I Don't Want To Talk To Jesus

"I don't want to talk to Jesus, I just want to see his face," that's how Keith Richards saw it.

However, it appears a number of the Republican Presidential hopefuls have regular audiences not just with Jesus but God himself. (George Bush claimed God spoke to him. But since he spent eight years both burying this country in two wars and burying the economy it appears at a minimum he was not a very good listener.)

Texas Governor Rick Perry claims that God speaks to him regularly. In fact God himself (or herself) told him to run for President. Governor Perry claims that because Texas has weathered the economy particularly well he is now qualified to lead us to the Promised Land. Ironically, Texas' success is largely if not wholly due to the threefold increase in the price of a barrel of oil. The run up coincides with his term in office. Perry says, "America's economic woes are attributable to the country's loss of "Biblical Principles"." Actually Governor America's economic woes are primarily attributable to the tax free, billion dollar profits, charged by greedy oil companies located in Texas. God must like oil because the rise in oil prices also financially benefited the Bush family and every member of his White House Administration.

The latest nominee to hear from God is Michele "she's only kidding" Bachmann. (Why doesn't anyone thank John McCain for elevating the Tea Party from the nuthouse to quite possibly the White House?) She claims that the recent Virginia earthquake and Hurricane Irene are signs from God that he is unhappy with President Obama. First off if God wasn't unhappy with O so bad for me and my mama he would be the only one. But I'm not sure of the connection between natural disasters and political commentary.

Regardless, Bachhmann's spokesperson stated what has become the campaign mantra: "the remarks were made in jest". The campaign has had that reaction so many times I think its fair to say Bachmann's candidacy is a joke.

I speak to God. Like today while surfing ten-foot waves in Narragansett. I'm alive so I think he listens. God doesn't speak to me that I kknow of, but sometimes he sends messages through the shuffle song feature on my iPod but that's a whole other blog.

KOKO