On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:08:56 -0400, Cousin Ricky wrote:

> A couple of the lies leveled at President Obama are that he is a Muslim
> or that he is an atheist.  The fact that these lies are even worth
> telling indicate the kind of atmosphere here.  (Another lie about
> President Obama is that he is a progressive.  I only wish that one were
> true.)

Actually, I think there's probably a very good chance that Obama is 
culturally Christian but religiously atheist.  Of course, he could never 
admit that because it would be political suicide.

> It has been trendy for politicians, including presidential candidates,
> to state that our problems are too great for man to solve, and that we
> must hand them over to the Almighty.  In other words:
> 
>    "I cannot solve your problems, therefore, you should vote for me!"
> 
> And this is actually a selling point.

The other selling point (used mostly by Republicans, though never 
explicitly stated) is "Government is inefficient; let us prove it.  Vote 
for us!"

Jim

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