifier? I was grateful that at least one candidate was called by God until I saw an article in Salon (July 22, 2015) that said other candidates, directly or indirectly made the same claim.
That was confusing at first. Apparently, John Kasich, Ben Carson, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum and not so surprisingly Mike Huckabee were also on God's list of candidates. What was the point of a multiple calling? Certainly not just for his own entertainment. I didn't believe God is that frivolous. Believing there was a purpose and not a conflict, I decided that some are more called than others, which fits the general belief that some are more equal than others. So for me, it's going to be that Scott Walker who has my imprimatur. That is of course as long as he stays ahead of the others in the polls.
But has the one who is presently first in the polls just not said that he is also called by God? I pondered the possibility but realized that he had an even higher calling from his massive echo. I'm sure some are saying that he might be called by Mephistopheles. The hair is obviously covering something. It could easily be horns. But let's give him the benefit of the doubt and just say he talks a good game and makes a great deal. ...But on second thought?
I would be more anxious about this situation if there weren't little over a year yet to spend a lot of money, steal the neighbor's yard signs, and marathon watch Netflix to avoid the political commercials. But hopefully in the end, there will be a reason for it all.
Rather obviously though, being called to run doesn't mean you'll win. It's kind of like when parents tell their children they can be whatever they want to be. Then reality smacks them in the face and they settle for being the Vice-President. I still think that my man Scott Walker will be the luckiest dog in the pack. ...Or as we sometimes say, "The Chosen One." This is only a fragile prophesy that could be exposed anywhere along the way. But I did notice that, to my knowledge anyway, there haven't been any Democratic candidates who have claimed that God called them to run. ...But who would believe them if they did?
BONUS GOTCHA GRAPHIC
CREDITS: SALON Sophia Tesfaye HUFFPOST Scott Conroy, Sam Wikes WHOEVER DID THE GRAPHIC, STATUSMIND.COM, MIKE HUCKABEE, MINDCONTROLBLACK ASSASSINS.COM
